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Novell CTO: Get online to will promote Linux development originally

October 12, 2008

Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on October 9 message, according to foreign media coverage, novell Linux chief skill and politic official Nai Te Fulideman (Nat Friedman) expresses now, because get online this the characteristic depends on low-cost and storage space is little, the user will conduce to the development that promotes Linux to the demand of this equipment.

Friedman thinks: “Buy get online this the user won’t be cared about use why to plant operating system, because they buy the end of this product, not be to run the large-scale software such as Microsoft Office, however to get online. ” at present, HP and associate the SUSE Linux operating system that waited for a manufacturer to had installed Novell to develop beforehand in jotter product. Friedman discloses, novell is being mixed with HP associate negotiation, prepare those who be in these two companies to get online this in install Linux operating system beforehand.

Getting online is a kind of brand-new computer product originally, the price is lower, upper part range is being designed in the function basically is to be an user to provide convenient online function. June, novell announces, small bit gets online in its Wind this in the SUSE Linux 10 of enterprise desktop edition that installed Novell development beforehand.

Friedman expresses, most low gets online to will use Linux operating system originally, in order to save the accredit cost with Windows higher operating system. Additional, because great majority gets online this only make an appointment with 2G shine put, suit to use Linux operating system more.

Friedman says, the gain that holds SUSE Linux beforehand for the user is, novell can ensure jointly with business of online this factory get online this hardware drive is normal, this installs operating system and driver for different hardware personally than the user more convenient. (Xiao En)

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Novell 5.87 million dollar exceeds profit of season of the 2nd money the analyst anticipates

May 30, 2008

Beijing time on May 30 message, according to foreign media coverage, this Novell week 4 released money of season of the 2nd money to declare. Money newspaper shows the profit of Novell is 5.87 million dollar.

Novell says, the profit of season of the 2nd money is this company 5.87 million dollar, every accrual is 2 cent; Go up the deficit of Novell of year of the corresponding period is 2.89 million dollar, close every 1 cent. The battalion of Novell closed to grow 1.4% compared to the same period, for 235.7 million dollar.

Si Pian of Luo En of Novell presiding apparitor’s suddenly husband (Ron Hovsepian) cut down last year the employee of about 10% , put working focus to new Linux product. Sale of operating system of Linux of season of the 2nd money grew 31% , for 29 million dollar. Company of outstanding Fu Rui (Jefferies &Co. ) analyst Kaiselinaigebaite (Katherine Egbert) say, linux sale looks perfectly.

Not plan one-time cost, every accrual is Novell 6 cent, exceeded the 5 cent that analytic personage expects. The anticipation that analytic personage receives to Novell battalion is 234.4 million dollar.

Novell predicts this money year battalion closes will be between 100 million dollars of 9.4-9.7, operation profit margin is 7%-9% . Analytic personage is right this Novell money year the anticipation that battalion receives is 957.4 million dollar.

The operation expenses of season of the 2nd money reduced Novell 3.7% , for 172.9 million dollar. Novell the employee amount when October decreased by the 4500 people 2006 last year for 4100 people.

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Novell is about to be faced with FSF to sue prohibit its issue Linux

May 29, 2008

After Novell and Mircosoft signed cooperative agreement last year, a lot of people are guessing this meeting has what result, the Wal-Mart before uses SUSE (download) should calculate firstly, the prosecution that Novell is faced with now is afraid is the cold water after the favour.

The lawyer Eben Moglen of free software foundation says: “The Community Of People Wants To Do Anything They Can To Interfere With This Deal And All Deals Like It. They Have Every Reason To Be Deeply Concerned That This Is The Beginning Of A Significant Patent Aggression By Microsoft. ” means freedom and the very much person of community opening a source hope FSF sues Novell ” betray ” .

But I or some misgive, FSF accuses Linux without complete control, everybody can be checked check Linux patent possessory, still be Linus, but Linus offerred a kernel merely, a lot of software that act well actually are FSF palm is accusing really, for instance software of Gnome, a few bases, I once was thinking Linus and FSF near future appear disagreement, whether can Linus consider to develop Linux independently.

Novell does not have reaction to this, say to be able to wait for them to sue reassume action. Novell runs from opposite directions source community has very large contribution, they publish XGL code above all, nevertheless Xorg has supported Aiglx directly now.

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Beautiful supreme court supports Novell to charge Microsoft forestall suit

March 19, 2008

In this one case Novell expresses at the same time, microsoft withheld technical information, the Windows 95 that brings about its office software to cannot be in Microsoft quite moves on the operating system.

American supreme court rejected Microsoft to be opposite one case a few days ago the appeal of antitrust case, backdate of this one case arrives 20 centuries the business of table machine software of Novell of 90 time metaphase.

Novell accuses Microsoft uses it to be in the monopoly position of office software market, harmed the QuattroPron spreadsheet of Novell and software of WordPerfect word processing. Microsoft contends for exposition and argumentation in appeal, because Novell is in operating system market and Microsoft nonexistent competition, the antitrust law of American federal cannot apply at this one case quite.

Supreme court adjudication says, agree with the footing of the court below, allow Novell to issue charge Microsoft in clause of confederative antitrust law.

Disclose according to associated press, the supreme court did not publish an explanation to the report of media. Make an appointment with writing · Luo Baici in view of supreme court presiding judge (John Roberts) the partner that is Microsoft, he abstains to this one case undertakes adjudication.

The document that Novell of cite of American media Bloomberg News Service submits to the court says, the target that Microsoft hits points to software of our WordPerfect word processing and other office application software, because these products are right,the monopoly position of Microsoft Windows constitutes menace.

In this one case Novell expresses at the same time, microsoft withheld technical information, the Windows 95 that brings about its office software to cannot be in Microsoft quite moves on the operating system.

20 centuries 90 time are terminal, small kind dismissed the fights it antitrust suit with federal and city, include pair of Microsoft action that still having at present among them supervise.

The case of Novell is have not solve, those who object Microsoft is the biggest demesne lawsuit. In the appeal of Microsoft, it thinks Novell not should law of antitrust of cite United States, because be in operating system market, novell did not fight the competition of Windows.

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Novell Microsoft collaboration grows 243% into result Linux

December 27, 2007

According to network product company of development firm Novell shows, business of its Linux operating system already grew 243% in 3 quarters in the past. It expresses, this one growth from should be attributed to the collaboration with Microsoft greatly. Since since signing cooperative agreement with Microsoft November last year, undertook close cooperation with Microsoft, pass the time of these 9 months, novell company had gained the income of 100 million dollar from inside business of Linux operating system.

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Latest news: AMD cooperates with Novell develops source ATi to show calorie of drive!

November 23, 2007

The information that possesses milepost sense: 9, AMD announced the major strategy end that about graph opening a source processor supports one!
This opens the change the current situation of source drive at present, because AMD wants to develop this drive with collaboration of community opening a source! AMD announces it to will offer the development that is used at developing series of ATI Radeon HD 2000 and set of ATI Radeon X1000 for Linux desktop system software is wrapped and information opening a source.

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