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[Novell] Data Systems was founded 1979 and started as a computer manufacturer and maker of disk operating systems. In 1983 NDSI was reincorperated as Novell Inc. and Raymond J. Noorda became president and CEO. This was the beginning of a near total domination of the [LAN] market. In the early '90s Novell had 70% of the market but slowly lost most of it when MicrosoftWindows built in network capabilities matured.

Novell bought the [AT&T] subsidary [UNIX] System Laboratories in 1992 wich led to the settlement of the UCL vs [BSDi]+UC lawsuit.

It is famous for its NetWare network OperatingSystem, which is moving to [Linux]. They also have a MailServer product called GroupWise which will have a [Linux] client in the form of [Evolution] after their 2003 purchase of [Ximian].

Novell now own [SUSE] as well.

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For local notes on Novell products, see :CategoryNovell

Last edited on Saturday, January 14, 2006 1:27:30 pm by DanielLawson

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