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	5 Dec 2006: Welcome to Novell Linux News, where we keep you informed about new developments in Novell's Linux story. In this issue you can learn all about the Novell/Microsoft collaboration, and take a peek at the new Linux-based Open Enterprise Server 2 which Novell has just introduced. Also, come find out about Novell's first "Desktop to Data Center" management solutions, which deliver an interoperable cross-platform approach to systems management. Enjoy! Want to talk to a Sales Rep? Click here. heads up take a closer look training opportunities market start analysts speak blogs cool solutions especially for developers novell open audio press industry buzz heads up Novell and Microsoft Collaborate -- Customers Win Ron Hovsepian and Steve Ballmer take the stage together to announce a new collaborative relationship between Novell and Microsoft. Review the announcement, view the webcast of this event, and explore Q&A, press analysis, and customer and partner reactions. All Systems Go: Novell & Microsoft Interoperability Web Seminar Ease the frustrations of managing a mixed environment and preview the solutions making history. Microsoft and Novell are coming together to help you operate better and achieve your key technical and business goals. * Unparalleled Virtualization capabilities for running Linux and Windows together. * Innovative Web services management for physical and virtual servers - making it easier to deploy diverse workloads in your heterogeneous environment. * Document Format Compatibility solutions that allow desktop users to share documents transparently, by improving interoperability between Microsoft Office and Novell OpenOffice.org. December 19, 2006 Register today at www.novell.com/linuxseminars < /a> Open Letter to the Community from Novell On November 2, Novell and Microsoft announced a significant, multi-part agreement to work together to improve the interoperability between Linux and Windows and for Microsoft to redistribute more than 350,000 subscriptions for SUSE Linux Enterprise to the Windows customer base over a five-year period. This agreement is at the heart of what IT users demand — to deploy both Linux and Windows, and to have them work well together — and many companies have spoken out in support of this new cooperation. Novell Readies Customers and Partners for Linux-Based Open Enterprise Server 2 Novell has introduced Novell Open Enterprise Server 2, announcing support from software partners and delivering a training and technical services promotion to help more customers take advantage of Open Enterprise Server. Backup solution vendors CA, Commvault, Symantec and Syncsort along with anti-virus software vendors McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro are planning support for Novell Open Enterprise Server 2, which is scheduled to ship in 2007. The next Open Enterprise Server will feature virtualization, storage and file management innovations and complete the shift to providing workgroup services completely on SUSE Linux Enterprise, while helping long-time customers maintain their NetWare investment . take a closer look The Promise of Virtualization Whitepaper: Data Center Technologies for Today and Tomorrow SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Intel Virtualization Technology - a compelling solution for Virtualization in the Data Center. Intel and Novell are helping to advance the development, adoption and deployment of innovative virtualization technologies in the enterprise by building key capabilities into their latest respective processors and operating systems. Both companies are driving forces in efforts to improve performance and interoperability of existing virtualization technologies, while promoting the advancement of new innovations. This whitepaper will introduce you to some of the more important ways Intel, with Intel Virtualization Technology, and Novell, with SUSE Linux Enterprise 10, provide the hardware and software foundations for the virtualized enterprise environments of today and tomorrow. Novell Launches First "Desktop-to-Data Center" Management Solutions that Deliver on Interoperable, Cross-Platform Vision As organizations adopt new technologies, including Linux, open source and virtualization, they gain performance and cost benefits but can face an additional level of management complexity. Four new solutions from the Novell ZENworks systems and resource management family provide a complete set of integrated ITIL-based services that automate management across diverse server and client platforms for both physical and virtual environments. These systems management solutions from Novell now manage and schedule heterogeneous virtual machine deployments, including Xen virtualization on Linux, and automate the load balancing of these machines. To increase t he strategic use of available resources, these new solutions use policy-based orchestration to schedule jobs, reserve resources in advance, dynamically re-prioritize resources to meet service demands, and learn to proactively provision or deprovision resources. Which Linux Desktop Packs The Most Punch? The CRN Test Center recently compared 3 commercial distributions of Linux, and concluded: "For system builders, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 has a leg up for its installation, networking features and support." Read the article here. Fast Track to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Before you make the move to reap the benefits of a Linux desktop environment, you want to have a clear understanding of what impact such a move will have on your organization. Is your organization ready for the move? What do you need to do to get ready? What implementation approach should you pursue? What business and technical requirements need to be addressed to ensure its success? With Fast Track to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop from Novell Consulting, you get both the answers and practical solutions you need. training opportunities Training and Support for Novell Open Enterprise Server On November 30, Novell launched a training and support promotion for Novell Open Enterprise Server. This promotion addresses a need for Linux-specific training and deployment assistance identified in a recent customer survey. Through this promotion, customers and partners will be able to take advantage of the following: 1) FREE SELF-STUDY KIT A free download of the self-study kit for our five-day "Integrating Novell Open Enterprise Server on Linux" course (3077). Hard copy self-study kits are also available for $75 US--an 85% discount over standard pricing. This benefit is available to all OES customers and all Novell partners, regardless of level or specialization. 2) INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING DISCOUNT A 10% discou nt on an instructor-led version of course 3077, available through select Novell training partners. This benefit is available to all OES customers and all Novell partners, regardless of level or specialization. 3) FREE SUPPORT Free OES-related support for 90 days to help customers and partners deploy the product on Linux with confidence. This benefit is available to OES customers with current maintenance contracts and to Novell Platinum- or Gold-level partners with a workgroup specialization, as well as all Silver-level partners. Interested customers can visit http://www.novell.com/oespromo for more information. Details for interested partners are available at http://www.novell.com/partners. Limited Time Offer: Free Linux Technical Skills Assessment Whether you are seeking Linux certification or want to accurately assess your skill level, our TSA will provide you with an easy method of evaluating the current level of knowledge you have. The normal cost for an online assessment is $49.95 but for the next few months it's FREE! So take the assessment today. Find out how much you know about Linux and save yourself some money. market start An Integrated Open Source Solution for Small Business Imagine you're part of a 50-person company looking for open-source solutions to run your business on. You're attracted to the low cost of open source, but perhaps you're unsure whether you can find all the open source solutions necessary to handle your business needs. Here are some great places to begin your search for open source solutions, from Novell's Market Start partners. analysts speak Gartner: Microsoft Makes Strong Financial Commitment to Novell's Linux Microsoft will make a large investment in collaborating with Novell on technical, marketing and legal programs. This will encourage adoption of SUSE Linux Enterprise and will provide legal assurances to end-user customers. IDC Insight: Microsoft and Novell Reach Sweeping Agreement on Windows/SUSE Linux Enterprise Coexistence This IDC Insight analyzes the agreement between Microsoft and Novell to improve interoperability of Microsoft Windows and SUSE Linux operating environments where they coexist within customers' IT infrastructures. The companies announced that they will develop technology solutions that allow the two operating environments to work better in side-by-side deployments in customer sites. This Insight encapsulates the news itself and presents several avenues of further discussion about its ultimate implications for the industry and for end users. blogs New Beginnings / New Opportunities --John Dragoon cool solutions BrainStorm Cool Tip: Linking to Documents in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Want the convenience of getting to a file on the desktop, without having to store it there? This BrainStorm Cool Tip tells you how you can link any file type to any directory in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10. How to Setup Novell Linux User Management on SLED 10 This new TID from Novell Support provides step-by-step instructions on how to setup LUM on SLED 10.0. Installing HP Web Jetadmin on SLES 10 David Benjamin shares a tip on how to install HP Web Jetadmin on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10. NSS Volume lister for Linux Check out this new free tool that will list all NSS Volumes on an OES Linux Server. Setting up SSL Communications on GroupWise Messenger Server on SLES 10 Dave Cushing shares his solution on how to set up GroupWise Messenger agents on a Linux server. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Hardware Tips If you've tackled some tough hardware issues with SLED 10, check out this new article Mike Petersen recently posted in the Cool Solutions Wiki for solutions. especially for developers How to Participate in openSUSE Whether you're an experienced Linux developer or an end user just getting started with Linux, there are many ways for you to participate in the openSUSE project. Join a forum to get help or help others with SUSE Linux, find and report bugs, review the documentation, send your wish list for new packages and features, create and submit patches, or find other creative ways to contribute. Whatever you do, take a few minutes to discuss openSUSE with other users and become an active member of the openSUSE communities. Partner Linux Driver Process The new Partner Linux Driver Process (PLDP) developed by Novell allows hardware and software vendors to provide Linux drivers and driver updates to their customers in a direct and transparent way that is completely integrated with the SUSE Linux Enterprise environment. The best place for partners to develop kernel drivers is upstream in the kernel.org source tree, where kernel driver code benefits from thorough review and community involvement. As an active member of the open source community, Novell promotes having all Linux device drivers be a part of the official kernel.org source tree. However, some drivers are not officially accepted by the kernel community yet or they might be accepted but only available in a kernel version that is beyond a specific kernel release of SUSE Linux Enterprise based products. In such cases, the Partner Linux Driver Process enables software and hardware partners to easily provide customers with drivers in a timely, supportable, certifiable and accessible manner. novell open audio Novell Open Audio: SLE10: System Scaling at the Kernel Level 16 Nov 2006 - SLE10: System Scaling at the Kernel Level Kernel gurus Kurt Garloff and Hannes Reinecke share some of the work that they have been involved in regarding scaling features in the Linux kernel for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10. And Randy and Dave return for another edition of News from Support. The Open Enterprise Server 2 Preview Extravaganza Edition 20 Nov 06: Product manager Jason Williams comes to the Novell Open Audio studio and talks Caitlin and Ted's ears off about the next version of Open Enterprise Server. In fact, he talks so much that we can barely fit the intro and outro. press Novell Enhances Business Value of Working with Novell in PartnerNet 2007 Novell has unveiled enhancements to its PartnerNet program designed to make it easier, more strategic, and more profitable for partners to work with Novell. PartnerNet 2007 introduces several key new benefits, including technology specializations to enhance partner expertise and visibility in specific markets, a new, integrated partner portal that will make it easy to work with Novell and optimize business opportunities, and new partner tracks to ensure partners get the right attention from Novell for their specific business model. As a result, partners will become an even more tightly integrated extension of Novell, giving customers new, high-quality options for buying, deploying and mai ntaining Novell solutions. Novell Releases Mono 1.2 with Enhanced Support for .NET on Linux Novel has announced the release of Mono version 1.2, a significant advancement in the expansion of the Mono project and an important milestone toward compatibility with version 2.0 of the .NET framework. Mono 1.2 adds support for the Microsoft Windows Forms API to more easily port .NET client-side applications to Linux. Other enhancements in this release include virtual machine upgrades and enhanced Java support, significant performance, memory consumption and stability improvements, and support for many .NET 2.0 features. With this new release, traditional Microsoft developers can leverage their existing skill sets to use the Mono framework to effortlessly make their .NET desktop and server appl ications available to the fast-growing Linux market. Novell's Susan Heystee to Oversee Microsoft Pact in Strategic Partner Role Novell has appointed Susan Heystee, recently named vice president and general manager for Global Strategic Partners, to manage the relationship with Microsoft under the recently announced Novell-Microsoft agreement to promote Linux and Windows interoperability. Heystee will oversee both the business and technical cooperation components of the agreement, ensuring that Novell customers gain the maximum benefit from interoperability work around Linux. The appointment of a senior business leader to the position reflects the significance Novell places on promoting the adoption and ease of integration of Linux into customers' mixed environments. industry buzz Industry Reactions to Novell/Microsoft Announcement Read samplings from press coverage of this landmark event. Newsletter Information You are subscribed to linuxnews list with the email address boy.blogger@gmail.com. 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