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Novell IntranetWare Supports Hot Pluggable PCI From NetFRAME IntranetWare Customers Can Add and Swap PCI Cards in On-line Systems with Minimal Server Downtime OREM, Utah -- December 17, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced that customers using IntranetWare, Novell's full-service Internet/intranet access platform, can take advantage of both Hot Add and Hot Swap PCI with today's NetFRAME enterprise-class network servers. The companies will continue to work closely in the future to ensure that the recently proposed PCI Hot Plug standard will deliver the level of functionality that IntranetWare and NetFRAME customers depend on. "Hot Pluggable PCI is a key technology for continual Internet and intranet availability," said William Donahoo, senior director of product marketing at Novell. "With today's requirement for 24-hour information access, server downtime resulting from server component failure, system maintenance or hardware expansion is unacceptable. Supporting this new technology brings a new level of flexibility and fault tolerance that helps customers build business-critical intranets." Hot Pluggable PCI technology from NetFRAME, introduced October, 1996, enables IntranetWare customers to add and swap industry standard PCI boards and device drivers, while users remain on-line--greatly reducing server downtime and service disruption. The technology supports PCI-based SCSI, Ethernet, FDDI and Token Ring interface cards and device drivers. System administrators can use this functionality to both repair and expand server storage and network connectivity without having to bring down either IntranetWare or the server. "Novell is a leader in the network operating system market," said Steve Huey, vice president of marketing at NetFRAME. "We believe Novell is well positioned to shape the future of continuous intranet computing as organizations evolve their LANs into intranets. By shipping Hot Pluggable PCI technology today, NetFRAME makes it possible for IntranetWare users to deploy continuously available server environments." By combining IntranetWare's unique ability to load and unload device drivers without downing the server with NetFRAME's Hot Pluggable PCI technology, system administrators can add new PCI devices to a server with no user downtime. For example, if a server's network adapter fails, it can be replaced without requiring an administrator to take IntranetWare off-line or re-booting the server. When a component is replaced, the card and driver are automatically identified and configured, and the card is instantly made available as a system resource. 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 is a registered trademark and IntranetWare is a trademark of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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