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Network computer guru Ray Noorda dies at 82
Reuters (excerpt) ^ | October 10, 2006

Posted on 10/09/2006 11:16:07 PM PDT by HAL9000

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ray Noorda, the former Novell Inc. chief executive hailed as "The Father of Network Computing" and one of the early leaders of the software industry, died on Monday of an Alzheimer's-related illness at his Utah home, his venture capital firm said.

Noorda, 82, is also credited as one of first high-tech executives to take on Microsoft Corp. over its dominance on the desktop and with helping to create the reseller approach to boost sales by allowing partners to offer its software.

Noorda served as president and chief executive of Utah-based Novell from 1983 to 1995 where he spearheaded Netware, the network operating system linking desktop computers to printers, file servers and directories.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: fileservers; netware; networks; noorda; novell; raynoorda

1 posted on 10/09/2006 11:16:08 PM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

RIP.


2 posted on 10/09/2006 11:18:17 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: HAL9000

Logout.


3 posted on 10/09/2006 11:19:44 PM PDT by Stallone (Dealing with Democrats IS the War on Terror.)
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To: HAL9000

My dad passed away from the effects of Alzheimer's disease. It's a bad way to go. Alzheimer's is cruel and degrading.

My sympathy to his family.


4 posted on 10/09/2006 11:25:21 PM PDT by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now courtesy of Islam.)
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To: HAL9000
I believe he was also the one who programmed earlier versions of Novell.

It was (and is) a wonderful network environment, but the NLM environment proved difficult to program to.
5 posted on 10/09/2006 11:28:50 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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To: HAL9000

Rest in peace.


6 posted on 10/10/2006 1:20:22 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
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To: HAL9000
Thank You, Sir.
7 posted on 10/10/2006 3:22:38 AM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: Stallone

8 posted on 10/11/2006 1:05:09 AM PDT by Stallone (Dealing with Democrats IS the War on Terror.)
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