● 03.16.07

●● Some Novell Clients and Developers Unhappy with Microsoft/Novell Deal as a ‘Sizeable Number’ Departs

Posted in Deals, Microsoft, Novell at 10:58 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

The following two articles tell a story. The developers and the customers share a certain pain.

Novell deal yields dividends – for Red Hat

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A “sizeable number” of developers have jumped ship from Novell to Red Hat, according to Scott Crenshaw, the senior director for product management and marketing at Red Hat.

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Novell users say Linux transitions successful

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As Novell kicks off its annual user conference, customers are enthusiastic about their transitions from the legacy NetWare operating system to Linux. There’s discord, however, among Novell users regarding the company’s controversial technology pact with Microsoft.

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Also today: CEBIT – Novell to manage Windows desktops with Zenworks

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