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Novell clarifies $40M payment to Microsoft as "peace of mind"

In a series of e-mail exchanges that started a couple of evenings ago with a notification from Novells press relations department about an open letter to the open source community from the companys CEO Ron Hovsepian, I asked Novell spokesperson Kevan Barney why, if as Novell has so vociferously claimed,...

Tags: Novells $40, peace, Microsoft Corp., Linux, General, Open Source, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, Legal, Berlind

Blog posts 2006-11-22

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90-day report card: Windows Vista fared better than competitors

Ninety days after the release of Microsofts Windows Vista to business customers, the new operating system has a much better security vulnerability profile than its predecessor and several other modern workstation operating systems including Red Hat, Ubuntu, Novell and Apple products.Thats according to Jeff Jones, security strategy director in Microsofts...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, SECURITY, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, vulnerability, first 90-day, Jeff Jones, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista

Blog posts 2007-03-22

BeyondTrust makes standard user usable in Windows

BeyondTrust makes standard user usable in WindowsSounds like a similar concept to ...... Novells' AppAmour which can define acceptable behaviour for an application and who to email if someone tries/manages to circumvent it.In other words, in the year 2000 Windows was already archaicOu writes: "The simple reason for this is...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, group policy, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, software

Discussion threads 2007-03-08

Microsoft's Linux foray props up Novell

Microsofts deal with Novell to resell SUSE Linux may be controversial, but its looking like a boon for Novell. In fact, its just about the only bright spot the Novell has right now. Novell reported its fiscal first quarter figures...

Tags: General, Linux, Microsoft, Novell, Open Source

Blog posts 2007-03-02

Questions I'd like to see asked about the Microsoft-Novell deal

Microsoft and Novell are touting the results of a new survey paid for by Microsoft and Novell that found 200 IT managers to be largely in favor of the interoperability deal announced on November 2 by the two software vendors. “The results of this independent research show the majority of...

Tags: PSB, Linux, Microsoft Novell Deal, Microsoft Corp., App Compatibility, Corporate strategy, Windows server, Windows client

Blog posts 2006-12-12

Novell and Microsoft enter into late night spitting match over $40M "IP payoff"

Its getting ugly. Something has apparently gone terribly awry in the recent legal pact between Microsoft and Novell. No doubt, as it was signed, hands were being shaken and there was some agreement over the messaging that would go out once the agreement was made public. But now, the two...

Tags: agreement, General, Open Source, Software Infrastructure, Legal, Berlind, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc.

Blog posts 2006-11-20

Microsoft's Ballmer steps-up Linux infringement suit rhetoric

If users of Linux have any concerns about being the target of a Microsoft-sponsored patent infringement suit, then Microsofts CEO Steve Ballmer apparently wants them to know that those concerns are justified.According to ComputerWorld, during a Q&A session that followed the keynote speech he delivered to attendees at a Professional...

Tags: General, Open Source, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, Legal, Berlind, Linux

Blog posts 2006-11-17

Will Sun blow up the Microsoft/Novell deal to Red Hat's benefit?

This is a Part 2 that goes with this Part 1.While the buzz around the Web 2.0 conference seems to be getting a majority of the technology industrys attention this week, two other issues have been gurgling below the surface that probably deserve to be connected, but havent yet. One...

Tags: General, Open Source, Software Infrastructure, Legal, Microsofts, Novell Inc.

Blog posts 2006-11-10

Details still fuzzy on Microsoft-Novell pact

Novell went public on November 7 with more specifics, including the financial terms, of the partnership it announced last week with Microsoft. In spite of the additional details, there are still a few things still remain mysterious. According to an 8K Novell filed with the SEC, Microsoft has agreed...

Tags: Windows client, Windows server, Corporate strategy, Legal

Blog posts 2006-11-07

If I knew openSUSE I'd see a Linux desktop

If I knew openSUSE I'd see a Linux desktopBoycott Dell, HP, GatewayThe problem is that the major computer supplierssuch as Dell, HP, Gateway don't want to give home users a choice.All that they offer by way of home computers is Microsoft.I suggest not doing business with these companiesuntil they offer...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Greg, desktop, Linux desktop, Linux, Ubuntu, disk, SuSE

Discussion threads 2005-08-17