Investor's Business Daily - The maker of virtualization software is in advanced talks to buy Novell's (NMS:NOVL) Linux operating system business, a published report said. Novell rose 1.2% to 6.12, giving it a market cap of $2.15 bil. The report came after the New York Post said Novell, the No. 2 marketer of the open source Linux OS, will sell itself in two parts. Macquarie Research said Novell's Linux unit would be attractive to firms looking to boost their virtualization capabilities. VMware rose 5 cents to 84.81.
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