Between An Open Source Rock And A Microsoft Hard Place
Hovsepian was Novell's head honcho for only a few months when he inked a $442 million deal in November with Microsoft that covers Windows and Linux product integration, patent protection, and marketing. A short time after, all hell broke loose.
Hovsepian, 45, spent 17 years at IBM before he joined Novell in 2003 as president of North American sales. While in that post, he changed the company's regional sales model to reduce conflicts over territories and channels. Hovsepian was named president and chief operating officer last year.
One of Hovsepian's strengths has been his commitment to Linux.
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