Woodbine Selects Novell for Security Solutions

Novell announced that Woodbine Entertainment Group, a billion-dollar provider of racing, gaming and entertainment products, has chosen Novell for secure collaboration and automated desktop management.

The company is providing employees with reliable tools that support its e-mail intensive work environment, reduce administration costs by 80 percent, streamline resource management and improve virus protection. As a result, Woodbine is lowering overall costs and dramatically increasing productivity.

Woodbine evaluated Microsoft* Exchange before upgrading to Novell® GroupWise® to run on Novell's SUSE™ Linux Enterprise Server, giving users better performance and even greater protection against virus attacks. Specifically, employees are taking advantage of the more robust calendaring and scheduling features as well as secure instant messaging.

“We took a good look at Microsoft Exchange, but had far too many security concerns,” said Randy Folmes, director of information services at Woodbine Entertainment.

The company also uses Novell ZENworks® for desktop management. Woodbine can now distribute applications and upgrades throughout the company in a day, reducing both travel time and costs by 60 percent.

“We no longer have to drive 30 miles to install a new application or troubleshoot a problem,” Folmes said. “In fact, the IT staff can respond faster to user requests, cutting the number of open support calls by 70 percent. We would never be able to keep up with our growing number of users without ZENworks.”

Novell, Inc. (www.novell.com) delivers software for the open enterprise. With more than 50,000 customers in 43 countries, Novell helps customers manage, simplify, secure and integrate their technology environments by leveraging best-of-breed, open standards-based software.