Novell Case Study: Whitfield School

Overview

Founded in 1952, Whitfield School is located in west St. Louis, Missouri. The school wanted to provide its students with access to laptop computers in each classroom so they could immediately research their questions and interests while in class, but required a sustainable solution that was reliable and cost-effective to manage. Managing student laptops requires a secure and stable operating system to protect against viruses, adware and spyware. They evaluated Microsoft Windows, Red Hat and Mandrake before selecting SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Novell Linux Desktop. The school has experienced zero downtime with its SUSE Linux servers and has significantly better security against viruses and other potential vulnerabilities such as spyware and adware.