Microsoft Corp. and longtime rival Novell Inc. announced plans Thursday to cooperate on a variety of fronts -- putting a surprise twist into the often fierce competition between the Windows and ...

In what's been a controversial (to say the least) partnership, the Microsoft-Novell technology partnership and patent-protection arrangement has reached its one-year anniversary. Microsoft issued ...

There's a bit of irony in the fact that Novell is the company that Microsoft made its legal pact with yesterday. Novell as a company is a shell of its former self. But there's a bit of Novell ...

Novell Inc. on Friday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp., accusing the software giant of unfairly eliminating competition for office productivity applications during the time ...

Clearing more legal challenges, Microsoft Corp. announced important settlements Monday with rival Novell Inc. for $536 million and with a Washington-based trade organization that had aggressively ...

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We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. For more than a year now, Microsoft and Novell have appeared to be best buddies. While it is true that two former enemies are ...

WASHINGTON – Software giant Microsoft Corp. opened its wallet again Monday to clear more of its courtroom problems, paying $536 million to rival Novell Inc. and an undisclosed smaller amount to ...

Microsoft and Novell have been, and still are, bitter business rivals. However, they have reached an agreement that will allow Windows to work with the open source Linux system used by rival Novell.

Two years ago this month, Microsoft forged its controversial partnership with Novell that, among other things, had the two companies agreeing not to sue each other over intellectual property ...

The pre-coffee news is the joint announcement from Microsoft and Novell on a formal technology and marketing relationship. The set of agreements encompass technology development (virtualization ...

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer fired up Linux and open source supporters by claiming the deal with Novell reflects the inclusion of Microsoft intellectual property in Linux. Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian, who ...