Novell and Top Partners Establish Porting and Migration Network to Promote Linux Adoption
BARCELONA, Spain (BrainShare® Europe 2004), 13-09-2004
Novell today announced the establishment of its Porting and
Migration Network, an initiative designed to help customers and
software and hardware partners make the move to SUSE® LINUX Enterprise
Server quickly and cost effectively. Leading software and hardware
vendors, including HP, IBM, Intel, Oracle and Scali, will join with
Novell to help their software partners deploy their platforms and
solutions on SUSE LINUX. As part of the initiative, and underpinning
its commitment to providing world-class development, support, and
consulting services to partners, Novell is establishing in Germany its
first Porting and Migration Center, a dedicated lab facility to help
developers and software partners make the move to Linux..
Currently,
Novell offers comprehensive services to software and technology
partners through its Developer Services and PartnerNet® programs. The
Novell Porting and Migration Network is an additional offering designed
to simplify the migration of software products to Linux.* Novell has
formed an EMEA-wide alliance with a number of its top-tier partners to
help their developer and software partners port their products to SUSE
LINUX. Under this extensive joint effort, these Novell partners will
offer their partners comprehensive services and resources to plan and
execute porting projects, resolve issues, and certify their solutions
with the Novell® YES CERTIFIED™ compatibility program.
“On
the face of it, a wholesale migration to Linux is a large and complex
task. However, the benefits that Linux offers to customers make it a
critical offering for all vendors’ mid- and long-term growth
strategies. The establishment of the Porting and Migration Network is a
vital initiative in making sure that our partners' and their customers’
migration to Linux is rapid, robust and simple,” said Johan Rosius,
vice president, alliances, Novell EMEA. “Already, many of our partners
have signed up to be part of the Porting and Migration Network, which
is clear validation that it delivers an additional layer of value to
both Novell’s partners and our customers, helping accelerate their move
to the Linux platform.”
"Intel has extensive experience in
collaborating with many ISVs to port their applications to new
platforms, such as INTEL Itanium,” said Tom Garrison, director,
Enterprise Marketing EMEA, Intel. “We very much appreciate the
opportunity to contribute Intel’s deep experience to Novell's Porting
and Migration Network, in order to jointly increase the number of
certified applications on the de-facto industry standard - Linux on
INTEL. By our combining resources and skills in a network, ISVs will
receive the best available industry support.”
“The fact
that the Porting and Migration Network makes migration to Linux easy
for our customers is a very exciting development,” said Stein Surlien,
vice president, alliances and channels, Oracle Europe, Middle East and
Africa. “It brings together the combined expertise of Novell and Oracle
to deliver a powerful and compelling proposition for clients and ISV
partners, and ensures that all problems are identified and fully
resolved before their real-world implementation.”
Novell’s
Porting and Migration Centers, combined with Novell partners’
facilities, offer highly skilled staff, a productive work environment,
dedicated hardware to run demanding test scenarios, and a complete set
of software tools to build and analyze complex software stacks. The
centers are staffed by experienced consultants and developers who have
extensive experience in Linux development and porting projects.
Additionally, experts for specific areas or products can be added to
the project. Novell’s Porting and Migration Centers provide an lab
environment where partners’ and customers’ systems and networks can be
configured to their individual specifications. Complex integration
environments, including firewalls or clusters, can be set up to test
products against real-world scenarios.
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
third-party trademarks are the property of their respective
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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