Novell Open Workgroup Suite
Small Business Edition
More Productivity and Profit for your Small Business
Features & Benefits
- Big biz tools at small biz prices
- This is the beautiful thing about running a small business in the 21st century—you don't have to pay top dollar or settle for second best anymore. Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition offers a full-featured desktop-to-server solution—all at a fraction of the cost of competing solutions. Reap the benefits of open source and get what you need to compete. More +
- Advanced networking services
- Enjoy award-winning file-and-print networking, communication capabilities and collaboration tools with unmatched security, reliability and scalability. With the included Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 components, you can securely control access to IT resources, easily manage your network from any Web browser and enjoy unparalleled interoperability between the server room and your users' desktops. You'll also increase productivity because your users can easily share files, back up their work automatically and print to any network printer without struggling through cumbersome setup procedures or involving the helpdesk. More +
- High-performance Linux server
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is the most reliable, secure and scalable Linux server. Designed to help power today's networks and meet user demands, only SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server offers a high-performance solution that supports mission-critical applications, features rich software-development capabilities and extends systems management across a full range of hardware architectures. More +
- Systems management tool
- Let the tools do the heavy lifting. ZENworks® Configuration Management lowers your cost of ownership by using a unique policy-based approach to automate software setup, updates, healing and migration for desktop computers. ZENworks Configuration Management delivers a complete range of advanced configuration management capabilities, including remote management, personality migration, standard operating environment (SOE) deployment and maintenance, hardware and software inventory, optimized application delivery for desktop-based applications and much more. More +
- Personal productivity
- Help users stay productive and connected no matter where they are. Novell GroupWise® 8 combines the widest possible range of collaborative tools in a truly plugged-in work environment. E-mail, instant messaging, calendaring, contacts and task management have all been significantly enhanced while retaining the familiarity that helps current GroupWise users upgrade effortlessly. Nothing else plugs you into the Web 2.0 world as thoroughly as GroupWise 8 or makes it look so good—and so easy—once you're there. More +
- Team collaboration
- Make it easy for your users to be productive. Novell Teaming brings together people and the content they need to do their jobs. Users create workspaces and invite other members to participate—both from within or outside organizational boundaries. Virtual teams can easily and securely manage, share, locate and access documents, calendars, discussion forums, wikis and blogs. Novell Teaming also includes powerful, built-in workflow functions to help team members track the status and progress of documents. More +
- Open source productivity suite
- You don't need to pay for basic office applications; these come free. The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org includes a word processor, presentation and spreadsheet applications, an HTML editor, and a drawing tool. This version of OpenOffice.org is extensively compatible with Microsoft Office, allowing users to better share files between platforms. It provides capabilities for creating, processing, reviewing, and revising the documents required in daily business. OpenOffice.org also exports documents in Adobe portable document format (PDF) with no additional software required. More +
- Business-ready Linux desktop
- Make it easy for your users to be productive. Developed and backed by Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop provides market-leading usability, seamless interoperability with existing enterprise computer systems, and dozens of essential office applications. You can deploy it as a general-purpose desktop, use it in thin- or thick-client configurations (for example, kiosks and cash registers), or rely on it for high-end engineering workstations. More +
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News & Events
- 01 Novell Delivers Desktop-to-Server Software Suite for Small Businesses
- 02 Listen to the Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition Podcast
- 03 Open Source Comes of Age
- 04 Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian reiterates the strategic value and future of GroupWise
- 05 GroupWise on Linux beats out Exchange at Golden Gate University