NetWare Breaking News

Prosoft NetWare Client now Leopard-compatible
Prosoft Engineering on Wednesday announced that the latest version of their NetWare Client for Mac OS X, Version 2.0.1, is now available. A free update for users of version 2.0, NetWare Client costs $149. More..

5 IT skills that won’t boost your salary
IT skills less in demand run the gamut from NetWare to COBOL to SNA to HTML to PC tech support. New technology adoption replaces the need for older technical, systems expertise. More..

50 Greatest Network Arguments: What readers are saying
Readers debate the 50 Greatest Arguments in Networking and suggest a few more of their own involving Microsoft and other technologies. More..

Novell NetWare vs. Microsoft networking
Novell had the early lead in the network operating system market, but a persistent Microsoft kept hammering away until NetWare become a just a memory in many companies. More..

Novell-Microsoft interoperability pact quells hostilities
SALT LAKE CITY -- After years of hostility, Novell welcomed Microsoft for the first time to its annual BrainShare user conference to discuss implications of the vendors’controversial technology interoperability agreement. More..

Q&A: Novell chief says Microsoft deal brings stability
At Novell’s annual BrainShare user conference, CEO and President Ron Hovsepian sat down with Network World senior editor Deni Connor to talk about the Novell-Microsoft interoperability agreement and how it’s helping Novell attract customers with mixed OS environments. More..

BrainShare: Novell embraces Microsoft, introduces NetWare, Linux gear
SALT LAKE CITY -- Novell welcomed Microsoft for the first time to its annual BrainShare user conference to discuss the interoperability implications of the vendors’ controversial agreement inked in November. More..

Novell users say Linux transitions successful
SALT LAKE CITY -- 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. More..

Microsoft releases six security updates
Microsoft has issued six security updates, fixing critical bugs in Windows components ranging from Internet Explorer to the Microsoft NetWare client service. More..

Novell's ongoing Linux makeover
Novell is three years into its transformation from a NetWare-centric software vendor to first and foremost a member in good standing of the Linux community. Along the way there has been great debate about the fate of the company's legacy products, including NetWare, and a complete overhaul of upper management. More..

Remembering Novell's Ray Noorda
Ray Noorda, who became known as the "father of network computing" for building Novell into a dominant LAN company in the 1980s and 1990s, is being remembered the day after his death as one of the industry's fiercest competitors and humblest contributors. More..

Opinion: Ray Noorda: A friend to network managers
A friend of mine died the other day. A friend of mine, and a friend of yours, too. You may never have met Ray Noorda, never have seen him speak or read anything he wrote. Heck, you may never have been in the same state as him at any time. But if you've used NetWare, then Ray Noorda was your friend. More..

Former Novell CEO Noorda dies
The man who built Novell into the dominant provider of LAN software in the mid-1990s has died. More..

Novell renames its free Linux OS 'openSuSE'
To make it easier for customers to choose among its Linux operating system offerings, Novell Thursday said that it will call the free, open source version of its software openSuSE to differentiate it from the company's flagship SuSE Linux Enterprise product. More..

New Novell CEO stresses execution
In an interview with Network World editors, new CEO Ronald Hovsepian and Novell CTO Jeffrey Jaffe laid out their plans to grow Linux sales, spur NetWare customer migration to Linux and push Linux to corporate desktops. More..

Q&A: New Novell CEO in all-out Linux push
Novell’s new CEO Ronald Hovsepian and current CTO Jeffrey Jaffe have a lot to talk about, as the company refocuses on open-source software following an executive shakeup in June. Both executives gave some insights on Novell's strategy to use the majority of its resources - support, marketing, sales, product development and some $1.4 billion in cash reserves - to become a full-fledged Linux company. The CEO and CTO also talked about why everyone should have a Linux desktop pilot running. (The following is an edited transcript.) More..

Q&A: New Novell CEO wants company to learn from mistakes
Newly appointed Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian spoke with Computerworld Thursday about where he wants to take the company and what needs to change. More..

Reaction positive to executive changes at Novell
 Novell's announcement last week that it had ousted CEO Jack Messman and replaced him with President Ron Hovsepian was greeted positively by NetWare users and industry analysts who say they hope the changes will lead to Novell’s resurgence in the operating system and identity management markets. More..

Novell scrambles to fend off Microsoft on its old home turf
With its one-time home base of Utah a symbolic battleground, Novell is scrambling to fend off user migrations to Microsoft, which has been pulling customers away in recent years. More..

Novell preps customers for move to Linux
SALT LAKE CITY -- Novell used its BrainShare conference to elaborate on its product migration path to Linux, which included an assurance to customers that it will support NetWare well into the next decade. More..

Novell preps customers for move to Linux
Novell used its BrainShare conference last week to elaborate on its product migration path to Linux, and included an assurance to customers that it will support NetWare well into the next decade. More..

Does Novell matter now that company is focused on Linux?
Does a reinvented Novell matter anymore? As the company prepares to trumpet its focus on serving the open enterprise at its annual BrainShare conference this week, industry observers remain mixed on whether the former networking powerhouse has a relevant place in today's corporate software market. More..

Novell announces availability of SuSE Enterprise Server 10
Novell at its annual user conference BrainShare in Salt Lake City Monday announced the availability of SuSE Enterprise Linux Server 10 and made a variety of announcements aimed at getting users to migrate from Novell’s proprietary NetWare operating system to the open source Linux. More..

Novell starts work on contract with U.K. National Health Service
Open-source software vendor Novell has started work with the U.K. National Health Service (NHS) on a £21.8 million ($38.6 million), three-year contract to improve its IT systems, a spokeswoman for the health agency said Friday. More..

Restructuring costs pull Novell into the red
Novell Thursday reported unexpectedly strong operating profit and revenue for its fourth quarter, though restructuring expenses pulled the Waltham, Mass.-based company into the red. More..