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  • Novell through the years

    1979: Novell Data Systems is founded in Provo, Utah, as a maker of computers and disk operating systems.

    Written by Network World staff23 Nov. 10 07:36
  • Why Novell is worth $2.2 billion to Attachmate

    Novell has long since lost its position as a dominant vendor in the operating system market, but the vendor's long, slow decline didn't change the fact that Novell still has some valuable technologies.

    Written by Jon Brodkin23 Nov. 10 07:36
  • Microsoft purchasing 882 Novell patents

    CPTN Holdings LLC, a consortium of technology companies organized by Microsoft, is purchasing 882 Novell patents for US$450 million cash, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing submitted Monday by Novell.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus and Joab Jackson23 Nov. 10 06:46
  • Attachmate buying Novell for $2.2 billion

    Novell announced Monday it has agreed to be acquired by Attachmate for US$2.2 billion, ending months of speculation over its future. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus23 Nov. 10 05:54
  • Novell upgrades Zenworks PC management features

    Novell has released a new version of its Zenworks PC management suite, consolidating separate applications through a new unified administrative console, and adding a range of features including awareness of the end user's identity and location.

    Written by John Cox12 Nov. 10 05:50
  • Novell's cloud enterprise social-networking suite goes beta

    A Novell cloud-hosted enterprise social-networking and collaboration suite announced a year ago will for the first time become widely available on Tuesday, although it will still be in beta, or test, mode.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez10 Nov. 10 01:07
  • Cloud computing in the U.S. shows momentum

    How widespread is business use of cloud computing? The results of one survey published Tuesday suggest use of both public and private clouds has real momentum in the United States, with private cloud computing appearing to be more popular.

    Written by Ellen Messmer06 Oct. 10 00:39
  • OpenOffice.org breaks away from Oracle with new foundation

    Most of the volunteers and vendors behind OpenOffice.org have decided to create a new foundation that will be independent from Oracle and speed up improvements to the code in the open source alternative to Microsoft Office.

    Written by Jon Brodkin29 Sept. 10 02:34
  • Suse Linux for VMware ships

    VMware and Novell announced on Wednesday general availability of Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware, geared for use in virtualized and cloud environments.

    Written by Paul Krill02 Sept. 10 08:58
  • CFOs hesitant to invest in cloud: strategist

    Investment in cloud computing may be hindered by CFOs who are hesitant to allocate funding to SaaS projects, says a technology strategist.

    Written by Lisa Banks26 Aug. 10 09:58
  • Novell upgrades Mono Tools for Visual Studio

    Novell this week unveiled Mono Tools for Visual Studio 2.0, which enables development of Microsoft .Net applications for Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X from within Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE.

    Written by Paul Krill31 July 10 08:45
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