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Steve Fiddles While Redmond Burns
If this video about Microsoft Songsmith is any indication of the complete lack of focus in Redmond these days, then it's truly time to cash out of MSFT and invest in a Linux company, though it might be too late already...
Submitted by: rossatnovell on Wed. 01.21.2009
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Data Center
Topic: Linux
Novell Demo Systems Newsflash
I am pleased to announce two major changes to Novell's demo systems. These changes will make the systems easier for Partners to use and improve the performance of remote demos accessed via the Novell Online Demo System (NODS).
Submitted by: cneal-novell on Fri. 01.16.2009
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing, Data Center
Topic: Utopia
The # 1 Question This Holiday Season
The Question
I'll bet you can identify with this, you're at the post office or a coffee shop and you can see the intent in someone's eyes, they're going to ask you "that question", ie:
"I need a new computer, what kind should I get?"
I used to have very long conversations with people, spend lots of time discussing the merits and demerits of the various operating system choices, application alternatives and in general giving away a lot of free consulting.
Note: If they preface the question with the statement "Hey, You're a Computer Guy" it's going to be a rough one, guaranteed.
Submitted by: rossatnovell on Wed. 01.07.2009
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, openSUSE, Data Center
ATTO’s ExpressSAS H30F SAS/SATA Host Adapter YES CERTIFIED
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announced that the ATTO ExpressSAS H30F SAS/SATA II Host Adapter has received the Novell YES CERTIFIED compatibility designation with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Tue. 01.06.2009
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Data Center
Getting Started
A new blog with a business focus
Submitted by: fhamilton on Wed. 12.31.2008
Filed Under:
GroupWise Cool Solutions, Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing, Data Center
Topic: Announcements, Best Practices, Features, General, IT Management
Product: Access Manager, Compliance Management Platform, File System Factory, GroupWise, Identity Manager 3.5, Linux, Open Enterprise Server, Open Workgroup Suite, PlateSpin, Secure Identity Management, SecureLogin, SUSE Linux Enterprise 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, ZENworks
Selling to a Small Business Part 4: Building a plan and a proposal
The great thing about working with small businesses is the lack of formality that is so prevalent with larger enterprises. After all, you're not expected to turn up to the customer site in a three-piece suit, and the last time you had to wear a tie was to your nephew's wedding.
Submitted by: melaniefeeney on Wed. 12.17.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Center
Topic: Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition
Product: Open Workgroup Suite
Novell and Avnet Partner to Deliver Virtualization and Data Center Management Solutions
Novell and Avnet announced a joint effort to offer sales support, training and market-leading products to solution providers and VARs, enabling them to deliver a more complete data center solution to their customers. Specifically Avnet will now distribute the Novell Platespin products including PlateSpin Recon, PlateSpin Migrate, PlateSpin Protect and PlateSpin Orchestrate.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Thu. 12.11.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, End-User Computing, Data Center
Do Your Customers Have a Need for Speed? SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Sets Performance Records
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time offers impressive throughput and latency results.
In independent tests performed by the Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC), SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time delivered the lowest mean and maximum latencies ever recorded at high rates with the Reuters Market Data System (RMDS), as well as the highest RMDS throughput for a two-socket server.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Thu. 12.11.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Data Center
How to Install a New NetWare 6.5 SP7 / Open Enterprise Server SP7 Server with eDirectory 8.7.3
Need to install a new NetWare 6.5 SP7 server using the overlay CD, but you are not yet ready to deploy eDirectory 8.8.x in your environment? There is a solution to your problem!
Submitted by: hvermeulen on Tue. 12.09.2008
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Data Center
Topic: Automation, Best Practices, Deployment, eDirectory, Installation, NetWare, OES Migration, Patches, Tips for Administrators, VAR Tips and Tricks, Workgroup
Product: eDirectory, NetWare, Open Enterprise Server, Workgroup
December Partner Newsletter: Maintaining Profitability During Uncertain Economic Times
Submitted by: partnerguys on Tue. 12.09.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, End-User Computing, Data Center
Webcast: Workgroup Wednesdays - Open Enterprise Server 2 Service Pack 1 (replay now available)
Open Enterprise Server 2 Service Pack 1 is clearly more than a collection of bug fixes and patches. Not only will you find all your tried-and-true NetWare services available on a Linux platform, but also powerful, all new services that are not available on NetWare.
Join this Webcast to learn why upgrading your customers now is the smart move: get more interoperability, get more cost–saving features, and get all the benefits of Linux.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Mon. 12.08.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Data Center
RSS Feeds for Partner Community Now Live!
RSS feeds for the Novell Partner Community are now live! Now you can get the Partner Community posts in your favorite RSS reader.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Sat. 12.06.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, End-User Computing, Data Center
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 Service Pack 1 Now Available!
If you've got customers waiting for the first service pack to deploy Novell Open Enterprise Server 2, now's the time to drive that upgrade business. With the newly available Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP1, you can offer them the server virtualization, Dynamic Storage Technology and other innovative capabilities from the initial release, as well as the following new features designed to increase simplicity and interoperability.
Submitted by: bdayley on Fri. 12.05.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Data Center
Webcast: SUSE Linux Enterprise ISV Partner Program (replay now available)
The next release of SUSE Linux Enterprise by Novell will be available early 2009! What does certifying on SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 mean for you as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV)? Find out everything you need to know to have your application ready for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 and how Novell is supporting you in this effort.
Submitted by: rwiltbank on Tue. 11.25.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Technology Partners, Data Center
More Certified Application Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise
We all know that a great Linux distribution is only as good as the applications it can run. Check out this Novell press release that tags certified applications for SUSE Linux Enterprise at "more than 2,500" and speaks to SUSE Linux Enterprise being the preferred Linux platform for many of the most important enterprise software vendors, including Microsoft and SAP.
Submitted by: partnerguys on Mon. 11.24.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Data Center
On-Demand Technical Training for Partners
Knowledge is power. Knowledge creates success. But where do you find the time and money for live training in the face of shrinking budgets, rising travel costs and tough economic times?
Novell is now offering partners a smart, new solution for increasing knowledge and success. Get free, convenient, on-demand training that delivers a knowledge-building experience anywhere, anytime.
Or as we like to say, "Right Training. Right Time. Right Place. Right Price... Right On!"
Submitted by: bdayley on Thu. 11.20.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Identity and Security, End-User Computing, Data Center
Microsoft and Novell Webcast: Customer Success through Ground-breaking Partnership (Replay Now Available)
Watch the replay of this Ziff Davis eSiminar to learn how to take advantage of the Microsoft certificate program for SUSE Linux Enterprise and receive joint support from Microsoft and Novell for your Windows and Linux customers.
Submitted by: bdayley on Wed. 11.19.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Data Center
Utopia & NODS Are Changing
The people who bring you the Utopia & Online Demo Systems have joined together in a single team. Read about the important developments we are planning for 2009.
Submitted by: cneal-novell on Tue. 11.18.2008
Filed Under:
Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, Identity and Security, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, End-User Computing, Data Center
Topic: Utopia
Selling to a Small Business Part 3: Finding Some Opportunity
After you've figured out their core needs in terms of network, email applications, hardware and budget, you should also ask what existing applications they are using.
Submitted by: melaniefeeney on Thu. 11.13.2008
Filed Under:
Solution Provider, Cool Blogs: Official Novell Bloggers, Data Center
Topic: Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition, Partners
Product: Open Workgroup Suite
Creating a YUM Repository and Publishing it with SMT
This article describes how to create your own YUM update repository and publishing it to your client machines (SLED, SLES, OES etc.) via Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise.
Submitted by: ataschner on Wed. 11.12.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Data Center
Topic: Maintenance, Patch Management, Upgrading to OES
Product: Open Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server









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