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Attachmate To Acquire Novell For $2.2B Cash

Posted by kdawson on from the old-order-passeth dept.

wiredmikey and a few others wrote in to let us know that Novell has agreed to be acquired by Attachmate Corporation for $6.10 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion. The Boston Globe reports that the deal also includes the sale of some intellectual assets to a consortium organized by Microsoft. Attachmate plans to operate Novell and SUSE as separate business units. Here is the press release.

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  1. Re:IP? by windcask · · Score: 5, Funny

    The question is...what "IP" has been sold to Microsoft?

    Probably 127.0.0.1.

    *buh-boom tick*

    I'll be here all night.