<OPINION> If Netware goes away, I'll not shed a single tear... Headaches for many clients would then go away also.
</OPINION> Karl On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 02:09, Anthony Youngman wrote: > FYI, Novell HAVE purchased SuSE - the company, that is, not the > software. > > So, with regard to my previous post that I've snipped :-) expect Netware > to go the way of Native Pick in the very near future. It will go the way > of AP/Pro, where it looks like Netware for all intents and purposes, but > it's actually an app running on top of a hidden linux kernel. > > Cheers, > Wol > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Karl L Pearson > Sent: 21 April 2004 19:20 > To: U2 Users Discussion List > Subject: RE: What client platform do YOU use (Parallel to GUI thread) > > I attended a VMWare symposium sponsored by IBM, Novell and a local > (quite large) consulting/programming/implementation firm. The > representative from Novell stated they would be completely off M$ > products by the end of the year with nearly all desktops using Suse > Linux and OpenOffice.org for their office suite. Apparently Novell has > purchased Suse, or at least a 'port' of Suse. Also, he stated that all > of Novell's commercial products would continue to run on Windows, > because of client demand, however their main focus would be in > writing/rewriting everything to run on Linux. That project was to have > been completed by last week, with announcements coming soon. Since I'm > not even remotely involved with Novell products, I haven't kept tabs on > that portion of the project. > > The IBM reps stated they they are also moving off M$ products. > > Just my 2 '.01's (insert appropriate currency marker) > > Karl > > > > **************************************************************************** > > This transmission is intended for the named recipient only. It may contain private > and confidential information. If this has come to you in error you must not act on > anything disclosed in it, nor must you copy it, modify it, disseminate it in any > way, or show it to anyone. Please e-mail the sender to inform us of the transmission > error or telephone ECA International immediately and delete the e-mail from your > information system. > > Telephone numbers for ECA International offices are: Sydney +61 (0)2 9911 7799, Hong > Kong + 852 2121 2388, London +44 (0)20 7351 5000 and New York +1 212 582 2333. > > **************************************************************************** -- Karl L. Pearson Director of IT, ATS Industrial Supply Direct: 801-978-4429 Toll-free: 888-972-3182 x29 Fax: 801-972-3888 http://www.atsindustrial.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
