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*Dell buys in to Microsoft-Novell pact*
By Brett Winterford 
<mailto:zdnews-asia at cnet.com&Subject=Feedback%20on%20%27Dell%20buys%20in%20to%20Microsoft-Novell%20pact%27>, 
ZDNet Australia
Tuesday , May 08 2007 11:16 AM

*Dell has become the first PC maker to put its support behind Microsoft 
and Novell's effort to bridge the gap between Windows and Linux server 
computing.*

The systems builder will buy certificates for Novell's SUSE Linux 
Enterprise Server operating system from Microsoft--certificates 
Microsoft had previously purchased from Novell under a pact signed in 
November 2006 
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Dell will also launch a new marketing program to convince corporate 
Linux users who do not already use Dell's existing Linux (Red Hat) 
solutions to use Novell's operating system.

"Dell is the first major systems provider to align with Microsoft and 
Novell in this collaboration, and we intend to lead in this space," said 
Rick Becker, vice president of solutions at Dell Product Group, in a 
statement.

"This move is a huge success for the industry and, more specifically, 
for customers who haven't purchased Linux through Dell and who want to 
migrate to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the IP assurance and 
interoperability benefits."

Last week, Dell was applauded by the open source community after 
announcing that it would begin selling personal computers with the 
Ubuntu Linux 
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operating system pre-installed. This week's deal, however, is not likely 
to prove as popular.

Microsoft and Novell's pact, signed late last year, has seen the two 
companies collaborate on making Microsoft's proprietary software and 
Novell's open source-based software work together.

Microsoft now recommends Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating 
System for customers that want to run a mix of Windows and Linux. Both 
vendors are working on virtualization technology to enable their 
operating systems to run in tandem as virtual machines on the same computer.

The two companies also guaranteed that they would not pursue each other 
over intellectual property disputes.

The Linux community has protested that the deal is Microsoft's way of 
asserting that the Linux operating system infringes on its intellectual 
property in some way.

Microsoft says it has sold over 40,000 new certificates for SUSE Linux 
Enterprise Server support in the first five months of the pact. 
Customers include AIG Technologies, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, HSBC 
and Wal-Mart Stores.


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