Ultimate Technology to Market SUSE Linux Enterprise Offerings from Novell

Rochester, NY, January 9, 2007 – Ultimate Technology, a leading provider of open system point-of-service (POS) hardware solutions and services, announced today they have signed an agreement with Novell to market, promote and sell a full suite of SUSE Linux Enterprise products from Novell as part of Ultimate Technology's standard POS solution offerings to the retail industry. Among products included in the agreement are Novell Linux Point of Service; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server; and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.

“Adding SUSE Linux Enterprise products to our already extensive portfolio of hardware and service offerings was a natural fit”, says Dave LaBudde, VP of Marketing & Business Development for Ultimate Technology. “Our focus on solving critical retail technology business problems combined with our existing Linux expertise through multiple deployments made the partnership with Novell an easy decision. Being able to offer a controlled and managed Linux distribution with upgrade protection for future patches and releases provides a lower TCO POS solution option to our customers.”

Michael Allsop, Novell director of global retail marketing, said, “SUSE Linux Enterprise adoption among major retailers is increasing as more and more retail IT managers understand how a Linux strategy can reduce retail TCO. Retailers have turned to SUSE Linux Enterprise to eliminate software licenses and improve reliability and security, and this agreement with Ultimate Technology will only accelerate that trend.”

The Novell products will be available across Ultimate Technology’s entire line of POS solutions including the 2800 Series, the 2200 Series and the 1800 Series. Please visit Novell’s web site at www.novell.com for a complete list of YES Certified configurations. For more information on how Ultimate Technology can provide Linux expertise to your organization visit www.ultimatetechnology.com.

About Ultimate Technology Corporation
Since 1988, Ultimate Technology has deployed and serviced over 315,000 store-level POS installations for leading retailers in North America. Ultimate Technology goes beyond offering retail-hardened products by delivering a range of POS services that ensure customer success throughout the entire POS lifecycle. Every year more retailers discover the flexibility, convenience, and cost benefits of our full service POS solutions.

For more information about Ultimate Technology’s world-class portfolio of point-of-service products and support services visit www.ultimatetechnology.com.

For more information, contact Kathy Manners, Marketing Communications Specialist, at 585-742-5245 or by e-mail at mannersk@ultimatetechnology.com
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