http://www.netvouz.com/PROJECTCONSULT/tag/attachmate?feed=rss PROJECTCONSULT's bookmarks tagged "attachmate" on Netvouz http://www.attachmate.com/nov-22-2010.htm HOUSTON – November 22, 2010 – Attachmate Corporation today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire, upon closing, Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) for a purchase price of $6.10 per common share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $2.2 billion. Novell, a leader in intelligent workload management, helps organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments through solutions for identity and security, systems management, collaboration and Linux based operating platforms. PROJECTCONSULT Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:22:06 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/22/attachmate_eats_novell/ But then under the two-way deal, Attachmate is then going to get $450m to sell some unspecified intellectual property to a consortium called CPTN Holdings LLC, which was organized by Microsoft. So Attachmate is paying only $706.6m to get Novell. PROJECTCONSULT Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:39:01 GMT