Novell recently announced the availability of a new small business computer consulting tool – the Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition – to customers across the world.  This Linux-based desktop-to-server product is designed specifically for small businesses and will help many involved in small business computer consulting provide their clients with flexible and cost-effective open source software options. 

According to many small business computer consulting professionals, this new Novell product will allow many small businesses to better afford IT infrastructure.  Many hope the product will allow them to afford to get additional consulting services and applications to better run their businesses. 

This new product from Novell is based on SUSE Linux Enterprise and presents the Novell GroupWise e-mail system, task management and calendaring.  It also offers the following features:  Open Enterprise Server; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server; SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and the Novell edition of the open source suite OpenOffice.org for Windows and Linux.  With purchases, clients will enjoy support to up to five servers and 200 users, which will help better handle business growth.   

Part of the purpose of the new suite is to help foster relationships between small business computer consulting professionals and their customers and clients.  It offers an easy installation process that can install the suite in under an hour with just one DVD.  Also available are remote management functions and desktop tools so small business computer consulting professionals can manage and support clients’ systems via the Web.

For more information on this product designed for the small business computer consulting world, visit the attached link.

Added By:  Joshua Feinberg