Is Twitter the Next CB Radio?
"Twitter is so lame"
So says one particular 15 year old quoted in a February 4, 2010 USA Today article outlining how teens and young adults are using social media these days. Apparently, teenagers, who have a history of being early adopters on nearly every online activity are not so keen on Twitter.
It's my job [...]
The Apple iPad and Linux
Late last October I wrote a guest column for Forbes.com on "The Battle of the OS Titans" in which I described the complex and evolving landscape of operating system battles and how ultimately, we as consumers would be the real winners. Apple's much anticipated and highly hyped launch of their latest computing form factor – [...]
Gartner Acquires Burton Group
This week Gartner announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Burton Group for $56M. The news came fast on the heels of Gartner's acquisition of AMR which it only completed at the end of December last year. Reaction to the announcement has largely focused on the accelerating trend toward consolidation in the [...]
The Year of the Customer
Twenty two years ago then IBM CEO John Akers declared 1987 as the "Year of the Customer". I was into my third year of employment with IBM at the time and thought they knew far more than me about customers. Even so, I privately wondered, "Isn't every year, the year of the customer?" What [...]
The Perils of Building a Brand on a Personality
When your company brand depends on the character of one person you are playing Russian roulette with your most precious corporate asset. When that person accurately reflects the values and positive attributes of your company, all is good. When he or she doesn't, you are in deep trouble.
Twelve world class companies are discovering both the [...]
Why Intelligent Workload Management Matters
Earlier today we announced our strategy and product roadmap for addressing the emerging market for intelligent workload management. Much has and will be written about the "what" and "how" of intelligent workload management—I'd like to focus on the "why".
Why should IT and business leaders care about intelligent workload management and why is there a growing [...]
The Operating System Battle Heats Up
With the recent release of Window's 7 and the flurry of operating system activity over the last few months, it's clear that choice is coming in a big way regarding pc and mobile device operating system selection. I wrote about this in a recently posted article on forbes.com which you can find here.
While the winner [...]
BrainShare Returns!
Last December we took the difficult but correct decision to cancel Novell's premier user and technical training conference – BrainShare. While most of our customers, partners and employees understood and supported the decision, there was a clear demand and passion for the event to return in 2010.
It's with great excitement that we are announcing the [...]
Growing the pie
Every year about this time I await the very comprehensive market analysis and forecast IDC does on the worldwide Linux operating environment. While 2009 has been a tough year for technology vendors in general, those of us in the Linux space continue to believe strongly in the value proposition and potential of this still relatively [...]
Striking a Cord - SUSE Studio Takes Off!
A little over 48 hours ago we launched the SUSE Appliance Program, the first END-TO-END technology and business solution for creating and deploying fully supported software appliances. Reaction to this announcement from the industry, press and most importantly independent software vendors and developers has been both humbling and terrific.
In fact, since the announcement, ISVs and [...]
Striking a Chord - SUSE Studio Takes Off!
A little over 48 hours ago we launched the SUSE Appliance Program, the first END-TO-END technology and business solution for creating and deploying fully supported software appliances. Reaction to this announcement from the industry, press and most importantly independent software vendors and developers has been both humbling and terrific.
In fact, since the announcement, ISVs and [...]
Striking a Chord – SUSE Studio Takes Off!
A little over 48 hours ago we launched the SUSE Appliance Program, the first END-TO-END technology and business solution for creating and deploying fully supported software appliances. Reaction to this announcement from the industry, press and most importantly independent software vendors and developers has been both humbling and terrific.
In fact, since the announcement, ISVs and [...]
Set it and forget it
Ron Popeil of RonCo fame is well known by late night insomniacs and TV infomerical fans for his enthusiastic selling of any number of food processing gadgets. One of his more memorable products was an appliance - a rotisserie oven to be exact - that he sold with the famous tag line "Set it and [...]
Top Ten
For many clients, support is the make or break attribute of a positive or negative software experience. Our technical support teams get this and it's why I'm very proud that for the third consecutive year, The Association of Support Professionals has announced Novell as a winner of their "Ten Best Support Sites". This prestigious award [...]
One Small Step...
Today Microsoft announced that it has submitted device driver code to the Linux Community under the the GNU General Public License (version 2). The code, a release of Hyper-V Linux Integration Components (LinuxIC) which includes three Linux device drivers, has been submitted to the Linux kernel community for inclusion in [...]
Google Chrome OS - Welcome to the Party
Announced yesterday to much fanfare, Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will, according to the company, initially be targeted at netbooks. The software architecture is very simple: a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. You have a bit of a wait though as according to Google, the [...]
Google Chrome OS – Welcome to the Party
Announced yesterday to much fanfare, Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will, according to the company, initially be targeted at netbooks. The software architecture is very simple: a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. You have a bit of a wait though as according to Google, the [...]
Form and Function
It used to be you had to make a choice...do I select form over function or function over form. One might argue that feature packed and heavy laptops loaded (bloated?) with expensive operating system software were evidence of this choice paradox. In reality, it wasn't much of a choice.
With the rapid emergence and accelerating market [...]
The Open Source Presidency
An update of our physical infrastructure isn't the only critical target of our government's economic stimulus initiatives. A compelling case can be made that a significant refresh and update of our technical infrastructure is equally if not more critical to our long term growth and competitiveness. There have been a number of technical [...]
Managed Objects
Earlier today we announced that we had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Managed Objects, a market leader in Business Service Management (BSM) solutions.
This acquisition, like our acquisition of PlateSpin earlier this year, is yet another piece in our commitment to provide the best and most interoperable data center management solutions. We [...]
Case Study Article with EFiS: Consolidation Makes Cents Implementing an IBM System z10 Enterprise Linux Server EFiS EDI Finance Service AG
Customer: EFiS EDI Finance Service AG
Headquarters: Dreieich, Germany
Business: Outsourced application provider for banking, financial institutions and corporations
Challenge: Reducing costs, providing better security, increasing computing performance, improving disaster recovery and keeping green
Solution: Consolidating other Linux OS-based servers to a faster IBM Enterprise Linux Server and u...
What do skydiving, an office and a night club have to do with each other?
To find out you're just going to have to come to Novell BrainShare in Salt Lake City on March 22 – 25. In the meantime, you can watch this video montage of some behind the scenes footage being compiled for the big event to get a sense of the fun to come.
Take a Trip Down Memory Lane – 10 Year Anniversary Timeline for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
From the moment we introduced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the mainframe more than ten years ago, our commitment to helping you optimize on IBM System z has never wavered. Together, with our valued partner IBM, we've developed more Linux-for-mainframe innovations than any other provider, delivering the simplest, most cost-effective alternative server consolidation platform to [...]
BrainShare Special Hands-on Workshop: Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z on IBM System z
ELS206 Special Workshop
Hands-on Workshop: Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z Happy Birthday SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z! 10 Years on the Mainframe – and counting.
Room 255B
Tuesday 9am-1pm
Thursday 9am-1pm
Come take advantage from this unique opportunity at BrainShare. Richard Lewis (IBM), a master expert and pioneer for Linux on the [...]
The Incredible Value of Technology Events
You know my friends, I've been hearing from some folks that the idea of technical events that people actually go to is well past its best before date.
I confess I've been disenchanted by some events from time to time, but I still believe that there's real value in these things. Allow me a few [...]
Field Memo: Updated Collaboration Customer Slides
Slides: FY2010 Collaboration Customer Deck
These slides bring together the whole collaboration story for 2010. Contains:
Collaboration Trends and Challenges
The 3 solution capabilities: Personal and Team Productivity, Collaboration Data Management, NetWare Server Consolidation on Linux
A couple of slides on each product within each of the 3 capabilities
A script in the notes of each [...]
Should enterprise IT worry about the security of online collaboration tools?
IDC estimates that 54 percent of people are using social tools for business more than twice a week. If enterprise IT doesn't know what's being used or what information is being shared, they may have good reason to be worried.
Novell has been working on Novell Pulse, a solution that embraces the [...]
Tenzing orchestrates its cloud computing platform
In our latest podcast, Mike Robinson, senior product marketing manager at Novell, interviews Kelly Beardmore, CTO of Tenzing, about how PlateSpin Orchestrate has given Tenzing a single workload management tool to natively manage Windows, Linux and VMware environments, enabling the company to create a cloud computing platform to reach a new market.
As a managed hosting [...]
SUSE Studio picked as a Codie Award Finalist
SUSE Studio, our free, web-based appliance-build tool has been nominated as a finalist for the 2010 Codie Awards in the category of "Best Software Development Tool." Since its launch in July of 2009 as part of the SUSE Appliance Program, SUSE Studio has been incredibly popular, with more than 275,000 appliances built and almost 65,000 [...]
Running and Managing Virtual Appliances
Start: 10 Mar 2010 – 10:00am
Timezone: US/Eastern
Panel Discussion Podcast with Live Q&A
March 10, 2010 — 07:00 Pacific / 10:00 Eastern / 16:00 Central European
Virtual appliances can make life a whole lot easier for IT managers, whether in traditional production IT or cloud settings.
Join a panel of experts from Novell, GroundWork Open Source, and RedMonk, who [...]
SEP announces a SUSE-powered software appliance
SEP Software and SEP AG Weyarn recently announced the availability of a cross-platform data backup and recovery solution. SEP sesam Backup Appliance (SEP SBA) is a backup software appliance built as part of the SUSE Appliance Program. SEP SBA runs in physical environments or on any virtual environment from VMware server, vSphere4, [...]
GroundWork on SUSE-powered virtual appliances
In the fifth installment of our Novell partner podcast series, Liz Padula, senior marketing manager, speaks with David Dennis, senior director of marketing and business development at GroundWork Open Source, a provider of commercial open source system and network management software.
With the SUSE Appliance Program from Novell, GroundWork was able to develop its Enterprise Quickstart [...]
Building a Partner Ecosystem: Simplicity is Key
Software and hardware vendors alike have attributed much of their success to the strength and breadth of their partner ecosystems. Take Microsoft and IBM for example – each has vibrant partner networks which offer options for many types of ISVs to support their platforms. So how have these vendors done it? By making it really [...]
Our customers agree
Paul Rubens over at ServerWatch wrote an interesting article on a recent Red Hat webinar designed to to discourage customers from migrating to 3rd party supported Red Hat distributions. Novell has just such a program with our SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Subscription with Expanded Support initiative.
According to Paul's article, third-party branded support was described as [...]
Giving customers flexibility and choice
Paul Rubens over at ServerWatch wrote an interesting article on a recent Red Hat webinar designed to to discourage customers from migrating to 3rd party supported Red Hat distributions. Novell has just such a program with our SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Subscription with Expanded Support initiative.
According to Paul's article, third-party branded support was described as [...]
Three Reasons Why I'm Bullish About Software Appliances
As a marketer of emerging technology, I am always looking where the business is, where the market is, and most importantly whether the timing of our business is spot on for our customers. There are all sorts of ways to measure this, however a a couple of indicators have recently painted a picture of [...]
Novell's Approach to Virtualization: Delivering Choice and Value in a Heterogeneous World
Guest post by Michael Applebaum.
With this week's joint announcement from Novell and Citrix, and a recent InfoWorld article on Novell's virtualization approach, we wanted to take the opportunity to clarify and re-affirm Novell's virtualization and hypervisor strategy.
Put simply, our strategy has not changed. Novell is pursuing a heterogeneous, multi-platform hypervisor and guest OS approach...
Intel, Nokia put weight behind mobile Linux
Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Intel and Nokia announced they are joining forces and will merge Nokia's Maemo and Intel's Moblin Linux platforms. Dubbed Meego, they intend to create an open source software platform that can run on just about any device, from smart televisions to mobile phone to netbook computers.
Novell is [...]
Moonlight 3.0 preview 2 ready for Vancouver Olympics
Can't get to Vancouver for the Winter Games? The Moonlight Team just made it that much easier to watch all the competition right from your desktop, anytime of day, in any part of the world. Starting today, Preview 2 of Moonlight 3.0 will be available to stream the Olympic broadcast live with features including Tivo-like [...]
Linux Skills Are Attractive to Employers
According to a story from Pam Derringer in SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, Linux job openings on the Dice.com job website rose by 5.5% during the last half of 2009 in contrast to Windows listings which dropped by 4% during the same period. According to Tom Silver, Dice.com senior vice president for North America, for IT professionals, the job [...]
Is Twitter the Next CB Radio?
"Twitter is so lame"
So says one particular 15 year old quoted in a February 4, 2010 USA Today article outlining how teens and young adults are using social media these days. Apparently, teenagers, who have a history of being early adopters on nearly every online activity are not so keen on Twitter.
It's my job [...]
Novell on Aurora Breach – new threats to watch
Guest post – Brian Singer, Security Solutions Manager, Novell
Security folks have been saying for some time now that organizations need to take a long, hard look at how they think about information security. Now that intellectual property is the target of attacks, the stakes are higher. Organizations must start from the assumption that no endpoint [...]
The Apple iPad and Linux
Late last October I wrote a guest column for Forbes.com on "The Battle of the OS Titans" in which I described the complex and evolving landscape of operating system battles and how ultimately, we as consumers would be the real winners. Apple's much anticipated and highly hyped launch of their latest computing form factor – [...]
MonoTouch support for the Apple iPad now available
On Wednesday, I posted that Novell will be supporting iPad application development. I noted in the post that an updated version of MonoTouch was currently in development for the iPad and would be released soon. I'm happy to report that alpha support for new iPad features is now available in MonoTouch.
The MonoTouch alpha upgrade features:
- [...]
Looking Backwards...Looking Forwards
Nostalgia. I'm writing as I complete my four years at Novell. A great deal achieved—but—as with any company still more to do. Here are my thoughts as I move to my next opportunity.
The Innovative People of Novell
Unquestionably, the greatest satisfaction comes from working with the innovative people of Novell. We are [...]
Novell to support Apple iPad application development
A few hours ago, Apple announced the availability of the iPad touchscreen tablet. The iPad can run iPhone apps and video games, play music and movies, is an eBook reader and can access the Web.
Along with all the consumers lining up to buy the iPad there will be legions of developers lining up to create [...]
Why the SUSE Appliance Toolkit matters
Yesterday, Novell announced the availability of the SUSE Appliance Toolkit, a suite of tools that enables ISVs and enterprises to build, test and manage software appliance appliances. See some coverage of this announcement here, here and here.
Matt Richards, director of Emerging Technology at Novell, posted a blog on why the Toolkit matters to enterprises. Hint: [...]
The Path to Intelligent File Management
I just start cooking inside when I hear someone say, "hey storage is cheap."
Certainly the purchase price of media continues to drop. I've watched 1TB SATA drives fall by $50 in 4 months to below $100 regularly. Even the new solid state drives (SSD) prices are falling. But it's illusory to say [...]
Managing growth of an open source project
Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier, openSUSE community manager, talks with Dries Buytaert, founder and project lead for Drupal, and co-founder of Acquia, about the creation and development of the open source content management project. They also discuss how the project was conceived, why it has grown and where it's going. Listen here to learn more.
ZENworks – Your Best Choice to Make IT Happen
Have you ever noticed that lots of people talk about systems management, or desktop management or endpoint management and that very often it looks beautiful but upon closer inspection you discover it's a tragic intersection of lipstick and pig?
Yeah, me too. I've seen too many customers and non-customers who have dropped millions of dollars on [...]
Cloud computing: Beyond the hype
What happens when you're ready to get past all the hype of cloud computing, and get down to business? Listen to Novell's latest Getting to One 10-minute Webcast, "Cloud Computing: Beyond the Hype."
This 10-minute discussion joins James Staten, Principal Analyst from Forester Research, and Ron Hovsepian, President & CEO of Novell, as they discuss how [...]
On Google, e-mail security and cloud.
Today's announcement about Google and China has created thousands of headlines and set the IT industry abuzz.
The fact that Google was hacked by cybercriminals is hardly surprising. The fact that these criminals would go after email in the cloud is not surprising, either. After all, e-mail is the most visible, most popular and [...]
Product Quality – Metrics and Targets
Last month I began a series on product quality. I introduced our tenets of product quality and outlined additional topics I planned to address. I interrupted this for our exciting Novell Pulse launch, but it is now time to resume the discussion about quality.
My Personal Journey
I joined Novell four years ago. Any [...]
Novell Pulse
I'm in the middle of a blog series on Product Quality—of critical importance to all our stakeholders. I need to interrupt this series to comment on an exciting development.
Last week we announced one of our most innovative and impactful projects—Novell Pulse. My interruption is to explain why we are exhilirated with this. [...]
Product Quality
By far, the major obsession of Novell's engineering team is to deliver products with the enterprise level quality that customers demand and deserve for mission-critical usage.
It is useful to review our comprehensive approach to quality. Quality is not a single process. It is baked into everything we do: before and during development; after [...]
Novell Identity Update
We've been talking about security and access control management—most recently as part of "securing the cloud". Securing the cloud is based on technology that Novell has developed for securing the enterprise. As we design for the future of securing the cloud—today's enterprises also require continued enhancement to secure their enterprise.
Some recent notes.
SAP Partnership [...]
Managing the Cloud
Final in a series about Novell's comprehensive approach to cloud computing.
Reprise
In The Cloud, we identified five cloud infrastructure priorities:
Connect
Secure
Manage
Develop
Collaborate
We've elaborated about Connect, Develop, Secure, and Collaborating in the Cloud, and here we complete the discussion.
Choice
A key value provided by cloud computing is choice.
Customer choice to obtai...
Novell Teaming, and Collaborating in the Cloud
Fifth in a series about Novell's comprehensive approach to cloud computing.
Reprise
In "The Cloud", we identified five cloud infrastructure priorities:
Connect
Secure
Manage
Develop
Collaborate
We've elaborated about Connect, Develop, and Secure and here we will talk about Collaborating in the Cloud.
Modern Collaboration
I've previously discussed the revolutionary changes in collaboration tha...
Cloud Security
Fourth in a series about Novell's comprehensive approach to cloud computing.
Recent Events
The summer has seen numerous announcements with the proof points of our cloud infrastructure contributions. These announcements are transformative. They are not merely new products. They address issues that the industry has not totally addressed, with innovative solutions.
Last week was especially [...]
Microsoft Releases GPL Code to the Community
Earlier today, Microsoft released 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community under GPL.
There are many angles to reflect on. The growth and broadening of the open source community. Microsoft's increasing embrace of open source. Corporate strategies. The effectiveness of Greg Kroah-Hartman's Linux driver project. I'm sure many [...]
Arguments begin in SCO v. Novell over copyrights - Deseret News
Arguments begin in SCO v. Novell over copyrights Deseret News Novell Inc. The trial, which is expected to last three weeks, also is likely to impact the future of related lawsuits, depending on its outcome. ...
Why Microsoft Needs to Buy Novell or Has Its Own Linux Distro? - Associated Content
Why Microsoft Needs to Buy Novell or Has Its Own Linux Distro? Associated Content There was news about Novell that was going to be bought by a venture capitalist. This is probably a bad news for Linux lovers since Novell is the current ...
And the winner of the Novell sweepstakes is...Microsoft? - Computerworld (blog)
And the winner of the Novell sweepstakes is...Microsoft? Computerworld (blog) Novell is facing a potential breakup if it's bought by Elliot Associates LP, a hedge fund. The open source community is justifiably worried. ...
Novell to Present at Cloud Expo East - SYS-CON Media (press release)
SYS-CON Media (press release) Novell to Present at Cloud Expo East SYS-CON Media (press release) In her session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Anita Moorthy, Senior Solutions Manager, Cloud Computing at Novell , will discuss what you should ask ... and more »
Dell Powers New Laptops, Workstations With Latest Intel Chips - eWEEK Europe UK
Dell Powers New Laptops, Workstations With Latest Intel Chips eWEEK Europe UK Make no mistake - The hedge fund offer for Novell could effectively mean the end of the company. And Microsoft could suffer the worst, says Peter Judge Dell ... and more »
For Sale: Linux OS and Other Assorted Assets - Server Watch
For Sale: Linux OS and Other Assorted Assets Server Watch Whether or not they succeed, there can be little doubt that it's cheerio and night-night for Novell , a business that has been doomed since, ... Microsoft needs Novell Inquirer Can Novell thrive by being a jack of all trades? Computing An intelligent move Computer Business Review all 3 news ar...
Novell: Macquarie Sees Potential Sale To Strategic Acquirer - Barron's (blog)
Novell : Macquarie Sees Potential Sale To Strategic Acquirer Barron's (blog) Macquarie USA analyst Brad Zelnick late yesterday launched coverage of Novell (NOVL) with an Outperform rating and $7.50 price target. ...
SmarTrend's Trend Spotter See Continued Upward Momentum on Shares of Novell (NOVL) - Trading Markets (press release)
SmarTrend's Trend Spotter See Continued Upward Momentum on Shares of Novell (NOVL) Trading Markets (press release) SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) on January 06, 2010 at $4.53. In approximately 2 months, ... SmarTrend's Trend Spotter See Continued Upward Momentum on Shares of Novell (NOVL) Comtex Smartrend ...
SmarTrend's Trend Spotter See Continued Upward Momentum on Shares of Novell (NOVL) - Comtex Smartrend
SmarTrend's Trend Spotter See Continued Upward Momentum on Shares of Novell (NOVL) Comtex Smartrend SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Novell (NASDAQ:NOVL) on January 06, 2010 at $4.53. In approximately 2 months, ... Macquarie Starts Coverage On Buyout Target Novell (NOVL) at Outperform, Says ... StreetInsider.com (subscription) SmarTrend's Trend Spotter See Contin...
Novell (NOVL) Initiated Coverage Alert, Watch for 30.5% Technical Uptrend ... - Comtex Smartrend
Novell (NOVL) Initiated Coverage Alert, Watch for 30.5% Technical Uptrend ... Comtex Smartrend Novell (NASDAQ:NOVL) initiated as Outperform at Macquarie. The stock closed yesterday at $5.91 on volume of 15770919 ...
Microsoft needs Novell - Inquirer
Microsoft needs Novell Inquirer OPEN SOURCERERS may be getting worried about the recent announcement that Novell could be bought out by the investment outfit Elliott. ... Can Novell thrive by being a jack of all trades? Computing An intelligent move Computer Business Review all 3 news articles »
SCO GROUP, INC. v. NOVELL, INC. - Leagle.com
SCO GROUP, INC. v. NOVELL , INC. Leagle.com MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR FURTHER RULING ON MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 4 This matter is before the Court on Defendant's Motion ...
W3C appoints ex-Novell chief as new CEO - ZDNet UK
W3C appoints ex- Novell chief as new CEO ZDNet UK Jeff Jaffe, Novell's chief technology officer until late January and a former executive at IBM and Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs, was named W3C's new chief ...
Jury seated in SCO lawsuit against Novell - Salt Lake Tribune
Jury seated in SCO lawsuit against Novell Salt Lake Tribune AP will continue to provide news to Yahoo A jury has been seated to hear the lawsuit in which The SCO Group is claiming Novell interfered with its ownership ...
New W3C CEO Is the Web's Top Diplomat - PC World
CNET New W3C CEO Is the Web's Top Diplomat PC World Jaffe, until recently Novell CTO, brings big company management and negotiating experience. "My most immediate priority is to preserve and enhance the W3C ... Ex- Novell CTO takes Web leadership post CNET W3C pulls former Novell CTO for CEO spot BusinessWeek Top Spot at W3C Goes to Former Novell E...
Macquarie Starts Coverage On Buyout Target Novell (NOVL) at Outperform, Says ... - StreetInsider.com (subscription)
Macquarie Starts Coverage On Buyout Target Novell (NOVL) at Outperform, Says ... StreetInsider.com (subscription) Macquarie Securities initiated coverage on takeover target Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) with an Outperform rating and $7.50 price target. ...
If Novell gets bought, will Red Hat follow? - CNET
If Novell gets bought, will Red Hat follow? CNET Elliott's proposed acquisition of Novell promises to shake up the software industry, which has grown a bit staid in the past year or two. ...
Four In Five People Consider Internet A Human Right - eWEEK Europe UK
Four In Five People Consider Internet A Human Right eWEEK Europe UK Make no mistake - The hedge fund offer for Novell could effectively mean the end of the company. And Microsoft could suffer the worst, says Peter Judge ... and more »
The S&P 500's Biggest Movers - Motley Fool
The S&P 500's Biggest Movers Motley Fool Shares of Novell spiked last week after hedge fund Elliott Associates made a $1.8 billion buyout offer for the 91.5% of the software company it doesn't own. ...
W3C pulls former Novell CTO for CEO spot - BusinessWeek
W3C pulls former Novell CTO for CEO spot BusinessWeek Filling a position left open since 2008, former Novell CTO Jeffrey Jaffe has taken on the role of chief executive officer for the W3C (World ...
Is Novell worth $2 billion?
Novell isn't the IT giant it once was, but the company may be well worth the $2 billion offered in a takeover bid by a New York hedge fund, analysts say.
Novell target of hedge fund's $2 billion takeover bid
Novell, one of the earliest names in networking, Tuesday received an unsolicited takeover bid worth about $2 billion by a New York hedge fund.
Novell CEO's 2009 pay valued at $5.7 million
Novell president and CEO Ron Hovsepian's total compensation fell 17% in 2009, amid declining annual revenue and a wider net loss.
Cloud computing security challenges unite hosting providers, security specialists
As cloud computing adoption climbs, hosting providers are inking deals with security vendors to provide security-as-a-service options to customers. But will enterprise IT managers buy into these often novel forms of security woven into a cloud computing environment?
Novell, MSI team on first SUSE Moblin-based netbook
MSI and Novell will ship in February the first netbook based on the Moblin open-source Linux operating system.
Novell grabs for big role in virtualization security
Novell this week will lay out an ambitious plan to secure applications across heterogeneous virtualization platforms at customer sites and off-premises, an effort designed to play off Novell's strengths in network and identity management.
Novell adds debugger to Mono to help Windows apps get to Linux
Novell has released a Mono-based plug-in for Visual Studio that gives developers a debugger to help them use Windows to design applications that will run on Linux..
Novell plans to petition Supreme Court in SCO case
Novell wants to takes it case against SCO to the Supreme Court and is asking a federal appeals court hearing the case to give Novell a 90-day stay.
SCO fires CEO McBride as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy
Unix software vendor SCO, struggling through bankruptcy and a Unix copyright trial involving Novell, has fired President and CEO Darl McBride.
Active Directory in spotlight 10 years ago
In this issue I'd like to take a look back 10 years -- to the October 1999 issues of this newsletter's predecessor, Network World Fusion Focus on Directory Services. The majority of those issues were concerned with the upcoming release of Active Directory as part of Windows Server 2000, but to me, the interesting thing is to look at the companies that were mentioned.
Novell, SAP bring together security, compliance wares
Novell is integrating its security and identity software with governance, risk and compliance wares from SAP
Novell does the right thing
When a company makes a big mistake I'll call them out on it. And when a company recognizes a mistake and corrects it, I'll give them a big pat on the back. Novell gets a pat on the back today.
Microsoft passes its first SAML 2.0 interoperability test
Microsoft completed its first SAML interoperability test and the results are in: Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 software received a passing grade.
Novell does it again
There was a time, perhaps a dozen years ago, when Novell owned the identity management market. Of course, it's always been said of Novell that they have great technology, and abysmal marketing. They have managed to shoot themselves in the foot numerous times over the years -- and now they've done it again.
Novell, SCO ready for another day in court over Unix fight
Both SCO and Novell are anticipating their next day in court to settle who owns Unix copyrights after a judge Monday overturned a 2007 decision that favored Novell.
Judge overturns 2007 Unix copyright decision
A federal appeals court Monday overturned a 2007 decision that Novell owns the Unix code and sent the case back to trial, clearing the way for SCO to pursue a $1 billion copyright infringement case against IBM.
Red Hat, IBM, Novell major contributors to exploding Linux kernel development
Red Hat, IBM and Novell remain the top contributors to the Linux kernel, an open source project that has grown by 2.7 million lines of code over the past 16 months, according to a report put out by the Linux Foundation.
Linux driver chief went looking for Microsoft
Microsoft is known for its bull-in-a-china shop tactics, but the vendor was actually pushed by the Linux driver project team to make Monday's historic code submission to the Linux kernel.
IBM Power servers most reliable in new survey
IBM's Power servers topped a list of most reliable x86 and Unix machines in a new survey, clocking in at only 15 minutes of unplanned downtime per year.
Could Cisco take on Microsoft with office app service?
There is only one obvious question in Cisco's overture Tuesday that it might take on Microsoft and Google in the online productivity application arena -- what took so long?
