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Novell Presents New Executive Leadership Team, Returns to Utah

May 18, 2011 by Robin Wauters 1 Comment

Novell, a business unit of The Attachmate Group, today announced a new executive leadership team with a mission to rededicate and refocus on the end-user computing solutions used by many of Novell’s long-standing and loyal customers and partners.

Under the leadership of Bob Flynn, president and general manager of Novell, the Novell management team will continue innovating next-generation products while also nurturing the mature and widely adopted Novell solutions.

Central to the unit’s go-forward strategy to help customers maximize their investments is extending support for the NetWare product as customers upgrade to Open Enterprise Server and continuing investments in Novell GroupWise and Novell ZENworks endpoint management solutions.

The new Novell business unit will have a clear focus on the widely adopted core Novell solutions in the collaboration and endpoint management markets. This renewed focus will allow Novell to dedicate resources to meet existing and new customer requirements, where the company’s heritage and expertise is strongest.

Headquartered in Provo, Utah, the Novell leadership team comprises:

Bob Flynn – President and General Manager
Dave Wilkes – Vice President, Engineering
Eric Varness – Vice President, Product Management and Marketing
Juan Carlos Cerrutti – Vice President, North America Sales
Dirk W. Schmidt – Vice President, EMEA Sales
John Delk – Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Partners & Alliances – North America

NetIQ Adds Novell Solutions, Announces New Executive Leadership Team

May 18, 2011 by Robin Wauters 1 Comment

Enterprise software company NetIQ, a business unit of The Attachmate Group, today announced it will add the complete portfolio of Novell identity and security solutions and selected Novell data center solutions to the NetIQ business unit solution portfolio.

The combination of these technologies into one business unit further deepens the NetIQ focus on identity, security and compliance management, IT operations management, virtualization and cloud computing.

Under the leadership of Jay Gardner, president and general manager of NetIQ, the management team will spearhead the company’s objectives of reducing IT cost, complexity and risk for its customers.

With headquarters in Houston, Texas, the new NetIQ management team comprises a seasoned set of leaders from both the heritage NetIQ and Novell business units, taking on the following roles:

Jay Gardner, President and General Manager
Ron Hardy, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing
Somesh Singh, Vice President of Engineering
Ron Milton, Vice President of Customer Value Realization
Bill Koehl, Vice President Sales — North America
Ton Musters, Vice President of Sales — EMEA
John Delk, Vice President, Client Executives — North America, Global Alliances and Americas Partner Organization

Release: Attachmate Reflection 2008

January 27, 2009 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Attachmate Corporation today announced Attachmate Reflection 2008, which includes support for leading virtualization technologies, unique security capabilities and unmatched customization support built on Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and Web Services, to give organizations the flexibility to quickly meet increasingly complex enterprise needs and streamline business processes throughout the enterprise.

Released to customers in November 2008, Reflection 2008 includes unparalleled customization capabilities, support for the most stringent security standards and optimization for application virtualization infrastructures, enabling organizations to easily address complex needs while reliably and securely extending mainframe data to users and devices across the organization. Key features and functionality include:

Virtualization Optimization
With support for the leading application and desktop virtualization platforms, Reflection 2008 can be deployed with confidence via server or client-based virtualization technologies. Through partnership with leading virtualization vendors, such as Microsoft, Citrix, VMWare and HP, Reflection 2008 will continue to embrace the evolution of the desktop.

End-point Security Features
Reflection 2008’s security components support the latest data encryption, authentication and user-level security features, such as privacy filters and trusted locations, to maximize administrative control over sensitive data and protect core business processes from misuse and errors. Additionally, Reflection 2008 is validated for FIPS 140-2 and certified for DoD PKI, the U.S. government’s top security standards.

Customization and Automation
Customization on the desktop has never been easier. With .NET, VBA or Web Services, end users and IT engineers can streamline and automate common business processes. Additionally, the Microsoft Office 2007 Ribbon interface provides users with a familiar, intuitive experience while moving from Microsoft Windows XP to Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7.

Reflection 2008 is available for purchase immediately.