Log in to the support portal to manage your cases, get licenses, download products and patches, and more. As an attachmate maintenance plan customer, please keep your profile current so that we can. The attachmate group brands attachmate, netiq, novell and suse offer a broad range of complementary solutions spanning it operations management. Novell was then acquired by attachmate in 2010, which micro focus. Despite the fact that novell is no longer the company it once was, that doesnt mean they dont have some valuable assets, from the zenworks virtualization system to the suse linux platform to the security and management offerings. Novell suse linux enterprise server 10 on intel or equivalent, 64 or 32bit. In addition to the micro focus portfolio, we will have a second, dedicated portfolio focused on suse. The attachmate group acquired novell and split novell and suse into two autonomous subsidiary companies. This acquisition will add significant assets to our current portfolio. Suse linux enterprise is a commercial linux kernelbased operating system that can be deployed as a generalpurpose server or desktop platform or tailored for use in information kiosks, callcentre terminals, as well as stations for infrequent pc users features at a glance. The desktop gives you dozens of leading applications, including a web browser, email, collaboration tools, and multimedia playersall at no extra cost. While new software and technology are getting better at.
The addition of novell furthers the mission of the attachmate group and its ability to support customers strategic and tactical business requirements through innovative. Novell agrees to be acquired by attachmate corporation suse. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. As part of our ongoing it transformation we have consolidated single sign on systems to improve your experience of interacting with micro focus. On the my accounts tab, select an account if you are associated with multiple accounts, such as a consultant or partner.
Nov 22, 2010 the opensuse board generally believes, like the rest of the global foss community, that software patents impede innovation and are inconsistent with open source and free software. Key features include full system rollback, the ability to exploit the ras functionality of your. We deliver enterprise solutions to extend, manage and secure increasingly complex it environments. Novell products are now part of the collaboration, security. The novell building in provo, utah, in 20 during the attachmate group era suse employees at a beijing conference, in 2014 during the attachmate group era the attachmate group, inc. In an interview, attachmate ceo jeff hawn discusses his plans for novell, suse and linux. Jun 25, 2019 novell s suse linux enterprise server operating system for smallmedium businesses suse linux enterprise is a commercial linux kernelbased operating system that can be deployed as a generalpurpose server or desktop platform or tailored for use in information kiosks, callcentre terminals, as well as stations for infrequent pc users. Download and deploy prepackaged content to dramatically save time and management. Suse is once again an independent company techcrunch.
Oval information can be generated in various forms of data sets, including oval information by patch, by cve ids, or by products. What makes us proud is that attachmate wants to further and strengthen the suse brand, which is based also on products and technology built by the opensuse project. Micro focus fortify is proud to be the exclusive sponsor of the testguild security podcast hosted by joe colantonio. Products licensed from netiq, novell, or suse are not displayed. It is built on top of the free and open source linux kernel and is distributed with system and application software from other open source projects. The attachmate, netiq, novell and suse brands will continue forward and are a critical part of the organizational and gotomarket strategy going forward, jeff hawn, chairman and chief executive officer of the attachmate group, wrote in an email to enterprise apps today while there might be opportunities for integration between attachmate s technology and the micro focus portfolio, thats. A microsoftled group buying 882 novell patents throws in nearly a. The attachmate group announces intention to merge with. Under the terms of the deal, attachmate intends on dividing novell into separate business units, one for novell and one for the suse linux business.
Principal holdings include attachmate, netiq, novell and suse. On the maintenance plans tab, the following information is displayed for your current and recentlyexpired vpa plans. Suse linux enterprise desktop coexists with windows, mac, unix, and other operating systems. On this page, find technical documentation, such as quick starts, guides, manuals, and best practices for all suse products and solutions. The attachmate group enters into agreement to merge with. And given todays realities, the deal with attachmate makes a lot of sense. Nov 23, 2010 attachmate says that novell s opensuse project will continue to operate as it always has. After the attachmate group merged with micro focus in november 2014, suse became its own business unit. Novell products are now part of the collaboration, security, and file and networking services portfolios of micro focus. The deal was finalized in april 2011, and one of the first actions of attachmate was to split suse into a separate business unit independant of novell, and move suse headquarters back to nuremberg, germany. The attachmate group brands attachmate, netiq, novell and suse. Attachmate split novell into two autonomous business units, novell and suse. Headquartered in houston, texas, the attachmate group is a software holding company, comprising distinct it brands dedicated to the longterm success of our customers. Novell was acquired by the attachmate group in 2010, and by micro focus international in 2014.
The product portfolios of micro focus, borland, netiq, attachmate and novell will. The major companies held by the group were attachmate, netiq, novell, and suse attachmate was owned by wizard parent llcan investment group consisting of elliott management corporation, francisco partners, golden gate capital, and thoma. Welcome to the suse product documentation home page. The attachmate group today announced the completion of the acquisition of novell, inc. The biggest source of revenues for novell s suse business is a multiyear. Attachmate splits novell acquisition into netiq, suse. Micro focus acquired suse from the attachmate group back in 2014, which itself had acquired novell, the thenowner of suse, in 2010. The product portfolios of micro focus, borland, netiq, attachmate and novell will be brought together under the one portfolio of micro focus. Micro focus completes merger with the attachmate group. Sneak peek using dca to be more proactive in preventing security incidents.
After the 2014 merger of the attachmate group with micro focus, suse reaffirmed their commitment to opensuse. Nov 22, 2010 upon close, attachmate corporation will manage a brand portfolio consisting of attachmate, netiq, novell and suse. Attachmate made no changes to the relationship between suse formerly novell and the opensuse project. The attachmate group completes acquisition of novell. Attachmate splits novell acquisition into netiq, suse divisions. Suse linux enterprise has since been developed using the opensuse community. Any use of the information in this list is without recourse to novell, and is at your own risk.
Suse linux enterprise desktop delivers essential office functionality affordably while maintaining the benefits of interoperability. One month ago it was announced that attachmate would be acquiring novell and some of novell s ip would also be sold off to a consortium owned by microsoft and other companies, but not many details were known at that point how this acquisition would impact novell s suse or opensuse linux distributions. Novell now part of micro focus had the solution that fit our needs. The linux business at novell only became profitable this year. Fun to use, costeffective, and designed for mixed it environments. Novell cedes its independence after years of struggle to find a new direction. Novell is not responsible for any damages, either direct or indirect, suffered by you or your customer as a result of using the information contained herein. Attachmate talks about suse, opensuse support phoronix. One month ago it was announced that attachmate would be acquiring novell and some of novells ip would also be sold off to a consortium owned by microsoft and other companies, but not many details were known at that point how this acquisition would impact novells suse or opensuse linux distributions. Over the years, european linux power suse has changed owners several times.
Novell, suse, attachmate and netiq have complementary product portfolios and many shared customers, said ron hovsepian, president and ceo of novell. Novell will now operate as two separate business units under the novell and suse brand names and join attachmate and netiq as holdings of the attachmate group. The attachmate group plans to operate novell as two units with suse becoming a standalone business, and it. In 2014 micro focus merged with attachmate, but this did not affect suse nor the opensuse project. Nov 20, 2014 headquartered in houston, texas, the attachmate group is a software holding company, comprising distinct it brands dedicated to the longterm success of our customers. Turn the media box over and you will find a white tag in the lower left hand corner which contains a 14 digit code. All passport users will need to create a new account. The opensuse board generally believes, like the rest of the global foss community, that software patents impede innovation and are inconsistent with open source and free software. Micro focus completes merger with the attachmate group suse. The attachmate group completes acquisition of novell press. Attachmate completes acquisition of novell, suse linux. The announcement that novell has agreed to sell itself is no surprise. Attachmate says that novells opensuse project will continue to operate as it always has. Today though a brief interview has been published between.
Reflection pki services manager supported platforms. The transaction is currently expected to close in the first quarter of 2011 and is subject to customary closing conditions including antitrust clearance, novell stockholder approval and certain. Novell agrees to be acquired by attachmate corporation. The biggest source of revenues for novells suse business is a multiyear. In 2011, the attachmate group acquired novell and now operates suse as an independent business. When you receive your boxed retail version of suse linux you will have a media pack that contains your cds and dual layered dvd. Linux offerings and into the more lucrative opensource infrastructure. This linux desktop comes with security features such as application security system, integrated vpn. For suse linux products the information is currently generated by product only, further presentations are planned. The linux market and open source community have unique characteristics.