ovell today claimed to have more certified software partners than rival Linux providers. Novell’s chest pumping represents a thinly veiled attack against Red Hat. But take a closer look at Novell’s claims and you’ll see why Red Hat may take issue with some of Novell’s statements.

First, the good news for Novell: The company says more than 2,500 software applications are now certified on the latest versions of SUSE Linux Enterprise. The VAR Guy is impressed.

Also worth noting: Novell says an average of 140 new applications are certified on SUSE Linux every month. Again, our resident blogger is impressed. Backed by those ISV (independent software vendor) relationships, Novell intends to accelerate SUSE Linux’s momentum on corporate servers and even desktops. Yes, desktops.

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Novell has been doing a lot of good things lately in its Linux business, but counting certified applications is apparently not one of them. Novell on Monday announced that it has taken the lead in certified applications vis-a-vis Red Hat, with more than 2,500.

This is great, but it's also insufficient.

Novell needs a recount: Red Hat still leads in certified applications