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Novell Sales Surge, Restructuring Costs Skyrocket

"We are pleased with our overall results for 2007," said CEO Ron Hovsepian. "While undergoing transformational change, we grew revenue and exceeded our operating targets. We are on the right path to long-term, sustainable profitability." Novell's restructuring moves may be cos...

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Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian: ‘There Has to Be a Better Way’

While Linux has come a long way in the past 10 years, I think it's safe to say that it hasn't yet taken over the world -- nor has Linux reached its full potential. Linux continues to become more mainstream every day -- we now see Linux hosting mission-critical servers in the enterprise, large financial banks run their financial trading applications on Linux, Linux is even running manufacturing operations, and Linux is beginning to emerge as a serious player on the desktop from engineering workstations to consumer desktops to business desktops...

Linux Foundation Borrows Novell’s Markus Rex for CTO Position

"So after discussions within the Novell senior executive staff, including CEO Ron Hovsepian, we reached the decision that 'loaning' Markus to the LF was a great approach," he added As as part of the deal, The Linux Foundation gets an "extremely well-qualified senior executive,...

Financial Firms Tap Microsoft for Linux

Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian, who has countered contentions that thepatent agreement with Microsoft suggests any concession that Microsoftintellectual property is incorporated in Linux, called the customer moves so soon after the Nov. 2 announcement "proof points" of the wisdom of the companies' jointcollaboration...

Novell Earnings Show Linux Growth as NetWare Declines

"We are pleased with the progress we made in our key growth categories of Linux and Identity in fiscal year 2006," said Novell President and CEO Ron Hovsepian. "Coupled with the unprecedented Linux partnership with Microsoft just recently announced, we will add significant momentum to our Linux business."

Microsoft-Novell Honeymoon Ends

Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian, who argued the Windows interoperability work will benefit all Linux distributions, countered Ballmer's contention, claiming in an "Open Letter to the Community" that the Microsoft deal "is in no way an acknowledgment that Linux infringes upon any Microsoft intellectual property."

Novell Ousts CEO, CFO

Novell's Board of Directors has replaced CEO Jack Messman, who has been with the company for decades, with chief operating officer and president Ron Hovsepian, an IBM alumnus who joined Novell in 2003 There has not been a replacement announced for the CFO, Joseph Tibbetts. Dan...

Novell, SuSE CTO Part Ways

"These appointments leverage the strength of a world-class development executive and two experienced Novell leaders," said Novell President and COO Ron Hovsepian at the time of the transition Linux Execs Leave...

SuSE Founder Exits Novell

Mantel and Schlaeger are not the only personnel changes at Novell recently. On October 31, Novell's board of directors promoted Ron Hovsepian, executive vice president and president of global field operations, to president and COO of Novell The company said the promotion will ...

IBM, Novell Announce Blade Chassis Subscription Model

Ron Hovsepian, Novell executive vice president and president, global field operations, said Novell's work with IBM aligns with the current industry trend to simplify data centers and overall infrastructure management "Unlike competitive offerings which simply bundle existing s...

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