Novell And Intershop Announce Strategic Partnership To Provide Platform For Europe's Leading Online Retailers To Realise Linux Cost Savings And Efficiences
BARCELONA, Spain (BrainShare® Europe 2004), 13-09-2004
Novell Inc., (Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced a strategic
partnership with Intershop, which will enable many of Europe's leading
online retailers to port their operations to a Linux platform.
Under
the agreement, Intershop, one of the world's leading enablers of
e-commerce, will port its e-commerce software Enfinity Suite 6 to
Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9. This move will offer
Intershop's extensive install-base of Europe's leading online retailers
with the option to realize significant cost savings by running their
operations on Linux.
"Intershop is one of the best known
and respected e-business brands in the world," said Johan Rosius, Vice
President, Alliances, Novell EMEA. "It has a very impress customer
install-base which include many of the biggest names in European online
retail including Tchibo, Quelle and Otto. The fact that many Intershop
customers are demanding Linux solutions is telling endorsement that
Linux is ready for the enterprise and delivers major advantages - not
only in terms of cost of ownership, but also in easy of use and
technical support. It also presents us with an exciting opportunity to
take our market-leading SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 into the retail
space."
"Novell is the ideal partner for Intershop to
approach mid-sized enterprises," said Ralf Maennlein, Member of the
Executive Management Board Sales and Marketing, Intershop. "Not only is
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 best of breed, Novell also delivers
world-beating technical, service and solution support. It's a fact of
life that many of our customers are very interested in migrating to
Open Source. Partnering with Novell enables them to move from the
'interest' stage, to the implementation phase - rapidly, easily and
without interruption to business as usual."
About Intershop
Intershop
Communications AG (Prime Standard: ISH1) is a leading provider of
software solutions that help organizations evolve their trading
relationships with consumers and business partners online. Founded in
1992, Intershop has a long tradition of driving innovation in
e-commerce by automating and simplifying sales and buying processes.
Intershop solutions enable organizations to consolidate and manage
unlimited online commerce channels on a single platform. As a result,
Intershop customers benefit from reduced operating expenses and
competitive advantages in their online sales activities. More than 300
enterprise customers worldwide, including HP and BMW, run Intershop
Solutions. Four of the five largest e-commerce sites in Germany rely on
Intershop Solutions: Otto, Tchibo, Deutsche Telekom, and Quelle.
Intershop is headquartered in Jena, Germany, and has branch offices in
the United States, and Europe. More information about Intershop can be
found on the Web at http://www.intershop.com.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) is a leading provider of information
solutions that deliver secure identity management (Novell Nsure), Web
application development (Novell exteNd) and cross-platform networking
services (Novell Nterprise), all supported by strategic consulting and
professional services (Novell Ngage). Active in the open source
community with its Ximian and SUSE LINUX brands, Novell provides a full
range of Linux products and services for the enterprise, from the
desktop to the server. Novell's vision of one Net -- a world
without information boundaries -- helps customers realize the value of
their information securely and economically. For more information, call
Novell's Customer Response Center at (888) 321-4CRC (4272) or visit
http://www.novell.com.
Press should visit http://www.novell.com/pressroom.
Novell and Ximian are registered trademarks; exteNd,
Nsure, Nterprise and Red Carpet Enterprise are trademarks; and Ngage is
a service mark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. SUSE is a registered trademark of SUSE LINUX AG. *All
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owners.
Press Contact
SUSE LINUX
Media Relations
Jasmin Ul-Haque
Phone: +44-(0)1344-326-966
Mobile: +44-(0)7973-844-468
E-Mail: juh@novell.com
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