Novell news from FierceCIO

A coalition of programmers behind OpenOffice.org formed a foundation to manage a community-driven branch of the open-source productivity software. OpenOffice is owned by Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), and Read more...

Novell said it will make Pulse, its enterprise social networking tool, available for beta testing this week. The technology modifies popular consumer applications, such as micro-blogging and social Read more...

A new study has found that the need for cost-cutting has prompted CIOs to consider using Linux. The survey, conducted by IDC and sponsored by Novell, found that more than three quarters of IT Read more...

As expected, Microsoft on Tuesday announced changes to its licensing policy that makes it easier for companies to shift to virtualization. A licensing cap previously mandated that virtual machine Read more...

Linux watchers take note, The SCO Group, a Unix shop known for its Linux litigation, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday. SCO plans to maintain all normal business operations throughout the Read more...

In what is being seen as a huge victory for users of open-source in the enterprise, a judge in Utah has ruled that Novell is the owner of the Unix and Unixware copyrights. The news comes in response Read more...

The public recently got a glimpse into the 2006 Linux agreement signed between Novell and Microsoft, thanks to information that was published in Novell's annual 10K filings to the U.S. Securities Read more...

> Novell and Intel announce software that improves Windows performance. Read more...

If you're trying to decide whether your organization should standardize on Vista or Linux, consider using Novell's new comparison tool, which can help with this difficult decision. The tool also Read more...

In very simple terms it appears that Red Hat is quite bullish about its own future and the future of open source software. We've seen some big names, including Novell, Microsoft and Read more...