Novell's leadership in intelligent workload management brings new levels of flexibility and IT control across physical, virtual and cloud environments

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- One year after announcing its intentions to lead in the rapidly growing market for intelligent workload management, Novell has shipped more than twelve new products, signed over 4,500 new customers and inked landmark partnerships with leading companies including SAP AG, Verizon, VMware and Vodacom Business. New innovative products shipped include Novell® Identity Manager 4, Novell Cloud Manager, ZENworks® 11 and the SUSE® Appliance Toolkit – all important solutions that customers can use to realize intelligent workload management within their own enterprise organization. As a result, both business and IT professionals are better able to balance flexibility with IT control across physical, virtual and cloud environments.

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Latest version extends privileged user control, tracking and auditing capabilities to the Windows platform

WALTHAM, Mass. – December 13, 2010 –Novell today announced the availability of Novell Privileged User Manager 2.3, a cross-platform, super-user management solution that helps organizations meet security and compliance mandates by ensuring only authorized users can perform specific administrative tasks. Previously available for UNIX and Linux platforms, Novell Privileged User Manager 2.3 extends privileged user control, tracking and auditing to Windows platforms.

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WALTHAM, Mass. - Dec. 9, 2010 – Novell today announced the general availability of Vibe OnPrem 3. Formerly known as Novell Teaming, Vibe delivers value to customers by allowing them to create customizable team spaces, forms and workflows. Vibe offers enterprise customers security and control without sacrificing flexibility.

A proven collaborative application for knowledge retention and content management both inside and outside of the firewall, the latest version of Novell Vibe OnPrem includes:
- User interface enhancements
- Simplified workspace branding tools
- Real-time presence integration with Novell Messenger and Novell Conferencing
- Powerful search capabilities
- Document versioning and histories
- Public folder content access controls

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Novell Identity Manager tightens security controls and improves cost savings for future integrations

WALTHAM, Mass. – December 8, 2010 – Novell today announced that Thomas M. Cooley Law School, the largest American Bar Association accredited law school in the United States, has deployed Novell® Identity Manager to provide a consistent framework for managing more than 5,500 student identities across physical, virtual and cloud environments. The law school is also poised to take advantage of emerging cloud applications to keep pace with student needs.

According to a recent total cost of ownership analysis from Rencana, many customers have indicated their intention to manage tens or hundreds of applications through integration with an identity and access management environment. Using a cost-per-application integration approach, the difference in TCO represents hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings. By choosing Novell, Cooley Law School is both strengthening security and reducing costs for the school.

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WALTHAM, Mass. – December 2, 2010 - Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) today announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. For the quarter, Novell reported net revenue of $207 million. This compares to net revenue of $216 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009. GAAP income from operations for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2010 was $22 million. This compares to GAAP loss from operations of $259 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009, which included a $279 million non-cash impairment charge to goodwill and intangible assets. GAAP net income in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2010 was $322 million, or $0.91 per share, which included $308 million in non-cash tax provision benefits, principally to release a valuation allowance for certain net deferred tax assets. This compares to a GAAP net loss of $256 million, or a $0.74 loss per share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009. Foreign currency exchange rates favorably impacted net revenue by $1 million, operating expenses by $1 million and income from operations by $2 million compared to the same period last year.

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Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL), the leader in intelligent workload management, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Attachmate Corporation would acquire Novell for $6.10 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion. Attachmate Corporation is owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Bravo. Novell also announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for the concurrent sale of certain intellectual property assets to CPTN Holdings LLC, a consortium of technology companies organized by Microsoft Corporation, for $450 million in cash, which cash payment is reflected in the merger consideration to be paid by Attachmate Corporation.

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- Identity-based solution addresses converging markets of PC lifecycle management, endpoint security management and IT service management

WALTHAM, Mass. – Nov. 11, 2010 – Novell, the leader in intelligent workload management, today announced a preview of Novell(R) ZENworks(R) 11, the industry’s first “single pane of glass” solution for endpoint management. Designed to address the rapidly converging markets of PC lifecycle management and endpoint security, ZENworks 11 helps enterprise customers lower the cost and risk of managing devices across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, while dramatically simplifying near-term needs such as Windows* 7 migrations. Accompanying the ZENworks 11 preview is the release of Novell Service Desk, a new product which enables enterprises to centrally manage help desk incidents, improve customer service, and align with industry best practices such as ITIL.

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Novell Vibe Cloud beta now open. Sign up today https://vibe.novell.com/

Novell Pulse is now Novell Vibe™ Cloud and they opened the beta this week! Go to vibe.novell.com to sign up for your Novell Vibe Cloud beta account and check out social "getworking" with your colleagues.

Novell Vibe Cloud combines real-time collaboration, social messaging, and content sharing into one intuitive application. Vibe allows you to form groups that put all of your communications, files and joint work in context—so you can produce better and faster results.

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- Novell Operations Center monitors, maps and measures business services and ensures service and configuration compliance

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Nov. 10, 2010 -- Novell, the leader in intelligent workload management, today announced the availability of Novell(R) Operations Center, a business service management solution that monitors, maps and measures mission-critical services in physical, virtual and cloud computing infrastructures. Formerly known as Novell Business Service Manager, Novell Operations Center features a built-in connector to Amazon EC2, full integration with Novell's portfolio of identity and systems management products and flexible packaging options. With Novell Operations Center, enterprises now have a real-time view of their IT infrastructure to accurately measure the quality of service they deliver to the business.

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