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Novell President, CEO, and Director Ron Hovsepian

Ron Hovsepian

President, CEO, and Director

57% Approve

“Satisfied”

3.5
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  • Oct 26, 2009

    4.0

    Novell Technical Support Engineer in Provo, UT:   (Past Employee - 2008)

    Pros

    I enjoyed the atmosphere at Novell as much as anything else. There was always a lot of work to be done, but the expectation was not that anybody had to work 24/7. The people at Novell seemed to care about each other, as people.

    Cons

    The company's long-term health is somewhat in question. If the Linux strategy doesn't work, they'll have gutted long-term profitable products to meet expense targets and be left with a product that ultimately doesn't produce revenue.

    Advice to Senior Management

    Trim away products that make no / little money. The company is spread too thin, and the near-constant layoffs are very much a morale drain. Invest in what makes money and require all divisions of the company to do that.

  • Technology Sales Specialist in Toronto, ON (Canada):

    “Good place to work”

    Oct 14, 2009

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  • Anonymous:

    “Work”

    Oct 4, 2009

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  • Project Manager in Provo, UT:

    “Project management work at Novell”

    Sep 23, 2009

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  • Architect in Boston, MA:

    “No growth”

    Sep 3, 2009

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  • Anonymous in Waltham, MA:

    “Good place to work”

    Aug 23, 2009

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  • Anonymous in Singapore (Singapore):

    “Friendly colleagues”

    Jul 20, 2009

    1 found helpful

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  • Senior Application Engineer in Provo, UT:

    “A great place to work... until layoff time”

    Jun 4, 2009

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  • Application Engineer in Atlanta, GA:

    “Novell has great products but needs to execute better”

    May 20, 2009

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  • TSS in Bracknell, England (United Kingdom):

    “Good, if you don't need to feel safe in your post”

    Apr 3, 2009

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