Competition Returns to the Linux Market: Novell's Linux Business Up 31 Percent

"Yes, Novell has a ways to go to catch up with Red Hat, but with yet another strong quarter it's becoming increasingly clear that the enterprise Linux market is a two-horse race again. Importantly, Novell is competing much more strongly without backup from Microsoft.

"Novell saw its Linux business top $29 million in its Q2 2008 ($30 million in total Open Platform Solutions revenue), up 31 percent over Q2 2007, with other business units also seeing healthy growth. Only its Workgroup business unit continues to founder, down 1 percent..."

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