[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“Open-source software is picking up steam in European
businesses, and Novell is following suit — perhaps to the extent
of releasing some of its own products under open-source licences,
according to Novell EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa)
president Richard Seibt.“Seibt, formerly the head of Novell’s SuSE Linux business unit
and chief executive of SuSE before its takeover by Novell, took
over as head of Novell’s European operations earlier this month. In
an interview on Thursday he said the biggest demand from customers
is coming from server consolidation, standardisation on the Linux
operating system and security — specifically identity management
(see Insight’s Authentication Toolkit for more information on
identity management).“‘Those are the three most important areas for customers at the
moment,’ said Seibt. ‘Fortunately, Novell has a portfolio of
products for ensuring delivery of value on these issues…'”