In a series of announcements at LinuxWorld today, Novell Novell ZenWorks Linux Management Enterprise gives this release a boost by allowing for the Storage administration also gets an upgrade The new Novell release is, perhaps, more secure than any of its predecessors, Shifting gears today and taking direct aim at its Linux competitor Red Hat, which yesterday “As Linux moves from the workgroup to the data center, businesses will Rounding out its Linux onslaught today, Novell released exteNd Novell’s exteNd includes drag and drop tools that allow “With Novell exteNd 5.2, Linux developers can now rapidly design Both SLES 9 and exteNd 5.2 are now available from Novell. These announcements follow closely behind Sun Microsystems’ firmly
planted its Linux feet in the soil.
Starting off the company’s Linux onslaught is Novell SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server
9 (SLES). This release is the first enterprise grade
Linux distribution to include the 2.6 Linux
kernel, which offers
performance and scalability improvements for enterprise users, including improved process, memory and
resource management.
Novell has also included HotPlug
services, which allow administrators to swap processors,
hard disks and other peripherals.
configuration, control and security of an enterprise from one interface. Also in this release is
AutoYaST, the latest evolution of SUSE’s
setup tool. This feature allows admins to set up an SLES 9 install without
user intervention.
with the Enterprise Volume Manager (EVMS), a new tool for configuration
and maintenance for clustered environments using shared storage
resources.
now that it officially conforms to Common Criteria Evaluation CAPP/EAL 4+
(SLES 8 was at 3+).
announced its own Java
Application server initiative, Novell expanded its partnership with JBoss.
The company will now bundle its open source JBoss Application Server
with Novell’s SLES, which will allow users to obtain tech support directly
from Novell.
increasingly rely upon open source to power mission-critical applications,”
said Marc Fleury, president and CEO of JBoss, in a statement. “Novell is one of the
pioneers in the J2EE space, and the combination of
JBoss, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server and Novell exteNd provides IT
administrators with the most mature environment for delivering enterprise
applications on Linux.”
5.2, the latest version of its SOA suite, which also ties into its new partnership with
JBoss. This release of exteNd will be
the last to include exteNd application server, which will be terminated in
favor of JBoss.
for SOA based applications deployment to a wide range of platforms,
including Linux, Windows and Solaris. It also integrates with all the
major J2EE application servers, including IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, and
Apache Software Foundation’s Jakarta Tomcat.
identity-enabled, SOA-based applications using intuitive visual design
tools directly on their Linux desktops,” Novell CTO Alan Nugent said in a statement.
“From legacy integration to portals
and identity services, from Linux to Windows and NetWare, Novell exteNd
5.2 underscores our commitment to developers by making it easier to
deliver advanced, composite applications across the broadest range of
market-leading platforms.”
suggestion of a possible Novell purchase.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal over the weekend, Sun COO Jonathan Scwhartz mentioned his company
is considering its options concerning its
$7.61 billion stash in the bank.
Novell Bursting with Linux
