Micro Focus® Open Enterprise Server 2015 Reduces Costs While Enhancing User Productivity

Micro Focus® today announced the availability of Micro Focus® Open Enterprise Server 2015. The latest release is built on SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3, providing customers with more flexibility and choice. Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server 2015 simplifies and streamlines management of file and print networks so customers can leverage existing investments to help lower costs and enhance end-user productivity.

Micro Focus® Open Enterprise Server is a SUSE Linux Enterprise-based workgroup operating system with enterprise-class file and print services that are easy to deploy and manage. It serves the needs of knowledge workers by delivering industry-leading interoperability, reliability and scalability. The latest release extends the flexibility of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3, allowing customers to choose from a broad array of support options, driver tools and modules. Customers also gain more deployment options via SUSE Studio to build and deploy software appliance-based services to their Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server environment using SUSE Studio templates from Micro Focus.

According to a recent Technology Spotlight from IDC, "Having Open Enterprise Server deploying aboard a standard Linux kernel - one consistent with the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server products leads to better standardization for customers, which is one dimension to achieving lower operational costs for operating system deployments."

The release of Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server 2015 demonstrates a reinvestment in Micro Focus's core solutions and a commitment to product development and customer needs.

"Our Open Enterprise Server customers' number one request is the ability to leverage the flexibility and choice in SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3. Now, customers can get the most out of their existing IT infrastructure investments while continuing to lower costs and reduce administration time," said Eric Varness, vice president of product management and marketing at Micro Focus. "This is the first in a series of product announcements that reaffirm Micro Focus's commitment to delivering reliable, cost effective solutions while enhancing productivity in the workplace."

Additional customer benefits of Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server 2015 include:

  • Cross-Platform Client Support - Native Mac* AFP protocol support makes it the most comprehensive and advanced cross-platform server for mixed Windows*, Linux* and Mac clients, enhancing interoperability and choice.
  • Centralized Server Deployment - Innovative server upgrade capability allows IT administrators to manage server upgrades from a single location, saving considerable time and resources.
  • Dynamic Storage Technology - Data tiering capability allows IT administrators to apply automated controls for data movement and storage so that compliance requirements can be met more easily and cost effectively.
  • Microsoft* Active Directory Authentication - Supports business applications by allowing Microsoft Active Directory-based applications to authenticate directly from Micro Focus eDirectory, keeping server sprawl and administration complexity down.

Availability
Micro Focus® Open Enterprise Server 2015 is currently available. For more information on pricing and availability for Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server 2015, visit Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server.

About Micro Focus
Micro Focus®, Inc., believes that customers should have choice and control of their IT systems. A global software leader to enterprises worldwide, Micro Focus delivers solutions that make work environments more productive, secure and manageable. Micro Focus supports thousands of organizations around the world with collaboration, endpoint management, and file and networking technologies, all of which drive end-user productivity directly or on the backend. With solutions including Micro Focus GroupWise, Micro Focus ZENworks and Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server, businesses can reach new levels of productivity while minimizing cost, complexity and risk. For more information, visit Micro Focus.

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