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Novell Affirms Commitment to Make GroupWise DMS Certified
DMS Certification Will Place GroupWise on the Department of Defense's Approved Product List
OREM, Utah -- March 28, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced that GroupWise, Novell's advanced messaging system, will undergo Defense Messaging System (DMS) certification testing in accordance with the Department of Defense certification process. Department of Defense policy makers have established a "dual track" acquisition strategy for DMS products -- products included in the Loral Acquisition Contract, as well as products that are not a part of the Acquisition Contract, such as GroupWise, are eligible for DMS certification and approval for purchase by government agencies within the Department of Defense. "Any messaging product that is certified as DMS compliant by government approved testing will qualify for DMS use," said Emmett Paige, assistant secretary of defense for command, control, communications and intelligence. "Further, it is not mandatory for messaging products to be part of the Loral contract in order to be considered for purchase by the Department of Defense. The Loral team will be the first products to be tested, providing they maintain their schedule, but others will follow them closely and we expect that the Novell GroupWise product will be one of them." "DMS compliancy requires a rigorous battery of testing which ensures upgraded security processes, improved interoperability, and enhanced X.400 capabilities and X.500 directory services. Once GroupWise has been tested and certified to be DMS compliant, it will be completely accessible to federal agencies for purchase," said Tom Clarke, program manager for DMS within the Department of Defense. GroupWise has won support from a number of government agencies including divisions of the Air Force, Navy, Army, FBI, the House of Representatives and the Department of Justice. Mel Stanley, Novell master license agreement manager, of Hill Air Force Base said, "Our agency chose GroupWise for its ease-of-use, advanced messaging, seamless integration into the network and office environment and for its Universal In Box. Once GroupWise becomes DMS compliant, we look forward to military messaging and DMS access." Another primary goal of DMS, as deemed by the Department of Defense, is to foster the use of flexible, advanced messaging solutions that leverage existing network investments. Once GroupWise is DMS certified, Novell will be in a unique position. Since there are approximately one million Novell NetWare users in the Department of Defense, GroupWise with DMS certification will present the Department of Defense and other government agencies with a key messaging solution and DMS messaging strategy, that preserves their current network investment. Once DMS certification is established, GroupWise will integrate command and control messaging, offer DMS secured E-mail, FORTEZZA security, DMS access and military messaging in formats required by DMS. Additional features of GroupWise that DMS users will benefit from include integrated E-mail, calendaring, scheduling, faxing, Internet messaging, task management and the Universal In Box. The Universal In Box enables users to access information in a single user environment. For more information on GroupWise and DMS, government agencies can call (703) 713-3500. Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the world's leading network software provider. Novell software provides the infrastructure for a networked world, enabling our customers to connect with other people and the information they need, anytime and anyplace. Novell partners with other technology and market leaders to help customers make networks a part of their everyday lives. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks and GroupWise is a trademark of Novell, Inc. All other brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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