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'We don't need no stinkin' Windows' - Novell boss
Talkback Hey Messman get off your knees and whp off your mouth, you whore! Are these guys for REAL? Bill Gate as Sauron and Torvalds as Gandalf.
[March 23, 2004, 14:26]
Novell: Vista will drive users to Linux
News Speaking at Brainshare, the company's annual European user conference in Barcelona, Novell chief executive Jack Messman claimed that the costs of moving desktops to the next version of Windows will be significantly higher than migrating to desktop...
[September 12, 2005, 12:55]
Novell: We are all 'Amazon' citizens
News Speaking today at the company's annual BrainShare user conference in Barcelona, Novell's chief executive Jack Messman said that the public has become used to extremely sophisticated online services from e-commerce companies -- and now expects...
[September 13, 2004, 16:00]
Patents 'biggest threat' to Linux - Torvalds
News During a surprise guest appearance at Novell's annual BrainShare user conference, the Finnish open-source guru took part in a question-and-answer session with the networking-software company's chief executive and chairman Jack Messman and vice...
[March 23, 2004, 9:20]
Novell's Hovsepian bullish on the future
News Despite being described as more of a salesman than his predecessor Jack Messman, analysts have still predicted a short tenure if he doesn't produce a speedy reversal of the company's poor showing against Red Hat.
[June 26, 2006, 16:20]
Novell in Linux security buy
News The company will sell Immunix's products as Novell AppArmor, Chief Executive Jack Messman said in a statement. Novell has acquired Immunix, a small company that sells software designed to improve the security of programs running on Linux servers...
[May 11, 2005, 10:55]
Novell's user conference underway in Utah
Blog Former CEO Jack Messman was always good for some anti-Microsoft banter but this is Hovsepian seems to be playing it a lot more carefully - which I guess is why he was chosen to take over from Messman when the former chief was sacked two years ago.
[March 17, 2008, 14:37]
Novell vows to use its patents to defend open-source
News Open source threatens entrenched interests, some of whom are fighting back with vague accusations of intellectual property risks in open-source technologies," Novell chief executive Jack Messman said in a statement.
[October 13, 2004, 9:20]
Novell: Fighting the Microsoft FUD machine
News But the rise and rise of Linux, together with some savvy management by newly appointed chief executive Jack Messman, offered the side-lined firm a much needed toe-hold back into the big league. Novell was in a unique position, extremely well...
[June 23, 2004, 14:20]
Novell challenges SCO's Linux claims
News To Novell's knowledge, the 1995 agreement governing SCO's purchase of Unix from Novell does not convey to SCO the associated copyrights," Novell chief executive Jack Messman said in the letter to SCO chief executive Darl McBride.
[May 28, 2003, 7:48]
Desktop Linux: Novell leads from the front
News The company's chief executive Jack Messman recognises the importance of being seen to lead from the front when encouraging users to ditch the tried and semi-trusted world of Microsoft for the disruptive and unknown world of desktops running Linux...
[April 19, 2004, 11:55]
Novell loses more Linux executives
News Novell is in the midst of significant executive changes, including the appointment of Jeffrey Jaffe as chief technology officer of the overall company and Ron Hovsepian, chief operating officer and heir apparent to Chief Executive Jack Messman.
[March 31, 2006, 9:05]
Novell's Schmidt joins Google at critical time
News The $266m (£185m) deal will hand the reins to Cambridge Tech President and CEO Jack Messman, with Schmidt hanging on to roles as chairman and chief strategist. Google co-founder Sergey Brin, 27, will relinquish his chairman title, although he will...
[March 27, 2001, 9:13]
Novell pins hopes on solutions
News Product did form the main official announcement of Eric Schmidt's valedictory speech as chief executive, before he hands over to Cambridge Technology Partners boss Jack Messman. Novell is pinning all its hopes for the future on a planned...
[March 20, 2001, 11:06]
MySQL CEO calls for a balance between cash and community
News IBM's Irving Wladawsky-Berger believes proprietary software can be sold for a time before open source products replace them, and Novell CEO Jack Messman believes in a hybrid of open source and proprietary software.
[April 21, 2005, 9:55]
Critics pour scorn on Ballmer patent 'FUD'
News Last month Novell chief executive Jack Messman declared that his company would use its patent portfolio to defend customers who used its open source software. Steve Ballmer's claim that governments which use Linux face the risk of patent lawsuits...
[November 18, 2004, 16:55]
Novell may dump NetWare for Linux
Talkback Jack Messman 6th August 2003 A recent news report coming out of the LinuxWorld Conference suggests that Novell is considering stopping development of NetWare. We’re not. Despite Novell’s firm and frequent statements concerning continued...
[August 8, 2003, 11:44]
Novell takes Xen path to Linux success
News It argued that its strong customer relationships and US salesforce would propel Suse, but the product continues to lag behind Red Hat's significantly, and Novell's board replaced former Chief Executive Jack Messman with Ron Hovsepian in June.
[July 17, 2006, 17:25]
Novell gives free software to small biz
News Novell chief executive Jack Messman said in a statement that the plan was a great way "for Novell to gain additional share of this dynamic area of the market". Novell said on Thursday that its out-of-the-box software, called the Novell Small...
[April 10, 2003, 17:13]
Novell readies Linux desktop release
News In a statement, Novell chief executive Jack Messman called the company's Linux desktop strategy "pragmatic". Looking to tap into discontent with Microsoft, Novell is set to deliver this week a package of Linux-based software for the PC that...
[November 8, 2004, 7:23]
