In-store and Headquarters Server

Intelligently meet and exceed your in-store computing needs at low cost. SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server empowers retailers to leverage Linux and open source by delivering a high-performance foundation. It quickly delivers the data and services your system needs to speed up computing, which helps you meet the needs and desires of your customers.

Retailing is tough business. Profit margins are universally thin, and mega retailers like Wal-Mart and Target reduce these already tiny margins. To compete, many retailers are turning to Linux technology to cut costs and grow customer loyalty. Industry-leading retailers are deploying Linux throughout their organizations—from corporate analytic applications down to the Point of Service (POS) terminal. For example:

Circuit City is replacing Windows-based POS terminals
Hannaford Brothers is consolidating in-store servers and POS terminals
Pep Boys automotive is deploying Linux-powered POS terminals and in-store servers at 600 locations, as well as back-office Linux servers
Burlington Coat Factory runs SUSE Linux Enterprise on 2,000 servers and 5,000 POS devices, reducing its server hardware costs by 90% while dramatically improving reliability
Boscov's Department Stores consolidated 70 NT servers and specialty applications with Linux on their mainframe

From brick-and-mortars to pure-play web outlets, retailers are turning to Linux to improve operations, extend customer services, and save money. "Linux gives us a level of reliability that retailers never could have afforded before," said Michael Prince, CIO at Burlington Coat Factory. "Novell's SUSE Linux was the only solution that allowed us to move forward with our chosen architecture."

The retail industry has reached a tipping point. Several factors have emerged that together are driving mass adoption of the Novell Linux solutions for POS, in-store servers and headquarters servers by retailers around the globe:

Old POS terminals running DOS or Windows need replacement, opening the opportunity to rethink long-term platform strategy.
Linux and other standards (JavaPOS, UPOS, ARTS and so on) have created an extremely stable and open platform for retail applications.
These same standards created a large ecosystem of retail-specific application vendors, reducing the need for in-house software development.
IT executives tested Linux and now plan to implement it throughout their organizations, so deploying Linux on in-store servers and on POS terminals fits their strategic direction.
Open standards drive down the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for retail technology, with the Novell Linux solutions for Retail leading the way.

Your data center should drive business forward—not derail it. It's time for a better choice in enterprise computing, and that's why organizations worldwide are turning to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell. This data center powerhouse gives you maximum reliability and security—and a way to cut your infrastructure costs by up to 70 percent. When you choose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, you choose a data center solution that features:

Integrated Xen virtualization
Total server and application security
Key development tools and software support
Innovative cost-savings measures
Comprehensive systems management

Combined with world-class Novell support and the new Novell Customer Center, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server provides a flexible and scalable Linux system to meet the complex needs of your data center.