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Novell: Novell Reduces Cost of Ownership for Linux on IBM System z;
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z; Lets Customers Consolidate
Applications And Reduce Cost Of Ownership
(M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
RDATE:14042008
WALTHAM, Mass. -- To further help customers experience the benefits of
Linux* on the mainframe, Novell today announced simplified pricing and
discounts throughout 2008 for SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server for IBM's
System z mainframes. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z lets
customers consolidate distributed workloads onto System z servers to
help minimize costs, reduce downtime and data center complexity, and
increase flexibility.
"We are pleased to be collaborating with Novell to support our mutual
customers and business partners," said Karl Freund, vice president of
marketing for IBM System z. "This pricing is another example of
Novell's commitment and support to help customers deploy Linux on
System z to take advantage of server consolidation to reduce energy
consumption and significantly lower their costs."
Mark Shackelford, vice president of IT for Baldor Electric, said, "SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server for System z provides us with a highly
available system that delivers business value while significantly
reducing our costs. System z can handle thousands of virtual servers,
and standardizing on SUSE Linux Enterprise has significantly reduced
the complexity of keeping pace with our company's growth."
Pricing
Under the new pricing, customers can purchase a three-year basic
subscription to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z for the cost
of two years, or for 33 percent less. A five-year basic subscription to
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z can be had for the price of
three years, for a 47 percent discount. Available via Novell and joint
Novell-IBM resellers, these discounts apply to workload consolidation
from non-System z platforms and to renewals of existing SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server subscriptions.
Roger Levy, Novell(R) senior vice president and general manager of Open
Platform Solutions, said, "As data center directors struggle to control
costs, they are simultaneously challenged to become more competitive
and provide more services for their customers. They've typically
responded by adding more servers to handle needed workloads, resulting
in server sprawl and higher costs. By taking advantage of SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server on the mainframe, customers are finding tremendous
savings. This discount will make it even easier for customers to
experience the benefits of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z."
More information about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z,
including new pricing and discounts, can be found at
www.novell.com/mainframe. 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.
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. For more information,
visit www.novell.com.
Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United
States and other countries. *Linux is a registered trademark of Linus
Torvalds. All other third-party trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
CONTACT: Kevan Barney, Novell
Tel: +1 801 861 2931
e-mail: kbarney@novell.com
Amy Anderson, SHIFT Communications
Tel: +1 617 779 1825
e-mail: aanderson@shiftcomm.com
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