IBM, Novell promise big savings with Linux desktop - CNET
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The "open collaboration client" includes Lotus Notes 8, Sametime instant messaging and IBMs Lotus lightweight productivity applications, which natively support the OpenDocument format. The companies developed a one-click install process for Novells desktop Linux. The package is well-suited for customers who are looking to test Linux desktop alternatives to Microsofts Office, according to a statement from Dagmar Ziegler, manager of IBM Software sales for Azlan, a business unit of Tech Data in Germany. Before JBoss was acquired by Novell competitor Red Hat, Novell established an agreement to distribute and provide support for the JBoss application server, which it still does. The package will also provide migration tools to get applications off of JBoss.
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