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Why Upgrade to Novell Open Enterprise Server?

NetWare is a legendary product and one has relied on it for years to give end-users access to critical network resources with the greatest performance, security and scalability possible. The upgrade path from NetWare is Novell Open Enterprise Server. Based on Linux with nearly unlimited choices in hardware and software,...

Tags: Novell Inc., Enterprise Server, Novell NetWare, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Servers, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software

White papers 2009-03-01

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2, NetWare Services and Xen

I've been following the market for system software for quite some time and have watched Novell's efforts, which include the venerable NetWare and SUSE Linux, with some interest since the 1980s. The company's announcement of Open Enterprise Server 2; an amalgam of one part Linux, one part NetWare services, one...

Tags: Novell Inc., Xen, Novell NetWare, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Operating Systems, Linux, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2007-10-19

Taking Hold of Your Future: Upgrading to Novell Open Enterprise Server on Linux

Moving from NetWare to Novell Open Enterprise Server on Linux may seem like a big step - perhaps too big a step to make at this time. But the reality is quite different. Novell helps ensure that upgrade is fast, smooth and trouble free. And making the move is well...

Tags: Novell Inc., Enterprise Server, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Linux, Servers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware

White papers 2007-03-01

Novell Open Enterprise Server Vs. Microsoft Windows Server 2003: A Total Cost of Ownership Study for NetWare Customers

For a NetWare customer, Novell Open Enterprise Server is significantly less expensive than Windows Server 2003. A migration from NetWare to Open Enterprise Server not only saves users time and money, but also eliminates the turmoil and disruption of business during the migration. Novell Open Enterprise Server provides all of...

Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, Enterprise Server, TCO, Microsoft Corp., Novell NetWare, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

White papers 2005-09-20

Listen in: Novell exec chats on Open Enterprise Server

In our sixth IT Matters podcast audio interview (download the MP3 or learn how to have them automatically downloaded while you're sleeping), Novell director of product marketing Charlie Ungashick stopped by to discuss Open Enterprise Server. OES is a brand new product that's currently in final beta and that Novell...

Tags: Novell Inc., Novell NetWare

Blog posts 2005-01-25

Novell sets Open Enterprise Server release

Novell sets Open Enterprise Server releaseNovell sets Open Enterprise Server releaseNo thanks. I tried their Suse 9.x offering and was less than impressed. First it was KDE centric, tried reinstalling with GNOME but that was a disaster. Updates barely worked. Novell I had high hopes that...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Servers, Operating systems, personal version, SuSE, Novell NetWare, Novell Inc., Novell Open Enterprise Server, Open Enterprise Server release, enterprise server, SUSE 9.x, GNOME, NetWare 7, server

Discussion threads 2004-10-11

Additional Resources

IBM targets Google Apps for business, undercuts pricing and touts reliability

Good newsWhile I'm not a big fan of IBM due to the usual cost associated with their offerings, I like their products overall and the fact that IBM is one of if not the largest proponent of open source software. I've used Lotus Notes and found it not as...

Tags: cloud computing, E-mail servers, pricing strategy, Premier Edition, Louts Notes, Google Inc., Google Apps, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Geek Sheet: Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2

It's been a while since we've had a hardcore Geek Sheet installment, and I promise that this one will be a real winner. Some of you may be aware that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 (Which is due...

Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux Distribution, Mouse, Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, SLES, LinuxIC, OpenSUSE 11.1, ENTER, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-09

Overused words of the decade: 'open' and 'enterprise'

Overused words of the decade: 'open' and 'enterprise'Novell Open Enterprise ServerNeed I say more?Stay loose. Looser. Looooser. Now tight![SAP is certainly an easy target, but lets face it, ?Enterprise Software? is generally a poorly integrated mess. ]Let's see, SOA means loose coupling - so "integrating" different parts of SOA means...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA Means, SOA

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Sun to IBM: We're willing to talk again; Big Blue not interested

Sun to IBM: We're willing to talk again; Big Blue not interestedI hope IBM know what they're doingIf they play chicken with Sun to get a bargain on the yummy pieces, they still risk throwing Java into years of uncertainty and customer defection. And that'll hurt part of IBMs business...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, Financial accounting, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, stock

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

Open Source Haggadah, chapter 2

Last Passover, I spoke of the Commandments that companies should follow in order to be good Open Source citizens. Also read: Open Source Commandments I Also read: Open Source Commandments II My, what a difference a year makes -- or maybe...

Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Richard Koman, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Open Source, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-04-08

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish

At first glance, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED 11) is virtually indistinguishable from the company's Free/Open Source and community supported Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.1. But does SLED 11 have the extra polish and the value add to justify its position as Novell's premier enterprise...

Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-23

Sun's Schwartz: I'm not worried about the future (or Sun's relevance)

Sun's Schwartz: I'm not worried about the future (or Sun's relevance)Oh myDon't tell Murphy. He will just get even more envious of "wintel".Sun is circling the drain. Java is stalling. JavaFX is fledging. Suns hardware business takes a beating from the US economy. Suns open source products fail to...

Tags: Programming languages, .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Scripting languages, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Microsoft .NET, Schwartz

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

News to know: Safari 4, HP, Gmail outage, Ballmer's bets, SaaS adoption

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Safari 4 coverage: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Safari 4 - This is one fast browser! Ryan Naraine: ...

Tags: Google Gmail, Software-as-a-service, Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Hewlett-Packard Co., Steve Ballmer, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, Web Browsers, Cloud Computing, Internet

Blog posts 2009-02-25

The Red Hat and Microsoft pact: A nice win for mixed source shops; Frenemies vs VMware

Red Hat and Microsoft have teamed up on a virtualization interoperability pact that's a big deal for customers--especially the mixed source variety--and a potential worry for VMware.  The announcement, which landed Monday, has a few moving parts, but the big takeaway is that each company will validate...

Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Open Source, Cloud Computing, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-17

Storage networks

Storage networksBack me upThe main selling point of SANs was the promised ability to do "offline backups". IOW since you have moved all of your data into one place, you should be able to back that stuff up to tape - in the background. Every sysadmin would welcome giving up...

Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), Storage management, Backups, IP storage, network, storage, SAN, Sun Microsystems Inc., Network File System, backup

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

Creating a sales infrastructure for Sun

Creating a sales infrastructure for Sun$3.82 = Sun's stock price @ time of writingI won't argue that sun has some great technologies but it truly has no idea how to integrate or market them. IBM & HP have Server and services strategies that Sun has never had,Most of Sun's answers...

Tags: Workforce management, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, sales, Sun Microsystems Inc., Tim Bray

Discussion threads 2008-12-10

Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX

Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFXWhat does it matter, Sun is historyAnd Java is going to die with it.Stupid Sun, thought going open source would actually save their company and all its done is sink them.Message has been deleted.Message has been deleted.He's delusional60-80 million downloads of Java a month? ...

Tags: Programming languages, Java division, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaFX, Schwartz

Discussion threads 2008-12-04

Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?

Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?Compiz Fusion's magnifier plugins and ADA complianceI've done a test in using a magnifier and enhanced desktop zoom plug-in in Compiz Fusion and it lacked support for input tracking. For example, run openOffice and zoom in until you don't...

Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Operating systems, Freedom Scientific, Compiz-fusion, Zoomtext, Linux, Americans with Disabilities Act, desktop, WinDOS, Ubuntu, desktop Linux

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Linux: The Joe Sixpack Strategy

On the surface, it would appear that a slowing economy might pave the way for increased Linux and Open Source software adoption by the unwashed masses, those who may want newer software than what their current XP system provides but don't want to pay the high...

Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., PC, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-03