Novell, a leader in solutions that deliver secure identity management, Web application development and cross-platform networking services, has been recognised by VARBusiness magazine for outstanding achievement in technology innovation.
Novell won the highest honour in the inaugural VARBusiness Tech Innovators competition, being named the overall Top Innovator for its Novell ZENworks 6 resource management solution.
ZENworks, which lets customers manage and secure devices and applications across heterogeneous networks, also received the Tech Innovators Choice award for an enterprise solution in the "Non-Web services" category, while Novell Nterprise Linux Services was a finalist in the Linux category. VARBusiness magazine, which covers the business of technology integration, honoured Novell at an awards event held on 27 October 2003, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Novell garnered the overall Top Innovator award for having the most highly rated of some 400 products considered by the judges. "ZENworks 6 outpaced all the other products nominated across all categories, and by a wide margin," said VARBusiness Technology Editor David Strom, who oversaw the competition.
ZENworks 6 and Novell Nterprise Linux Services were among more than 400 entries submitted by nearly 250 companies in eight technology categories. "Innovations like those we`ve seen from Novell demonstrate the vibrancy and vitality of the technology industry," VARBusiness Editorial Director Robert C DeMarzo said. "They represent breakthroughs for our solution-provider readers."
"Novell has a strong history of technology leadership," said Chris Stone, vice-chairman, office of the CEO of Novell. "We helped invent local area networking back in the early 1980s, and continue to innovate today in areas like identity and resource management, and in driving open source into the enterprise. Our solution provider partners can be confident that we`ll continue to provide best-of-breed technology going forward, giving them new opportunities to build more business, increase profitability and become strategic partners to their customers. "
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Novell, Inc (Nasdaq: NOVL) is a leading provider of information solutions that deliver secure identity management (Novell Nsure), Web application development (Novell exteNd) and cross-platform networking services (Novell Nterprise), all supported by strategic consulting and professional services (Novell NgageSM). Novell`s vision of one Net - a world without information boundaries - helps customers realise the value of their information securely and economically. For more information, call Novell`s Customer Response Center at (888) 321-4CRC (4272) or visit http://www.novell.com. Press should visit http://www.novell.com/pressroom.
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