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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 standard, open source, Linux, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., 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, Novell Inc., Linux, open-source software, IPO, open source, 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, Microsoft Corp., agreement, Linux

Novell vows patent defense of open source

October 12, 2004 Software maker says it will defend customers' open-source packages as vigorously as it would defend its own products. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, open-source software, open source, defense, IBM Corp., intellectual property, Linux, CEO

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, SuSE, license, Free Software Foundation, open-source software, free, party, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., component

Red Hat adopts Novell e-mail software

July 22, 2004 Upcoming update to Linux seller's enterprise offering includes mail program, more server support and security enhancements. TAGS: Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, open-source software, e-mail, security, server, Microsoft Corp.

Novell plugs open source, dings SCO

March 16, 2004 A Novell executive says the intellectual property foundations of open-source software are sound. "Sorry, Darl," he says in a jab at SCO chief Darl McBride. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., open-source software, Unix, intellectual property, Linux, vice chairman, open source, IBM 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, migration, Sydney, 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, Linux system, SuSE Linux, open source, SuSE, open-source software, IM, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp.

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, Linux, Novell NetWare, SuSE, IBM Corp., code, project, brand, operating system, 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.

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

Novell tunes in open-source server software

February 15, 2005 "Hula" is meant to compete not only with Microsoft's Exchange and IBM's Domino, but also with Novell's own GroupWise TAGS: PolyServe Inc., Jack Messman, Novell Inc., Novell GroupWise, SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, IBM Lotus Domino, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, open source, project, server software, Linux, open-source software, server, IBM 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, reader, Week in review, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company, U.S.

Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win

November 3, 2006 As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Red Hat Inc., Bruce Perens, Linux, alliance, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, agreement, open source, Microsoft Corp., founder, Oracle Corp.

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, Linux, OpenOffice.org, Linux kernel, article, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, lawyer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp.

Pandora's box for open source

February 12, 2004 As the demand for open-source software continues to rise, established companies must figure out how to profit while combining free technology with proprietary products. TAGS: open source, Novell Inc., open-source software, software company, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., server

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, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, agreement, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Xandros gives away desktop Linux

June 10, 2004 Start-up revisits the idea of free open-source software--but at the expense of features. TAGS: Xandros, Linspire, desktop Linux, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, free version, Linux seller, open-source software, Web browser, server
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