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  • Novell in 'Windows cheaper than Linux' statement

    Linux vendor Novell has issued a joint press release with Microsoft, in which HSBC, a customer of joint technology from the two companies, claims that Windows has a lower total cost of ownership than Linux.

  • Novell denies 'unstable' Xen claims

    The chief technology officer (CTO) of Novell's Open Platform Solutions Group, Markus Rex, has hit back at criticism the company included an "unstable" Xen virtualisation environment in its new Linux server, pointing to support from hardware partners.

  • Xen leads Novell's turnaround effort in Linux

    Novell will try to recover from earlier Linux fumbles by releasing major updates on Monday, adding Xen virtualisation software to its enterprise server product and glitzy graphics to the desktop counterpart.

  • Novell ejects CEO, CFO

    Novell's board of directors on Thursday in the US named chief operating officer Ron Hovsepian as CEO to replace Jack Messman, and ousted the company's chief financial officer.

  • Novell acquires e-Security

    Novell said on Wednesday that it will acquire e-Security for US$72 million.

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  • Novell, open source and the Madagascan Mongoose

    It has competed hard with the likes of Microsoft and IBM, but over the years Novell has remained a smaller player than either of its two main rivals. CTO Jeff Jaffe tells what Novell has up its sleeve to bring the company up to speed: Fossa, an open source project named after the Madagascan relative of the Mongoose.

  • Novell CEO: We made Microsoft open up

    Speaking to the Novell boss at his company's annual BrainShare user conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, ZDNet.com.au's sister site, ZDNet.co.uk asked whether the Microsoft deal could actually be damaging in the long run and what effect a financial downturn could have on Novell's recent recovery.

  • Novell's Linux makeover

    CEO Jack Messman says Novell used to have trouble getting noticed. A little penguin changed all that. Meanwhile, he maps out how the company is gaining on Red Hat.

  • CRM right here, RightNow

    On-demand customer relationship managemet provider RightNow Technologies claims it is the only true believer when it comes to hosted software.

  • Risking it all on Salesforce.com?

    Pat Sueltz, president of marketing, technology and systems at Salesforce.com, discusses why she considered the hosted CRM firm a sure enough bet to leave her successful post at Sun Microsystems.

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