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Novell's New Management Software to Unify Administration of IntranetWare/NetWare and Windows NT Network Environments Novell Administrator for Windows NT Uses NDS to Reduce the Complexity of Managing Domains OREM, Utah -- February 18, 1997 -- Novell, Inc. today announced the availability this month of the Novell Administrator for Windows NT, free of charge for a limited time via download from the World Wide Web. This new software utility makes it easy for network administrators to centrally manage users and groups in mixed IntranetWare/NetWare and Windows NT server environments. Working together with Novell Directory Services (NDS), the industry's most popular directory technology, Novell Administrator for Windows NT simplifies user administration and reduces network costs. It largely eliminates the need to administer NT server domain-based network resources, including trust relationships. "Customers tell us that adding NT Domains to their environment increases their network management overhead by approximately 30%," said Marc Epstein, vice president of Novell's Management Products Division. " Now with Novell Administrator for Windows NT customers have a single point of control and a single process for managing users and groups. This significantly shelters them from the complexity of domains." The Novell Administrator for Windows NT is part of Novell's overall strategy to connect and manage the broadest range of heterogeneous equipment in intranet and Internet environments. Novell solutions make the connected enterprise possible by simplifying network management and administration tasks and allowing organizations to leverage their existing networks. Heterogeneous Network Environments Industry press and analysts agree that networks of the future will comprise of multi-vendor, heterogeneous environments. The continuing strength of IntranetWare sales, paired with the use of NT as an application server, indicates that many companies are facing the challenge of how best to manage two separate user directories with different tools. The Novell Administrator for Windows NT is an add-on to NetWare Administrator (NWAdmin), Novell's powerful administration interface to NDS. Taking full advantage of NDS, Novell Administrator for Windows NT combines with NWAdmin to provide a centralized, single point of administration for users and groups, substantially reducing the cost of owning and managing a heterogeneous network. This is accomplished by synchronizing Windows NT users and groups with the NDS database to create one directory for the users in multiple NT domains and in IntranetWare. NDS then acts as the master repository for all information across entire networks, ensuring that users get secure access to network resources regardless of where those resources exist. David Condrey, LAN systems manager at Clemson University, served as a beta tester for Novell Administrator for Windows NT. "I don't want my users to have to know what they're logging into -- I just want the resources to be there for them," said Condrey, who's department administers more than 37,000 user accounts with NDS. "If we had to set all that up by hand just for the NT environment, we'd have to hire at least one more person in IS. That's another $50K in salary and, if things don't integrate well, there's additional user education that has to occur. Fortunately, Novell Administrator for Windows NT takes care of integrating NT with the rest of the computing environment so we can administer the entire network with NDS. That's key, because NDS is the only working option for administering a network this large and complex; there is nothing else out there that will scale very well to this level." Saving Time and Costs The Novell Administrator for Windows NT reduces network management time and costs by integrating many of the dual-administration tasks typically required in mixed PC/server environments:
Novell NT Integration Strategy The Novell Administrator for Windows NT is another component of Novell's comprehensive solution for integrating Microsoft Windows NT users and servers into business networks, intranets and the Internet. Other recently released or soon-to-be released components of the Novell/NT integration solution include:
Pricing and Availability The Novell Administrator for Windows NT will be available the week of February 24, free of charge for ManageWise and IntranetWare customers for six months. This promotional offer is available on the World Wide web at http://www.novell.com. Novell Administrator for Windows NT will be tentatively priced at $6 per NT domain user. More information about Novell's administration software is available by calling 1-800-NETWARE. About Novell 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 access on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks, and GroupWise, IntranetWare, ManageWise, NAL, NDS, NWAdmin, NetWare Administrator and Novell Directory Services are trademarks of Novell. Microsoft and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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