Hello everyone,
Welcome to our latest update newsletter. Lots of good news to share… New products: Open Enterprise Server 2; NOWS Small Business Edition; openSUSE 10.3 — are all now available. Our new Vendor Spotlight makes its debut, where we learn about the fine folks at ThinFusion. We’ve got some help for those looking to move from Windows to Linux, the significance of being “up 243%”, and a list of some additional public names using SUSE Linux Enterprise. There are upcoming Linux events in Rochester NY and Atlanta GA. Plus, we learn how to setup a TFTP server for PXE, and how to use SLES as a music server.
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Regards,
–Novell’s East Open Platform Solutions Team
Linux Specialists
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Articles
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Linux for Small Biz, made easier…
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Small businesses have been using Linux in the past, but with the Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition (that’s a mouthful) and an integrated install, it’s never been easier (or more cost effective)! Save $$$ on software and spend it on implementation services or giving yourself a raise!
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6016/0/
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NetWare virtualized in Xen?
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Yes! NetWare can be virtualized using Xen on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1. It’s part of the feature set of Open Enterprise Server 2 — more info at the blog:
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6017/0/
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VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: ThinFusion Inc.
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Starting off our new series called Vendor Spotlight is a company that I think is doing some very cool things, ThinFusion Inc. The interview was conducted by phone and included Brandon and Rick Vancleeve.
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6018/0/
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openSUSE 10.3 – new features, now available
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openSUSE 10.3, the latest release of the “free-but-unsupported” version of the SUSE Linux distribution, is now available. Here’s a run down of all the new goodies!
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6019/0/
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openSUSE Installation Guide for Beginners
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Reader Submitted Article: Matt Blattner, an Identity Management Technical Specialist at Novell, wrote in suggesting we post this article from HowtoForge.
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6020/0/
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Moving from Windows to Linux? We Thought So.
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[Ross] I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt, based on my own style of determining trends, the number of people who want to dump Windows and go Linux, (”any brand, just get me something that works day to day”, of course I recommend SUSE) is increasing by a noticeable percentage. Here’s an article to help…
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6021/0/
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Novell + MS Agreement = Continuing Growth
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A ComputerWorld article discusses the incredible growth of Novell’s Linux business since entering into the agreement with Microsoft in Nov 2006… a mere 243%!
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6022/0/
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Who else is using SLES 10?
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According to an SGI press release and article on CNN.com, they’ve had several recent customer wins. Here’s a list of the organizations they specifically mentioned who are using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on their recently purchased SGI servers…
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6023/0/
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YaST – Thumbs up or Thumbs down?
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Let us know what you think about YaST by taking this short survey so we can improve it!
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6024/0/
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Better ATI drivers for Linux…
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I know many of you out there have been complaining about the quality of the proprietary ATI video driver. ATI recently officially announced that it will officially be getting its act together. We can all hope for the best and contribute!
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6025/0/
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In 30 seconds or less, explain how SLES can help with Business Continuity…
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Sure, there are many ways to explain it. There are lots of additional technical details to cover, too. But 30-seconds isn’t very long. Here’s what I came up with. What do you think?
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6026/0/
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HOWTO: Configuring a TFTP/PXE Server
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Pre-eXecution Environment (PXE) is a method of booting computers off of a network card independent of local storage devices such as a hard drive or a DVD. PXE is very useful in thin client environments or as a quick way to deploy a new operating system to any computer. Setting up a TFTP server will allow you to easily deploy operating systems to machines without having to boot them from a CD or a DVD. Since most, if not all, laptops have an auto-sensing NICs these days, it is very convenient to setup a TFTP server on your machine. All of the components required for setting up a TFTP server are included in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). Here’s how to do it…
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6027/0/
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HOWTO: Setting up a Music Server using NFS
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Looking for a “central way to store and access your music”? You could save room on the laptop hard drive for “business” items and utilize the larger disk on a server to store higher bit-rate songs. Fortunately Skip had the same need and documented his success in the blog.
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6028/0/
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Success Story Spotlight
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INFONAVIT
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The Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda (INFONAVIT), Mexico’s largest mortgage lender, has deployed SUSE Linux Enterprise as the basis for its new payment collection system. INFONAVIT estimates it has saved approximately $3 million in hardware costs and $1.5 million in software licensing, and the stability and reliability of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server will also help keep the long-term cost of ownership low.
Those savings are nothing to sneeze at!
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6029/0/
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Upcoming Events
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Linux Day in Rochester NY (Oct 23)
If you haven’t already, be sure to sign up for the Linux Day in Rochester, NY. Learn about SUSE Linux Enterprise virtualization, security, server and desktop — among many other tidbits.
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/2189640/55177502/6030/0/
Technical Briefing – Looking to move from Sun platforms to Linux based HP systems
Hear from industry experts: HP, Novell, Transitive and Total Tec Systems
October 30 @ Atlanta, GA
visit the main events page (link below) for details and to register…
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Did You Know…
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SLED 10 DVD Playback
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Also Of Interest…
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Credit Suisse to Virtualize 10,000 Systems
How Safe Is Your Virtualized Environment?
Another Virtualization Mushroom Pops Up
Virtualization Was Made for Mainframes
OpenOffice.org Conference 2007 in Barcelona
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General Novell Reference Links
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Connection Magazine
Novell Success Stories
Novell East Blog
SUSE Linux Enterprise Home
