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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | Boston, Massachusetts, United States (19 October 1999) |
| Founder | |
| Fate | Acquired by Novell (4 August 2003) |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | |
Ximian, Inc. (previously called Helix Code and originally named International Gnome Support) was an American company that developed, sold and supported application software for Linux and Unix based on the GNOME platform. It was founded by Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman in 1999 and was bought by Novell in 2003. Novell continued to develop Ximian's original products, while adding support for its own GroupWise and ZENworks software.