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

Novell sues Microsoft for sinking WordPerfect

November 12, 2004 Company says software giant excluded app from market, but Microsoft says Novell's mismanagement caused WordPerfect to lose favor with consumers. TAGS: Novell Inc., Corel WordPerfect, suit, antitrust, spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Some charges tossed in Novell-Microsoft case

June 13, 2005 Judge throws out four Novell claims in antitrust struggle but allows two to go forward. Decision partly based on infamous Windows e-mail. TAGS: Novell Inc., antitrust, Jeff Raikes, Corel WordPerfect, claim, Judge, pricing, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, operating system, 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, OpenOffice.org, shift, Linux, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Office, 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, general manager, Microsoft Windows Vista, school, workstation, CEO, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, server, Microsoft Corp.

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, 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 taps open source for security

February 14, 2005 Company releases code to write programs for its eDirectory software and launches a security appliance based on its SuSE Linux OS. TAGS: Novell eDirectory, Novell Inc., Samba, SuSE Linux, SuSE, open source, Linux, security company, security, virus, operating system, 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

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, open-source software, RealNetworks RealPlayer, WMV, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, video

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, Dell, open source, operating system, 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, operating system, Linux, Microsoft Windows, 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., Linux, desktop search, GUI, open source, printing, Microsoft Corp., USB, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft foes lukewarm on Windows licensing

December 22, 2004 EU orders Microsoft to license Windows Server communications protocols. Most competitors just shrug. TAGS: Brad Smith, Novell Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, protocol, European Union, commission, decision, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, 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, virtualization, meat, interoperability, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Microsoft Windows Server, SuSE, server software, collaboration, API, CEO, server, Microsoft Corp., service pack

Novell hires top Samba programmer from HP

April 28, 2005 Software company adds another open-source luminary to its staff. Jeremy Allison says, "These guys know a lot about file sharing." TAGS: Jeremy Allison, Samba, Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, programmer, Novell NetWare, file-sharing, file server, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., file system, server, HP, Microsoft Corp., 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: SuSE Linux Desktop, Linux desktop, Novell Inc., Linspire, SuSE, SuSE Linux, Linux, China, president, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

New life for the old 'Star Trek' project

June 6, 2005 An early '90s plan by Apple to port the Mac OS to Intel processors drew this response from Bill Gates: It's "like putting lipstick on a chicken." TAGS: Star Trek, Novell Inc., Apple Computer, Bill Gates, Intel, project, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, CEO, operating system, idea, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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., desktop Linux, Novell Linux, Linux, Red Hat Inc., wine, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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