"Customers today are looking for solutions that enable them to manage
heterogeneous IT environments, and Microsoft is pleased to extend our System
Center suite to offer management for Linux distributions, like SUSE Linux
Enterprise," said
As part of the collaboration, Novell, with its expertise in Linux system management, will work with Microsoft to enhance the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions, which Microsoft announced today at the Microsoft Management Summit 2008. This extension of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager utilizes industry standards such as WS-Management and open source software to deliver Linux and UNIX* management. Leveraging its collaboration with Microsoft, industry standards and open source software, Novell intends to develop an advanced Linux management pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007. In addition, Novell plans to utilize the open source interoperable providers to extend the Linux management capabilities of its Novell(R) ZENworks(R) systems management products. These management solutions will allow SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server to be the best-managed Linux distribution.
"Novell has previously outlined in its Systems and Resource Management
blueprint that it intends to support in its ZENworks solutions the use of open
source and open standards to simplify and standardize systems management."
said
More information about the Microsoft and Novell collaboration can be found at http://www.moreinterop.com. For more information on systems and resource management from Novell, visit http://www.novell.com/zenworks.
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Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers the best engineered, most interoperable Linux platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management software that helps customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and risk. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.
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