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Webconferencing: Survey by Novell and Open Horizons |
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 Novell
in cooperation with Open Horizons has created a survey regarding web
conferencing. Because of the current economical climate web based
conferencing solutions are getting on the radar of more and more
customers. Reducing travel costs, saving time, and increasing
productivity are the three common denominators. We would like to ask
you to take a few minutes and join the survey. Out of all attendees one
lucky person is going to win a brandnew Sony eBook reader. Join the web conferencing survey now.... |
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PlateSpin Forge’s ahead in disaster recovery |
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 PlateSpin
has announced the release of a disaster recovery hardware appliance,
PlateSpin Forge, to protect physical and virtual server workloads. John
Ko, product marketing manager for PlateSpin told CRN that PlateSpin
Forge is the company’s first offering specifically targeting the
disaster recovery market. He added that the purpose-built recovery
solution includes prepackaged and preconfigured hardware, software and
virtual infrastructure, addressing issues faced by both SMBs and
enterprise. |
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US Supreme Court Won't Hear Microsoft's Novell Appeal |
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Novell - strong results as the company finally sees its efforts rewarded |
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Last
week Novell unveiled its result for the first quarter of fiscal 2008.
Net revenue was $231m (including $7m positive impact from currency
exchange rates). Income from operations was $8m ($24m non-GAAP or 10%
of revenue, up from a negative 1% a year ago). Non-GAAP net income was
$29m. Comment: Novell has spent the last few years pulling itself up
and improving execution but had, until recently, very little to show
for it. This is no longer the case. The last few quarters have been
increasingly impressive with Novell starting to exceed consensus
estimates, leading to a strong first quarter of fiscal 2008, with total
revenue up 6% and product revenue up 9%. |
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Novell Acquires PlateSpin for $205M |
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 Novell
announced Feb. 25 that it will acquire Toronto-based virtualization
management software and services provider PlateSpin Ltd. for $205
million in cash. It was the second acquisition Novell has revealed in
12 days. The Waltham, Mass.-based enterprise software maker bought
open-source team collaboration software provider SiteScape -- founder
of the ICEcore open-source collaboration project -- on Feb. 13.
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Novell acquires SiteScape |
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Novell has acquired SiteScape, a provider of collaboration
solutions and the founder of the ICEcore open source collaboration
project. The merger between the two companies will create
interoperable, open source and open standards-based workspaces to help
with team productivity. Financial terms of the deal were not released
but SiteScape would become a fully owned subsidiary of Novell and all
the employees will fold into Novell's ranks. Also, the SiteScape brand
will no longer exist as part of the acquisition.
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vCard - an important addressbook standard |
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vCard automates the exchange of personal information typically found on a traditional business card. vCard is used in applications such as Internet mail, voice mail, Web browsers, telephony applications, call centers, video conferencing, PIMs (Personal Information Managers), PDAs (Personal Data Assistants), pagers, fax, office equipment, and smart cards. vCard information goes way beyond simple text, and includes elements like pictures, company logos, live Web addresses, and so on. |
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vCalendar - the way to exchange calendar data |
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vCalendar defines a transport and platform-independent format for exchanging calendaring and scheduling information in an easy, automated, and consistent manner. It captures information about event and "to-do" items that are normally used by applications such as a personal information managers (PIMs) and group schedulers. Programs that use vCalendar can exchange important data about events so that you can schedule meetings with anyone who has a vCalendar-aware program. |
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 Novell
GroupWise is een wel bekende
a well established and highly popular enterprise
communication and collaboration system that provides organisations with
e-mail, calendaring and scheduling, Instant Messaging, task management,
contact management, and document management features. Desktop GroupWise
clients are available for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh operating
systems and a sophisticated thin client is compatible with all modern
Web browsers.
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South African Dept. of Home Affairs Taps Novell for Worldwide Collaboration on Linux |
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WALTHAM, Mass. -- April 3, 2006 -- Novell and the South African
Department of Home Affairs have announced the launch of a global
project to deploy the Novell(R) GroupWise(R) collaboration solution
running on SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server at each of the department's
635 foreign missions, border posts, and local offices. The
project represents one of the biggest Linux-based solutions in the
South African national government. As a result, South Africa's
Home Affairs Department gains a reliable, secure collaboration platform
that leverages the low cost and flexibility of open source.
"We need follow-the-sun technology, since wherever the sun goes, a Home
Affairs official wakes up with the intent of rendering a service" said
Kgabo Hlahla, Deputy Director General of Information Systems at the
Department of Home Affairs. "Our officials need access to
information and communications capabilities at their fingertips. Since
we are also dealing with confidential and private information, security
is a key priority."
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eWeek.com about GroupWise 7 |
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 eWeek.com about GroupWise 7
Like IBM's Lotus Notes and Microsoft's Exchange, Novell's
GroupWise client/server architecture provides an excellent environment
for managing collaboration on tasks and documents. Novell has done a
good job of refining the user interface in this release of GroupWise,
making information more accessible and easier to organize. Client
support for Mac OS X and Linux operating systems sets GroupWise apart
from its competition, as does support for both Outlook and Evolution
clients.
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Butler Technology Audit on GroupWise 7 |
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Butler Technology Audit on GroupWise 7
 Novell GroupWise is a well established and highly popular enterprise communication and collaboration system that provides organisations with e-mail, calendaring and scheduling, Instant Messaging, task management, contact management, and document management features. Desktop GroupWise clients are available for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh operating systems and a sophisticated thin client is compatible with all modern Web browsers. On the server-side, GroupWise is supported on NetWare, Linux, and Windows operating systems, or any combination thereof. GroupWise 7 signals a fresh lease of life for what is clearly a very capable product, and Novell’s commitment to support the current offering well into the next decade will provide existing users of this product with much needed confidence. GroupWise remains well supported by Independent Software Vendors, with companies such as Research In Motion (BlackBerry), extending the product’s core functionality to meet a broad range of business requirements. Organisations currently using GroupWise, but considering alternative products, should engage with Novell and its partners (or download an evaluation version) to assess the value this new release could offer.
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FREE download - unique GroupWiseR quotes |
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You can find more information about our free GroupWiseR Quote Service at:
http://www.open-horizons.be/gwquote/GroupWiseR-Quote.htm |
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The US Supreme Court has refused to hear Microsoft's appeal of Novell's multibillion-dollar antitrust suit against it. The news hit just as Novell's annual BrainShare user conference was
getting starting. Basically a private replay of the Justice
Department's suit against Microsoft, the case involves Novell's claims
that Microsoft targeted WordPerfect and QuattroPro to protect its
operating system monopoly. 
