Press Release
Media Alert
July 11, 1995

Novell Offers Evaluation Release Of Speedy 32-bit TCP/IP Stack

New Fast, Lean, Reliable TCP/IP Client Ready for Customer Evaluation

What:

Novell, Inc., the market-leading supplier of desktop TCP/IP products, today has made available the first evaluation release of TCP/IP-32, a fast, lean, reliable TCP/IP client for users of Novell's LAN WorkPlace® and LAN WorkGroup® products.

TCP/IP-32 is a key component of Novell's advanced new NetWare® Client 32 architecture which provides high-speed TCP/IP network performance while dramatically reducing conventional memory usage for desktop PCs. TCP/IP-32 is being offered in direct response to customer needs and provides a better way to implement TCP/IP than other technologies currently available.

The NetWare Client 32 architecture is designed to address today's diverse computing needs by providing dynamically configurable client software across multiple desktop platforms. Resulting NetWare Client 32 software will be easy to install, maintain and use, and will provide high-performance connectivity to advanced NetWare services.

Features:

  • Provides a significant increase in performance over existing approaches such as TSRs (Terminate-and-Stay-Resident) and DLLs (Dynamic Link Library).
  • Dramatically reduces conventional memory consumption in both Windows and DOS environments.
  • Brings stable, robust server technology to the desktop. TCP/IP-32 is based on Novell's NetWare 32-bit server drivers and benefits from Novell's 10 years of experience in building NetWare server drivers, and its five years in building 32-bit NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs).

How:

Users interested in testing and evaluating TCP/IP-32 can access software via the Novell Home Page on the World Wide Web at: www.novell.com. They can look under the "What's New" section to download a version of the technology for evaluation in their own environment.

When:

TCP/IP-32 is available today for evaluation and test by LAN WorkPlace users, without charge.

Other:

Novell's newly announced LAN WorkPlace 5 is Novell's premiere desktop TCP/IP solution, providing networked and remote Windows and DOS users with concurrent access to Internet, TCP/IP, UNIX® and NetWare network resources. LAN WorkGroup 4.2 is a server-based application similar to LAN WorkPlace with the additional features of centralized installation and workstation configuration. These products and other information access application products and technologies such as Internet connectivity, mobile connectivity and the Corsair technology are developed in Novell's Advanced Access Applications division.