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  • Novell delays open source project

    Developers and corporate customers eager to get their hands on an open-source version of Microsoft's .Net line of programming tools will need to wait a little longer.

  • Microsoft sends message with Unix deal

    Microsoft's licensing of rights to Unix technology from the SCO Group lends heavyweight backing to SCO's intellectual-property claims and helps Microsoft combat Linux, a growing marketplace threat to its operating system, analysts said.

  • SuSE purchase gives Novell lifeline

    news analysis: For Novell, Linux is not just a popular operating system--it's a lifeline for the company and its shrinking base of NetWare customers.

  • Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs

    Sun Microsystems announced on Friday that it has moved to a new phase of legal and technical cooperation with longtime foe Microsoft that will involve a payment of US$1.95 billion to Sun.

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