11.16.07
Do-No-Evil Saturday - Part III: More Deals and Products
Here is the report from a mixed environment involving Novell and Microsoft.
The council consolidated its Microsoft and Novell server environment using Res Wisdom software, in an attempt to get a uniform build across the organisation.
Novell has some business happening which still involves no Linux products, but accounts for much of its revenue — for now.
LogLogic and Novell Partner to Meet Customer Governance and Compliance Needs
Companies to Jointly Market LogLogic’s Log Management Product and Novell’s Identity and Security Solutions
It is always curious to find Novell listed among the likes of Microsoft and CompTIA, which is a Microsoft lobbying arm.
Founding members of the ITCC include leading IT corporations HP, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, and Sun; the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) and the Linux Professional Institute (LPI); test development and delivery providers Pearson VUE and Prometric; and education provider Kaplan.
DoubleCheck does some business Novell also.
With the seamless integration of Identity Manager and Sentinel 6 from Novell, plus the automated financial controls test library from Greenlight Technologies, into the DoubleCheck™ GRC&T Enterprise Solution, DoubleCheck™ can address both the IT and Financial audit and testing needs of the Enterprise for any company in any industry. In addition, the benefits of the DoubleCheck™ / Novell® IT-GRC&T Solution can be maximized by utilizing the professional consulting and implementation services offered by GR Consulting.
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.