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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, Linux, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp., 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., Linux, Steve Ballmer, open source, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., software company, operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

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, Ubuntu, interoperability, patent, Linux, Novell Inc., agreement, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., blog, open source, Microsoft Windows

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, Linux, Steve Ballmer, open source, enterprise server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, server, CEO, 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, Linux, OpenOffice.org, shift, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Novell announces new Windows, Linux tools

March 19, 2004 The company touts management products for both Linux and Windows systems, as it tries to balance its proprietary and open-source software portfolios. TAGS: Novell Inc., Novell ZENworks, Novell GroupWise, patch management, Ximian, Linux system, Linux, open source, SuSE Linux, SuSE, open-source software, IM, Microsoft Windows, security, e-mail, 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., Rick Sherlund, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, SuSE, open source, open-source community, Linux, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., agreement, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Tool time for Microsoft

November 16, 2004 In Denmark, Gates outlines effort to trim data managment costs, new Windows update service. Also: Angling for Novell users. TAGS: Denmark, Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows Update, Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc., Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., open source, Linux, password, server, Microsoft Windows

Novell: Microsoft 'sucked $60 billion' out of IT

September 13, 2004 CEO Jack Messman tells conference crowd that Microsoft's license fees have hobbled the IT industry. TAGS: Jack Messman, Novell Inc., Software AG, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Barcelona, e-commerce, SuSE Linux, innovation, SuSE, Linux, software company, conference, open source, information technology, Microsoft Corp., agreement

Novell launches test of open-source project

May 6, 2004 The company unveils a test release of Mono, an open-source version of Microsoft's .Net programming framework and tools that's designed for Linux and Unix. TAGS: Mono, Ximian, Microsoft .NET, Novell Inc., Unix, Microsoft .NET Framework, open source, Linux, programming, programming language, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Novell sets sights on 'complete Linux desktop'

March 23, 2004 Taking a page from the Microsoft playbook, the software maker says the open-source operating system should be "widespread" on PCs within the next 12 months. TAGS: Novell Inc., Jack Messman, Linux desktop, Linux, open source, Redmond, operating system, Unix, server, conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Windows Vista, school, workstation, general manager, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows XP, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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, meat, virtualization, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, interoperability, Microsoft Windows Server, service pack, SuSE, API, Microsoft Corp., server, Linux, collaboration, CEO

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 delays open-source project

November 18, 2003 Developers and corporate customers eager to get their hands on an open-source version of Microsoft's .Net line of programming tools will need to wait a little longer. TAGS: Mono, Ximian, Novell Inc., Microsoft .NET, Stephen O'Grady, programming tool, open source, Unix, Linux, API, project, Microsoft Corp., developer, GUI, Java, information technology

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, virtual machine, virtualization, Intel, operating system, open source, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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

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: Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, open-source programmer, patent, license agreement, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, GPL, Linux, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

Open-source ID project awaits Microsoft's blessing

March 9, 2007 Higgins project developers are creating a tool equivalent to Windows CardSpace but need Redmond's go-ahead for certain features. TAGS: Microsoft Windows CardSpace, open source, intellectual property, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., project, developer, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, IBM Corp.

Open-source identity projects connect with Microsoft

January 29, 2007 The Higgins and Bandit projects claim a milestone with technology that links their open-source identity technology with Microsoft's new Windows CardSpace system. TAGS: Microsoft Windows CardSpace, Liberty Alliance, interoperability, open source, Novell Inc., milestone, RSA Security Inc., IBM Corp., project, conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows