Novell Announces New NetWare-UNIX Printing Version

NetWare UNIX Print Services --NetWare 4 Edition Consolidates NetWare and UNIX Printers, Reduces Cost and Complexity

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- April 11, 1995 --Novell Inc. today announced NetWare UNIX Print Services 2.1 --NetWare 4 Edition, a bi-directional printing solution that gives both NetWare and UNIX clients access to a common set of printers and print services. NetWare UNIX Print Services eliminates the need to deploy separate printers for each environment, saving customers money and reducing administrative overhead.

NetWare UNIX Print Services is implemented as a set of NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs) and is installed and centrally managed on NetWare 4.1 servers. The product delivers cost-effective printer sharing capabilities without requiring any additional hardware or software on servers or clients. UNIX users can spool their print jobs to any NetWare printer via native lpr commands, while NetWare users can print to UNIX-attached printers using their familiar command sets. Additional features include File Transfer Protocol (FTP) software and remote NetWare server management capabilities via Novell's XCONSOLE utility.

"For customers with mixed NetWare and UNIX environments, NetWare UNIX Print Services offers an easy-to-use, cost-effective way to blend all printer resources into a single, cohesive network," said Steve Tucker, vice president and general manager of Novell's Advanced Access Applications Division. "This is consistent with Novell's commitment to give customers seamless access to the systems and data they need to do their jobs in the most efficient way."

Features and Benefits

• Printer sharing --NetWare UNIX Print Services is a bi-directional printing solution that provides cost-effective print sharing services for NetWare and UNIX users. This reduces costs in network printing by eliminating the need for separate NetWare and UNIX printers. This is particularly important for companies that have expensive specialized printers or plotters.

• File transfer between UNIX and NetWare --The integrated FTP server NLM enables a UNIX client to transfer files to or from a NetWare server. As a result, any user (UNIX or otherwise) with FTP client software can quickly and easily send files directly to a NetWare user without using slower or less convenient methods.

• Remote NetWare server management --Novell's XCONSOLE utility lets network managers remotely administer NetWare servers from any VT100, VT220 or X Window system.

Pricing and Availability