NOVELL RENAMES COMMUNITY LINUX DISTRIBUTION "OPENSUSE".Novell (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NOVL NOVL Novell, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) Waltham, Mass., has announced simplified branding to make it even easier for customers to identify the right Linux product for their needs. SUSE(R) Linux, Novell's award-winning community Linux distribution The Linux operating system packaged for customers for a fee. It includes the Linux kernel, essential operating system components from the GNU Project, an installation program, various open source utilities and applications, documentation and technical support. , will now be known as "openSUSE(TM)," echoing the name of the Novell-sponsored open source Linux project, openSUSE.org. Novell's enterprise Linux products will continue to be designated "SUSE Linux A Linux distribution from the SuSE Linux division of Novell. Both consumer and enterprise versions are available, and the distribution includes several user interfaces. SuSE Linux comes with the Yet Another Setup Tool (YaST), which is used to install, configure and maintain the OS, as Enterprise." An end-user-oriented distribution that Novell(R) makes available to Linux users everywhere via free download and free redistribution, openSUSE is not intended for business deployments but provides Linux enthusiasts and corporate evaluators with an excellent first look at the latest Linux and other open source technologies. Technologies previewed in openSUSE, when refined and fully supported, may appear in future Novell enterprise Linux offerings. The current version is 10.1, and openSUSE 10.2 is scheduled to ship in late 2006. "The new name 'openSUSE' distinguishes our community distribution from our enterprise products, helping us maintain clear brands for our two main Linux constituencies," said John Dragoon dragoon In late 16th-century Europe, a mounted soldier who fought as a light cavalryman on attack and as a dismounted infantryman on defense. The term derived from his weapon, a short musket called the dragoon. , senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Novell. "The spotlight is shining on Novell's Linux offerings, as shown by the great success of the year-old openSUSE project and the tremendous reviews received by our SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 products." openSUSE is created by the openSUSE.org project, the Novell-sponsored community initiative that promotes the use of Linux everywhere, especially among traditionally non-technical audiences with a retail boxed product. Available for free download or in the convenient packaged retail edition, openSUSE delivers reliability and security at an affordable price. The openSUSE.org project has more than 30,000 registered members, and SUSE Linux 10.1 (now openSUSE) recently topped 350,000 verified installations since its launch in May. SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 is the next-generation platform for the open enterprise. SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 from Novell includes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a Linux distribution supplied by Novell, targeted at the business market. It is targeted for servers, but can be installed on Desktop computers for testing as well. New versions are released at an interval of 18-24 months. and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED), formerly Novell Linux Desktop, is a desktop-oriented Linux distribution supplied by Novell and targeted at the business market. , providing a secure and reliable foundation for enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. from the desktop to the data center -- a lineup of enterprise-class solutions matched by no other Linux vendor. For more information on Novell's Linux offerings, visit http://www.novell.com/linux . About Novell Novell, Inc. delivers Software for the Open Enterprise(TM). With more than 50,000 customers in 43 countries, Novell helps customers manage, simplify, secure and integrate their technology environments by leveraging best-of-breed, open standards-based software. With over 20 years of experience, 5,000 employees, 5,000 partners and support centers around the world, Novell helps customers gain control over their IT operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. while reducing cost. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com or call 801/861-2931. |
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