sourceBEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhuanet)-- Microsoft surprised the tech world, unveiling a plan to go into partnership with longtime rival Novell (NOVL), the world's leading maker of operating systems based on Linux.
The two companies shook hands on a tie-up to create interoperable software and to "build, market, and support a series of new solutions to make Novell and Microsoft products work better together."
"We believe the investment we're making together will make our respective products attractive to customers," Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said at a news conference Thursday. "We're going to make it easier for customers to manage these mixed environments."
The two companies signed three agreements, with a technical cooperation pact covering virtualization, Web-services management, and document-format compatibility.
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