Computerworld: Novell Plans More Licensing Deals

“Novell Inc. on Tuesday said it plans to seek out more deals
similar to its recent marketing and licensing pact with Microsoft
Corp. as it embraces partnerships and moves away from selling its
open-source software directly to small and medium-size
companies.

“Ron Hovsepian, Novell’s CEO for the past five months and
president since November 2005, said in a conference call with
analysts that the planned changes stopped short of a full
restructuring at Novell, which has undergone several leadership and
corporate changes in the last several years.

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