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Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell

November 2, 2006 Former software foes pledge to work together to help Windows world and Linux world interoperate. Video: Ballmer outlines Novell dealPhoto: Shaking hands on Linux TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, virtualization, Steve Ballmer, open source, Linux, enterprise server, SuSE Linux, patent, SuSE, Microsoft Windows Server, CEO, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Novell credits Microsoft for soaring Linux sales

September 28, 2007 The creator of the Suse distribution says its Linux sales have grown by 243 percent, largely due to a partnership with Microsoft. TAGS: Novell Inc., interoperability, Linux, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Real to plug Windows media support into Linux

August 15, 2006 Will release open-source software that lets Windows video and audio format files play on a Linux computer. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Novell Inc., Linux software, Linux computer, Linux, open-source software, Windows Media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, WMV, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, video

Novell vows to keep fighting Microsoft 'juggernaut'

February 15, 2007 Despite an alliance with Microsoft, Novell's chief says he's "excited by the muted reaction to Vista." TAGS: Novell Inc., Peugeot, marketplace, alliance, SuSE Linux, Linux, SuSE, Microsoft Corp., agreement, Microsoft Windows Vista, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux

November 7, 2006 Longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source OS along with Windows. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, open source, Linux, software company, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system, video, Microsoft Windows

Novell's shift to open source makes slow progress

April 11, 2006 Two years after Novell first mooted a company migration to Linux, 60 percent of its staff can still boot Windows at work. TAGS: Novell Inc., desktop Linux, Sydney, migration, shift, OpenOffice.org, Linux, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Novell hopes its next desktop will leapfrog Windows

March 9, 2006 Company says its next Linux desktop will be more usable than desktop products anywhere else on the market. TAGS: Linux desktop, Novell Inc., desktop search, Linux, GUI, open source, printing, USB, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat

November 3, 2006 New technical and legal partnership is meant to take Red Hat down a notch--and could help Novell too. TAGS: Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Rick Sherlund, Steve Ballmer, open source, SuSE, open-source community, open-source software, Linux, agreement, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Ushering in a new era of angst at Microsoft

April 11, 2006 Desktop Linux has finally turned into the real deal--and that can only mean real headaches for Microsoft, says Jon Oltsik. TAGS: Linux desktop, angst, Novell Inc., Novell Linux, Linux, TCO, OpenOffice, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Novell: Linux desktop set to take off

April 10, 2006 Novell President Ron Hovsepian believes the market for Linux on desktops will become ripe in the next 12 to 18 months. TAGS: Linux desktop, SuSE Linux Desktop, Novell Inc., Linspire, SuSE, SuSE Linux, Linux, China, president, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Linux fans ready to burn rubber

May 24, 2007 The open-source operating system makes headway with Windows stalwart Dell and gets set for a high-speed plug this weekend. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Dell, Linux, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft signs technology pact with Linspire

June 14, 2007 Users of the Linux operating system will get patent protection and access to updated Windows Media technology. TAGS: Linspire, pact, Linux, intellectual property, Windows Media, Novell Inc., codec, Microsoft Corp., IM, Microsoft Windows

Mandriva latest to reject Microsoft

June 22, 2007 Company follows other Linux distributors in publicly spurning Microsoft's interest in a patent protection agreement. TAGS: Mandriva, Linux company, interoperability, patent, Novell Inc., Linux, agreement, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, open source, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft, Novell talk up 'meat' of technical collaboration

February 12, 2007 The two companies vow to optimize virtualization servers and directories, with an interoperability and testing lab planned. TAGS: Novell Inc., hypervisor, Xen, interoperability, virtualization, meat, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Microsoft Windows Server, SuSE, server software, collaboration, API, CEO, server, service pack, Microsoft Corp.

Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, interoperability, intellectual property, framework, GPL, Novell Inc., dream, Linux, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Novell offers faster virtualized Windows

February 12, 2007 Novell and Intel develop software that speeds Xen's ability to run Windows as a virtual machine. TAGS: Xen, Novell Inc., hypervisor, virtualization, virtual machine, Intel, open source, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?

November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm? TAGS: intellectual property, Novell Inc., patent, open source, open-source programmer, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, license agreement, Linux, GPL, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Seismic shifts

November 3, 2006 Between the Microsoft-Novell deal, and a call for a less U.S.-centric Internet, major change appears on the tech world's horizon. TAGS: Novell Inc., Week in review, domain name, influence, Red Hat Inc., U.N., reader, open source, Linux, call, CEO, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

Red Hat rains on Xen parade

July 31, 2006 Xen open-source virtualization isn't stable enough to use yet, even though Novell is shipping it, a top Red Hat exec says. TAGS: Xen, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., virtualization, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, enterprise, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, U.S., server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Year in review: Microsoft goes 'Live,' pushes Vista

December 21, 2006 The long slog to Windows Vista neared the finish line, and the company had to begin contemplating life without Bill Gates. TAGS: Internet search advertising, Bill Gates, Novell Inc., digital music, Microsoft Office, MSN Hotmail, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Windows, IM, PC, operating system
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