Neowin News Feed for: Novell

Novell's lawsuit against Microsoft finally ends with U.S. Supreme Court rejection

John Callaham — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:18:14 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request from Novell to take up its anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft, finally ending a court battle that has been going on for years. Read more...

Windows Server Hyper-V can now run on SUSE cloud-based infrastructures

John Callaham — Wed, 01 May 2013 04:21:43 +0000

Microsoft has announced a new collaboration with the Linux-based SUSE that will allow Windows Server Hyper-V workloads to run on SUSE Cloud-based infrastructures. Read more...

Judge throws out Novell's case against Microsoft

John Callaham — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:14:00 +0000

A judge in the long running WordPerfect case between Microsoft and Novell has dismissed the suit in Microsoft's favor, ruling that WordPerfect's market share was already too low to save it. Read more...

Microsoft to ask for dismissal of case against Novell

John Callaham — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:59:31 +0000

Microsoft plans to ask for a full dismissal of the case against Novell concerning its WordPerfect software after a jury was unable to come up with a verdict in the case last week. Read more...

Single juror prevented verdict in Novell-Microsoft lawsuit

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:34:28 +0000

One lone juror held out against 11 of his peers in Novell's anti-trust law suit against Microsoft, which ended Friday without a verdict. The 21 year old says there was too much speculation involved. Read more...

Microsoft-Novell ends in mistrial after jury fails to reach verdict

Brad Sams — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:46:44 +0000

The judge in the Microsoft-Novell case has demised the claims by Novell after the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision. Novell could seek to re-try the case if it so pleases to do so. Read more...

Microsoft-Novell lawsuit enters third day of jury deliberations

John Callaham — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:23:30 +0000

The jury that is currently deliberating the fate of the lawsuit between Microsoft and Novell in Salt Lake City will enter its third day with no hint of a verdict in sight. Read more...

Microsoft-Novell trial goes to the jury

John Callaham — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:53:34 +0000

The trial between Microsoft and Novell is now in the hands of the jury in Salt Lake City, Utah as they must now decided whether or not Microsoft is guilty of engaging in anticompetitive behavior. Read more...

Bill Gates concludes testimony in Novell trial

John Callaham — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:52:55 +0000

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates concluded his testimony Tuesday in a Salt Lake City courtroom in a case that has Microsoft fighting off a lawsuit against Novell, the former owner of WordPerfect. Read more...

Bill Gates gives first day of testimony in Novell-WordPerfect trial

John Callaham — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:10:54 +0000

Testifying today at the lawsuit trial between Microsoft and Novell, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates claims that Microsoft dumped an unnamed feature from Windows 95 because of stability. Read more...

1994 called and wants Bill Gates to explain an email in court

Brad Sams — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:27:09 +0000

Bill Gates is taking the stand to defend Microsoft in an anti-trust lawsuit that Novell is bringing against the company and at the heart of their defense is an email from Bill Gates back in 1994. Read more...

Microsoft asks judge to dismiss Novell-WordPerfect case

John Callaham — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:09:20 +0000

Microsoft asked the judge to dismiss the current anti-trust case the company has with Novell, after the judge questioned whether Novell had shown enough evidence to take the case to a jury decision. Read more...

Microsoft goes on trial this week against Novell

John Callaham — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:43:19 +0000

Microsoft goes to trial this week in Utah against software company Novell who claims Microsoft has violated anti-trust laws in a lawsuit the company filed back in 2004. Read more...

iPhone developer ports game to Zune HD in a mere 12 hours

Sam Symons — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:56:06 +0000

A few days ago, Novell unveiled its new 'MonoTouch' SDK to be used for developing iPhone applications in .NET, much to the happiness of some and, unfortunately, the opposite for others. It seems that developers... Read more...

Apple's iPhone to get .NET app development through Novell

Sam Symons — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:56:58 +0000

When Apple introduced the App Store for its iPhone device, there was nothing but talk of financial paradise for some developers. Even a single coder could get into the game, bringing with them only an... Read more...

Microsoft to buy up to $100M in SUSE Linux support vouchers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:48:02 +0000

Microsoft Corp., which two years ago agreed to buy and resell $240 million worth of enterprise support subscriptions for Novell Inc.'s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system, will buy and resell up to another... Read more...

Novell Whitepapers encourage Open Source over Microsoft

Steven Parker — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:34:41 +0000

Novell has released a bunch of whitepapers in support of Open Source technologies over Microsoft products, hardly a surprise really but at least Novell outlines in it's documents why such a move would benefit you... Read more...

A Year of Microsoft and Novell Partnership

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:52:02 +0000

At the time, the news that Novell and Microsoft were becoming partners was shocking. But, a year into the alliance, what has really come from it? The analysts give their two cents on the first,... Read more...

Microsoft and Novell Expand Collaboration Agreement

Steven Parker — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:32:55 +0000

One year after signing a landmark agreement to build a bridge between open source and proprietary software, Novell Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today unveiled continued strong momentum behind the agreement. Having exceeded their original business... Read more...

Red Hat, Novell sued for patent infringement

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:38:54 +0000

In this sue-happy world, it was only a matter of time before Linux became a target. A company has dared to declare a patent infringement against not one, but two Linux vendors. IP Innovation and... Read more...

Novell wants SCO's bankruptcy protection lifted

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:00:40 +0000

Last week Novell filed a motion requesting that the court lift SCO's bankruptcy stay so that Novell can obtain UNIX licensing royalties wrongfully retained by SCO. Novell has also filed a motion requesting that SCO... Read more...

Novell credits Microsoft for soaring Linux sales

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:30:39 +0000

Novell says its Linux business has grown by 243 percent over the last three quarters, and it largely credits its deal with Microsoft. Novell has reached $100 million in revenue from Linux over the nine-month... Read more...

Novell Acquires Senforce

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:07:08 +0000

Novell has acquired endpoint security management vendor Senforce Technologies in a play to extend Novell's policy-management offerings. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In July, Novell and Senforce, based in Waltham, Mass., announced... Read more...

IBM and Novell gang up against Red Hat

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:06:34 +0000

IBM and Novell have signed a bundling and support agreement that will bundle IBM's open source WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE) software with Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Server. The partnership is an attack... Read more...

Novell offers Linux service pack

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:47:42 +0000

Looking to bolster Linux in enterprise environments, Novell is offering its first service pack for Suse Linux Enterprise 10, with capabilities for new quad-core processors. The company also announced Monday commercial availability plans for Suse... Read more...

Novell goes public with terms of Microsoft Linux deal

Sun, 27 May 2007 17:55:44 +0000

Novell has published details of its landmark November 2006 Linux partnership agreements with Microsoft. Novell published on Friday redacted versions of the three agreements it signed with Microsoft in its annual 10K filings to the... Read more...

Dell signs on with Microsoft, Novell

Tom Warren — Mon, 07 May 2007 12:06:27 +0000

Dell Inc. has agreed to work with Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. under an alliance the rival software makers formed last year to make it easier for the Windows operating system and the increasingly popular... Read more...

Free Software Group May Bar Novell From New Code

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:35:10 +0000

The Free Software Foundation is considering banning Linux software distributor Novell Incorporated from using new versions of a group of programs known as the GNU operating system, to punish the company for signing a patent... Read more...

Red Hat unaffected by Oracle, Novell

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:59:11 +0000

Red Hat has scheduled a March release for RHEL5 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5), the latest version of its open-source operating system, while it tries to fend off new competitive threats from Oracle and the... Read more...

Microsoft, Novell win Wal-Mart as Linux Customer

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:33:47 +0000

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Novell Inc. (NOVL) announced Tuesday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) have become their latest customer. Wal-Mart is expect to begin using Novell's SUSE Linux; Novell will provide support for the software.... Read more...

Interoperability Is Microsoft Novell Partnership Focus

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:17:32 +0000

Despite the fact that the Nov. 2 announcement of an agreement between Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., and Novell Inc. of Provo, Utah, on a new joint venture has sparked surprise for industry observers, many... Read more...

Novell makes file-storage software shift

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:57:11 +0000

Novell is changing the file system software used by default in its Suse Linux operating system, aligning with rival Red Hat and moving away from a project whose future has become entangled with the fate... Read more...

Novell ships Suse Linux 10

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:54:44 +0000

Novel has unveiled Suse Linux Enterprise 10. The application is the world's first major Linux distribution to offer support the Xen open source virtualisation technology. Novell furthermore touted improvements in the suite's performance and security.... Read more...

Microsoft wins Right to Appeal Novell Suit

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 20:10:00 +0000

A federal judge in Baltimore has accepted Microsoft's request for an appeal against the remaining charges in its antitrust suit with Novell. U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz ruled that there... Read more...

Novell vs. SCO Heads into Extra Innings

Tue, 28 Jun 2005 19:27:01 +0000

Novell Inc.'s attempt to dismiss The SCO Group Inc.'s claims that Novell maliciously and falsely claimed Unix's copyrights has been denied, so the case will now move into the discovery phase—in which all the documentation... Read more...

Novell Announces Enhancements for GroupWise

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:35:44 +0000

Novell announced an extended support policy, new product features and a no-cost, pre-bundled SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server for the next version of Novell GroupWise, due later this year. "GroupWise is head and shoulders... Read more...

Novell to Acquire Tally Systems Corp.

Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:05:27 +0000

Novell announced on Wednesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tally Systems Corp. Tall Systems is an expert in IT asset management solutions, this acquisition will help Novell expand it's ZENworks management... Read more...

Novell Says Its Next Linux Desktop Will Surpass Windows

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:42:49 +0000

While Microsoft still has the monopoly on the desktop market with its Windows operating system, Novell is readying new features and functionality that it believes will propel its Novell Linux Desktop offering into the mass... Read more...

Microsoft offers goodies to lure Novell customers

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:44:24 +0000

Microsoft announced on Tuesday a program that will pay some transition costs for companies that want to move from Novell's NetWare operating system onto servers running Windows. The software titan said it... Read more...

Novell sues Microsoft for sinking WordPerfect

Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:44:35 +0000

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... Read more...