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Novell Layoffs Rumored

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Published: Nov 6, 2006

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According to sources close to Novell, the Linux company has laid off numerous mid-level employees from several departments, including training and sales.

While Bruce Lowry, director of global public relations for Novell said, “We dont comment on rumors,” one former employee said that he had been let go on Nov. 1.

This was the day before Novell announced its controversial alliance with Microsoft over Linux and patent IP (intellectual property) rights.

According to the ex-Novell staffer, “They let go of twenty or so employees in other departments yesterday. I dont know what has happened today since Im officially now out of the loop. Ive heard that there were other cuts in several departments though.”

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

I'm editor-at-large for Ziff Davis Enterprise. That's a fancy title that means I write about whatever topic strikes my fancy or needs written about across the Ziff Davis Enterprise family of publications. You'll find most of my stories in Linux-Watch, DesktopLinux and eWEEK. Prior to becoming a technology journalist, I worked at NASA and the Department of Defense on numerous major technological projects.

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