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Novell Conferencing Now Available!
Find out how you can drive business with this cost-effective, easy-to-use, hosted web conferencing solution...
Submitted by: KariWoolf on Wed. 05.19.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, End-User Computing
Topic: Announcements
Product: Conferencing
Your Opportunity with Novell Identity Manager 4
As more organizations focus on their identity, compliance and security strategies, your opportunities for success in this market are growing.
As organizations grapple with moving beyond ad-hoc approaches to identity and security to dealing with compliance issues and how to embrace the cloud computing opportunity in a policy driven, secure and compliant manner, solutions like Novell Identity Manager 4 become very compelling to customers.
Submitted by: bdayley on Wed. 05.19.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security
Topic: Identity & Security Management, Identity Management
Product: Identity Manager, Identity-Driven Computing, Secure Identity Management
How does SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 help Novell’s partners?
Provide Mission-Critical Services to Your Customers on Physical, Virtual, or Cloud Platforms
On 19 May, Novell announced the upcoming availability of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1. So, as a Novell partner, how does this new release help your business? How can you drive increased revenue and profit with this new release?
Submitted by: rwiltbank on Wed. 05.19.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Data Center
Sales Training Kits Now Available!
Three new Sales Training Kits are now available. Sales Training Kits make it easy for a Novell partner to hold a Lunch and Learn or similar face-to-face training event. Topics currently available are Essentials of Enterprise Compliance for SAP, Introduction to PlateSpin Migrate and Configuration Management Essentials.
Submitted by: abradl on Mon. 05.17.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, End-User Computing, Data Center
Field Memo: ZAV Virtual Application Knowledgebase Launched
There's now a knowledgebase created under Cool Solutions to allow partners, customers and Novell employees the ability to share their success in virtualizing apps with ZAV.
Read more for the link to this resource.
Submitted by: rbartsch on Thu. 05.13.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, End-User Computing
Topic: Partner Enablement, Partners
Product: ZENworks, ZENworks Application Virtualization
Cloud Computing 101 and Intelligent Workload Management
The IT landscape is evolving. Virtualization, cloud computing and intelligent workload management present significant opportunities for you and your customers. But without a clear understanding of these concepts, terms and market drivers, these technologies can easily lead to lost investments..
Submitted by: partnerguys on Thu. 05.13.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security
Field Memo: Get Ready To Sell Novell Conferencing SalesTalk
Tracy Smith, Novell Product Manager, talks to Randal about Novell Conferencing. They speak about which customers to approach, top customer benefits, brief competitive comparison, and more.
Read more for the link to this resource.
Submitted by: rbartsch on Wed. 05.12.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, End-User Computing
Topic: Partner Enablement, Partners
Product: Conferencing
A Message to Partners from John Dragoon about Intelligent Workload Management
View a video message from John Dragoon, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Channel Chief, about how Intelligent Workload Management helps partners solve their customers' business problems.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Tue. 05.11.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Technology Partners, End-User Computing, Data Center
Dragoon on Intelligent Workload Management
John Dragoon, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Channel Chief, sits down with The VAR Guy and chats about the Intelligent Workload Management market and Novell's strategy to lead in this emerging market
Submitted by: partnerguys on Mon. 05.10.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Technology Partners, Data Center
Novel Uses for Novell BSM
BSM is traditionally seen as a purely infrastructure to business play, but it can be so much more!
Submitted by: jgolan on Wed. 05.05.2010
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Center
Topic: Business Service Management, Partner Enablement
Product: Business Service Management
IT Silos to Services! Business Service Management
Have you ever wondered just what is Business Service Management? The BSM Bloggers will blog here on a variety of themes within the broader BSM topic from technology, to best practices, tips and tricks and market trends. Let's start by just saying it is about moving from technology silo's to services. How many of you have seen a server go "red" and immediately looked at the phone and determined priority of the incident by how fast the phone rang and on how many lines? It's ok to admit it....I have!
Submitted by: mhudnall on Fri. 04.30.2010
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Center
Topic: Business Service Management, IT Management
Product: Business Service Management
Field Memo: BorderManager and SuperLumin SalesTalk
Sophia Germanides, Novell Product Marketing Manager, and Hashem Ebrahimi, Principal and Senior Engineer of SuperLumin Networks, fill in Randal and Erin on the recent announcement concerning Novell BorderManager and SuperLumin 4.0 Proxy Cache.
Read more for the link to this resource.
Submitted by: rbartsch on Thu. 04.29.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Technology Partners, End-User Computing, Data Center
Topic: Partner Enablement, Partners
Product: BorderManager
Partner Spotlight: IBM
IBM leverages SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and the SUSE Appliance Program for appliance initiatives across multiple IBM brands
Submitted by: rholder on Tue. 04.27.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Data Center
Field Memo: ZENworks 11 Configuration Management Preview SalesTalk
Randal Bartsch talks with Laurence Pitt about the capabilities of ZCM 11 coming later this year, and why they matter to your customers.
Read more for the link to this resource.
Submitted by: rbartsch on Tue. 04.27.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, End-User Computing
Topic: Partner Enablement, Partners
Product: ZENworks, ZENworks Asset Management, ZENworks Configuration Management, ZENworks Endpoint Security Management, ZENworks Linux Management, ZENworks Patch Management
Novell is the First Linux Vendor to Achieve 5,000 Certified Applications; Double the Number of Red Hat
Novell Reaches 5,000 Certified ISV Applications for SUSE Linux Enterprise
WALTHAM, Mass.
27 Apr 2010
Novell is the first Linux vendor to achieve 5,000 certified applications; double the number of Red Hat.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Tue. 04.27.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider
Field Memo: ZENworks Application Virtualization 8 SalesTalk
Randal Bartsch talks with Laurence Pitt about the new capabilities of ZAV 8 and why they matter to your customers.
Read more for the link to this resource.
Submitted by: rbartsch on Mon. 04.26.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, End-User Computing
Topic: Partner Enablement, Partners
Product: ZENworks, ZENworks Application Virtualization
Novell Awarded Five-Star Designation for Partner Program Excellence from CRN
WALTHAM, Mass.
20 Apr 2010
Novell today announced it has earned the 5-star award designation in this year’s CRN Partner Program Guide for its Novell® PartnerNet® program. Novell PartnerNet was awarded a Five-Star recognition in the Security, Software and Storage categories in Everything Channel’s 16th annual 2010 Partner Program Guide (PPG), acknowledging its commitment and strength of its programs for reseller partners, which include IT integrators, technology solution providers and consultants.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Fri. 04.23.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider
The next version of Novell Teaming - Durango
A new version of Novell Teaming is planned for later this fall. Check out the new features that are planned for this release…
Submitted by: dlythgoe on Fri. 04.23.2010
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Vibe Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing
Topic: Collaboration
Product: GroupWise, Vibe
Novell Support Advisor 2.0 is available!
We’ve all been incredibly busy here preparing for the release of Novell Support Advisor 2.0 and I’m so excited to tell you that we are now shipping.
I’m sure you’ll see a lot of information about it over the coming weeks.
Submitted by: melaniefeeney on Tue. 04.20.2010
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, ZENworks Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers
Topic: Novell Support Advisor (NSA)
Field Memo: New ZENworks Configuration Management ChalkTalks
Two new ZENworks Configuration Management ChalkTalks have been posted in the media center.
- Unique Software Management with ZENworks Configuration Management (5 mins)
- User-Based Management with ZENworks Configuration Management (5 mins)
ChalkTalks are short videos designed to show you how to describe a solution, product, or capability to a customer using a whiteboard or a napkin. ChalkTalks are offered through a Flash media player interface and are available for downloading in MP4 and OGG formats.
Read on for links.
Submitted by: rbartsch on Mon. 04.19.2010
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, End-User Computing
Topic: Partner Enablement, Partners
Product: ZENworks, ZENworks Configuration Management












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