Novell helps non-profit educational company reduce costs by implementing
ZENworks Asset Management and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Xen
virtualization
SALT LAKE CITY, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (BrainShare(R) 2008)
-- Novell today announced that Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational
organization behind the ground-breaking children's television program
"Sesame Street," has selected Novell to streamline its hardware and
software infrastructure. Using Novell(R) ZENworks(R) Asset Management,
which provides a complete and accurate view of the organization's software
licenses, inventories and usage, Sesame Workshop is now better able to
comply with audit requests and properly manage its leasing contracts. By
consolidating its Web server infrastructure using Xen* virtualization on
SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server, Sesame Workshop is lowering server
hardware costs, increasing flexibility and enabling its data center to
dynamically respond to the needs of its business.
Improving Compliance with ZENworks Asset Management
"Novell ZENworks Asset Management is a good fit for us because it works
across multiple platforms including Linux, UNIX*, Windows and Macintosh*,"
said Noah Broadwater, vice president of Information Services at Sesame
Workshop. "With ZENworks Asset Management, we know exactly what is
installed and where. Having a real-time inventory makes it easy for us to
comply with software licensing requirements, as well as our leasing
schedules."
As a non-profit educational organization, Sesame Workshop leases most
of its desktops, laptops and servers. The organization selected Novell
ZENworks Asset Management to automate the process of tracking hardware and
software inventory. The policy-based asset management process has enabled
the company to decrease the time it takes to inventory and distribute new
equipment. With ZENworks Asset Management, the organization has reduced its
inventory management time by 70 percent, freeing its small IT staff to
focus on more strategic projects while ensuring the proper management of
its licensing contracts. In addition, the organization is using Novell
identity and security management solutions to provide more than 10,000
users with secure access to its intranet.
"Sesame Workshop needs technology solutions that help them focus on
effectively and efficiently reaching millions of children, parents and
educators," said Joe Wagner, senior vice president and general manager of
Novell Systems and Resource Management. "With Novell ZENworks Asset
Management, Sesame Workshop has simplified its asset management process and
gained control over their software and hardware licensing, allowing them to
cost-effectively fulfill their educational mission."
Reducing Cost with Xen Virtualization
Sesame Workshop also selected SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell
to run its Web infrastructure at roughly 15 percent of the cost of a
proprietary solution. With the Xen virtualization built into SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server, the company has reduced its Web server footprint by 80
percent and its hardware costs by 30 percent, because they can now use
virtual Web servers to run multiple Web sites. By leveraging open source
software, the organization has dramatically reduced its software costs,
contributing to an overall IT budget reduction of 18 percent.
Sesame Workshop is also replacing its Sun* Solaris*, Microsoft*
Windows* and Debian servers with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Since
migrating to Linux*, the company has demonstrated dramatic improvement in
its Web performance as its home page load time decreased by 130 percent.
"Instead of paying for proprietary hardware with UNIX, we can now get
competitive pricing from all the major hardware vendors," Broadwater said.
"Moving to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server gives us the robustness of Linux,
as well as the option to run whatever open source tools best fit our
business. The cost savings are incredible."
Roger Levy, Novell senior vice president and general manager of Open
Platform Solutions, said, "By leveraging Xen virtualization in SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server, Sesame Workshop achieves high performance at a lower
cost than proprietary virtualization software. We're pleased to be part of
the Sesame Workshop neighborhood and are thrilled they are using the entire
suite of Novell software -- from Linux to asset management to identity
management -- to increase flexibility in their data center and lower costs,
so they can focus on their core business of educating children around the
globe."
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers the best engineered, most
interoperable Linux platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management
software that helps customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and
risk. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships,
Novell harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and
technology to work as one. For more information, visit
http://www.novell.com.
Novell, SUSE and ZENworks are registered trademarks and BrainShare is a
registered service mark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. *Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other
third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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CONTACT:
Kerry Adorno of Novell, +1-781-464-8042,
kadorno@novell.com; or Danielle Mancano of SHIFT Communications,
+1-617-779-1834, dmancano@shiftcomm.com, for Novell
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