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New Capabilities in Novell IntranetWare Connect Businesses to the Internet, Intranets Novell IntranetWare Internet Access Services Enables Users to Manage Internet/Intranet Access Through Novell Directory Services NETWORLD+INTEROP, ATLANTA -- September 17, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced that its upcoming IntranetWare™ product will integrate new capabilities to seamlessly link customer networks to the Internet and corporate intranets. IntranetWare includes a complete set of Internet access services and capabilities that ship with Novell's IntranetWare solution on October 7, 1996. IntranetWare's Internet access services include IPX™/Internet Protocol (IP) gateway that enables customers to add Internet/intranet access to their existing Novell networks without replacing the IPX support that exists on many desktops, preserving customers' current networking environment. The Internet access support also includes full Wide Area Routing capabilities and adds solutions such as TCP/IP with dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) support and FTP (file transfer protocol) services to IntranetWare. IntranetWare's Internet access capability enables customers to choose either IPX, IP or a mix of these protocols for their Internet access foundation. Because server-based gateways and routers handle all protocol translation, users can eliminate the expense and complexity of installing and maintaining IP on each desktop or separate routers and hardware from multiple vendors. The Internet access components also provides centralized administration through integration with Novell Directory Services™ (NDS™), Novell's industry-leading global directory, to reduce the cost and complexity of network administration and provide a high level of security and Internet access control. UUNET Technologies' nationwide network and complete range of Internet services offer IntranetWare customers a full spectrum of Internet connectivity solutions. "Novell's IntranetWare allows a whole new class of customers to take advantage of the Internet," said Alan Taffel, vice president of sales and marketing for UUNET Technologies. "IntranetWare simplifies connecting to our network by providing a complete solution which eliminates the need for costly additional equipment, such as routers and IPX gateways." UUNET's offerings combined with IntranetWare enables customers to build wide area intranets and to access the Internet. IntranetWare brings together all the elements necessary to link Novell networks to the Internet and/or a private intranet:
"The Internet access capabilities of IntranetWare enable our customers to securely incorporate the Internet into their existing Novell network infrastructure," said Jim Christopherson, systems engineer, Integrated Business Systems. "The IPX gateway works now, without the additional requirement to configure and install an IP stack. IP can be a gradual migration, rather than an immediate reconfiguration of your network."
Simplified Administration of Internet Users The Internet access services in IntranetWare greatly simplifies Internet/intranet access and administration in Novell environments. It enables users to access the Web and corporate intranets, and use Telnet, FTP or other IP-based services. To access the Internet, users simply launch the Netscape Navigator browser (or other WinSock 1.1-compliant application) at their IPX workstation and let Novell Client 32™ desktops pass the Internet traffic to the server's gateway for protocol translation from IPX to IP. Administrators have traditionally had to install and maintain a separate IP stack on each desktop to provide NetWare clients with access to IP-based Internet/ intranet services. Because IP is only deployed on the IntranetWare server, not on each workstation, administrators need to track and maintain only one IP address per group of users.
Secure Access to Internet/Intranet Resources When using IntranetWare to access the Internet users gain a natural firewall because only the server has an IP address, rendering IPX-based servers and workstations invisible to potential intruders from the Internet. It provides secure Internet access through both packet-level and user-level control over Internet/intranet traffic. Packet filtering enables the administrator to restrict both inbound and outbound access to specific Internet sites and services. An administrator could block traffic to the domain name "games.com," for example, or allow users access to FTP services, but restrict access to the Web. IntranetWare is the first Internet access solution that supports user- and group-level security tied to NDS. Users' Internet rights are appended to their network rights and managed centrally in the directory. Access control security enables administrators to manage, limit or block connections to specific Internet services and sites for individual users or groups of users through NDS' graphical administration utility, NetWare® Administrator™ (NWAdmin™).
Create Wide Area Intranets IntranetWare incorporates all of the functionality necessary to help organizations build flexible, cost-effective intranet and Internet access solutions. IntranetWare also features integrated wide area networking capabilities to support a high speed wide area network connection to an Internet service provider or a corporate intranet without requiring an external router, enabling companies to minimize their network implementation and management expenses. The routing software technology of IntranetWare provides wide area networking over ISDN lines, leased lines, frame relay and even ATM links, maximizing organizations' investment in their existing hardware and infrastructure. IntranetWare not only provides users with the wide area network and gateway capabilities to access the Internet, but also works with other Novell Internet solutions such as InnerWeb Publisher™, NetWare Web Server™ 2.5,the LAN WorkPlace™ product family and its DHCP and domain name service (DNS) technologies. IntranetWare's Internet access services greatly simplify the process of deploying an intranet Web server by eliminating the need to retrofit an organization's local area network with IP addresses.
Pricing and Availability IntranetWare will be shipping on October 7, 1996 in configurations designed for networks of all sizes. Pricing for the solution has been provided in a companion press release. IntranetWare will be offered at the same price as currently shipping NetWare 4.1. 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 Client 32, InnerWeb Publisher, IPX, LAN WorkPlace, NDS, Novell Directory Services, NetWare Administrator, NWAdmin, NetWare/IP and NetWare Web Server are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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