WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell today
announced Dell has joined the SUSE® Appliance Program to build,
deploy and maintain a wide range of Dell-branded software
appliances. This agreement will enable Dell to deliver applications
as ready-to-deploy virtual or hardware appliances powered by SUSE
Linux Enterprise.
"Partnering with Novell helps to broaden and strengthen our
Linux product offerings," said Sally
Stevens, vice president of Platform Marketing, Dell. "By
developing software appliances on SUSE Linux Enterprise, our joint
customers get a flexible and cost effective solution for delivering
applications to physical, virtual and cloud computing environments.
We selected Novell because they provided an easy way for us to
package and deliver software appliances."
Leveraging the SUSE Appliance Program from Novell, Dell will be
able to deliver "plug and play" appliances that lower the cost and
complexity of deploying applications for their customers. Under the
terms of the agreement, Dell will leverage Novell's
appliance-creation and lifecycle management tools to build
fully-supported virtual and hardware appliances as well as
distribute application and operating system patches and
updates.
"We have teamed with Dell for many years to deliver innovative
and robust solutions to our joint customers," said Joe Wagner, senior vice president and general
manager of Global Alliances at Novell. "We are pleased Dell
is furthering our alliance by building and deploying their
appliances with the SUSE Appliance Program. Appliances are the
easiest and quickest way for Dell to package and deliver optimized,
fully-supported applications to its customers."
The software appliance form factor consists of a pre-configured,
ready-to-run combination of operating system, middleware and
application. IDC forecasts the software appliance market will break
the $1 billion threshold by 2011 and
will grow to $3.7 billion by
2014.(1)
About the SUSE Appliance Program
The SUSE Appliance Program is a key component of Novell's
strategy to lead the rapidly emerging intelligent workload
management market. Built on the SUSE Linux Enterprise platform, the
SUSE Appliance Program is transforming the way software vendors
package and distribute software offerings, enabling them to quickly
deliver applications to physical, virtual and cloud environments,
reduce sales cycles and pursue new market opportunities.
Leading ISVs and technology providers have shown widespread
support for the SUSE Appliance Program, which includes SUSE
Studio™, the industry's most successful web-based appliance
creation tool with 103,000 registered users who have built 651,000
appliances. SUSE Studio won the 2010 American Business Award for
Best New Product or Service - Computer Hardware or Services,
eWeek's 2009 Enterprise IT Product of the Year and was a
2010 SIIA CODiE Awards finalist.
For more information on the SUSE Appliance Program, visit
www.novell.com/appliances. For more information on the Novell and
Dell partnership, visit www.novell.com/partners/dell/.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL), a leader in intelligent workload
management, helps organizations securely deliver and manage
computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing
environments. We help customers reduce the cost, complexity, and
risk associated with their IT systems through our solutions for
identity and security, systems management, collaboration and
Linux-based operating platforms. With our infrastructure software
and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell integrates mixed IT
environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For
more information, visit www.novell.com.
Copyright © 2011 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. Novell, the
Novell logo, the N logo, and SUSE are registered trademarks, and
SUSE Studio is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and
other countries. All third party trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
(1) "Worldwide Software Appliance 2010-2014 Forecast:
Entering the Mainstream" IDC #224297, August
2010
SOURCE Novell, Inc.