Novell Inc executives were closeted in meetings last week at company headquarters in Provo, Utah, sorting out the organisational structure to be put in place behind their newly created superdivision, the Unix Systems Group. Apparently for legal reasons, Unix System Laboratories Inc, Novell’s recent acquisition from AT&T Co, will continue to appear as if it were a free-standing subsidiary for at least a year. In practice, however, the unit will be tightly integrated with the other entities being moved into the Unix Group, including Univel Inc, the Unix Labs-Novell joint venture, Novell’s own NetWare for Unix operation, its Connectivity Products Group and Desktop Systems Group.
