Novell will provide tools and resources for customers seeking to create interoperability solution between Microsoft Windows Server and Suse Linux Enterprise Server. Microsoft has committed to purchasing $100 million in certificates that Microsoft customers can redeem while working towards a mixed open source and properitary IT environment.

Microsoft and Novell will survey customers which will help them decide which aspects of the support program are most useful to IT departments running in a mixed environment. "The collaboration between Microsoft and Novell has been built on our desire to meet our customers' real-life IT requirements as well as give our partners greater breadth in their solution offerings," said Kevin Turner, chief operating officer at Microsoft. "Some customers have told us they want to be able to run Windows Server and Linux together seamlessly, but in many cases, they need help with the transition to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from other Linux environments. Our increased investment in the relationship with Novell is intended to give these customers and partners the best possible Windows-Linux interoperability solution, while also extending their existing Windows Server investments and helping to give them IP peace of mind."

Novell and Microsoft will continue their close technical collaboration on a wide variety of solutions including virtualization, systems management, directory and identity federation, document format compatibility, accessibility technology, and the Moonlight multimedia framework.

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