Od 28.08.2007. četrdeset procenata nemackih studenata ima pristup Novelovim IT rešenjima. Novel je ostvario saradnju sa 33 državna univerziteta federalne jedinice Severna Rajna Vestfalija.
560.000 studenata i zapolsenih na državnim univerzitetima Severne Rajne Vestfalije pridružilo se 300.000 studenata na univerzitetima Bavarije i Turingije u korišćenju Novelovih IT rešenja.
"Novell is working closely with each of the universities of North Rhine Westphalia to customize solutions to meet their individual needs. The comprehensive deal covers a wide range of Linux and enterprise management technologies from Novell, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Novell Identity Manager and Novell ZENworks(R). To date, 10 universities have already developed plans to implement Identity Manager to manage student, faculty and employee identities. Thirteen universities will use Novell ZENworks to manage their complex heterogeneous IT infrastructures, while nine universities are implementing Novell GroupWise(R) for collaboration. On the Linux front, 15 universities to date have committed to deploying SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.
Novell and the universities of North Rhine Westphalia are promoting the use of Linux desktops by allowing staff and students to use SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 on their personal computers so they can test the benefits of Linux."
Novel ističe i uštedu koju su ostvarila pomenuta 33 univerziteta kao i povećanu bezbednost i fleksibilnost njihovih IT sistema.
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