The Attachmate Group Completes Acquisition of Novell
HOUSTON – April 27, 2011 – The Attachmate Group [ http://www.attachmategroup.com/
] today announced the completion of the acquisition of Novell, Inc., a leader in
intelligent workload management, under the terms of the definitive agreement disclosed
[ http://www.attachmategroup.com/news/attachmate-corporation-to-acquire-novell-inc.html
] on November 22, 2010. Novell will now operate as two separate business units under
the Novell® and SUSE® brand names and join Attachmate® and NetIQ® as holdings of
The Attachmate Group.
The addition of Novell furthers the mission of The Attachmate Group and its ability
to support customers’ strategic and tactical business requirements through innovative
solutions, quality products, and exceptional service. The Attachmate Group product
families now include complementary solutions that range across IT operations management;
open source; end user computing and collaboration; host connectivity and legacy
modernization; security, identity and compliance management; virtualization and
cloud computing; and more.
About The Attachmate Group
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, The Attachmate Group is a privately-held software
holding company, comprising distinct IT brands dedicated to the long-term success
of our customers. We deliver enterprise solutions to extend, manage and secure increasingly
complex IT environments. Principal holdings include Attachmate [ http://www.attachmate.com/
], NetIQ [ http://www.netiq.com/ ], Novell [ http://www.novell.com/ ] and SUSE [
http://www.suse.com/ ].
Press Contact
Liz Kuzma, Voce Communications
408-239-9163
lkuzma@vocecomm.com
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