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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, protocol, Microsoft Windows Server, European Union, Novell Inc., decision, commission, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, server software, acquisition, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

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

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

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3

June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, GNU, Free Software Foundation, license, Linux kernel, provision, foundation, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., open source, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., project

Microsoft offers goodies to lure Novell customers

November 16, 2004 Firm will pay some transition costs for companies that want to move from the NetWare OS onto servers running Windows. TAGS: Novell NetWare, Novell Inc., Toronto, Linux, Steve Ballmer, reseller, Microsoft Corp., server, conference, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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 Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE, IBM Lotus Domino, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, project, open source, server software, open-source software, Linux, server, IBM Corp.

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., Ximian, Jack Messman, Linux, SuSE, management, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system, server

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

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, Oracle Corp., server software, HP, open source, operating system, server, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Novell reinvents itself around Linux

November 4, 2003 By purchasing SuSE Linux, Novell shows that it's serious about breaking from its NetWare roots and riding the Linux wave. TAGS: Novell Inc., Novell NetWare, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Ximian, Jack Messman, operating system, acquisition, IBM Corp., networking, Java, training, open source, software company, CEO

Server software maker goes open source

August 2, 2004 Germany's diminutive Netline hopes to come out of the shadow cast by business partner Novell. TAGS: Frank Hoberg, Novell Inc., Open-Xchange, SuSE, server software, open source, SuSE Linux, Linux, server, software company, Microsoft Outlook, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Dreams of Longhorn

May 20, 2004 Longhorn Server will likely be Microsoft's most complex operating system ever, and Bob Muglia has little latitude for more slips. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, Linux, Red Hat Inc., SuSE, consulting, solution, Novell Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, information technology, Microsoft Windows

Novell snaps up Linux company Ximian

August 4, 2003 The networking software maker accelerates its Linux push with the acquisition and pledges its commitment to Ximian's high-profile, open-source projects. TAGS: Ximian, Novell Inc., Mono, Ximian Desktop, Linux, GNOME, open source, Novell NetWare, Linux company, networking, acquisition, Microsoft .NET, project, software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

OS makers slow to fix flaw, researcher says

May 27, 2005 Microsoft and some Linux vendors have yet to patch a hole related to a flaw in some Intel chips, despite having two months' notice. TAGS: BSD, Linux company, flaw, vulnerability, Novell Inc., researcher, Red Hat Inc., representative, Linux, Intel, security, operating system, 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, Linux, Novell NetWare, SuSE, IBM Corp., code, brand, project, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Novell to release enhanced Linux in fall

August 6, 2004 Upcoming release to fuse Novell technology with that acquired from Ximian and SuSE Linux. TAGS: Ximian, Novell Inc., GNOME, SuSE, Linux desktop, desktop software, Pidgin, SuSE Linux, Novell GroupWise, Linux, KDE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, fall, server software, brand, Microsoft Exchange Server
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