Techworld: The End of the Line for NetWare? | Linux Today

Techworld: The End of the Line for NetWare?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 3, 2004

“To migrate or not to migrate? That is the question facing
NetWare administrators, as IT departments begin planning their
first major upgrades since overhauling their systems for Y2K. The
message from Novell is clear: Linux is the future, with NetWare
likely to be relegated to legacy status.

“So, what does that mean for the estimated 90 million users and
4 million servers worldwide that rely on Novell’s NetWare operating
system…?”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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