Nine-figure charge hits Novell's bottom line

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Software vendor takes $279m hit in Q4 as revenue falls at all product groups except Linux

Novell's workgroup product revenue fell 15 per cent in Q4 Novell has swung to a $206m (£124m) loss for its fiscal 2009 after taking a whopping $279m impairment hit in its final quarter. The s...

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