Novell Introduces UnixWare(R) 2
New UNIX Operating System Is Ideal for Business-Critical and Database Applications, the Preferred Application Server For NetWare(R) Environments.
San Jose, CA -- January 10, 1995 -- Novell, Inc. today announced
pricing and availability of UnixWare 2, the ideal general purpose
application platform for business-critical and database
applications and the preferred application server for NetWare
environments. The worldwide rollout of UnixWare 2 began in
December 1994 when the product was delivered to OEM customers and
application developers. UnixWare 2 in English, French, Italian,
German and Spanish versions will be available through Novell's
authorized UnixWare distributors beginning March 21, 1995.
UnixWare 2 is the next generation of UNIX System V Release 4
(SVR4) technology, a platform for popular commercial applications
that has been evolving for more than 20 years. This new version is
designed for customers seeking a powerful, cost-effective system
for deploying business-critical and database applications across
their enterprises. UnixWare 2 meets customer needs for high
performance, scalability, NetWare integration, ease of use and
administration, and broad applications support, in an application
server platform designed for mission-critical systems.
"The installation process for UnixWare 2 is simple and
greatly reduces the time and expertise required," said Michael
Kraft, president of Kraft, Kennedy and Lesser, a New York-based
consulting and system integrator firm specializing in the legal
market. "The multiprocessing option makes it a very powerful
product because it gives our clients greater performance and the
ability to easily expand as their needs grow. And in the legal
industry, the need for tight integration between NetWare and
UnixWare makes this a very viable solution."
"UnixWare 2 gives businesses a level of performance and
scalability on industry standard Intel platforms never before
available in any general purpose operating system," said Mike
DeFazio, executive vice president and general manager for
Novell's UNIX Systems Group.
"That power, coupled with simple installation and administration,
rich connectivity to NetWare and UNIX networks, and support for
thousands of existing applications, makes UnixWare the premier
application and database server for business. Novell is
delivering the industry's finest line-of-business application
platform for truly pervasive computing in today's enterprises."
Pricing and Availability
UnixWare 2 Application Server is currently available to OEM
customers, major accounts and developers. Full product line
availability through Novell's authorized distributors for
English, French, Italian, German and Spanish language versions
will begin March 21, 1995. Customers should contact their local
Novell authorized reseller or call 1-800-638-9273 in the U.S. or
801-429-5588 outside the U.S.
The suggested retail price of UnixWare 2 products listed
here apply to English, French, Italian, German and Spanish
versions. Pricing remains consistent across all these
international language versions. Some duty fees may apply.
UnixWare 2 Products Suggested Retail Price (in U.S. Dollars)
UnixWare 2 Application $1,695
Server* CD-ROM, QIC-120 Tape
UnixWare 2 Personal $445
Edition* (includes NFS) CD-ROM, QIC-120 Tape
UnixWare 2 Processor $895 on diskette
Upgrade (one upgrade per
additional CPU)
UnixWare 2 Online Data $2,195
Manager CD-ROM, diskette
UnixWare 2 Server Merge $395 diskette
UnixWare 2 Encryption $95 diskette
Utilities (U.S. only)
UnixWare 2 Software $145 CD-ROM
Development Kit $195 QIC-120 Tape
(includes C and C++)
* Supports up to two
processors.
Novell is also announcing a UnixWare 2 worldwide upgrade
promotion which allows customers who purchase UnixWare 1.1
between November 1, 1994 and March 31, 1995 to upgrade to
UnixWare 2 for only US$99, at a savings of up to US$295. This
enables customers to get started with single-processor configurations now and save
when they upgrade to the multiprocessor-capable UnixWare 2
Application Server.
Novell Offers Aggressive Upgrade Program
Customers who have purchased any previous version of
UnixWare Application Server prior to November 1, 1994 can upgrade
to UnixWare 2 Application Server for US$399. Purchasers of
UnixWare Personal Edition can upgrade to UnixWare 2 Personal
Edition for US$199. In addition, customers who have any
competitive UNIX OS product may also upgrade to UnixWare 2 for up
to 75 percent off the list price.
UnixWare 2 Upgrades Any UnixWare UnixWare 1.1
1.1 Customer Purchased
After 11/1/94
UnixWare 2 Application $399 $99
Server CD-ROM or CD-ROM or
QIC-120 Tape QIC-120 Tape
UnixWare 2 Personal $199 CD-ROM $99
Edition $249 QIC-120 CD-ROM or
Tape QIC-120 Tape
UnixWare 2 Online Data $649 $649
Manager CD-ROM or CD-ROM or
diskette diskette
UnixWare 2 Server Merge $99 diskette $99 diskette
UnixWare 2 Encryption $49 diskette $49 diskette
Utilities
UnixWare 2 Software $99 CD-ROM $99 CD-ROM
Development Kit $149 QIC-120 $149 QIC-120
Tape Tape
UnixWare 2: More Powerful, Easy to Use and Manage
UnixWare 2 builds upon the traditional strengths of its UNIX
SVR4.2 base by including new functionality which makes it an even
more attractive application platform. Information systems
managers and end users alike benefit from:
Industry-Leading Performance and Scalability--Building
on the success of UnixWare 1.1 in delivering outstanding
price/performance using industry-standard benchmarks,
UnixWare 2 includes advanced features that further enhance
and increase the performance on larger SMP platforms. Its
symmetric multiprocessing supports 2 Intel processors "out
of the box," and scales up (through incremental processor
upgrades) to support the largest industry-standard Intel-
based SMP machines available today, providing the
flexibility and power IS managers require on industry-
standard hardware. UnixWare 2 is a fully multithreaded
operating system, increasing performance on both single- and
multiprocessor systems.
The Most Network-Ready UNIX Available--UnixWare 2 is
the ideal application server in NetWare environments because
it provides built-in connectivity to NetWare servers,
including access to NetWare file directories, exchanging e-
mail and sharing printers in either direction. The product
also includes TCP/IP and NFS, making UnixWare 2 an ideal
Internet server and application server in either or both
networking environments.
Ease of Installation, Administration and Use--With its
intuitive menus, UnixWare 2 can be installed quickly and
easily without the need for extensive configuration. The
autodetection facility further simplifies installation by
identifying platform and peripheral hardware with minimal
user interaction. System administration is made easy with
graphical facilities for adding/removing users, installing
applications, backing up, and scheduling tasks. Performance
management facilities allow administrators to easily view
system information, monitor performance and tune the system.
Cost-Competitive Advantages--UnixWare 2 performance
and scalability, combined with support for a wide variety of
industry standard multiprocessing platforms from major
vendors, provides customers with a significant cost
advantage. UnixWare 2's ease of installation, use and
administration, and scalability across a broad span of
hardware platforms, also dramatically reduce the cost of
ownership over the life of the system.
UnixWare 2 provides a high level of system availability and
data integrity through the integrated journaling file system,
which allows the system to easily recover from power failure
without delay or significant loss of data. It is further
enhanced by the optional UnixWare 2 Online Data Manager which
offers mirroring, striping, and on-line backups. UnixWare 2 is a
highly reliable platform for mission-critical computing, which
means customers can deploy UnixWare 2 throughout their enterprise
with confidence. UnixWare is also very secure, supporting C2
auditing, role-based administration and Access Control Lists
(ACLs), among other security features.
UnixWare 2 Gains Industry Support
UnixWare 2 supports more than 3,000 existing applications
and maintains compatibility with SVR4, SCO UNIX and Intel ABI
applications. UnixWare 2 provides an opportunity for application
providers to offer a single version of their software which can
span the entire enterprise from low-end to very large MIS server
systems.
More than 1,000 independent software vendors have committed to
support UnixWare 2, providing IS managers with thousands of
leading-edge business solutions. Novell also has established
relationships with leading hardware vendors to deliver high
performance SMP platforms ready to run UnixWare, including those
built to the Intel MP Spec 1.1. This new version will make it
possible for companies to deploy powerful, fast UNIX-based
applications for a fraction of the cost of proprietary systems.
Jim Watts, UNIX Business Manager for SAS Institute, a
strategic UnixWare developer partner, said, "Novell, with the
release of UnixWare 2, has combined the heritage of SVR4 and the
power of SMP to create an ideal environment for the SAS System's
enterprise-wide suite of business analysis software."
The business of Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL), is connecting
people with other people and the information they need, enabling
them to act on it any time, any place. Novell is the world's
leading network software provider. The company's software
products provide the distributed infrastructure, network
services, advanced network access and network applications
required to make networked information and computing an integral
part of everyone's daily life.
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