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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, enterprise server, Linux, patent, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Microsoft Windows Server, CEO, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free." TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, Linux, Linux seller, coupon, threat, open-source software, CEO, New York, Microsoft Corp., server

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

Microsoft, Samsung in patent swap deal

April 19, 2007 Among other provisions, the pact covers Samsung and its customers for Linux-related products. TAGS: patent, Linux, Samsung Electronics, Novell Inc., telecommunications, payment, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: Novell deal a milestone despite squabbles

February 9, 2007 Landmark deal could still bring together open-source and commercial software business models, Microsoft lawyer Brad Smith says. TAGS: Brad Smith, Novell Inc., Novell Linux, milestone, certificate, agreement, intellectual property, Linux, lawyer, Microsoft Corp., letter, open source, CEO

Wal-Mart eyes Microsoft for Web build-out

January 23, 2007 Wal-Mart CTO Nancy Stewart says Microsoft's Novell partnership important to long-term plans. TAGS: Novell Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., build-out, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, enterprise server, SuSE, Linux, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., server

Microsoft-Novell survey gives their deal a thumbs-up

December 12, 2006 Survey commissioned by the two companies asserts that their high-profile agreement will drive customers away from joint rival Red Hat. TAGS: survey, Novell Inc., respondent, intellectual property right, agreement, intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Novell worries that GPL 3 could foil Microsoft pact

May 29, 2007 In document posted to SEC site, Linux seller outlines ways new version of open-source license could hurt its business. TAGS: GPLv3, Novell Inc., GPL 3, pact, GPL, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, document, Microsoft Corp.

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, SuSE, open source, open-source community, open-source software, Linux, agreement, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Windows, video

Microsoft, Novell spar over Linux agreement

November 21, 2006 update Novell CEO issues open letter saying deal is not an admission that the open-source OS infringes on Microsoft's patents.New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell agreement on its head? TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, agreement, Linux, Linux company, SuSE Linux, intellectual property, Steve Ballmer, letter, SuSE, Microsoft Corp., open source, Red Hat Inc., CEO, IBM Corp.

Open source marches onward

April 11, 2006 As JBoss gets set to merge with Red Hat, Novell touts Linux for the desktop--while wrestling with the shift on its own turf. TAGS: JBoss, Novell Inc., Ingres, Red Hat Inc., open source, shift, Linux, database, Microsoft Corp.

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, Linux, OpenOffice.org, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Office, 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., Linux computer, Linux software, Linux, Novell Inc., Windows Media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, open-source software, WMV, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., video

Novell: Vista will drive users to Linux

September 12, 2005 Jack Messman claims that the cost of moving to Windows Vista will prompt users to consider moving to desktop Linux. TAGS: desktop Linux, Jack Messman, Novell Inc., migration, Linux, Linux desktop, general manager, Microsoft Windows Vista, school, workstation, CEO, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, server, Microsoft Corp.

German universities embrace Linux

August 29, 2007 German state signs contract with Novell for the supply of Linux server and desktop products to schools serving 560,000 students. TAGS: Novell Inc., university, Amsterdam, Linux server, Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, city, enterprise server, student, supply, server, Microsoft Corp.

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, Microsoft Corp., USB, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft paying Novell $308 million for Linux pact

November 7, 2006 Novell disclosed details of its five-year partnership with competitor Microsoft in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, general counsel, Brad Smith, patent, GPL, agreement, virtualization, enterprise server, SuSE, payment, Linux, Microsoft Corp., open source, server

Linux on the desktop--almost there again?

August 9, 2005 The buzz over breaking the Windows stronghold has died down considerably, but it hasn't been silenced. TAGS: Novell Inc., Novell Linux, desktop Linux, Linux, Red Hat Inc., wine, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows