These two products were previously owned and funded by Novell but the project was abandoned when Attachmate took possession of the company.

这两个产品之前由Novell拥有并资助，但当attachmate接管公司后就放弃了该项目。

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Novell has agreed to sell the rest of the company to the software maker Attachmate.

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Indeed, the recent Attachmate-Novell merger represents cost-cutting play as opposed to the equity-friendly growth story pitched by Asurion.

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Novell is undergoing a transition as it has been acquired by software company Attachmate, and the patent sale is part of the acquisition deal.

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