WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell today
announced it has made it easier and more affordable for customers
to run business-critical applications in a Linux* environment on HP
ProLiant* and BladeSystem* servers. Available immediately, Novell
has bundled SUSE® Linux Enterprise High Availability (HA) Extension
for no additional cost with select SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
subscriptions sold through HP and authorized resellers for a
limited time.
"SUSE Linux Enterprise Server HA combined with HP servers
delivers everything needed for customers to support
mission-critical Linux workloads," said Joe
Wagner, senior vice president and general manager of Global
Alliances at Novell. "We are giving our joint customers the
flexibility to run more virtual workloads, ensure continuity of
service and reduce total cost of ownership. This bundled offer from
Novell and HP makes it easier for customers to purchase our
solutions and provides them with a single point of support."
SUSE Linux Enterprise HA Extensions are an affordable,
integrated suite of robust open source clustering technologies that
enable enterprises to implement highly available physical and
virtual Linux clusters. SUSE Linux Enterprise HA Extensions are
tested and supported with HP ProLiant servers and HP StorageWorks
systems with Cluster Extensions. For a limited time, SUSE Linux
Enterprise HA Extensions are available at no additional cost with
select SUSE Linux Enterprise Server subscriptions along with HP
technical support. Novell's ongoing support for multiple
hypervisors and unlimited virtual machine licensing makes it simple
and affordable to run business critical workloads in a virtualized
environment.
"Enterprises must maintain business continuity, protect data
integrity and reduce unplanned downtime of their business-critical
Linux workloads," said Scott
Farrand, vice president, Industry Standard Servers and
Software, HP. "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SUSE Linux
Enterprise HA Extension running on HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant
servers ensures system uptime while reducing total cost of
ownership."
Availability
The exclusive High Availability Extension offer is only
available through HP and HP authorized resellers now through
June 2011. For details, click
here.
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.
Novell, the Novell logo, the N logo and SUSE are registered
trademarks of Novell Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. *All
third-party trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
SOURCE Novell, Inc.