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| A Jefferies & Co. analyst on Tuesday applauded business software maker
| Novell Inc.'s selection of Ron Hovsepian as chief executive, saying the
| new CEO represents the company's "best opportunity in years."
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| Egbert maintains a "Buy" rating with a price target of $9 on Novell shares,
| a third higher than Monday's closing price.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060627/novell_ahead_of_the_bell.html?.v=1
Also to see/read:
Earnings Preview: Red Hat
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| As the open source software space becomes increasingly crowded --
| in April Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison told the Financial
| Times the company might release its own version of Linux and that it
| has considered buying Linux distributor Novell Inc. -- Red Hat agreed
| to acquire fellow open-source software maker JBoss in a cash-and-stock
| deal worth about $350 million.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060627/earns_preview_red_hat.html?.v=1
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