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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Novell, Inc.
<company, networking> A {software} development company
specialising in {network}ing 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 {network}ing 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}.
(http://novell.com/).
(21 Sept 1995)