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Free Upgrades to NetWare 4.11 and GroupWise 5 Announced Upgrade to Benefit Users of NetWare, GroupWise, SoftSolutions and MHS OREM, Utah -- August 13, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced upgrade programs to provide GroupWise, SoftSolutions and MHS customers with free upgrades to GroupWise 5; and NetWare 4.1 customers with free upgrades to NetWare 4.11, formerly known as Green River. Both GroupWise 5 and NetWare 4.11 are currently in open beta. The GroupWise 5 upgrade promotion began August 1, 1996, and will end 30 days after GroupWise 5 ships. This promotion is open to all GroupWise, SoftSolutions and MHS customers. Applications for free GroupWise upgrades must be submitted by January 31, 1997. The NetWare 4.11 upgrade promotion starts August 15, 1996, and will continue for 30 days after NetWare 4.11 ships in the fall of 1996. The NetWare promotion is open to all customers who purchase NetWare 4.1 within that time period. The deadline for submitting applications for free NetWare upgrades will be 60 days after 4.11 ships. "With this promotion, Novell is rewarding customers who take advantage of our technology now," said Steve Markman, executive vice president and general manager, Novell's Products Group. "Customers who need our technology today can buy with the assurance that they are guaranteed a migration path to the next generation of technology, as well as the most competitive pricing possible."
GroupWise 5 Upgrade Window GroupWise 5, Novell's premier intranet application, is an expanded E-mail system that is the first in the industry to include full document management capabilities as part of a new Universal Mail Box. GroupWise 5 helps companies leverage their corporate network investments by providing an instant collaborative solution for the corporate intranet. Building on its predecessor, GroupWise 4.1, GroupWise 5 seamlessly integrates calendaring/scheduling, task management, shared folders, conferencing, workflow and Internet access into a single Universal Mail Box. Under the terms of the GroupWise upgrade program, users who purchase new GroupWise 4.1 licenses or GroupWise 4.1 upgrade licenses between now and 30 days after GroupWise 5 ships may receive an equal number of GroupWise 5 licenses at no additional cost (excluding shipping, handling and applicable tax). All claims must be submitted no later than January 31, 1997. Users who have or will purchase SoftSolutions 4.x prior to December 31, 1996, are also eligible for a free upgrade to GroupWise 5. SoftSolutions 3.1a customers have two upgrade paths available to them: they may either purchase SoftSolutions 4.1 upgrade licenses or they may purchase GroupWise 5 licenses at the upgrade price. SoftSolutions, Novell's document management software, works independently of GroupWise 4.1. With the shipment of GroupWise 5, however, Novell is strategically integrating document management features and functions into GroupWise. Users of the leading MHS-based applications are currently eligible for reduced upgrade pricing from MHS to GroupWise 4.1. MHS customers who upgrade to GroupWise 4.1 during the GroupWise 5 free upgrade window may submit claims until January 31, 1997 to receive free upgrades to GroupWise 5. The message handling capabilities in GroupWise 5 are the culmination of a multi-year effort to combine the openness of MHS with the robust functionality of the GroupWise messaging system into a single messaging standard. "Novell is committed to helping SoftSolutions and MHS users migrate to GroupWise 5 through aggressive pricing and extensive migration support," said Stewart Nelson, vice president and general manager, Novell's GroupWare Division. "This promotion is designed to encourage these users to move now so that they can migrate to GroupWise 5 with relative ease when the product ships."
NetWare 4.11 Upgrade Window NetWare 4.11 is the next version of Novell's market-leading network operating system (NOS), which features Novell's high-performance NetWare Web Server 2.5 and other intranet and Internet technologies to provide organizations with a complete intranet solution. "NetWare 4.11 provides a proven platform for comprehensive network, intranet and Internet solutions," said William Donahoo, senior director, product marketing for Novell. "This free upgrade allows customers to leverage existing network investments while taking advantage of new advances in technology." Under the terms of the NetWare upgrade program, users who purchase NetWare 4.1 between August 15, 1996, and 30 days after NetWare 4.11 ships will be eligible to apply for the free upgrade. The deadline for applying for free upgrades will be 60 days after NetWare 4.11 ships in the fall. A claim for the free upgrade will require a copy of the reseller invoice and a copy of the NetWare 4.1 license diskette as proof of a qualifying purchase. More specific details will be made public by the NetWare 4.11 ship date this fall.
Upgrades Made Easier Both GroupWise and NetWare provide key migration utilities to make upgrades to the new products easier. For upgrades from GroupWise 4.1, GroupWise 5 offers a utility that facilitates the moving of users to Novell Directory Services (NDS), which provides the graphical administration of GroupWise 5 through NWAdministrator (NWAdmin). The migration utility allows the GroupWise administrator to migrate back-end services, post offices and users separately. In addition, the utility allows GroupWise 4.1 and 5 to run concurrently. These features allow companies to upgrade gradually, making the migration transparent to users. SoftSolutions 4.1 users may leverage a data migration utility, which will be included in GroupWise 5, that allow them to move their datasets to GroupWise 5 libraries. Users running SoftSolutions 3.1a will receive a separate set of conversion utilities with GroupWise 5 that allow them to convert their datasets to SoftSolutions 4.1 and then use the data migration utility to convert to GroupWise 5. Novell has provided MHS users with the ability to link MHS and GroupWise 5 in the same environment, allowing companies to migrate gradually with minimal disruption to users. Directory migration procedures allow administrators to easily transfer directory information from MHS to GroupWise 5, and a message migration utility supports an easy transfer of messages from popular MHS applications to GroupWise 5. NetWare 4.11 offers several new features designed to streamline the installation process, including integrated SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing) and IP (Internetworking Protocol) set-up options, and hardware auto-detection capabilities, which identify network cards in a server and automatically install the correct LAN drivers. In addition, the NetWare 4.11 version of NWAdmin offers two new modeling and migration utilities to help administrators upgrade NetWare 2 or NetWare 3 servers by automatically migrating modeled bindery information to existing NetWare 4 directory trees. For additional information about the free upgrade promotions, customers can call (800) 638-9273 or visit the promotions page on the GroupWise Web site at http://www.novell.com/groupwise/. Further information about the NetWare 4.11 upgrade promotion can be obtained via Novell's automated fax-back system after September 15, 1996 at 801-861-2772. For additional information about NetWare, customers can visit the NetWare Web site at http://www.novell.com/intranetware/ [link removed]. All pricing and availability dates are subject to change without notice. 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, as well as the network computing industry's most comprehensive education and technical support programs. Information about Novell and its 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 GroupWise, Novell Directory Services (NDS), NetWare Administrator, Message Handling Service (MHS) and SoftSolutions are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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