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Novell Offers Early Access to Advanced Network Technology Public Given First Look at Java on IntranetWare, Novell Replication Services, NDPS, ATM LAN Emulation and the next phase of TCP/IP on IntranetWare ATLANTA -- September 17, 1996 -- Today at Networld+Interop '96 Atlanta, Novell delivered on its promise to provide users, developers and channel partners access to new technologies in their early stages of development. Novell® will distributed to 5,000 show attendees its first early access release CD containing IntranetWare™ support of Java, Novell Replication Services, Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS), ATM LAN emulation and the next phase of TCP/IP deployment on IntranetWare. As part of its early access efforts, Novell will release periodically updates of newly developed technologies to demonstrate technical direction, demonstrate early developer interfaces and provide third parties a means to participate in early technology development cycles. The early access release CDs will ship in October as part of the Novell Software Connection Library™ which currently includes more than 20,000 channel partners, resellers, developers and customers. "I've participated in many beta programs in the past and they have been very helpful in evaluating and planning for new products," said Dan Blevins, technical analyst at Hallmark Cards Inc. "Getting a first look at technologies when they are still in early development stages makes planning much easier and helps me understand Novell's technical directions." "Earlier this year, Novell committed to users and partners that they would have earlier access and more input on our developing technologies--we are doing that today," said Denice Gibson, senior vice president and general manager of Novell's Distributed Networking Division. "Novell is also committed to providing both new products and product updates on shorter time tables. Customer feedback on both our early access technologies and our accelerated development cycles is critical." Novell stresses that all the new technologies are intended for informational purposes only and are in various stages of completion. Each of the technologies must be installed and run separately in environments that are isolated from production networks as most of the components have not been tested for compatibility. The early access CD includes a copy of IntranetWare beta (v.814) as the server platform for installing and operating the early access components. The early access CD includes the following new technologies:
Java Application Environment for IntranetWare --Pre-Alpha The Java Application Environment for the IntranetWare server includes the Java Virtual Machine and Java Class Libraries. Together, these pieces allow applications written using the Java programming language to run on IntranetWare servers. This implementation is based on version 1.02 of the Java application environment from JavaSoft. Also included in this release is a graphical user environment for the IntranetWare server which supports the full range of functionality available to Java programmers.
Novell Replication Services--Beta As organizations build intranets, the need to replicate information from geographically separated IntranetWare servers becomes critical. Novell Replication Services delivers an effective way to distribute and manage shared information across a network. Novell Replication Services enables network administrators to selectively replicate both whole directories and individual files from one server to any number of other servers. Replica servers can also act as a master to its own set of replica servers. Replication of files such as documents, graphic images, audio and video clips and HTML files and system files such as applications, tools and client or server operating system files is supported. The new technology also includes a "snap-in" to NWAdmin, IntranetWare's directory-based management utility, that provides both replication management and synchronization scheduling.
NDPS--Pre-Alpha NDPS is a completely new distributed, client-server, architecture for sharing networked peripherals. This new service takes advantage of Novell Directory Services (NDS) to provide easier access to printers and simpler management of printers and print services on the network. For original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and value-added resellers, NDPS provides a consistent set of network APIs so they can more easily develop the printers and print services their customers need.
ATM LAN Emulation--Pre-Alpha Novell's ATM LAN Emulation software provides significant performance and speed improvements over legacy Ethernet and token ring networks. Using the new technology organizations can build virtual LANs for groups of users in geographically separated locations. Additionally, Novell's ATM LAN Emulation preserves a customer's existing investment by allowing users to take advantage of ATM's higher bandwidth without having to modify their existing applications. Compliant with signaling and LAN Emulation standards set by the ATM Forum, Novell ATM LAN Emulation allows existing IntranetWare LAN infrastructures to take advantage of ATM switched virtual circuits for DOS/Win 3.1 and Windows 95 workstations. Additionally, LAN Emulation offers increased performance by supporting higher speed connectivity to the desktop at ATM speeds up to 155 Mbps.
The next phase of TCP/IP on IntranetWare--Pre-Alpha Novell has been shipping a TCP/IP solution with its network operating systems since the introduction of NetWare 3 and today seamlessly integrates IntranetWare into TCP/IP networks. The IP implementation included in this early access release goes a step further by interfacing IP directly to the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP). Novell is also implementing the WinSock 2 interface on the IntranetWare platform to provide developers with an improved interface to those transport services. This will allow developers to access IPX™, IP v4 or IP v6 transports through a single interface.
More Information For additional information on Novell's early access release, please refer to Novell's Early Access Release World Wide Web site, http://www.novell.com/intranetware/ear. The site contains additional information on early access technologies including technical white papers and answers to frequently asked questions. Novell will not offer general technical support for early access releases. 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 IntranetWare, IPX, Novell Directory Services, Novell Software Connection Library and NDS are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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