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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Anonymous who wrote (20846)	3/8/1998 1:42:00 PM
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Rumor review... Novell may be IBM target August 27, 1997 news-observer.com ****************************************************** Novell surges on takeover rumors November 8, 1996 6:00 PM ET zdnet.com **************************************************** Berst Mode Play merger matchmaker: Help me marry off Novell January 6, 1997 When I presented this idea on the Web, I got a lot of support for the Novell/Cisco matchup. I also got some alternative suggestions, including Hewlett-Packard (not bad), BBN or another major intranet player (interesting), and Sun (bad idea). zdnet.com **************************************************** Don't dis us because we're digital February 28, 1997 It was good copy, but it wasn't true. The problem is that at no point did we report a merger. We did run two stories, one based on reports by Bloomberg news service and Forrester Research, which outlined why Novellwould make a good takeover candidate. Netscape Communications was among the technology companies mentioned as a potential suitor. news.com **************************************************** To merge or not to merge By Reuters Staff, CNET NEWS.COM September 8, 1996, 9:30 p.m. PT Netscape Communications (NSCP) quashed rumors that Netscape and Novell (NOVL) could be eyeing a merger, saying its strategy and philosophy are opposite to Novell's. news.com **************************************************** Novell ripe for a takeover? By Dawn Yoshitake Staff, CNET NEWS.COM August 30, 1996, 6:15 p.m. PT Novell, with its declining revenues and stock price, is viewed by technology researchers as a good takeover target by Netscape Communications and other technology companies. A Forrester report released this week said Netscape (NSCP) would do well by purchasing Novell (NOVL). The Internet software maker would benefit from Novell's installed base of more than 60 million users and a team of skilled service technicians, according to a Bloomberg report. news.com ****************************************************** Has Novell's chances for a takeover improved over the last year or so?