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Article: Red Hat CEO Dismisses Novell-SuSE Deal.
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- Computergram International
- Article date:
- November 17, 2003
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By Jason Stamper
Red Hat Inc's CEO, Matthew Szulik, claimed in an interview with ComputerWire that he is distinctly unfazed by Novell Inc's announcement that it is to acquire Linux operating system vendor SuSE AG.
Szulik said that Novell would find it tough competing in the Linux market. "It is one thing to declare a Linux strategy, it is another to be successful in delivering compelling, open-source solutions to base a business infrastructure on," he said.
Novell announced on November 4 that it will pay $210m for commercial Linux distributor SuSE, setting out its stall in the Linux space in the hope that it can turn its strength from a vendor ...