Attachmate to buy Novell for $2.2bn

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Venerable vendor is snapped up by Attachmate and sells off another part of its business to Microsoft-controlled consortium

  Novell has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Attachmate for about $2.2bn (£1.4bn). Attachmate Corp is owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital a...

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