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Raymond J. Noorda, who led Novell from 1983 until 1994, passed away on October 9 at 82 years of age. Mr. Noorda made Novell a software power that competed with Microsoft and helped Provo, Utah, become a technology center. By cooperating with resellers and rivals, including Microsoft, which once tried to purchase Novell, Novell grew. Mr. Noorda rejected Microsoft's bid for acquisition and urged antitrust regulators to control the power of Microsoft. A tough turnaround specialist who reduced costs, he also was good to employees, sometimes paying medical bills they could not afford, says a former executive assistant to Mr. Noorda. When recruited as CEO of Novell, Mr. Noorda invested his own money and borrowed money from investors to obtain a one-third stake in Novell, and the investment made him a billionaire. Mr. Noorda's career is described, as are the career and contributions of Luther Blount, a shipbuilder and cruise operator who passed away at age 90 on September 24. Circle Line President J. B. Meyer says Mr. Blount's innovative and seaworthy ships are to this day the model of passenger ferry vessels.
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