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Novell, Wincor Nixdorf sign agreement on Linux POS

April 10, 2005

WALTHAM, Mass. - Novell announced in a news release a global agreement with Wincor Nixdorf to deploy Novell's Linux technology in Wincor Nixdorf's products and solutions, including electronic point-of-sale systems. The partnership enables Wincor Nixdorf to embed Novell Linux Point of Service 9 in its products, including the POS hardware platform BEETLE, as well as for store server environments.

This agreement enables Wincor Nixdorf to complement its Linux-based portfolio with Linux server functionality - including centralized system management capabilities - offered by Novell's SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server platform. Novell Linux Point of Service 9 is optimized for the retail environment, offering SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server attributes including scalability, reliability and security across all major hardware architectures. The combined solution will provide a common Linux environment for the different components in the retailer's IT infrastructure, from their POS or client-like kiosk systems, to embedded devices, in-store servers and headquarters mainframes.

"By integrating Novell Linux Point of Service 9 and SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server  technologies in our system platform portfolio, we round out our existing Linux platform portfolio with a sophisticated Linux server platform, as well as a globally available Linux distribution for store systems," said Michael Schulte, head of Wincor Nixdorf Retail Software Marketing. "In addition to this, Novell and Wincor Nixdorf own the mandatory infrastructure and expertise to ensure availability of an industry-conforming Linux release. This translates to long-term protection of a customer's IT investments."