[July 01, 2008]

Novell: Invitrogen Standardizes on SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell; Life sciences company picks SUSE Linux Enterprise to virtualize its environment, reduce operating system costs and simplify IT management

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RDATE:01072008

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Novell today announced Invitrogen has selected
SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise as the core operating platform to standardize
and virtualize the company's servers. A global provider of essential
life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics,
Invitrogen conducts business in more than 70 countries and offers
35,000 products and services. With the flexibility of SUSE Linux
Enterprise from Novell(R), the company will reduce server licensing
costs, virtualize with support on the VMware platform and simplify
migration from Windows and UNIX servers to Linux*.

"We evaluated several Linux distributions and chose SUSE Linux
Enterprise because it was the most cost-effective and flexible
operating system," said John Merritt, system architect at Invitrogen.
"In addition, we look forward to leveraging the Virtual Machine
Interface (VMI)-enabled kernel, which will give us better performance
when running on the VMware virtualization platform."

SUSE Linux Enterprise will allow Invitrogen to more easily manage its
complex IT environment, consisting of a mix of different platforms and
applications including HP servers, Oracle databases and Web servers, as
well as PeopleSoft ERP applications comprised of e-commerce, human
resources, payroll and customer relationship management. SUSE Linux
Enterprise gives the company the flexibility to run its applications on
any platform and better utilize hardware through cost-effective
virtualization.

Invitrogen is also working with PlateSpin, a Novell company that helps
enterprises manage and extend their use of server virtualization in the
data center, for physical-to-physical migration and Linux
physical-to-virtual server migration. The combination of PlateSpin(R)
data center management software and SUSE Linux Enterprise helps
companies maximize their IT investments by leveraging Novell's broad
virtualization capabilities.

"SUSE Linux Enterprise can add value to a dynamic organization, such as
Invitrogen, looking to minimize cost and complexity," said Roger Levy,
senior vice president and general manager of Open Platform Solutions at
Novell. "Novell's technology direction, market leadership, continued
investment in Linux, and focus on virtualization make it the industry's
most compelling Linux vendor. We offer a mature and stable Linux
distribution, complete with training and implementation services,

enabling our customers to get the most out of their IT investments."

The next-generation platform for the open enterprise, SUSE Linux
Enterprise is the best-engineered and most interoperable platform for
mission-critical computing, from the desktop to the data center. For
more information on SUSE Linux Enterprise offerings from Novell, visit
www.novell.com/linux . For more on how customers around the globe are
leveraging Novell solutions, visit www.novell.com/success

About Novell

Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers the best engineered, most
interoperable Linux* platform and a portfolio of integrated IT
management software that helps customers around the world reduce cost,
complexity and risk. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of
partnerships, Novell harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments,
allowing people and technology to work as one.

CONTACT: Charlotte Betterley, Novell
Tel: +1 781 464 8253
e-mail: cbetterley@novell.com
WWW: http://www.novell.com
Rebecca Paquett,e SHIFT Communications
Tel: +1 617 779 1849
e-mail: rpaquette@shiftcomm.com

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