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Information Technology News Showtime for Novell as Suse Linux Enterprise arrives
Information Technology News Showtime for Novell as Suse Linux Enterprise arrives | Showtime for Novell as Suse Linux Enterprise arrives |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Tuesday, 18 July 2006 | |
  
However, home users who may have been hoping that the Linux desktop has finally arrived will probably be disappointed. The products are aimed squarely at enterprise users as opposed to consumers. On the server side, one of the big features of SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 is the incorporation of the open source Xen virtualization hypervisor software, which allows a server to run multiple guest operating systems in virtual machines. IBM has simultaneously announced support for Xen in its Intel and AMD Opteron processor-based server and blade systems, and has publicly come out strongly as a backer of the Novell Linux platform. Novell is banking on its latest SUSE Linux release to inject a much needed boost to its sales in the server space, where it lags behind clear market leader Red Hat. Xen, which provides virtualization capabilities comparable with market leader VMware, is currently a point of differentiation with Red Hat, which is not expected to incorporate the product for another six months. Novell has also released SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, which it claims is more user friendly than past Suse Linux versions, with new features including the Xgl graphical user interface, integrated search and what is claimed to be a fully Microsoft Office compatible office productivity suite through Novell's implementation of OpenOffice.org 2.0. The new release comes not too long after new CEO Ron Hovsepian has taken over from discarded predecessor Jack Messman. The board has reportedly given Hovsepian the tough assignment of turning the company's fortunes around and getting its sales back on track. Rumour has it that he has just six months to deliver. Hovsepian, a sales specialist, has said that his primary task is to stop the leakage of Netware customers to Microsoft. He also believes that Novell can differentiate itself from Red Hat by presenting itself as an end-to-end enterprise solutions provider as opposed to an edge server play. {moscomment} |
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