Novell Workstation Manager Eliminates Need For NT Server Domains
New Software Improves Desktop Management, Reduces Administration Costs By
Integrating NT Desktops With Novell Directory Services
OREM, Utah -- January 13, 1997 -- Novell, Inc. today announced that
Novell® Workstation Manager, a new software utility for integrating Microsoft Windows
NT 3.51 and 4.0 Workstations into business networks and centrally managing them through
Novell Directory Services (NDS), has entered open beta and is available for free
download from Novell on-line forums on the World Wide Web and CompuServe. Workstation
Manager eliminates the need to control NT workstations through NT server domains, which lack
the flexibility and scalability of NDS.
Novell Workstation Manager is fully integrated with Novell's IntranetWare Client for
Windows NT. Through NDS, administrators can now centrally create and manage NT
workstation user accounts, enabling users to securely access their familiar desktop and networked
resources from any workstation on the network with a single log-in. The new software enables
administrators to leverage NDS to simplify workstation administration and management, reduce
the cost of network ownership, and deploy Novell's IntranetWare and NetWare, NT
workstations, and other systems in the same, tightly integrated network environment.
"Using Workstation Manager has obviated the need to build a domain architecture alongside NDS
and may well have saved one of my clients, a prestigious financial firm, close to $1 million in
hardware, software, maintenance and training," said Louis Palena, consultant for Corey Hill
Consulting. "We're pleased with these components (IntranetWare Client for Windows NT and
Novell Workstation Manager); they have completely validated the strategic wager we have placed
on Novell."
"What we have seen so far is very promising," said Kent Leary, chief systems engineer at
Haworth, Inc., a large furniture manufacturer. "Workstation Manager will save us a lot of time
and money with our rollout of NT workstation by providing centralized control of NT
workstations through NDS, eliminating the need to buy NT servers for user administration."
Eases Administration, Saves Time
The Novell Workstation Manager and IntranetWare Client for Windows NT are tightly integrated
with the Windows NT operating system and support NT workstation management features such
as user profiles and system policies. This tight integration allows administrators to configure and
control any number of user desktops from a central location quickly and easily through NDS user
profiles. Novell Workstation Manager also simplifies remote user management by allowing
administrators to create a single NT workstation user account that can be accessed from any
workstation on the network. User accounts are created dynamically at the desktop, providing
users with a single log-in to their familiar networked resources from any location.
A Forrester Report, titled "Managing Unruly Desktops," estimates that organizations spend
approximately $8,170 annually in total desktop ownership costs. Of that, $3,830, or almost one
half, is spent on desktop management. By eliminating the need for separate management of NT
workstations and IntranetWare networks, Novell Workstation Manager reduces network
administration time and expenditures and lowers total desktop ownership costs.
"Early customer response to the Workstation Manager has been extremely positive," said William
Donahoo, senior director of product marketing at Novell. "Our installed base can now deploy NT
workstations across their organizations while preserving the management and cost advantages of
NDS and their Novell network infrastructure. Other customers are discovering that they need
distributed and scalable directory services that only Novell and NDS can provide to get the most
value out of NT workstations and other network resources."
Novell's NT Integration Solution Components
The Novell Workstation Manager is one component in Novell's complete solution for integrating
both Microsoft Windows NT workstation and server into business LANs, intranets and the
Internet with Novell's advanced networking solutions. Other components of the Novell/ NT
integration solution, available now or shipping later this year include:
- IntranetWare Client for Windows NT provides NT 3.51 and 4.0
Workstation users with full support for IntranetWare services and utilities, including NDS,
integrated messaging, multiprotocol support, management, security, file and print;
- Novell Application Launcher, an extension of the IntranetWare client,
leverages the full power of NDS for simplified management of networked applications, software
distribution and administration;
- Novell Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server, an integrated
component of Novell's IntranetWare platform, reduces the costs of network administration by
dynamically allocating TCP/IP addresses and storing information about IP addresses,
IntranetWare/IP and NT Servers in one easy-to-manage service;
- ManageWise agent for Windows NT, an extension of Novell's
ManageWise 2.1, provides a single point of management for IntranetWare and Windows NT
servers through a sophisticated graphical user interface;
- GroupWise 5 for Windows NT, a version of Novell's extended
client/server e-mail system and premiere intranet application, includes both a 32-bit client and
back-end services that run across Windows NT workstations, servers and all other major client
and server platforms;
- Novell Directory Services for Windows NT, available this summer,
provides NDS natively on Windows NT to provide customers with maximum freedom of choice
and enable developers to fully leverage NDS as a cross-platform applications infrastructure; and,
- NDS/Windows NT domain synchronization and user administration
technology, available Q1 1997, synchronizes Windows NT users with IntranetWare
users, enabling centralized administration through NDS.
Pricing and Availability
The Novell Workstation Manager beta software utility is available now electronically, free of
charge, with an updated version of the IntranetWare Client for Windows NT from the World
Wide Web (http://support.novell.com/home/pubbeta/)
and NetWire on CompuServe (GO NWCLIENT).
For More Information
For additional information, customers can contact Novell at 1-888-321-4272, or download
information from NetWire on CompuServe or on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com. To view the Novell/Windows NT
integration products roadmap, visit the Novell integration homepage at http://www.novell.com/intranetware/ntint.
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, as well as the network computing industry's most
comprehensive education and technical support programs. Information about Novell and its
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, IntranetWare, ManageWise,
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