Whither Novell? Talk of sale worries SUSE Linux shops
Reports last week that Novell put itself on the block
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Two months ago, Novell Inc. rebuffed an unsolicited $2 billion buyout attempt by Elliott Partners, calling the bid insufficient. At that time, Waltham, Mass.-based Novell said it would look at options including stock buy-backs, dividends and building more alliances.
Novell did not comment on the reports. In the meantime, Novell last week released SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1.
IBM buys Sterling Commerce
IBM last week said it will purchase Sterling Commerce from AT&T for $1.4 billion.
Sterling Commerce specializes in technology that eases data transfer and sharing across diverse networks. IBM characterized the deal as a way to link on-premise and cloud-based applications and data.
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