Novell Demonstrates Business Intranet Capabilities at Multimedia Services Affiliate
Forum
Technology and Internet Service Providers Worldwide Join Novell to Connect, Extend
Networks in First Public Demonstration
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- December 3, 1996 -- Novell, Inc., joining with service
providers and other technology companies, today demonstrated Novell Directory Services
(NDS) extending business networks to include the Internet and intranets by providing
seamless access to network resources anywhere in the world. The demo was held during a
meeting of the Multimedia Services Affiliate Forum (MSAF) at the IBM Almaden Laboratory in
San Jose, CA. Participants in the Novell demo included the following: AT&T, Belgacom,
Bellcore, Cisco Systems, Deutsche Telekom, Hong Kong Telecom, ITK Telekommunikation AG,
Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co, Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Unisource, as
well as a new MSAF member, NYNEX.
Novell's demo showcased NDS in the first-ever truly global directory service to the Internet. The
demonstration, which spanned three continents, showed NDS granting access to users in one
country to network resources in another country. This was accomplished by accessing the identity
of the user in the global, interconnected directory.
"Today's demonstration proves the value of NDS as a technology that extends business network
directions to include the Internet, intranets, remote access and wide-area networking," said Neal
Castagnoli, director of Business Internet Services at Novell. "NDS, NetWare Connect, and
IntranetWare provides the business community with the ability to access global resources
affordably, reliably, and in a secure and easy-to-use manner."
Adding to the overall content of the global network was first-time participant, NYNEX, which
built a site for the live connection to the demonstration network. "NYNEX, on behalf of its
customers, most of which are global in scope, has identified network interoperability among
carriers as a critical need," said Joe Varello, director of Enterprise Networks at NYNEX. "The
NYNEX strategy is to join world-class technology partners, such as Novell, to bring added value
to our customers."
Bellcore, the telecommunications software and engineering firm, and Novell are jointly installing
NDS into carrier infrastructures, creating operating systems and back-end billing and
administration procedures. "The synergy between Novell and Bellcore is evident," said Adrian
Viego, principal engineer at Bellcore. "Novell provides the directory technology, and we leverage
our experience with ISPs in deploying that technology, resulting in shorter upstart times for ISPs
and other service providers we support."
About MSAF
Novell conducted the demonstration during a meeting of the Multimedia Services Affiliate Forum,
a group of over 40 leading technology and telecommunications companies working together to
provide interconnected, global business networks. MSAF focuses on open technologies and
services that will ensure interoperability, thereby enabling ISVs, content providers, and end users
to access and take advantage of global business-class services on the Internet, and contribute
greatly to the Internet's growth. Earlier this year, MSAF selected Novell technologies based on
NDS as the basis for ensuring interoperability among member networks.
Growing NDS Support
Novell also announced growing industry support of its business-class, Internet solutions with the
addition of Deutsche Telekom conducting market trials of business networks based on NDS,
IntranetWare, and NetWare Connect (see related Deutsche Telekom
announcement). Deutsche Telekom now joins AT&T and NTT in Japan as the world's third
largest service provider and world's largest ISP to deploy Novell's business-class, Internet/intranet
services.
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 int he network computing industry. Information abut Novell's complete range of
products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com.
Novell is a registered trademark, and Novell Directory Services, NDS, IntranetWare, and
NetWare Connect are trademarks of Novell, Inc.
Press Contacts:
Cheryl Hall
Novell, Inc.
Phone: (408) 577-7299
Fax: (408) 577-7007
Internet: chall@novell.com
Lori Hafen
Cunningham Communications, Inc.
Phone: (408) 764-0787
Fax: (408) 982-0403
Internet: lori@ccipr.com
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