New Novell tool to link Linux management to Microsoft System Center
Jul. 04, 2009
Novell next week plans to release yet another tool that is the product of its three-year-old integration agreement with Microsoft, this time a plug-in for Microsoft's management tools that lets users manage Novell's ...
Could Cisco take on Microsoft with office app service?
Jul. 01, 2009
There is only one obvious question in Cisco's overture Tuesday that it might take on Microsoft and Google in the online productivity application arena -- what took so long?
Linux evaluation, adoption on uptick, study finds
Jul. 04, 2009
Interest in Linux is accelerating because of the downturn in the economy, respondents say.
New Moonlight release available for testing
Jul. 04, 2009
A new version of the Moonlight open-source technology that puts Silverlight on Linux is now available for developers to test.
Novell's SLED 11 to ship with Active Directory gateway technology
Jul. 04, 2009
Likewise's software for bridging Linux desktops and Microsoft's Active Directory will now be included with Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11.
With SUSE Linux 11, Novell draws even closer to Microsoft
Jul. 04, 2009
The latest version of SUSE Linux Enterprise, Novell's commercial distribution of the open-source operating system, bears more fruit from Novell's controversial two-and-a-half-year-old interoperability alliance with ...
Novell aquisition bolsters ID governance portfolio
Jul. 04, 2009
Novell has quietly bolstered its ID governance portfolio after acquiring the technology assets of a tiny British company and signing a 'perpetual' licensing deal with California-based ActivIdentity.
Novell chief nets $6.9 million in '08
Jul. 04, 2009
Ron Hovsepian, president and CEO of Novell, received a compensation package worth $6.9 million in 2008
Save Mart grocery chain sees savings in open source
Jul. 04, 2009
Open-source software is not only as good as proprietary vendor software in many cases, it's better — and certainly a lot cheaper, according to James Sims, vice president of information technology and chief information ...
Could Cisco take on Microsoft with office app service?
Jul. 04, 2009
There is only one obvious question in Cisco's overture Tuesday that it might take on Microsoft and Google in the online productivity application arena -- what took so long?
Novell lays off 100 workers
Jul. 04, 2009
Open source vendor Novell on Saturday confirmed reports that it had a layoff on Friday, though it said the layoffs were small and amounted to less than 3% of its workforce.
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 released
Jul. 04, 2009
Novell unveiled SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 on Tuesday, with features and capabilities that reflect the company's controversial multiyear agreement with Microsoft.
Microsoft, Novell partnership yields identity technology
Jul. 04, 2009
Novell Monday unveiled support for a federation protocol in its identity software that represents the first fruits of its 18-month-old interoperability lab work with Microsoft as it relates to access management.
Novell throws support behind Moblin Linux for Intel Atom netbooks, devices
Jul. 04, 2009
Eschewing its own SUSE Linux, Novell said it will back Intel's Moblin Linux in the fast-growing market for netbooks and smartphones.
Moblin: 6 key things to know
Jul. 04, 2009
Moblin, short for mobile Linux, is a free, open-source operating system originally developed by Intel for its low-power Atom processor and designed to run on devices, including netbooks.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 now available
Jul. 04, 2009
Research in Motion's latest version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which features a Web-based interface for device management, is now available.
Novell links tools for management, virtualized desktop setup
Jul. 04, 2009
Novell last week created the first link between its tool for virtualization of desktop applications and its software for managing configurations.
Save Mart grocery chain sees savings in open source
Jun. 29, 2009
Open-source software is not only as good as proprietary vendor software in many cases, it's better — and certainly a lot cheaper, according to James Sims, vice president of information technology and chief information ...
New Novell tool to link Linux management to Microsoft System Center
Jun. 11, 2009
Novell next week plans to release yet another tool that is the product of its three-year-old integration agreement with Microsoft, this time a plug-in for Microsoft's management tools that lets users manage Novell's ...
Moblin: 6 key things to know
Jun. 16, 2009
Moblin, short for mobile Linux, is a free, open-source operating system originally developed by Intel for its low-power Atom processor and designed to run on devices, including netbooks.
Novell: Son of NetWare jockeys for position
Jun. 15, 2009
Novell most likely wouldn't be the first bet placed in the data center race, but the company has been amassing essential technologies and developing a comprehensive next-generation strategy that might make for a ...
Novell's Storage Manager
Apr. 30, 2009
Novell introduced Novell Storage Manager some years back. Formerly called File System Factory, the software allows IT managers to monitor and manage the unstructured data - Word, Excel, PDFs - residing on the file ...
Productivity Software: The Next Generation
May. 25, 2009
Productivity Software: The Next Generation
Novell's SLED 11 to ship with Active Directory gateway technology
May. 19, 2009
Likewise's software for bridging Linux desktops and Microsoft's Active Directory will now be included with Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11.
Novell throws support behind Moblin Linux for Intel Atom netbooks, devices
May. 07, 2009
Eschewing its own SUSE Linux, Novell said it will back Intel's Moblin Linux in the fast-growing market for netbooks and smartphones.
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Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 61
2004 NW200 rank: 59
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) | 1198 | |
| '04-'05 revenue change | 3% | |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue | 4% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) | 377 | |
| Change from '04 | 559 | |
| As percentage of revenue 31 | 31 | |
| CAGR, '01-'05 | - |
Employees
| Number of employees | 5066 | |
| '04 - '05 change | -18 | |
| Revenue per employee | 236419 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) | 2960 | |
| Cash/investments ($M) | ||
| Year inc. | 1983 | |
| Fiscal year ends | Oct |
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