Novell: Novell Top Contractor Combines SUSE LINUX, IBM and Oracle to Cut Costs by 70 Percent

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"Manhattan Construction is one of the top 20 largest commercial general contractors in the U.S. and the third largest privately held company in Oklahoma. Notable projects include the Reliant Stadium in Houston (home of the 2004 Super Bowl), the Santa Fe Opera Theater, the ballpark in Arlington, Texas and the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center in Washington D.C.

"With a 10 percent annual growth rate, Manhattan Construction had reached capacity on its Sun system. The proprietary UNIX system also locked the company into a single source for hardware and operating components, and to some extent, maintenance and support. The company also needed a better platform on which to upgrade its enterprise Oracle applications..."

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