Novell Delivers NetWare Services on Additional Server
Platforms
Novell Reaches a Strategic Milestone by Releasing Novell
Cross-Platform Services to OEM Partners
OREM, Utah -- June 24, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today
announced the availability of Novell Cross-Platform Services -- source
code that will enable original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners,
such as Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), to integrate NetWare 4.1®
network services into other operating system platforms. With this
product, OEM partners will be able to provide their customers with the
benefits of Novell's industry-standard Novell Directory Services
(NDS), NetWare File Services, NetWare Print Services and other
key networking technologies in their respective operating systems.
By working with OEM partners to provide Novell services on multiple
server platforms, Novell Cross-Platform Services will provide benefits to
both network end users and network administrators. End users will have
transparent access to resources and information residing on any
network server through the same, standard Novell client software
interface. This transparent access expands users' network boundaries
and increases the number of readily available resources and services.
By using the same network services across server platforms, network
managers can more easily administer these heterogeneous
environments.
Delivery of this technology demonstrates Novell's commitment to
executing on its network-focused strategy announced in 1995.
"Customers have been asking for this level of integration and last fall we
promised to make NetWare's industry-leading services available on other
platforms. Now we are delivering technology that will provide these
networking services on UNIX, Windows NT and other operating
systems," said Marc Epstein, vice president of marketing for the Network
Services Division at Novell. "Novell Cross-Platform Services is one of a
series of deliverables that fulfills our promise to give organizations
access to the best networking services in the industry, regardless of an
organization's server platform choices."
Novell Cross-Platform Services will enable OEMs such as HP to expand
and enhance their own operating system offerings. OEMs can deliver
NDS and other proven NetWare 4.1 services to their customers,
providing a firm network foundation for heterogeneous corporate
environments and the Internet.
OEM Participation
Hewlett-Packard Company and The Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) are
among the first partners to announce plans to develop products using
Novell Cross-Platform Services. "We are very excited to get in on the
ground floor with Novell Cross-Platform Services," said Carol Mills,
general manager of HP's General System Division. "This product will
enable us to provide our customers with the services available on the
industry's leading PC network operating system (NOS), NetWare 4.1
through our enterprise-class HP-UX operating system. Today's
announcement is an important addition to the HP IT Collaboration Program,
which emphasizes the strong integration of HP-UX with Novell NetWare
and PC desktops."
SCO began shipping Novell Cross-Platform Services on SCO UnixWare
2.1 in April. Novell partnered with SCO last September to deliver Novell
Cross-Platform Services on UnixWare.
Benefits of NetWare 4.1 Services for Network Users and
Administrators
This technology broadens the spectrum of server platform choices,
enabling more users to fully access services and features that have
made NetWare the NOS market leader. Greater availability of resources
for end users, and more visual tools to aid network management and
administration result in lower costs of ownership for organizations
relying on heterogeneous networks.
As increasing numbers of businesses rely on computer networking to
improve productivity, they require solutions to help unify their disparate
computing platforms into a single, usable, manageable network. Novell
Cross-Platform Services enables organizations to create these kinds of
solutions because network end users can leverage their existing
NetWare client software to locate and use resources throughout the
network regardless of the platform on which the resource resides.
Novell Cross-Platform Services includes:
- Novell Directory Services (NDS)
- NetWare 4.1 File and Print Services
- Scaleable support for SMP environments
Directory services provide a network infrastructure to aid network
administration, management and organization of information, people and
services. NDS is a global, distributed information database that provides
a single, logical view of all network services and resources. Using NDS,
network administrators can locate information quickly and allocate
resources to groups of users more efficiently, easing repetitive network
administration and management tasks. NDS also simplifies end user
access to network applications and resources by enabling them to
connect to all authorized resources through a single network log-in.
Access to Novell file services will ease file sharing for heterogeneous
network users. The entire file system will be visible through users' NDS
interfaces, which will help users locate information whether it resides on
a NetWare or UNIX server.
Print services allow users easy access to any network printing device
regardless of its location. Novell Cross-Platform Services will also enable
users to access any printer on the network regardless of platform,
increasing the number of printing devices available to users. Network
administrators will be able to manage access rights to NetWare and UNIX
print resources from a single source, simplifying print administration and
management.
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 Novell Directory
Services and NDS are trademarks of Novell, Inc.
Press Contacts:
Chris Rader
Novell, Inc.
(801) 861-5587
Internet: crader@novell.com
Danielle Epstein
Cunningham Communication, Inc.
(408) 764-0745
Internet: danielle@ccipr.com
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