Novell Linux and open source news

Novell throws support behind Moblin Linux for Intel Atom netbooks, devices

2009-05-07T00:00:00Z

Eschewing its own SUSE Linux, Novell said it will back Intel's Moblin Linux in the fast-growing market for netbooks and smartphones.

New Moonlight release available for testing

2009-05-06T00:00:00Z

A new version of the Moonlight open-source technology that puts Silverlight on Linux is now available for developers to test.

Novell's SLES 11 is packed to the gills and keeps moving at a decent clip

2009-04-27T00:00:00Z

In our Clear Choice test of Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, we found it to be packed with useful management tools, to have virtualization threaded though many of its processes, and to perform at rates close to the high bar set by past versions of the Linux bundle.

With SUSE Linux 11, Novell draws even closer to Microsoft

2009-03-24T00:00:00Z

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 Microsoft.

SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 released

2009-03-24T00:00:00Z

Novell unveiled SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 on Tuesday, with features and capabilities that reflect the company's controversial multiyear agreement with Microsoft.

Appliances big opportunity for Linux, Novell says

2009-02-26T00:00:00Z

The modularity and licensing of Linux makes it well suited as the platform of choice for the burgeoning software appliance market, a Novell executive said at the VMworld conference in Cannes.

Novell lays off 100 workers

2009-02-02T00:00:00Z

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.

Novell's FOSSA architecture document out by December

John Ribeiro — 2008-11-13T00:00:00Z

Novell plans to publish later this month or in December the architecture document of FOSSA, its long-term strategy for the management and deployment of resources both within and outside the enterprise.

Lenovo targets new netbook at students

John Cox — 2008-10-30T00:00:00Z

Lenovo this week unveiled a netbook PC designed to be the first mobile PC for K-12 students and a "secondary device" for college students.

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.