Proven industry leaders, Novell and Microsoft bring years of experience and unparalleled expertise to everything they do. And now, we’re working together to help you achieve your business goals. But this partnership isn’t about generating positive press, it’s about creating real solutions that will have a positive impact on the way business is done.
As costs and complexity rise in the data center, businesses are seeking more efficient and economical alternatives to their traditional computing platforms. By developing solutions to make Windows Server 2008 and SUSE Linux Enterprise—the only Linux platform recommended by Microsoft—work better together, Microsoft and Novell are adapting to, and facilitating your interoperability needs. In doing so, we’re helping our customers leverage their existing investments and take full advantage of everything both computing platforms have to offer, all with intellectual property peace of mind.
To that end, Microsoft and Novell engineers in our joint Interoperability Lab are focused on developing interoperability solutions for the following four areas:
Virtualization
Bring Windows Server 2008 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell together securely and reliably.
Identity Management
Unify identity management across Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell. Manage all your identities across Windows and Linux on the directory of your choice—without the headaches of keeping two directories in sync.
Standards-Based System Management
In development now, these solutions will let you manage both operating systems using only one set of tools—and you choose the tools you prefer. You can combine your Windows and Linux data centers into one and cut complexity in half.
Document Compatibility
Achieve complete document sharing between Novell OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office to improve communication workflows between different office productivity suites.
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