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PlateSpin solutions support both Windows and Linux operating systems

WALTHAM, Mass., June 1, 2010 -- Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced new versions of three of its PlateSpin® Workload Management products - PlateSpin Migrate, PlateSpin Protect and PlateSpin Forge®. These new versions support both Linux* and Windows*, making them the first virtualization management solutions to offer live migrations of workloads from anywhere to anywhere - physical to virtual, virtual to physical, and physical to physical - regardless of operating system platform.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (COMPUTEX TAIPEI), June 1, 2010 -- Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced it will release SUSE® MeeGo as a fully supported operating system for netbooks. Novell expects SUSE MeeGo to be pre-installed on a variety of devices from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the next twelve months.

Sun Ray Software 5 Debuts New Software Client Enabling Centralized Desktop Access From Windows PCs

SANTA CLARA, Calif. November 10, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced the availability of Sun Ray Software 5, which brings remarkable enhancements to the virtual desktop experience and helps to increase data center efficiency. Sun Ray Software 5 is a secure, cost effective solution that delivers a rich, virtual Windows, Linux or Solaris Operating System desktop to nearly any client device including Windows PCs and Sun Ray thin clients.

Trusted open source leader receives the highest rank among software vendors for reliability and value

Raleigh, NC - October 20, 2009 - Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that it has received the highest rank among software vendors in Ziff Davis' 2009 "CIO Insight Vendor Value" study, which polls IT executives on the value of their vendors' product and service offerings.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 8, 2009 -- Apple® today unveiled a Developer Preview of Mac OS® X Server Snow Leopard™, the next major release of the world’s easiest to use server operating system. Snow Leopard Server is a full 64-bit UNIX server operating system based on open standards that is up to twice as fast as its predecessor.* Snow Leopard Server includes innovative new features such as Podcast Producer 2, for automating the creation and publishing of podcasts, and Mobile Access Server with secure access to firewall-protected network services for iPhone™ and Mac®.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 8, 2009 -- Apple® today unveiled Mac OS® X Snow Leopard™, an even more powerful and refined version of the world’s most advanced operating system and the foundation for future Mac® innovation. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies, out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange and new accessibility features. Snow Leopard will ship as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard users in September 2009 for $29.

SUSE edition of Moblin will be preloaded on leading netbooks and nettops; Computex attendees will be able to test out new machines

TAIPEI, Taiwan (COMPUTEX TAIPEI), June 2, 2009 -- Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced it will demonstrate the SUSE® edition of Moblin version 2 software preloaded on Acer and MSI hardware this week at Computex Taipei, June 2 - 6, 2009. Moblin is an optimized open source Linux software platform for enabling rich Internet experiences on Intel® Atom™ processor-based netbooks and other mobile systems.

Company Named VMware Corporate Reseller of the Year and Federal Partner of the Year

VERNON HILLS, Ill. May 18, 2009 -- CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, today announced that it was named the VMware Corporate Reseller of the Year. CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW, was also honored, receiving the VMware Federal Partner of the Year award.

CUPERTINO, CA, May 13, 2009 -- Apple® will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. A team of Apple executives, led by Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the keynote. WWDC will offer in-depth sessions on both iPhone™ OS 3.0, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, and Mac OS® X Snow Leopard™, an even more powerful and refined version of the world’s best desktop operating system and the foundation for future Mac® innovation.

LAS VEGAS, NV, April 1, 2009 -- Symbian Foundation today announced the Zoom OMAP34x-II mobile development platform (MDP) based on OMAP™ technology from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) as the first standard hardware development platform for developers that will help drive open source innovation on the Symbian platform.