Novell today announced that it received three LinuxWorld* Product Excellence Awards, more than any other vendor at the conference. Novell ZENworks(R) Linux Management was judged to be the "Best Systems Management Tool," while the "Best Security Solution" went to Novell Nsure(TM), a secure identity management platform. Novell exteNd(TM) 5.2 won the "Best Integration Solution," the second consecutive LinuxWorld Product Excellence award for Novell's service-oriented architecture suite. Winners were selected as the top product and service innovations and solutions in open computing by a panel of industry experts and were announced by IDG World Expo on Tuesday at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo.
Novell also led the way in nominations with finalists in seven of the 14 categories. Other Novell product finalists include SUSE(R) LINUX Enterprise Server, Novell GroupWise(R) 6.5, Novell Evolution(TM) 2.0 and Novell-sponsored Mono(TM). The number of finalists and award recipients across a wide range of categories demonstrates the overall strength of Novell's enterprise-class Linux solutions.
"Being recognized by the industry gathered here at LinuxWorld validates Novell's commitment to providing quality 'up-the-stack' solutions that run on Linux," said Chris Stone, Novell vice chairman - Office of the CEO. "By bringing together a complete set of networking services, secure identity management, resource management and application development on Linux, we're helping to bring enterprise-class services to the Linux platform."
Novell exteNd is a comprehensive suite for the rapid development and deployment of service-oriented Web applications that integrates disparate systems and delivers identity-based services through portals to enable the secure delivery of relevant business information. Novell Nsure secure identity management solutions enable complete user lifecycle management through user provisioning, password management and access control so organizations have the assurance that they are securely delivering the right information to the right people. Novell ZENworks Linux Management is a powerful and secure management solution that provides IT administrators with centralized control over software configurations on Linux servers and workstations.
Novell is demonstrating all of its Linux solutions at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo. For more information about Novell products, visit http://www.novell.com/products , and for information on Novell's involvement in the Linux community, visit http://www.novell.com/linux .
About Novell
Novell, Inc. 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 NgageSM). Active in the open source community with its Ximian and SUSE Linux brands, Novell is firmly committed to open source and offers comprehensive 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.
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