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WorksWithU: "Likewise Software is well-known for integrating Linux, Unix and Mac OS X with Microsoft Active Directory networks.

But now Likewise Software is taking steps to specifically embrace Ubuntu users and Canonical customers."

This blog post was written by Bridget Botelho, a news writer.

When I get pitches from companies that are rife with marketing bull, I am quick to hit delete.

But when Likewise Software sent me this goofy press release to promote its products, I couldn’t bring myself to send it to the recycle bin.

Likewise Software is promoting peace between rival operating systems Linux, Unix, Windows and Mac by raising money for real-world victims of war with T-shirt sales.

Sometimes stories about customer problems have happy endings.

One day after publication, the Novell ZenWorks problem that I blogged about Sept. 17 appears to be on its way to resolution.

Not that resolution was speedy; the issue was the topic of numerous emails between the customer, Novell and TechTarget for three weeks.