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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 seller, coupon, Linux, threat, open-source software, CEO, New York, Microsoft Corp., server

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, SuSE Linux, patent, SuSE, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., CEO, server, operating system, 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, SuSE, open source, open-source community, open-source software, Linux, agreement, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Novell to support Microsoft Office documents

December 4, 2006 Company joins project designed to bridge rival document formats and thus enable its OpenOffice customers to work with Microsoft Office. TAGS: Novell Inc., OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice.org, productivity suite, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, XML, open source, document, Microsoft 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., Red Hat Inc., Ingres, open source, shift, Linux, database, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Microsoft's patent offensive

May 18, 2007 Company identifies infringed-on patents, invites infringers to strike licensing deals. Not many takers, so far. TAGS: patent, open-source software, Novell Inc., open source, Week in review, reader, software company, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Linux, U.S.

Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open source, open-source software, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Linux kernel, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., lawyer, article

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, Linux, intellectual property, lawyer, Microsoft Corp., letter, open source, CEO

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

Novell joins EFF for patent reform

May 23, 2007 Stung by criticism of its patent pact with Microsoft, Novell agrees to support Electronic Frontier Foundation's patent-busting work. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, software patent, criticism, open source, open standard, open-source software, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none

December 4, 2006 ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers. TAGS: patent, Novell Inc., open-source community, open source, Linux kernel, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Open-source leader leaving Novell for Google

December 21, 2006 Samba co-founder Jeremy Allison says he objects to Novell's patent pact with Microsoft, heads to search giant. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, Novell Inc., Samba, open source, GPL, Linux, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., co-founder, Google Inc., letter, Microsoft Corp., server

Novell brands its own open-source religion

May 9, 2006 To perk up revenue from open-source software, Novell readies an open-source identity-management package and desktop Linux suite. TAGS: Novell Inc., identity management, open source, open-source software, Novell NetWare, Linux, IBM Corp., code, brand, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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, OpenOffice.org, shift, Linux, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Making sense of Microsoft and open source

February 21, 2008 The software giant's latest move offers a nice dose of kumbaya to open-source developers, but it goes only so far. TAGS: open source, antitrust, Novell Inc., Redmond, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat's directory server set for release

June 1, 2005 Open-source version of program acquired from Netscape ups ante in rivalry with Microsoft, Novell and Sun. TAGS: directory server, Red Hat Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, server, Linux, Microsoft 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, Novell Inc., interoperability, Liberty Alliance, milestone, open source, RSA Security Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., conference, 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., Linux, desktop search, GUI, printing, open source, USB, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Novell to detail Microsoft patent pact

May 23, 2007 Delayed annual report will offer details of Novell's patent, interoperability and sales partnership with Redmond. TAGS: Novell Inc., stock option, patent, open source, open-source software, agreement, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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, agreement, GPL, virtualization, enterprise server, SuSE, payment, Linux, Microsoft Corp., open source, server
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