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Throughout most of its history, Novell relied on the NetWare operating system to power its sales. But under relentless attack from Microsoft, Novell saw its share of the server operating system market ...

Last issue we talked about the change in direction at Novell as it moves what we’ve come to know as “NetWare services” to the Linux platform. Traditionally, of course, NetWare services have run on the ...

The company has since shifted its strategy to take advantage of Linux's growing popularity with enterprise customers. Novell now sees its future bound up with the development of NetWare applications ...

In the not-too-distant past, network operating systems (NOS) pretty much meant one thing: a Novell NetWare server for managing files and printers on a local area network. For some government agencies, ...

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. If it weren’t for Novell’s Ray ...

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eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Novell Inc. gave its NetWare and Linux users a Christmas ...

With NetWare, Novell essentially created corporate PC networking. The years may have dulled some of this pioneer product's luster as it ceded its dominant position to Windows, Unix, and, most recently ...

The thousands of NetWare faithful meeting this week at Novell Inc.’s annual BrainShare user conference in Salt Lake City will see the latest version of the venerable network operating system as it’s ...

Saying goodbye is one of the hardest things to do, but Novell has finally faced up to the truth that its flagship NetWare operating system has fallen by the wayside. Although what was undoubtedly the ...