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Telecom Company Finds Microsoft Desktop Solution Costs $1.7 Million Less Than Linux
White Paper At the request of executives seeking to reduce costs, ADC evaluated Linux - Red Hat Linux 9, OpenOffice.org 1.0.2, and Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 (now Novell Evolution) - as an alternative to upgrading to Microsoft Windows XP Professional and using... [09 Aug 2005]
Desktop Linux 9 ready for release
News The release represents the combination of a number of desktop-related products that Novell gained through its acquisition of SuSE Linux and Ximian in 2003. Nat Friedman, the vice-president of Linux desktop engineering at Novell who was a co-founder... [08 Nov 2004]
Devil's Advocate: Why Microsoft should be happy about open source
Comment Mono was initially supported by Ximian, which is now part of Novell. Microsoft is betting billions and years of development on its .Net software framework. So, says Martin Brampton, it should be pleased open source is rising to the challenge. [17 Feb 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: Frog kissing, relationship banking and the decline of TVs and papers
Comment On top of that, the applications for general office use are Sun's StarOffice productivity suite, the open source Mozilla web browser, Ximian Evolution mail and calendar. After kissing a few frogs with some heavyweight laptops that didn't quite... [01 Feb 2004]
Now SCO sues Novell over Unix copyright claims
News The lawsuit comes on the eve of the LinuxWorld trade show in New York, where Novell is set to play a prominent role following its acquisitions of SuSE and desktop Linux specialist Ximian. Linux adversary the SCO Group is suing rival software maker... [21 Jan 2004]
Novell launches Linux desktop services
News The package also includes a version of Novell's network resource management software based on Ximian's Red Carpet server administration tools. Novell has jumped headlong into the growing market for Linux over the last several months, buying SuSE... [17 Dec 2003]
Novell: Old customers will return
News But in the days following the SuSE acquisition, the company received several phone calls from UK companies interested in what solutions Novell could offer in the light of the deal, and the previous acquisition of Linux management tool company... [09 Dec 2003]
NHS to begin Sun desktop Linux trials
News The health service will evaluate Sun Microsystems' Java Desktop System package, which includes the SUSE Linux operating system, a browser, StarOffice and Ximian email. The NHS is to begin trials of a desktop Linux software suite in a move it says... [05 Dec 2003]
SuSE deal is Novell's lifeline
News Novell's line-up now includes a desktop and a server version of Linux, as well as a number of utilities for managing and configuring Linux-based machines picked up through its Ximian purchase and developed in-house for its ZENworks product line. [05 Nov 2003]
Novell buys SuSE Linux in $210m cash deal
News The move is the second Linux acquisition for the Utah-based company, which bought desktop Linux software specialist Ximian in August. Though Ximian gave Novell software for using Linux on desktop computers, SuSE is strongest with software for Linux... [04 Nov 2003]
"We're adding Linux not abandoning NetWare" says Novell
News Messman said that the company would be looking to "aggressively expand" in the open source arena, but there were no more acquisitions planned following the Ximian buy-out. Rather like the father of the bride contemplating the new relationship with... [08 Sep 2003]
Novell cuts jobs after poor results
News And in August, Novell acquired Ximian - a move designed to help its customers adopt Linux on the desktop. As part of its third-quarter earnings report on Thursday, Novell announced that it has cut 10 per cent of its work force in an effort to turn... [22 Aug 2003]
Bargain hunters love Linux
News Deals like Novell’s bid to buy Ximian will also help. There’s a good reason that institutions are moving to Linux, users say: it’s cheap. Software management and acquisition costs can be slashed by switching to open source software, according to... [06 Aug 2003]
Open source swap for Exchange touted
News The OpenGroupware.org software aims to provide document sharing functions for OpenOffice.org-based documents and allow collaboration among users of applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Ximian Evolution, Mozilla Calendar, Apple Computer's iCal... [14 Jul 2003]
It's a Linux world after all
Comment Leading Linux seller Red Hat will share the stage with Morgan Stanley, HP will announce that Unilever is buying its Linux servers, and oil company Amerada Hess is using Ximian's Red Carpet service for updating software. [20 Jan 2003]
