Novell NetWare Wins BYTE Readers' Choice Award for
1996
Twentieth Major Award Conferred on NetWare 4.1
OREM, Utah -- July 30, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today
announced that, for the second consecutive year, NetWare has been
voted Readers' Choice for the Network OS - DOS, Win, OS/2 category in
BYTE Magazine. NetWare was also runner-up in the Network OS
- MAC category.
The results of BYTE's 1996 Readers' Choice Awards reflect a
"real world" user preference based on a poll of 4,000 readers randomly
selected to represent BYTE's total of nearly half a million readers.
"NetWare continues to meet the needs of businesses and users of every
sort better than any other network operating system on the market," said
William Donahoo, senior director of product marketing. "This award from
BYTE Magazine recognizes NetWare's excellence as well as its
market dominance. With Green River, the latest version of NetWare, due
out this fall, Novell is building on the networking infrastructure customers
already trust to extend the network's reach to include corporate intranets
and the Internet."
Serving more than 55 million users worldwide, NetWare continues to gain
momentum as the network operating system of choice. BYTE's
Readers' Choice is the twentieth major award conferred on NetWare 4.1
since its release in December, 1994.
Novell responded to feedback from users, like BYTE readers, to
create the next iteration of this well established and recognized NOS.
Green River will include symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) scalability,
integrated TCP/IP support, easier network migration and installation
functionality, C2-level security and new graphical administration tools.
Founded in 1983, Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the world's leading
provider of network software. The company offers a wide range of
network solutions for distributed network, Internet, intranet and
small-business markets. Novell education and technical support
programs are the most comprehensive in the network computing
industry. Information about Novell's complete range of products and
services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com.
Press Contact:
Katrina Larson
Novell, Inc.
(801) 861-5593
Internet: kalarson@novell.com
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