Novell, Inc.
<company, networking> A
software development company specialising in
networking and
workgroup applications.
Novell started life as
Novell Data Systems, a computer hardware business.
The company was reorganised as Novell, Inc., and began to focus almost entirely on networking in 1983, with the release of
Novell Netware 1, a
Network Operating System for
IBM PCs.
Novell Netware's success has left Novell in a dominant position in the
networking market.
The product has evolved and now supports many
hardware and
software platforms together with
WAN connectivity.
The company has diversified in recent years, with the acquisition of several mainstream applications, including
Wordperfect and Quattro Pro.
Other products include
UnixWare, AppWare, Personal NetWare,
Groupwise and Novell Dos 7.
Home (http://www.novell.com/).
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