briggemcult wrote: Novell has a great set of file/print and identity managment services in Netware that are now going to run on Linux with OES. But let's not over value those services. They didn't save Netware from obsolesence, nor stop the revenue from it's quarterly downfall, so the market and the IT industry is not exactly beating down Novell's door demanding product. And folks have been able to file and print on Unix/Linux forever. Selling those services to the Linux crowd is not going to be any easier than it was to sell them to abandoning Netware for Windows. Good technology that should be opened to Linux, but not essential. Novell talks the open-source talk, but the in-house developed stuff is still being held pretty close to the vest. Can't contaminate Linux with it unless it get released to the community, and the stack is vertical enough to keep them separated for now.

just_an_it_guy wrote: Novell has the services, the products, the networking background, the worldwide presence, the development staff and the consulting arms. They have everything they need except an aggressive CEO and marketeting staff (the marketing staff has improved over the last few years but can still get more aggressive). They have money in the bank. Look at the press for the past year. I read many many IT columns and this is what I see: MS - Negative, Negative, Negative, Negative Open Source - Positive, Postive, Positive This is going to change the opinions of people worldwide. I'm not saying that OES is going to save NetWare. I just think that these award winning services being ported to Linux is a good thing. It gives companies alternatives to MS stuff. Novell will see earnings again. The momentum of the Linux r...

thewordisoutpal wrote: Novell's CEO should sell the company. They can compete better in the hands of a stronger player.

Jaguar wrote: Good Move Mr. Litwack. If the Novell BOD had any balls they would have kicked the MESS-MAN long time ago and appointed Chris Stone as CEO. Messman is ruining the spirit of Novell. The stock is at 6 instead of 20 due to the MESSMAN non-event. This CEO is a fake, absolutely useless. He has been on the Novell BOD since 1986 ( I believe) . When Novell took over Cambridge TP, Messman was asked why Cambridge didn't use any Novell products he replied: "I didn't know they have such great products ( after 15 years on the Novell board). Gimme a break. This man has to go !

Novell Nonsense wrote: Good for Mr Litwack - he always was a decent guy. Maybe Stone will have the last laugh after in all in this tawdry corporate tale.