Novell Linux and open source news

Netbooks will boost adoption of Linux, says Novell CTO

John Ribeiro — 2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

A surge in demand for netbooks is helping drive business for Linux, as the devices are designed to be low-cost with smaller storage, according to Novell's chief technology and strategy officer for Linux.

Novell's iPrint open to attack, say researchers

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

Attackers can exploit bugs in Novell's iPrint application to obtain corporate information or hijack computers, security experts said today.

SCO Group: Its future is all used up

Scott Bradner — 2008-07-22T00:00:00Z

More bad news in court for The SCO Group, which is good news for the industry, writes columnist Scott Bradner.

New OpenSUSE tool used for Open-Xchange Server edition

2008-07-15T00:00:00Z

The open source Open-Xchange e-mail and groupware server just got easier to deploy on various popular flavors of Linux.

Wall Street becoming Linux stronghold

Ellen Messmer — 2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

NEW YORK -- Wall Street firms increasingly are buying into Linux, but some still need convincing that open source licensing and support models won't make using the technology more trouble than its worth.

Novell, Red Hat upgrade Linux offerings

John Fontana — 2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

Novell and Red Hat both updated their Linux operating systems Wednesday, adding improvements in virtualization, desktops, networking, management and hardware support.

Report: Number of GPL v3 projects tops 2,000

2008-03-31T00:00:00Z

The number of open-source projects that use the GNU General Public License Version 3 has grown to more than 2,000, according to Palamida, which sells software and services for tracking open-source code within a customer's code base.

HP adding Novell's Linux to its desktop lineup

John Fontana — 2008-03-18T00:00:00Z

Novell Tuesday plans to announce that HP will begin loading Suse Linux 10 on its desktops, joining Dell and Lenovo as partners who pre-install the open source operating system.

Novell details modular infrastructure plan

John Fontana — 2008-03-17T00:00:00Z

Novell Monday laid out a technical strategy that would let users mix and match physical and virtual machines along with management tools, identity services, collaboration software, and open source operating systems.

Novell execs talk Microsoft interop announcement

2008-03-05T00:00:00Z

A pair of Novell executives Wednesday touted the company's recent financial performance, but questions during the press conference at Cebit in Hanover, Germany, focused more on Microsoft's recent, high-profile pledge to improve interoperability and shore up its relationship with the open-source community.