Novell Has Completed Acquisition of PlateSpin

Novell today announced it has completed its acquisition of PlateSpin
Ltd., in workload lifecycle management solutions for the
enterprise data center.

PlateSpin allows the movement of workloads
between physical and virtual environments regardless of platform or
operating system. These capabilities, combined with Novell’s systems
management solutions, enable customers to fully leverage their
virtualization investments and reduce both costs and server sprawl in
their data centers.

“The addition of PlateSpin to Novell’s existing enterprise IT
management and Linux solutions will give customers the capabilities
they need to build their next generation data center,” said Joe Wagner,
senior vice president and general manager of Novell Systems and
Resource Management. “With solutions for data center consolidation,
virtualization, relocation, disaster recovery and ongoing optimization,
customers now have powerhouse technology to reduce cost, minimize risk
and create value across heterogeneous environments with flexibility,
interoperability and agility.”

Stephen Pollack, founder and CEO of PlateSpin, said, “We are excited
to be joining the Novell organization and a global team of people
committed to the vision of optimizing the data center. We will continue
to focus on the development of the PlateSpin product line and look
forward to the new synergies our combined offerings will bring to
customers.”

With the closing of the acquisition, PlateSpin will become part of
the Novell Systems and Resource Management business unit and continue
to develop and market its solutions to a global customer base. This is
another key step in Novell’s strategy to help customers integrate their
mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology to work as one.

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PlateSpin Ltd.