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.
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.
Novell pledged Tuesday to deliver versions of its networking software on Linux later this year and announced distribution deals with leading hardware providers.
Once every three months, Alan Nugent, chief technology officer of billion-dollar software company Novell, sits down with a small group of colleagues to decide what software the company will give away for free.
Networking software company Novell has filled in the picture of its revamped NetWare, painting the operating system as an alternative to Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Server 2003.
Microsoft is refining its "Get the Facts" Linux attack, taking specific aim at Red Hat, Novell and IBM rather than the broader movement around the open-source operating system.
Two years ago, software engineer Shaun Walker got an e-mail from a Microsoft product manager, suggesting ways to keep Walker's development project from foundering.
Big Blue adds features, beefs up training efforts in China; rival Unisys debuts new line and pricing plan.
General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle.
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