[NTLUG:Discuss] Novell acquires SUSE Linux

[Robert Citek]

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Novell today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire SUSE 
LINUX, one of the world's leading enterprise Linux companies, expanding 
Novell's ability to provide enterprise-class services and support on the 
Linux platform. With the open source expertise of SUSE LINUX and Novell's 
world-class networking and identity solutions and support, training and 
consulting services, Novell will be able to deliver Linux and all its 
components - from the server to the desktop - and give organizations a 
secure, reliable and mature Linux foundation. Novell will pay $210 million 
in cash to complete the acquisition. The transaction is subject to 
regulatory approval and the winding up of shareholder agreements. Novell 
expects the transaction to close by the end of its first fiscal quarter 
(January 2004).
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http://www.suse.com/us/company/press/press_releases/archive03/novell_suse.html