On October 10, the death of the founder and former head of
Novell , Ray Nurd, became known. A computer guru passed away at his home in Utah at the age of 82. The cause of death, doctors believe the complications arising from Alzheimer's disease.
Ray Nurda led Novell from 1983 to 1995. During his leadership, the company's staff has grown from 17 to 12,000 people. By the way, it was Nurda who had time to work at Microsoft too, was at the origin of the Novell NetWare operating system.
After retiring from Novell, Ray Nurda became head of his own company, Canopy Ventures, which helped new market players with investments and assisted software developers.