Novell channel chief assures Novell partners about leadership

Date: Feb 09, 2009

The Novell channel is in transition.

Pat Bernard, Novell's first vice president of global channel sales, left in August. The next month, Novell promoted Javier Colado from vice president in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to general manager for partners. And later this year, Colado will become president of EMEA as chief marketing officer John Dragoon takes over the Novell channel.

In this video, filmed at Novell headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Colado explains the changes to Novell partners and says how they will help Novell partners increase profitability.

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