Dell shook up Microsoft-Novell alliance

Dell has officially embarked on a Microsoft-Novell alliance to promote compatibility between Windows operating systems and Linux open-source competitors.

Under the terms of cooperation announced in November last year, Microsoft Windows customers will have the opportunity to receive an additional service package that includes system maintenance support services using Suse Linux. of Novell.

On May 6, Microsoft-Novell Alliance announced that Dell had agreed to buy the Suse Linux Enterprise Server certificate from Microsoft. This means that Dell will have to build services and advertising programs to entice customers using open source platforms to switch to Suse Linux.

" Dell is the first PC maker to shake hands with Microsoft and Novell under a partnership like this. We want to be the market leaders ," said Rick Becker, Dell's vice president. determined.

The ultimate goal of the alliance agreement between Microsoft and Novell is to increase the number of customers "dependent" and Novell's own Windows and Linux operating systems.

To enhance the number of customers who choose to use Novell's open source platform Microsoft is committed to not carrying out any copyright infringement lawsuits for the technologies applied in Suse Linux. In fact, this is a way to reduce the anxiety of business users about using Linux they risk being sued by Microsoft for copyright infringement.

" Dell's handshake with Microsoft-Novell is following a market trend. Linux and Windows platforms will be the foundations of the future. Customers want these two platforms to be better compatible ," Susan Heystee - Novell's vice president and executive director of global alliance strategy - said.

Hoang Dung