Egenera BladeFrame System Earns "YES CERTIFIED" Designation from Novell
Companies Join Each Other's Technology Alliance Programs
Marlboro, Mass.—August 5, 2004—Egenera Inc., a leader in utility computing, today announced that its BladeFrame® system has been certified by Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) under Novell's "YES CERTIFIED" program, introduced yesterday at LinuxWorld San Francisco. In addition, Egenera has joined the Novell PartnerNet® program for Technology Providers while Novell has joined the Egenera Accelerate alliance program as an Enterprise Technology Alliance member.
"Novell is pleased to grant "YES CERTIFIED" status to the BladeFrame system and to welcome Egenera into the Novell PartnerNet program," said Uwe Heine, director, global partner business management at Novell. "Since launching the BladeFrame in 2001, Egenera has made a significant contribution to the growing acceptance of Linux as an enterprise-class operating system suitable for mission-critical datacenter applications. We look forward to continued collaboration and to bringing the benefits of our joint solutions to customers."
"By achieving the "YES CERTIFIED" designation for the BladeFrame system and joining Novell's PartnerNet program, we're better able to give mutual customers the value-added features they're looking for and the reliability required for mission-critical environments," said Susan Davis, vice president of product marketing and management at Egenera. "Egenera users that choose SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server can be assured that the two companies are committed to delivering high-quality joint products and services."
Press Contacts
Nancy Keswani
Egenera, Inc.
508-858-2605
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Jim Issokson
SHIFT Communications, Inc.
617-681-1231
jissokson@shiftcomm.com
Egenera designs, markets and supports an enterprise-class datacenter computing platform, the Egenera BladeFrame system, which enables our customers to implement utility computing. This model, which we believe represents the next major transformation of the datacenter environment, enables users to dynamically allocate resources to applications on an as-needed basis. Today, BladeFrame platforms are installed at customers worldwide, including America Online, Cambridge Health Alliance, Credit Suisse First Boston, Emory Healthcare, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, MChex, SAVVIS Communications, UFJ Group and others. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Egenera has offices in or around Atlanta, Chicago, Hong Kong, Kansas City, London, New York City, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo and Washington D.C. For details, visit www.egenera.com, send email to info@egenera.com or call 508-858-2600.
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