Microsoft and Novellhave opened a
joint development lab focused on improving the interoperability
between Microsoft Windows Server and Novell'sSuse Linux Enterprise
server.
The
Microsoft/Novell Interoperability Lab in Cambridge,
Massachusetts builds on the two firms' agreement to make Linux
adoption easier for end-users working in a Windows environment.
The development facility will design and test software and work
with customers and the developer community to build and support
technologies that allow Microsoft Windows Server and Suse Linux
Enterprise to work well together.
Tom Hanrahan, director of Linux interoperability at Microsoft,
said, "We are pleased to be working with Novell on this joint
interoperability effort and are eager to roll up our sleeves and
continue the challenging technical work required to make Windows
Server and Suse Linux Enterprise interoperability a reality for our
customers."
The first priority for the lab team will be to ensure
interoperability between Microsoft and Novell server virtualisation
technologies. Additional work will include standards-based systems
management, identity federation and compatibility of office
document formats.