Novell announced the availability of Novell® Kanaka for Mac. The new Mac*-based client was recently announced as one of the latest enhancements to Novell Open Enterprise Server, Novell’s trusted server platform for networking, file and print services. Novell Open Enterprise Server customers can now download the complimentary plug-in to integrate Mac workstations into their enterprise network, providing users with single log-in functionality to all Open Enterprise Server network resources.

“The release of Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 demonstrates our reinvestment in Novell’s core solutions and our commitment to product development and customer needs,” said Eric Varness, vice president of product management and marketing, Novell. “Today’s users will purchase and bring their own Macs to work if it means they can improve their productivity. By offering Kanaka for Mac, Novell customers can easily support cross-platform environments in order to deliver next-generation collaboration tools that boost user productivity without sacrificing security.”

Novell Kanaka for Mac helps IT organizations eliminate manual work-arounds to integrate their Mac users. The plug-in uses native Mac* AFP protocol support making it the most comprehensive and advanced cross-platform server for mixed Windows*, Linux* and Mac clients, enhancing interoperability and choice.

According to Gartner Inc.’s annual survey of IT executives, Collaboration/Workflow technologies ranked as the 4th most important IT priority for CIOs in 2012. Can anyone say “Novell Vibe”?

Computerworld released a quick recap of the top ten priorities in a recent article.  You can read the artice here.

Up four places from last year (8th), Collaboration/Workflow technologies continue to be a pressing and critical priority for CIOs in countries and industries around the world. The Vibe Resource Library,is there to help. If you’re wondering how to address this top priority in your organization or industry, drop them a line. They want to help you make use of the wealth of technology available to you when using Novell Vibe. For CIOs, this means one less thing to worry about.

ZENworks Application Virtualization 9 has just launched. This product has been key to the ZENworks portfolio since it was first introduced in September of 2008. This latest release adds a lot of nifty features that people have been asking for.  Virtualize and deploy your application portfolio faster than ever with the latest release of ZENworks Application Virtualization. With new features like application harvesting, web-updated templates, and offline streaming support, you can give your workforce the applications they need with minimal effort.

Novell today announced the availability of Novell® GroupWise® 2012, a powerful collection of collaborative tools that improves the way users work and
interact. The latest version of Novell GroupWise 2012 includes features to support productivity across the enterprise, including an enhanced web interface, web-based iPad support and integration with Novell® Vibe™ and Skype*. Novell GroupWise 2012 also demonstrates Attachmate’s commitment to provide more frequent product updates that reflect customer needs.

Gert ter Burg, one of the Board Members of Open Horizons Benelux and proud owner of GWCheck.com, had the opportunity to interview Michael Osterman, President of Osterman Research. Osterman Research provides market research, industry analysis reports, white papers, Webinars, surveys and related services for vendors and customers in the messaging, Web 2.0, social media, mobile, collaboration, information management and other markets.