Novell acquired by Attachmate, sells some patents to Microsoft When Novell turned down an offer to be acquired by hedge fund Elliot Associates earlier this year, it seemed like the Linux vendor was looking for a better deal. The company announced today that it has accepted an offer to be acquired for $2.2 billion by software company Attachmate. Parallel to the acquisition, Novell has sold over 800 patents for $450 million to a consortium of technology companies organized by Microsoft. 11/23/2010 | Analytics
Microsoft to pay Novell $100 million more for Linux support Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) plans to pay software maker Novell Inc (NOVL.O) up to $100 million in additional subscription fees due to strong demand for Novell's open-source Linux software that partners with Microsoft's proprietary Windows software. 08/20/2008 | Software
Linux Ecosystem Spending To Exceed $49 Billion IDC researchers predict that spending on the Linux ecosystem will rise from $21 billion in 2007 to more than $49 billion in 2011, driven by rising enterprise deployments of Linux server operating systems. 04/11/2008 | Software
Microsoft releases tools to boost Web accessibility Microsoft on Thursday is expected to release a new set of developer tools for products that improve the Internet's accessibility for people with disabilities. The tools, called UI Automation, can be used royalty-free, according to Microsoft's Windows Accessibility lead Norm Hodne, as long as the resulting applications are built to perform within all platforms, e.g. Windows or Linux. 01/18/2008 | Software
