Podcast: Novell Chief Marketing Officer Talks SUSE Linux (And More)

Welcome to The VAR Guy Live: Podcast Edition. In this episode, Novell Chief Marketing Officer John Dragoon responds to five key questions about the company's SUSE Linux strategies, broader software efforts and partner initiatives. Date Published: January 6, 2009 Podcast Edition: 001 Key topics covered:

Joe Panettieri, Former Editorial Director

January 6, 2009

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Podcast: Novell Chief Marketing Officer Talks SUSE Linux (And More)

The VAR Guy PodcastWelcome to The VAR Guy Live: Podcast Edition. In this episode, Novell Chief Marketing Officer John Dragoon responds to five key questions about the company’s SUSE Linux strategies, broader software efforts and partner initiatives.

Date Published: January 6, 2009
Podcast Edition: 001
Key topics covered:

  1. SUSE Linux Sales: How fast are they growing, and what role does Novell’s Microsoft relationship play in that growth?

  2. Is Novell attracting new ISVs to SUSE Linux?

  3. Does Novell need to connect the dots between its product groups (SUSE, Identity and Security, etc.)?

  4. GroupWise: Will it ever be an open source solution?

  5. Novell’s partner strategy: What can we expect from Novell Channel Chief Javier Colado, especially amid Novell’s decision to cancel Brainshare during the weak economy?

Note: This podcast was scheduled to debut January 8, but several reader inquiries prompted me to publish it sooner.

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Joe Panettieri

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Former Editorial Director, Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media

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