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IBM sings a Symphony to rival Office
News Symphony 1.0 is now available as a standalone package, running on Windows Vista and XP, as well as on major Linux versions including Suse and Red Hat. IBM has launched a commercially supported version of its Lotus Symphony productivity suite, ready... [09 Jun 2008]
Vista - businesses not convinced
News Forty-four per cent said they are "considering" alternative operating systems - mostly Mac OS X, Red Hat Linux, Suse Linux and Ubuntu. Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft's Windows Vista, only 13 per cent of companies say they expect to... [26 Nov 2007]
Novell in the pink after bedding Gates
News As part of the deal, Microsoft offers support for Novell's Suse Linux, and the two companies are working on making their respective software interoperable. The lab will host a combined team of eight Microsoft and Novell engineers and two directors... [01 Oct 2007]
AMD makes friends in the Linux community
News AMD is funding Suse Linux programmers at Novell to create the driver, sharing hardware details and providing engineering help, said John Bridgman, programme manager and engineering leader for the project. [07 Sep 2007]
Mac desktops are "smarter money", says CIO
News In particular, Snooks isn't convinced by the arguments for upgrading to Microsoft's latest Windows operating system Vista and is actively looking at alternatives, including a small trial of a Suse Linux desktop inside the IT department. [10 Jul 2007]
Canonical shouts about mobile Ubuntu
News Canonical's Ubuntu competes with other versions of Linux, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server, but it's been climbing in popularity. Ubuntu backer Canonical has pinned down some broad feature lists for its... [07 Jun 2007]
Novell to spill beans on Microsoft patent pact
News Under the pact, Microsoft agreed to sell coupons entitling customers to use Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server without fear of a patent infringement suit from Microsoft. Novell will share details of its patent pact with Microsoft this month in a... [24 May 2007]
Red Hat unwraps software exchange
News The exchange makes Red Hat a stronger competitor to Microsoft and the company's top Linux rival, Novell, which sells Suse Linux Enterprise Server and a variety of server software packages. Red Hat has launched its Red Hat Exchange, a site where... [11 May 2007]
Dell caves in to Linux lovers, offers Feisty PCs
News Today, Dell certifies Red Hat or SuSe Linux for use on some business-oriented PCs but, except when larger customers place custom orders, customers must install the operating system themselves. Dell is trying a second time to sell personal computers... [01 May 2007]
Microsoft puts brakes on Viridian
News Virtualisation software is now built into the two major commercial versions of Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server. Microsoft has delayed an update to its current virtualisation software and the beta debut of... [13 Apr 2007]
Slower growth for server shipments: IDC
News Xen, an open source competitor commercialised by XenSource and others, is now built into the prevailing versions of Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server. IDC has lopped 4.5 million units off its forecast for the... [21 Mar 2007]
Call for Dell to sell Linux PCs
News But it stopped short of offering pre-installed Linux, and instead said it would certify some of its corporate machines with Novell's Suse Linux software. Certification should mean Suse would function smoothly on all Dell PCs. [26 Feb 2007]
Ballmer fires off Linux patent warning shot
News The cross-selling partnership means Microsoft will recommend Suse Linux for customers who want a mixed Microsoft/open source environment. These coupons entitle them to support and maintenance for Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server. [21 Feb 2007]
Microsoft, Novell talk up technicalities
News In the area of virtualisation, Novell and Microsoft said Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 will be able to run on Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 when a service pack is released in the second quarter of this year. [13 Feb 2007]
Sun touts 'Logical' Solaris update
News Xen is incorporated into Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server and will be in Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 6, due on 28 February. Sun Microsystems has updated its Solaris operating system with a feature that lets its newest Sparc-based servers run... [16 Jan 2007]
