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Novell Delivers NetWare 4 Green River Beta Software to Developers Slated for Fall Release, Next NetWare Release Expands Access to Corporate Network, Intranet and Internet-Based Information OREM, Utah -- June 18, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced it shipped beta software for the next release of the NetWare® 4 network operating system, code-named Green River, to over 2,800 development and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners. Green River will improve users' access to information and resources throughout networks, intranets and the Internet, while reducing the overall costs of owning and maintaining those networks. Based on positive beta customer response regarding the reliability of the Green River software currently in testing, Novell has expanded its beta program to include developers and OEMs, giving them time to optimize their products and solutions for the launch of Green River this fall. By first customer ship, Novell anticipates thousands of third-party partner products will run with Green River. With over 55 million users, NetWare continues to be the world's best-selling network software. Novell worked with its installed base to identify the network server features they required; based on that feedback, the company designed Green River as a powerful solutions platform that requires less network administration than other network operating systems. Major enhancements to the next version of NetWare include:
"We're extending the industry's leading network operating system to become an integrated solutions platform by adding new services," said William Donahoo, senior director of product marketing for Novell. "Using these new services in Green River, companies will find they can extend their existing corporate networks to intranets and the Internet, streamline their network installation and administration processes, and significantly cut their overall cost of ownership in the process."
Scaleable, Secure Platform for Intranet and Internet Applications Companies can install Green River and leverage SMP with NDS, C2-grade network security and NetWare/IP™ 2.2 with dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) support to safely run and access critical applications such as Oracle and Sybase databases, leading messaging systems including Novell GroupWise™, search engines and other network applications across corporate networks, intranets and the Internet. C2 network security will also enable NetWare to serve as a platform for electronic commerce. In addition, full TCP/IP support gives users the freedom to choose IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to run their networks and benefit from direct intranet and Internet connections.
Installation, Migration and Administration Made Easier The Green River release of NetWare simplifies NOS installations and upgrades from previous NetWare versions. New hardware auto-detection identifies network cards in a server and automatically installs the correct LAN drivers to speed NetWare installation. Two new utilities also help administrators upgrade NetWare 2 or NetWare 3 servers by automatically migrating modeled bindery information to existing NetWare 4 trees. To further simplify overall network user and resource administration, Green River also features new NDS Manager and NetWare Administrator (NWAdmin™) tools. NDS Manager™ provides a new GUI NDS utility that lets network managers see and administer multiple directory trees simultaneously, and NWAdmin enables global changes to multiple user, resource and data objects in the directory to further expedite administration processes.
End Users Realize Benefits Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) functionality will give network users and administrators access to, and better control over, all network printing resources, letting users check the status of their network printing. The NetWare Application Launcher™ (NAL) also gives users more control over their network environments by providing consistent access to their network applications and resources, enabling complete location-independent networking. NAL works with Novell 32-bit client software for Windows, Windows 95 and Windows NT environments. Also, Novell is including in Green River desktop client support for all major operating systems, including DOS, Macintosh, OS/2, Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT and UNIX.
Green River Delivers on Net2000 Green River supports Novell's Net2000 developer initiative to enhance and ease the development and deployment of new network-aware applications and components. With Net2000 application programming interfaces (APIs), developers can create network applications and components easily using popular development environments and tools. "The networking services in Green River provide developers with a robust networking infrastructure for distributing objects across global networks, introducing a reliable foundation for distributed network, intranet and Internet applications," said Gary Mueller, vice president and general manager of Novell's Developers Services Division. "The DeveloperNet™ Update, Novell SDK CD-ROM, Release Eight gives developers full Basic and Visual Basic scripting capabilities to create networked applications that can leverage computing logic across those networks." Green River incorporates Net2000 features including remote and source-level debugging facilities to give developers easier ways to trap NLM errors written in C or C++, enhance and fine-tune operations, and provide more reliable components. "We are very excited about integrating our WAN adapters with Green River," said Igor Krichevsky, business unit manager at Eicon Technology. "Its IP functionality and scalability make it an excellent platform for intranet and Internet connectivity, while its source-level debugging facilities allow us to bring our solutions to market that much sooner." The NetBasic Network and Management Extensions (NMX) engine in Green River allows NLMs and components to share a common interface to expose their services and functionality. "The Green River release represents Novell's attention to the developer. Both client and server programming of NetWare applications will be much easier," said Gary Dowdy, president of Apiary, Inc. "On the client side, developers want ActiveX Controls for Visual Basic, Delphi and C scripting languages; Green River delivers these tools."
Availability and Features Green River is slated to ship to customers in the fall. The NetWare developer beta of Green River is currently available to all Novell ISV partners through DeveloperNet, Novell's premier developer relations program. To learn more about Novell SDKs, development options or to join DeveloperNet, call 1-800-REDWORD or visit the World Wide Web site (http://developer.novell.com). 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 DeveloperNet, GroupWise, NDS, NDS Manager, NetWare Application Launcher, NetWare/IP, Novell Directory Services and NWAdmin are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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