Novell, Dell expand Linux offerings in China
ConvergenceAsia staff
14/11/2007

Novell, a provider of infrastructure software for the open enterprise and Dell will be expanding Linux offerings with the addition of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 installed on Dell OptiPlex 330 and 755 business desktop PCs in China. The systems will be available later this year.

This development is part of Dell’s efforts to give customers more choices and to help meet increasing demand for Linux that provides security, dependability and lower TCO.

The OptiPlex desktop PCs with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 come with 60 days of telephone software technical support from Novell and a year of hardware support from Dell.

Dr. Sen Ming Chang, Managing Director of Novell East Asia, said the combination of stability, flexibility and safety advantages of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and Dell’s top quality and innovative technology will provide users with high-value Linux-based products with the strong technical support they need.

“Customers can deploy these computers in their existing environments and enable them to work seamlessly with computers running Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. This will certainly exert substantial influence on domestic PCs and Linux industries and provide a solid foundation for the innovation of relevant domestic industries,” he said.

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