Novell Disappoints as Ownership Concerns Continue
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published August 28, 2010
Amid deep uncertainty about its ownership position, Novell misses its revenue targets for the third quarter and declines to provide financial guidance for the fourth.
Tags: Novell, Linux, earnings, VMware, open source

Novell Secures the Cloud With New Access Control Service
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published August 24, 2010
Novell debuts cloud security service, but don't think of it as antivirus for the cloud.
Tags: Novell, Linux, cloud computing, cloud security, Linux cloud

Novell Revenues, Linux Business Slide
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published May 28, 2010
As the company grapples with ownership issues, Novell reports revenues a decline in overall revenue but remains optimistic about the future.
Tags: Red Hat, Novell, Linux, linux os, enterprise linux

Red Hat, Novell Win Open Source Patent Case
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published May 03, 2010
Linux vendors join forces to win a critical battle and stave off claims of patent infringement.
Tags: Red Hat, Novell, Linux, patents, intellectual property

Court Dismisses Novell Suit Against Microsoft
By Stuart J. Johnston | News Article Published March 31, 2010
With a federal judge tossing the last two of six accusations by networking software firm Novell against Microsoft, is the case finally over?
Tags: Novell, antitrust, lawsuits, Microsoft, WordPerfect

Novell Beats SCO in Unix Jury Trial
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published March 30, 2010
Jury finds that Novell still holds the key Unix copyrights, putting the brakes on SCO's legal challenge, but it still might not be the end for SCO.
Tags: Novell, Linux, lawsuits, SCO, Unix

Estimating the Value of Novell's Linux OS
By Paul Rubens | Open Source Article Published March 25, 2010
Amid speculation about Novell being acquired, what's the major open source vendor's Linux OS actually worth?
Tags: Novell, Linux, open source, enterprise software, open source tools

Novell: Linux Breaks Even as Microsoft Deal Revenues Wane
By Sean Michael Kerner | Features Article Published February 26, 2010
With lower first-quarter revenues, Novell executives reveals that full renewals from Microsoft Linux sales are coming in at a significant discount.
Tags: Novell, Linux, Microsoft

Open Office 3.2: Faster, More Office Compatibility
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published February 12, 2010
Top Novell developer details the new release and explains how the future of Open Office could be even better under Oracle's leadership.
Tags: Oracle, Novell, Open Office, Sun, OOo

Novell Updates SUSE Appliance Toolkit For ISVs
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published January 26, 2010
Linux software appliance toolkit launched for software appliance development and management.
Tags: Novell, software, Linux, virtualization, SUSE Studio

Linux Desktop Comparison: Red Hat, Novell, Ubuntu, Fedora
By Drew Robb | Open Source Article Published January 14, 2010
For offices on a tight budget, major vendors like Red Hat, Novell, Ubuntu, and Fedora offer a variety of choices. Here's an insider's guide.
Tags: Red Hat, Novell, Fedora, Ubuntu, Linux desktop

Novell Delivers Workload Automation Strategy, Tools
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published December 08, 2009
What do you get when you put Linux, security, virtualization and BSM together?
Tags: virtualization, Novell, Linux, BSM, workload management

Novell Earnings Falter as It Preps Workload Management Vision
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published December 04, 2009
Novell's numbers are down, but its Microsoft Linux deal is moving into a new phase as a revamped strategy is set to take hold.
Tags: Novell, Linux, virtualization, Enterprise, virtual

Open Source Projects and the Meritocracy Myth
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published December 02, 2009
Contrary to the stated ethic, open source projects aren’t always led by the people who are most able.
Tags: Linux, open source, Red Hat, Novell

Novell Set to Launch openSUSE 11.2
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published October 19, 2009
The first release candidate for openSUSE 11.2 includes social networking support and the GNOME 2.28 desktop.
Tags: Linux, CA, instant messaging, Novell

Likewise 5.3: Handling Linux and Mac on Windows
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published September 14, 2009
Released under the GPLv2 license, Likewise Open provides a new open source solution for access and authentication across Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.
Tags: Linux, open source, Windows, Novell

Microsoft to Support Open Source Foundation
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published September 11, 2009
Novell's Miguel de Icaza will be part of Microsoft's open source foundation's Board of Directors.
Tags: Microsoft, Linux, open source, Novell, software

Linux OS Improving Faster
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published August 20, 2009
More code is added by a larger group of developers, pushing an exponential improvement curve in the Linux kernel.
Tags: Linux, Red Hat, Novell

Let's Settle the Mono Debate
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published July 03, 2009
The controversial software implementation Mono provokes uncivil debate in the open source community. Here are two possible solutions.
Tags: Microsoft, Linux, Novell, Mono

For Novell, Linux Still A Money Loser
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published May 29, 2009
Company stands by investment, plans break-even for its Linux business within 12 to 18 months.
Tags: Microsoft, Linux, Novell, server, management