Those that are a little older remember the battle involving video tapes. Would the winner be VHS or Betamax? History tells us that VHS won, but it is universally agreed that Betamax was technically superior. Novell used to be king of the server OS market only to be dethroned by Microsoft. Those of us that have been around the IT scene recall that you rarely had to reboot a Novell server. They just run. It is not uncommon to have a Novell server with an uptime of several years.
It may be that the final nail is ready to be driven into Novell’s coffin. Network World reports that a New York hedge fund has submitted a $2 billion unsolicited takeover bid for Novell. Financially, Novell has been in trouble for a long time. If you’re still running GroupWise, perhaps now is a good time to convert.
- John and Mike
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