Novell Delivers Intranet Ready Network Solutions
Novell Takes the Corporate Network into the Next Generation of
Computing
BURLINGAME, Calif. -- August 20, 1996 -- Novell, Inc.
today introduced and demonstrated the products and technologies
customers need to evolve their business networks into full-service
intranets. Novell's new generation of Intranet Ready solutions
announced here today include IntranetWare, a new product that
continues the evolution of NetWare®, the world's leading network
operating system, into a full-service intranet and Internet access platform
for business. In addition, Novell discussed the role in business intranets
of its leading network application products, including GroupWise
E-mail and collaboration software and the ManageWise network
management solution. Novell also outlined its plans to make its distributed
network services available across all major intranet platforms and
demonstrated a pilot version of its Novell Directory Services
(NDS) running on Microsoft Windows NT.
Novell views a full-service intranet as a secure business network,
based on Internet technologies and open standards, that also provides
the complete set of distributed network services required for
mission-critical business. Novell has already established its leadership in
providing this infrastructure of distributed services for business
networks, including directory, security, web, management, messaging,
file and print. Moving forward, Novell is now enhancing its network
services with Internet technologies and compliance with open standards
to support the migration of new and exisiting customers to intranets. In
the process, Novell has refined its business model to incorporate two
core businesses: advancing its full-service intranet platform,
IntranetWare, and expanding its market-leading distributed services,
including NDS, to run across other major platforms on intranets and the
Internet.
"Novell has listened to our customers and responded with the solutions
they need to evolve their business networks to intranets," said Robert J.
Frankenberg, Novell chairman and CEO. "As the world leader in network
software, Novell is positioned to move businesses into the future with a
secure, scalable intranet platform and distributed services that run
across all major client and server platforms. As always, we will make
our customers more competitive while protecting their investments and
preserving their flexibility and freedom of choice."
"When Novell released NetWare, it changed the industry's conversation
from network hardware to the network operating system," said Steve
Markman, executive vice president and general manager of the Novell
Products Group. "Today, we are helping to change the conversation
from the network operating system to the intranet. In this new
conversation, the network operating system becomes a choice, not a
requirement. And Novell will offer our customers the best choices for
both complete intranet platforms and distributed network services."
Intranet Ready Solutions
Today's Novell briefing focused on new and existing products and how
they will enable customers to create full-service intranets.
IntranetWare -- A complete server operating
environment that continues the evolution of NetWare into a full-service
intranet platform:
- Offers all features and distributed services included in NetWare 4.11;
- Includes integrated Web server, browser and authoring tools;
- Provides IPX/SPX-to-IP gateway for intranet services within existing
IPX networks;
- Integrates multiprotocol routing to build wide-area intranets; and
- Delivers user and group-level security tied to Novell Directory
Services.
NetWare 4.11 -- Newest release of the world's leading
network operating system:
- Built-in support for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) for increased
scalability and power to run enterprise-wide intranet applications;
- NetBasic, a Basic scripting tool for access to network services and
fast development of intranet applications utilizing NDS;
- New graphical network administration tools, including NetWare
Administrator (NWAdmin) to better manage companies'
network and NDS environments;
- C2-level security to protect sensitive data during transmission across
networks;
- Improved network migration and installation utilities; and
- NLS, a licensing service that allows organizations to track and
monitor the use of licensed software across networks.
ManageWise 2.1 -- A complete end-to-end PC network
management system for heterogenous intranets that increases network
reliability and performance:
- Enables customers to manage mixed networks of NetWare and
Windows NT servers from a single console;
- Integrates with leading Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
products from HP, IBM, Sun and others; and
- Access from a Web browser to simplify remote and outsourced
management, due in 1997.
GroupWise 5 -- Novell's premier intranet application, an
expanded E-mail and document management system for communication
and collaboration over intranets and the Internet:
- Features full document and image management capabilities with a
new Universal Mail Box;
- Works with GroupWise Web Access for access to the Universal Mail
Box from any Web browser;
- Provides calendaring, scheduling and other vital groupware
functions over Internet and intranet connections; and
- Runs across all major server and client platforms.
NDS -- Novell's industry-standard global directory
service that reduces the cost of network ownership and administration
by providing access to all network resource information from a single
location and login:
- Will provide users with a platform-independent directory
infrastructure for accessing and managing all network resources on the
Internet and intranets;
- Will support emerging LDAP standard and communication with
LDAP-compliant browsers and servers later this year; and
- Available on multiple server platforms including leading UNIX
platforms today and Windows NT in early 1997.
NetWare Web Server/InnerWeb
Publisher -- The fastest Web server in its class that
allows customers to easily build and maintain corporate Web sites, both
internally and externally.
- Enables users to access and publish HTML documents on corporate
intranets and the Web;
- Provides the benefits of external and internal Web publishing without
requiring users to purchase new hardware or learn new languages or
protocols;
- Integrated with NDS for efficient management of intranet information
and resources; and
- Top-performing Web server in its class, according to independent
benchmark tests.
LAN WorkPlace and LAN WorkPlace Pro
-- A complete TCP/IP connectivity suite of applications that provides
access to Internet and host services.
- Delivers all the software and management tools necessary to
connect to heterogeneous computing resources, including Internet, Web
and TCP/IP services;
- Enables connectivity to IBM and DEC host systems to provide access
to corporate information; and
- Centralized installation and administration of all LAN WorkPlace
utilities from a central location to simplify client administration and ease
management tasks.
Intranet/Internet Partnerships
Novell's established relationships with leading companies such as
Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) and The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
(SCO) will provide the benefit of Novell services, such as the
industry-leading global directory service NDS, to users with multiple
server platforms. Additionally, relationships with Netscape, Open Market
and Sun Microsystems allow Novell to enhance its intranet platform,
IntranetWare, with market-leading browser, electronic commerce and
Java technologies.
Through its partnership with Sun, Novell is evolving IntranetWare into a
complete, high-performance Java platform based on cost-effective Intel
hardware. This fall, Novell will ship a software development kit (SDK) to
enable developers to create Java applications utilizing NDS and other
Novell services. Novell through this SDK will provide the functionality of
Java to third-party software developers who can then create Java
applications for IntranetWare. In parallel, Novell plans to make available in
early 1997 a complete Java execution environment for IntranetWare.
Novell's partnership announced in March with Open Market to license the
OM-SecureLink technology will enable IntranetWare users to incorporate
electronic storefronts and invoicing systems into their intranets and the
Internet. With the ability to purchase goods and services electronically,
businesses can make internal purchasing and accounting more efficient
while extending their markets beyond traditional boundaries. Novell
expects to ship a commerce server incorporating the Open Market
technology in early 1997.
Novell is also partnering with leading telecommunications providers to
deliver business-class intranet/Internet services based on its Novell
Connect Services (NCS) products and technologies. AT&T has made
NCS integral to its Worldnet Intranet Connect service and NTT, Japan's
leading telephone company, recently launched an NCS-based intranet
service in Japan. In addition, over 20 other carriers are now in
discussions with Novell about providing the services in their territories.
NCS enables businesses to work with the telecommunications provider
to outsource much of the cost and complexity of deploying secure,
managed intranets and to extend these intranets over wide areas to
include customers, partners and suppliers.
Developer Advantages
Novell's support for widely accepted Internet standards including HTML,
HTTP, Java, LDAP and TCP/IP will allow a wider range of opportunities
for developers to create innovative applications that leverage users'
current networking investments. Novell's support for popular Basic
scripting languages such as Visual Basic and NetBasic eases developer
access to NDS by allowing developers to use their Basic scripting
capabilities to create NDS-enabled applications; furthermore, it allows
developers to track and manage components through NDS to eliminate
the need to re-create commonly used objects.
With NetBasic, a Visual Basic-compatible scripting interpreter included in
IntranetWare, developers and administrators familiar with Visual Basic
will be able to easily build intranet applications and deploy intranet
solutions based on IntranetWare. For the first time, industry-standard
Basic scripting tools can be used to create applications executed by a
NetBasic interpreter. IntranetWare 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
IntranetWare services and system administration tasks, and access to
popular databases.
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 GroupWise,
InnerWeb Publisher, IntranetWare, ManageWise, NDS, NetWare Web
Server, Novell Directory Services and Novell InnerWeb Publisher are
trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks
are the property of their respective holders.
Press Contacts:
Pamela Laurence
Novell, Inc.
Phone: (408) 577-7718
Internet: plaurence@novell.com
Danielle Epstein
Cunningham Communication, Inc.
Phone: (408) 982-0400
Internet: danielle@ccipr.com
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