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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., Linux, interoperability, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, GPL 3, Novell Inc., GPL, SuSE Linux, pact, SuSE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., document

Microsoft: Linux isn't cheaper

May 26, 2004 The software giant releases a study it commissioned that finds Red Hat and Novell alternatives to Windows Server 2003 don't "significantly differentiate" on cost. TAGS: BearingPoint Inc., Microsoft Windows Server 2003, study, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows Server, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Novell opens up tech support for Linux

May 12, 2004 Continuing its open-source push, the software maker plans to start offering tech support for SuSE Linux and its other Linux products. TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, open source, software company, server, Microsoft Corp.

Linux backer jumps ship

April 20, 2004 Microsoft hires the SuSE Linux salesman who got Munich to go open source instead of sticking with Windows. Also: Novell argues that open-source software will force Microsoft to innovate. TAGS: Munich, SuSE Linux, SuSE, open-source software, Novell Inc., Linux, IPO, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Novell to acquire SuSE Linux

November 4, 2003 Longtime Microsoft foe Novell signs an agreement to acquire SuSE Linux for $210 million in cash, while IBM will make a $50 million investment in Novell. TAGS: SuSE, Novell Inc., SuSE Linux, Ximian, Jack Messman, Linux, Red Hat Inc., investment, IBM Corp., acquisition, agreement, direction, server, Microsoft Corp.

Novell touts Linux as force for innovation

April 20, 2004 Open-source software will provide a competitive kick in the pants--rather than a fatal stroke--to makers of proprietary applications, according to a Novell executive. TAGS: Novell Inc., Linux, SuSE, SuSE Linux, innovation, R&D, open-source software, open source, London, conference, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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, Linux, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, agreement, server

Microsoft tries evading new GPL grasp

July 6, 2007 Redmond says it's not a party to the new license. And those Suse Linux coupons won't get you any support guarantees. TAGS: GPLv3, GPL, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Inc., enterprise server, certificate, SuSE Linux, license, SuSE, open-source software, Free Software Foundation, party, free, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., component

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: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Novell Inc., build-out, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, enterprise server, Linux, SuSE, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., server

Commentary: Novell surfs the open-source wave

May 14, 2004 Forrester Research says Linux and open source seem to have energized Novell's user and partner community and may give Novell a chance to undo its most fundamental error vis-a-vis Microsoft. TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE, Linux, Forrester Research Inc., open source, commentary, acquisition, chance, Microsoft Corp.

Novell inks deals for IBM servers, HP PCs

March 24, 2004 IBM makes its promised $50 million investment in Novell, tightening a Linux technology partnership. At the same time, Novell and Hewlett-Packard sign a desktop Linux pact. TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE, Linux PC, Linux, HP, SuSE Linux, IBM Corp., relationship, desktop computer, Red Hat Inc., pricing, server, conference, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Industry cheers Novell's Linux buy

November 6, 2003 Computing industry stalwarts such as HP, Oracle and even Microsoft welcome Novell's planned buyout of SuSE Linux, saying the move will mean a stronger business partner for their own wares. TAGS: SuSE, Novell Inc., acquisition plan, SuSE Linux, Linux, Computer Associates International Inc., Novell Linux, acquisition, server software, Oracle Corp., HP, open source, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

Commentary: Novell gives Linux enterprise muscle

November 10, 2003 Novell's acquisition of SuSE Linux is a good deal for firms and governments that are looking for an open-source alternative to Unix and Windows. TAGS: SuSE, Novell Inc., Linux distribution, Linux, desktop management, firm, IBM zSeries, enterprise, Red Hat Inc., SuSE Linux, Linux company, Forrester Research Inc., commentary, open source, acquisition, investment

Dell plays price card with Novell Linux

October 27, 2004 Company becomes last of the four major server sellers to fully support Novell's SuSE Linux. TAGS: SuSE, Novell Open Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, Novell Inc., Red Hat Linux, Novell NetWare, enterprise server, Red Hat Inc., Linux, dual-processor server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, server, North America, alliance, computer company, Europe

The Linux factor

November 5, 2003 Novell CEO Jack Messman has come up with an unconventional strategy that can be summed up in one word: Linux. TAGS: Novell Inc., Jack Messman, Ximian, Linux, SuSE, management, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system, server

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., general counsel, Brad Smith, patent, pact, SuSE, GPL, agreement, payment, enterprise server, virtualization, Linux, Microsoft Corp., open source, server

Sun mulls buying Novell

August 2, 2004 Acquisition of Linux seller would hurt rival IBM, Sun says. But it wouldn't exactly be a bargain. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux seller, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, server software, acquisition, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Novell plans major Linux OS update

March 18, 2004 The No. 2 Linux seller says it will begin selling a new version of its open-source operating system in May, revamped with a new core. TAGS: SuSE, kernel, Novell Inc., Linux, Linux seller, Red Hat Inc., SuSE Linux, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp., battery, server, e-mail

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, Linux, agreement, Linux company, letter, intellectual property, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Steve Ballmer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., open source, CEO, IBM Corp.