SOURCES AT the investment fund Elliot have confirmed that if it is successful in its bid to take over Novell, the outfit will be asset stripped.
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Elliott Associates Says Novell Won't Go to Pieces
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Elliott Associates, the hedge fund that’s seeking to acquire Novell and SUSE Linux, is denying a report that it plans to break up Novell and sell off the pieces. Hmmm… But I still wonder: Will Novell and Elliott Associates reach a buyout agreement in time for Novell BrainShare? Here's some speculation.
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'Cloud' vs. 'source' in the battle of bland corporate names
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The technology industry has many virtues. creativity in naming is not always one of them. Some of the industry's biggest brands are also the blandest. "Microsoft" is just "microcomputer" and "software" squished together. Intel? "INTegrated ELectronics."
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Shuttleworth heir opens up on Ubuntu biz
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When you have Mark Shuttleworth as your backer, as commercial Linux distributor Canonical does, it is a bit like having money in the bank when the bank also believes fervently in your cause.
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I'm not breaking up with Windows, but we're seeing other people
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For many enterprises, 2010 is going to be the year they decide whether or not to jump on board with Windows 7, or stick with Windows XP. I’ve decided to avoid Windows 7, whenever possible, and rely on Mac and Linux to power my primary systems.
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OpenLogic launches Open Source M&A Audit service
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OpenLogic have launched a Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Open Source Audit Service, which uses the company's OSS Deep Scanning technology to audit the software assets of companies targeted for a merger or acquisition
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Ex-Sun man Bray takes on paranoid Android role at Google
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XML co-inventor and languages expert Tim Bray has taken a job at Google just a month after he left Oracle. "As of this morning I work for Google. The title is 'Developer Advocate'. The focus is Android. Fun is expected," he wrote in a blog post titled "Now A No-Evil Zone".
Read more »Alresco Continues Open Source Partner Momentum
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Alfresco Software, which specializes in open source enterprise content management, says it more than doubled its partner network in 2009. But here’s the really interesting part: Alfresco partners are earning $10 to $15 worth of services for every dollar of Alfresco Enterprise subscriptions sold. Here are the details.
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VMware hires key Redis developer
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VMware invests in "NoSQL" databases in the cloud by hiring the lead developer of the open source Redis key/value database
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Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.1 released
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Mandriva has released its first major point update to version 5 of its Mandriva Enterprise Server commercial Linux distribution. According to the company, in addition to all of the previous updates, the latest update focuses on virtualisation and improves integration of Kernel-based Virtual Machine technology
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Novell and Ingres announce SUSE Appliance Program agreement
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Novell and Ingres have announced a new cooperative agreement under which the Ingres database is now available within SUSE Studio as part of the SUSE Appliance Program
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opentaps Open Source ERP + CRM Version 1.4 Released
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opentaps Open Source ERP + CRM Version 1.4 was officially released today and can be downloaded from SourceForge.
Read more »LPI partners with Portuguese government agency on Linux certification and training
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The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced that its affiliate organization LPI-Portugal has signed an agreement with UMIC, the Knowledge Society Agency of Portugal's Ministry of Science, Technology and Education to promote training and certification of professional skills in the use of Linux, open source technologies and free software in
Read more »Mono for Android
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Miguel de Icaza confirms Novell's plans to bring Mono to Google's Android
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Hosted Drupal CMS planned for midyear
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Acquia hopes to make a hosted version of its Drupal open-source content management system widely available in about three months, the company's CTO said Wednesday.
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