Enterprise software provider Micro Focus has entered into an agreement to acquire and merge with The Attachmate Group for US$1.2 billion in shares. The Attachmate Group is a software holdings company with a stable of Linux distribution, device-management and file hosting products, including Attachmate, NetIQ, Novell and SUSE. Micro Focus triples the size of its … continue reading
An Attachmate infographic showing XP’s still significant market share and why companies have not yet switched … continue reading
In a sneak peek at the SD Times 100, Alan laments the travails that the Mono Project has undergone … continue reading
Instead, Miguel de Icaza has founded Xamarin to keep Mono going … continue reading
With Novell under Attachmate’s banner, SUSE Linux should be fine, but Mono will probably be in trouble … continue reading
Attachmate’s acquisition of Novell was the big news, but there was a steady stream of smaller-value deals … continue reading
With Novell finally vanquished, Microsoft loses one of its oldest, and most persistent, competitors … continue reading
Deal would mean the end of Novell as an independent entity; some assets will be sold to Microsoft-backed consortium … continue reading
