LONDON, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell today
announced SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server will be used to support the
London Stock Exchange's new trading platform. The Linux* system
will help the Exchange to effectively manage the high volume of
traffic passing through its systems in record-breaking time. The
deployment, which went live today, will help improve the
performance of the Exchange's UK cash markets.
The new Millennium Exchange system will provide the Exchange
with a high performance, secure, green and interoperable platform,
capable of making intelligent use of virtual and physical
environments.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server will help to increase the
Millennium Exchange system's capacity to cope with high-volume
trading. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a highly reliable,
scalable and secure server operating system built to power both
physical and virtual mission-critical workloads. With this
foundation, enterprises can efficiently deliver business services,
enable secure networks and manage heterogeneous IT resources.
Millennium Exchange is also being backed by Novell's world-class
support and services.
"The London Stock Exchange is one of the most prestigious and
most recognized exchanges in the world, so we are proud to be the
technology partner of choice for this important deployment," said
Sean McCarry, UK Country Manager at
Novell. "As organizations look to enhance their efficiency they are
increasingly looking to technologies such as virtualization,
high-performance computing and collaboration platforms to achieve
their goal. Using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell, the
London Stock Exchange will benefit from all of these innovations in
an integrated and future-proofed platform."
For more on how customers around the globe are leveraging Novell
solutions, visit www.novell.com/success.
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.
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