Novell Open Audio

Listen to David Ferre, Product Manager, talking about the release of Novell ZENworks Network Access Control. He explains how it enables organizations to test endpoints against pre-defined policies prior to granting access to the production network. Its flexible testing and deployment methods allow organizations to deploy the solution without requiring infrastructure changes, upgrades, or additional network equipment procurement. It also simplifies endpoint security by putting administrators in control of managed and unmanaged devices that are accessing the organization’s network infrastructure, using a single, easy-to-use management console.

This week we have Jason Werner and Jason Blackett in the studio with Erin and Doc Hodges. “The Jasons” give an exciting preview of ZENworks Application Virtualization, which is set for release on September 18th, 2008.

Laurence Pitt sits down with Randy and Dave to discuss whats new in ZENworks 10 Configuration Management.

With the new release of Novell® ZENworks® 10 Configuration Management is now more powerful and flexible while being even easier to use than ever before. If you’re already using ZENworks Configuration Management, prepare to be amazed by the enhancements we have made in platform support, scalability, role-based administration, load balancing, inventory, imaging, content delivery and more. If you’ve never used ZENworks Configuration Management, schedule a demo and prepare to be blown away!

Senior Technical Consultant Mike Saunders and Product Marketing Manager Sophia Germanides talk with David and Randy about the Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 whitepaper, which outlines why it makes sense to upgrade to Open Enterprise Server 2: save money, time, and risk.

Richard Lindstedt, Senior Product Marketing Manager, gives Randy and David an overview on the newest version of Novell Open Workgroup Suite, which now includes Novell Teaming. This latest version adds functionality like wikis, blogs, discussion forums and document management to the infrastructure products already available in the suite.

Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition version 2 is now available. Arguably the longest product name in Novell’s history, the small business version of the popular Open Workgroup Suite is chock full of productivity-enhancing, cost-saving tools. Hear product manager, Melanie Feeney, discuss new features in this release such as file, print and management components from Open Enterprise Server; XEN virtualization through SUSE Linux Enterprise 10; and a bevy of open source technologies. All of this on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, GroupWise, the Novell edition of OpenOffice.org, an integrated installation and simplified management.

Randy and David sit down with Melanie Feeney to discuss the latest release in the Novell Open Audio studio.

Erin Quill interviews Joe ‘Zonker’ Brockmeier and Martin Lasarsch about the release of openSUSE 11.0. They discuss KDE 4, a quicker installer and package manager, and live CDs.

This edition of open audio is hosted by Joe ‘Zonker’ Brockmeier, openSUSE Community Manager. Zonker talks to some of the team that brought together the merged openSUSE Forums, Wolfgang Koller, Keith Kastorff, Kim Groneman, and Rupert Horstkötter.