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Remembering Novell's Ray Noorda - Network World (997 words) |
 | Ray Noorda, who became known as the "father of network computing" for building Novell into a dominant LAN company in the 1980s and 1990s, is being remembered the day after his death as one of the industry's fiercest competitors and humblest contributors. |
| Noorda, who died at the age of 82 due to complications from Alzheimer's disease at home in Orem, Utah, was raised by Dutch immigrants in Ogden, Utah during the Great Depression. |
| 'Uncle Ray,' as Noorda was called by Novell's employees, joined the company as president and CEO in 1983, at the behest of Jack Messman, a founder of Novell Data Systems and until recently its CEO, chairman and president. |
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