Microsoft's legal problems not over yet
News When Microsoft agreed to pay Novell $536m last November, the condition was that Novell agree to drop out of the European proceedings. A federal judge in Baltimore has permitted portions of a subsequent lawsuit filed by Novell to proceed.
[October 12, 2005, 9:35]
Novell's critical chance
Leader Bill Gates is on record as saying how he couldn't believe his luck as Microsoft messed up attempt after attempt to get into networking, waiting each time for Novell to wake up and lock the market up once and for all.
[June 22, 2006, 15:10]
Free Software Foundation releases GPLv3
News A provision to block future deals similar to that struck by Novell and Microsoft, in which Microsoft sells coupons to Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server that mean customers don't have to worry about Microsoft patent infringement lawsuits.
[July 2, 2007, 8:47]
Java released under the GPL
News Sun's move comes just weeks after Linux vendor Novell signed a controversial patent protection deal with Microsoft. Under this deal, Microsoft has promised not to sue Novell over any alleged patent infringements in Linux.
[November 13, 2006, 8:03]
Yahoo's Zimbra gets Exchange support
News The company is leaving it to others to develop extensions for software such as IBM's Lotus or Novell's GroupWise. Integration with Microsoft's dominant Exchange is a major requirement for many companies.
[October 1, 2008, 8:54]
Unisys tries Linux again
News Longtime Microsoft partner Unisys has begun offering Linux from Red Hat and Novell on its multiprocessor servers, a change of heart that reflects a new seriousness about the open-source operating system.
[August 2, 2004, 9:00]
Unbundle IE in Europe? Why stop there?
Blog Comment We've seen this in the Microsoft-Novell agreement to subvert the GPL2, the implementation of ODF in SP2 that actually reduced interoperability between office suites and compatibility between document-format implementations, and this ludicrous...
[June 17, 2009, 9:42]
Experts cast doubt on Microsoft's patent claims
News Microsoft said it released the tally — though not the 235 specific patents — in an effort to bring open-source companies to the table to hammer out intellectual property licensing deals similar to the one struck by Linux seller Novell in 2006.
[May 16, 2007, 16:50]
RealNetworks cries foul over Microsoft antitrust case
Talkback But you can ask NetScape, Novell and dozens of other companies for real-life examples. To then have to deal with a continues requirement to avoid all programs depanding on IE since every Microsoft related developer handbook will simply assume that...
[April 9, 2005, 1:06]
Linux gets green light in New South Wales
News The state listed Windows Server in addition to Linux and Novell's Netware operating system among its requirements in its server requirements. However, the move also continues a trend by the state to signal its interest in Linux, and comes as...
[September 20, 2006, 15:30]
VMware joins Microsoft support scheme
News Third-party platforms include those from companies like Cisco, Citrix, Novell, Sun and Virtual Iron. ESX is one of VMware's hypervisors for virtualisation and, as of Tuesday, Microsoft certification is required by organisations wanting support...
[August 20, 2008, 15:17]
Strengths of Open Source opposing Microsoft patent threats
Blog Comment Its publicity effect in favor of GNU/Linux would be much more significant than the non-hostility agreements Microsoft is achieving (Novell, Xandros). About location: Could be somewhere in Europe, because in the U.S.there are too many people who...
[June 5, 2007, 22:55]
