Microsoft Corp. and Novell today unveiled more details about their joint technical road map and the benefits customers can expect from the collaboration. Microsoft and Novell are engaged in development on four areas of technology that address significant problems faced by enterprise customers today: virtualization, Web services for managing physical and virtual servers, directory and identity interoperability, and document format compatibility.
“With this first installment of the Microsoft-Novell development road map, we see that both companies are building on this relationship to develop real, product-specific solutions to deliver on the promises made to customers,” said Al Gillen, research vice president, System Software, for IDC. “The great potential of the November announcement between Microsoft and Novell could have been disappointing without a product-specific road map to execute against. With the road map, the technology benefits customers can expect will be tangible and delivered on a predictable basis.”
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