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Novell Reports Financial Results

[Posted December 1, 2005 by cook]

Novell, Inc. has announced its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2005, as well as the entire year. Here's the abbreviated summary: "Net Revenue Grows Seven Percent to $320 Million, Linux Subscriptions More Than Triple to 65,000, and Identity Solutions Grow 35 Percent Year Over Year".
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Novell Reports Financial Results

Posted Dec 2, 2005 5:38 UTC (Fri) by drag (guest, #31333) [Link]

ha. Looks like Linux investments are doing good for Novel at least. I hope it's enough for Novel's long term survival.

In the article they said that revenue related to Linux was up 418% compared to a year ago.

Novell Reports Financial Results

Posted Dec 2, 2005 13:16 UTC (Fri) by vblum (guest, #1151) [Link] (1 responses)

Is this "tripling" a result of some creative maths? It sounds to me like they started to factor both Linux and Netware based Open Enterprise Server togather and now declare everything that "could be" Linux as "is" Linux?

Novell Reports Financial Results

Posted Dec 2, 2005 19:55 UTC (Fri) by drag (guest, #31333) [Link]


I don't think so...

I find this part:
...Linux Subscriptions More Than Triple to 65,000...

Then I see this part:
Sales of stand-alone subscriptions to SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) totaled 65,000 subscriptions in the quarter, excluding subscriptions sold under enterprise-wide licensing deals, up 137 percent sequentially and 216 percent on a year over year basis.

I take 'sales of stand-alone subscirptions to SUSE' mean Linux-related licensing and them not bundling Linux and Netware stuff together.
I also remember that lack of new Netware sales is the specific reason why Novell is abandoning it in favor of Suse/Linux stuff.


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