Summary: Deployments of Novell products are being torn down and replaced by other proprietary software

AS the closing of the CPTN/AttachMSFT/Novellsoft deal is coming very near (mid March), it is evident that customers of Novell have low expectations because they are leaving. Several times per month we give some anecdotal evidence and some of the latest we have come from schools that are dumping Novell:

Of the total $538,483 surplus, $154,603 will be needed to pay for the conversion of the school system's computer network from Novell to Microsoft, leaving jut over $383,000 to help balance the 2012 budget.

Here is another new example that says: "Is it time for a change? After years of using the e-mail server Novell GroupWise, the College of the Holy Cross is considering its options for e-mail services."

Further down it says: "While the decision will not be finalized until February 15, the transition away from Novell appears to be promising, offering a plethora of new features that have many students eager to hear the final decision."

Novell is a dying company and its assets too seem to be dying. Many of those who buy from Novell probably don't know what they are doing. Even SLE* is not needed in a market so dominated by the likes of CentOS and Red Hat. ⬆