Image and Data Manager: Novell's Enterprise Linux Server Takes 30% Of Server Market

"IDM spoke with Markus Rex, General Manager of Novell's SUSE LINUX Business Unit, and Applied Technology Strategist, Paul Kangro this morning regarding the success or otherwise of the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10--which was released into the wild on July 17th. The company, whose long-standing Netware product has been losing out in recent years, is placing a great deal of resources on the success or failure of its Linux offering.

"According to Kangro, 'In the server space we have 30-40%, globally, and this is slightly more in Australia and New Zealand. In fact, since people have been able to download the software, Australia and New Zealand leads the world in downloads.' Rex, who is based in Germany, expressed the fact that, 'This comes as a surprise to people based outside the region...'"

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