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Novell Includes Web Server in "Green River" -- Open Beta Starts Today Novell Drives Evolution of the Network Operating System to the Intranet With Enhanced NetWare 4 OREM, Utah -- August 6, 1996 -- Novell today announced open beta availability of NetWare® 4.11, the next version of its market-leading NetWare 4 network operating system (NOS), previously code-named Green River. NetWare 4.11 now features Novell's high-performance NetWare Web Server™ 2.5, a NetBasic scripting tool for creating intranet applications that can access Novell Directory Services™ (NDS™) and Oracle databases, and other Internet technologies to provide a complete intranet solution. Millions of Novell users will be able to extend their existing network infrastructure into intranets, connecting them with more of the information and resources they need and giving their businesses an enduring competitive edge. Moreover, new users in businesses of all sizes will be able to deploy intranets and software developers will be able to create intranet applications based on NetWare, the industry's most cost-effective and reliable network platform. The NetWare 4.11 open beta software is currently available by registering through Novell's World Wide Web site at http://netware.novell.com/river/ or by calling 1-800-200-9140 or 1-512-434-1564. With NetWare 4.11's inclusion of NetWare Web Server, NDS, TCP/IP with dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) support, enhanced security and NetBasic, a Visual Basic-compatible scripting interpreter, developers and administrators familiar with Visual Basic will be able to easily build intranet applications and deploy intranet solutions based on NetWare. Developers can now build dynamic HTML pages and sites which access Oracle databases or Novell services allowing end users to securely access, share and publish information across the Internet and intranets. "With the release of NetWare 4.11, the NOS has evolved into the intranet " said William Donahoo, senior director of product marketing at Novell. "While other companies talk about the intranet and the services users need to build one, Novell delivers a comprehensive intranet platform including file and print, security, directory, management, messaging and Web services. We're providing an open beta release of NetWare for the first time to give our customers early access to these new capabilities and to help assist Novell to deliver a more reliable, solid final release." Novell anticipates and is prepared to support strong demand -- up to 70,000 copies -- for its first open beta software delivery of NetWare. Although the software is not available for download from the Internet or Novell on-line forums, interested customers can register through the Web or by calling one of the two phone numbers provided. The timing of this open beta will allow customers to plan for, and realize the benefits of, new NetWare 4.11 capabilities before the final product ships this fall. Developers who received the beta version of NetWare 4.11 in the June Novell Software Development Kit (SDK) are using this time to build end-user and administrative applications.
Web Server Helps Enable Intranet/Internet Platform NetWare Web Server software allows customers to utilize the NetWare 4 platform as the core of their internal and external Web sites. With its inclusion in NetWare 4.11, end users will be able to more readily publish and access information on corporate intranets and the Internet. NetWare Web Server not only supports the NetBasic scripting engine, but also all the common World Wide Web services -- Java applets, JavaScript, the Remote Common Gateway Interface (R-CGI), the Local Common Gateway Interface (L-CGI), access controls and logging, plus PERL script interpreters. It is the only Web server that allows companies to publish NDS information while enabling end users to browse the directory for fast access to critical information about network users and resources, including user names, e-mail addresses, Uniform Resources Locators (URLs) and listings of a company's computers and applications. In addition, NDS access controls -- based on IP addresses, user names, host names, directory, document, users or groups -- allow administrators to create a secure intranet by enabling them to manage end-user access to specific Web documents.
Protocol Independence With this version of NetWare, Novell provides the industry's most comprehensive intranet infrastructure. In addition to IPX, full support of TCP/IP with DHCP gives users the freedom to choose the best protocol to run their networks and benefit from direct intranet and Internet connections. Companies will also be able to install NetWare 4.11 and leverage NDS, symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), C2-grade network security and TCP/IP support to safely run and access critical applications such as Oracle and Lotus Notes databases, leading messaging systems including Novell GroupWise™, search engines and other network applications across corporate networks, intranets and the Internet.
New Development Tools and Licensing Features This version of NetWare will provide new development and licensing opportunities for Novell partners. The inclusion of NetBasic in NetWare 4.11 fulfills the latest step in Net2000, Novell's initiative to provide developers with easy access to its network services for building applications and components that can be managed and located across networks, intranets and the Internet. For the first time, industry-standard Basic scripting tools can be used to create applications executed by a NetBasic interpreter integrated with NetWare. NetBasic lets developers leverage their Visual Basic knowledge to build, manage and deploy advanced intranet applications. NetWare 4.11 also ships with NetBasic for the Internet, enabling a user with any Web browser to access and execute Basic scripts running on NetWare across the Internet. This allows automatic HTML page creation through Basic scripts, remote access to NetWare services and system administration tasks, as well as access to popular databases. Now administrators can remotely access Novell's powerful NDS or NetWare Administrator™ (NWAdmin™) management tool using a platform-independent Web browser. "NetBasic, NDS and the NetWare Web Server embedded into 4.11 is the perfect solution for our company's intranet needs," said Marvin Green, senior network engineer for U.S. Bank Corporation. "Powerful intranet applications are a strategic initiative for U.S. Bank and we have chosen to deploy them on NetWare 4. We are currently planning on creating a customized application with NetBasic that allows individual administrators, at over 1000 branches, to recreate passwords. The synergy of NetWare and NetBasic's easy scripting allows us to manage our enterprise network of over 1000 servers with only a handful of engineers -- this would simply be impossible without the rich functionality and power NetBasic gives us to build utilities and applications for NetWare." NetWare 4.11 also ships with NetWare Licensing Services (NLS) to enable organizations to track and monitor their use of LSAPI-enabled licensed applications. Through its tight integration with NDS, NLS is the only licensing service that can support enterprise networks. NLS also allows developers to control how their applications are licensed and used on the network.
NetWare 4.11 Availability and Features Open beta software for NetWare 4.11 is currently available for a nominal shipping and handling fee from Novell. Customers can register to receive NetWare 4.11 at the World Wide Web site (http://netware.novell.com/river/) or by calling 1-800-200-9140 or 1-512-434-1564. Final pricing for this version of NetWare is not yet available. NetWare 4.11, shipping this fall, includes:
The NetWare developer beta of NetWare 4.11 is currently available to all Novell independent software vendors (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 at http://developer.novell.com. 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. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks, and DeveloperNet, GroupWise, NDS, NDPS, NetWare Administrator, NetWare Web Server, Novell Directory Services, Novell Distributed Print Services and NWAdmin are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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