Novell Inc.: Industry Research Report

Novell Inc.

Published Date: June 2009

Published By: Ovum Plc

Page Count: 15

Order Code: R464-1319

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Table of Contents

Overview: Overview; SWOT analysis; Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities; Threats; Products and services; Products; Open Platform Solutions (OPS) products; Systems and resource management (SRM) products; Identity and security management (ISM) products; Workgroup products; Services; Fast-evolving service strategy; Professional, support and training services; Strategy analysis; Strategy objectives; Improve operational performance; Expand its partner ecosystem; Pull itself together to boost product cross-sales; Become a data centre player; Assert its open source credentials; Boost Linux, SRM and ISM revenues while stabilising legacy product revenues; Strategy execution; Improve operational performance; Expand its partner ecosystem; Pull itself together to boost product cross-sales; Become a data centre player; Assert its open source credentials; Boost Linux revenues; Boost SRM revenues; Boost ISM revenues; Stabilise legacy product revenues; Future outlook; 2009 will be a make-or-break year; Novell is here to stay; Going private is more likely than being acquired; Privatisation and acquisition may result in the company being split up; Financial analysis; Key financials; Still below $1 billion in revenues, but growth is timidly back; Fiscal 2008 mostly delivers; First half of fiscal 2009 disappoints but maintains profitability levels; Cash rich and nearly debt free
List of Tables: Table 1: Novell key financial indicators