Your personal information space (Dashboard and Beagle)
Here is a piece explaining the goodies of Novell's Dashboard and Beagle.
Novell and Ximian Archive
Novell/SUSE’s Chris Schlaeger talks about KDE
In this interview, Chris Schlaeger, Vice President R&D for SUSE/Novell and long time KDE contributer, talks about Novells desktop plans, OpenOffice.org Integration, Groupwise support in KDE's instant messanger Kopete, the Kontact groupware client as well as the integration of the Gecko rendering engine into Konqueror. He also shares interesting opinions and ideas for the future of KDE.
Novell’s Linux desktop available soon
Novell plans to launch its first Linux desktop offering, which incorporates technology it acquired from German Linux vendor SuSE last year, within the next month. The vendor says it is combining its own proprietary technology with open source software in an “enterprise-ready” desktop operating system that will be a low-cost alternative for most organisations.
Novell to Help Port Applications to Linux
Novell Inc. announced on Monday a new initiative called the Porting and Migration Network to help customers and partners move existing applications to SUSE Linux.
Novell chooses streamlined Linux desktop
When Novell's Linux desktop arrives at the end of this year it will be stripped down to avoid integration problems and to keep it simple for users. The desktop combines functionality from Ximian and SuSE Linux, both acquired by Novell last year. Nat Friedman, Novell vice president of R&D for desktop development, told vnunet.com that this was what enterprise customers wanted.
Novell sees a ‘both-source’ future
Novell asserts that the future of software development will not be found in the open-source or proprietary models, but in one that combines the best of both worlds--or "both source" as the company calls it.
Beagle is Shaping Up on Novell’s Desktop
Nat Friedman posted recently some new screenshots from within his Novell Desktop showing Beagle, the Dashboard evolution. Beagle indexes the file system for intelligent searches similar to Apple's Spotlight solution. It is also capable on searching the internet while integrates well with many Gnome apps like Evolution and Gaim, including file selectors. Notice how the spatial Nautilus opens a new window for each search, containing only the search results.
Novell to Release Enhanced Business Desktop Linux in Fall
Novell plans to release its new corporate version of Linux for desktop computers this fall, the first product to merge technology from SuSE and Ximian that Novell acquired. The prototype was called Novell Linux Desktop (this may not be the final name) and it derives from SuSE's codebase. The new desktop software uses the new Ximian Desktop version of GNOME, and it's customized to work smoothly with Novell's GroupWise server software for e-mail, calendars, contact lists and instant messaging.
Novell Won’t Rush Linux Desktop; Miguel de Icaza Interview
To make sure the company gets "it right," Novell is taking its time with its Linux desktop, demoing only a version of it at LinuxWorld for the purpose of user reaction. Elsewhere, Miguel de Icaza has been accused of betraying the open-source dream, but Ximian cofounder Miguel de Icaza believes corporate partnerships are the best way to realize it.
Novell to Debut Server Linux Update
Novell plans to release a new version of its flagship server Linux product on Tuesday, built around a recent update to the core of the open-source operating system, sources said.
Novell eyes lean, mean Linux
Novell is developing a slimmed-down version of SuSE Linux especially designed to desktop enterprise deployments easier to support. SuSE Linux 9.1 Professional, the latest version of the desktop OS, comes with 3,000 packages and seven web browsers, according to Novell. Steve Brown, Novell’s European VP, said there was a danger of the OS becoming too "top heavy".
Free 10 GB Novell Resource Kit: Get SuSE Linux for Free
Novell is giving away 10 GB of DVDs and CDs. Some of the included software are SuSE 9.1 Pro, SuSE Standard Server 8.0 and Novell GroupWise.
Open Carpet 0.3 Released
Many seems to have miss this release: Open Carpet 0.3 was released a few weeks ago.
Novell: Fighting Microsoft’s FUD machine
Novell's acquisition of open-source start-up Ximian almost a year ago marked a turning point for the networking giant. Losing out to Microsoft in the struggle for domination of the network operating-system market precipitated a downward slide that saw the company pushed to the peripheries of directory and security software. Read the interview at ZDNet.
Novell Plans Summer Launch for Business Linux Desktop
Novell Inc is lining up a summer launch for its new business Linux desktop strategy following its recent acquisitions of Ximian Inc and SuSE Linux AG. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based software and services vendor's new Linux desktop solution is currently in closed beta testing and will be launched along with a roadmap for Novell's business desktop strategy this summer.
Friedman on Novell’s Linux Strategy
Novell is an interesting company, and has only become more so since it decided to dive head first into GNU/Linux last year. Nat Friedman, formerly of Novell acquired Ximian and now the veep of Novell's Linux Technologies Group took some time to answer OfB.biz's questions about exactly where the company is heading with GNU/Linux.
An Interview with Matt Asay of Novell
OrangeCrate has an interview with Matt Asay, Director of Novell's Linux Business Office. He talks about Linux strategy, the GPL, partnerships, and Linux on the desktop.
Novell Australia: Ready for Desktop Linux
Novell is embarking on an "eat your own dog food" project in which it will eventually migrate all of its 6000 employees worldwide to SuSE Linux (and drop MS Office for OpenOffice). The company's Australian employees will be the advance guard. Many of them have already been using OpenOffice for some time, and the transition has been relatively smooth. According to the article, "Using a custom set of technologies which read Windows users preferences into SuSE after a dual-boot installation, the average desktop can be migrated in less than an hour."
Ximian Connector Released Under the GPL; CrossOver 3.0 Released
Novell today announced its Connector for Microsoft Exchange Server will be integrated into Evolution 2.0 and made available as open source, beginning today with the current Connector 1.4. Evolution is Novell's award-winning e-mail and workgroup client for Unix and is the most widely used collaboration suite on Linux. Elsewhere, the CrossOver Office 3.0 plugin was also released.
Miguel de Icaza: Rest of the World to Eventually Force US Into Linux
Last Thursday OSNews had the opportunity to meet Miguel de Icaza, founder of Gnome, Ximian and among other things leader of the much discussed, Mono project. Miguel is a talented and versatile developer but he is also a very intelligent businessman able to understand the industry on many different levels. Talking to Miguel guarantees that you are very quickly taken away by his enthusiasm and optimism and his thoughtful strategies and vision on how OSS will take over the world.