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Novell-Microsoft antitrust court clash continues
News A federal judge in Baltimore has thrown out several of Novell's remaining antitrust claims against Microsoft but allowed some to go forward. Judge J Frederick Motz ruled on Friday that Novell can go ahead with two claims that Microsoft engaged in...
[June 14, 2005, 9:55]
Microsoft and Novell clash over patents
News Novell and Microsoft have clashed over the question of whether Linux infringes Microsoft's intellectual property, just 18 days into their controversial partnership. This includes Microsoft offering Novell products to customers who wish to deploy a...
[November 21, 2006, 12:49]
Video: Microsoft, Novell, open source
News Novell chief technology officer Jeff Jaffe explains why the Novell-Microsoft deal is good for open source, and says many software customers need open source and Windows interoperability.
[November 7, 2006, 11:06]
Microsoft, Novell prepare 'Moonlight' beta
News Microsoft and Novell said Tuesday they are nearly ready with a beta version of Moonlight — a Firefox add-on that allows Silverlight content to play on Linux PCs. In addition to the Moonlight announcement, Novell is releasing a management pack that...
[November 19, 2008, 9:15]
Microsoft and Novell: Open to question
Leader Although the details are maddeningly absent, Microsoft has undertaken not to sue Novell's customers for patent violations — while Novell is paying a royalty to Microsoft. If so, the consequences are severe: if Microsoft and Novell have no respect...
[November 3, 2006, 12:56]
Novell: Microsoft 'sucked $60bn' out of the industry
News Microsoft has sucked billions of dollars out of the IT industry that could have been spent in more fruitful ways, according to Novell. Speaking on Monday at BrainShare, the company's annual user conference in Barcelona, Novell chief Jack Messman...
[September 13, 2004, 17:00]
Novell sues Microsoft over WordPerfect
News Novell filed suit against Microsoft on Friday, claiming the company used anti-competitive tactics in the desktop software market during the 1990s. As expected, the suit argues that Microsoft restrained trade from 1994 to 1996, when Novell sold its...
[November 15, 2004, 11:00]
Microsoft, Novell seal Windows and SuSE deal. World goes "Whaa...?"
Blog Microsoft and Novell have just signed the mother of all non-aggression pacts, with Microsoft recommending SuSE for mixed platform work, undertaking to support the system and guaranteeing not to sue over patent issues.
[November 2, 2006, 23:52]
Novell sues Microsoft
News Software maker Novell on Monday sued Microsoft for alleged false advertising and demanded that its competitor publicly renounce the statements. In the lawsuit filed in US District Court in Salt Lake City, Novell accuses Microsoft of false and...
[October 2, 2001, 9:08]
Microsoft and Novell open joint virtualisation lab
News Microsoft and Novell have opened a joint development lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which will focus on cross-platform interoperability. The lab, which measures 2,500 square feet, will host a combined team of eight Microsoft and Novell engineers...
[September 13, 2007, 9:45]
Novell attacks Microsoft pricing
News Novell on Monday blasted Microsoft's controversial software licensing plan and business practices, hoping to lure frustrated customers to its own products and services. In a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal, Novell said that...
[September 16, 2002, 15:41]
Microsoft and Novell flesh out technical deal
News Microsoft and Novell on Monday fleshed out the technical aspects of their corporate partnership, saying that the two firms are committed to optimising their respective products in the years to come. In November, the two companies signed a wide...
[February 13, 2007, 8:13]
Novell - Microsoft deal extended
Blog Who would have thought the Novell-Microsoft deal would lsat this long? It originally seemed to be Novell inviting its customers to cave in to Microsoft's unsubstantiated patent claims against Linux. It's now about integration between Novell's open...
[August 20, 2008, 21:14]
Novell credits Microsoft for soaring Linux sales
News Novell has claimed its Linux business has grown by 243 percent over the last three quarters, and it has credited its deal with Microsoft as a big factor. Novell has achieved $100m (£49m) in revenue from Linux over the nine-month period thanks to...
[September 28, 2007, 16:34]
Novell fellow leads Microsoft's Linux embrace
News About four months ago, Linux kernel developer and Novell fellow Greg Kroah-Hartman suggested to Microsoft that it release three drivers to be part of Linux under the GNU General Public License (GPL) terms that govern its code.
[July 23, 2009, 17:08]
Novell responds to Microsoft email
News Microsoft's latest attack on Linux, in which its chief executive Steve Ballmer repeated the key themes of Microsoft's "Get The Facts" campaign, has evoked a strong response from Novell which accuses the software giant of selectivity.
[October 28, 2004, 15:54]
Novell eDirectory Vs. Microsoft Active Directory
White Papers This paper will assist you in that evaluation process by clearly outlining what a directory is, why it is necessary and how to evaluate one that will best fit your organization's needs - with particular focus on the differences between Novell...
[May 4, 2009, 5:33]
Microsoft called back to court over Novell settlement
News According to a source, the judge appears to be interested in learning more about a settlement announced earlier this month with Novell and a trade group that caused both to withdraw their participation in the EU case.
[November 24, 2004, 13:15]
Samba leader quits Novell over Microsoft deal
News Jeremy Allison, a high-profile open-source programmer, has resigned from Novell because of objections over its patent deal with Microsoft and is moving to Google. In his resignation letter, Allison said Novell's patent pact with Microsoft has...
[December 22, 2006, 7:40]
GPLv3 may threaten Microsoft-Novell pact
News Novell is concerned that Microsoft could stop selling Suse Linux coupons if the GPLv3 remains in its current form. The 144-page document posted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website contained "redacted" (confidential information...
[May 29, 2007, 8:49]
