Computer Associates and Novell Announce Global Agreement to Provide Unified
Management of
Netware/IntranetWare and Enterprise Environments
Novell Endorses Unicenter TNG As Preferred Enterprise Management Solution;
CA Endorses ManageWise As Preferred LAN Management Solution For IntranetWare and
NetWare
Environments
CA To Resell ManageWise As Option to Unicenter TNG
ISLANDIA, NY and PROVO, UT, May 7, 1997 -- Computer Associates
International,
Inc. and Novell, Inc. today announced a global agreement to provide unified management of
IntranetWare/NetWare environments within the enterprise.
Under the agreement, Novell endorsed Unicenter TNG as its preferred enterprise management
solution and
CA has endorsed ManageWise as its preferred LAN management solution for IntranetWare and
NetWare
environments. Also under the agreement:
- CA and Novell will work together to provide seamless management of Novell ManageWise
from
Unicenter TNG.
- CA will also resell ManageWise as an option to Unicenter TNG for the NetWare and
IntranetWare
environments.
- CA will bundle a specialized version of ManageWise with select versions of Unicenter TNG.
For
IntranetWare
- Novell will bundle a specialized version of Unicenter TNG for IntranetWare, with select
versions of
IntranetWare and ManageWise This bundle includes a specialized version of CA's ARCserve
"Novell's endorsement of Unicenter TNG for its NetWare/IntranetWare customer base provides
another
clear validation of our unique approach to enterprise management," said CA President and COO
Sanjay
Kumar. "Novell customers will find Unicenter TNG's value proposition even more compelling as
we move
forward with this strategic relationship."
"When you combine Unicenter TNG, the preferred management system for high-end
environments, with
ManageWise, the preferred management solution for the industry-leading LAN operating system,
you have
a winner," said Novell President and COO Joe Marengi. "The integrated pairing of Unicenter
TNG and
ManageWise will deliver exactly that. Further Unicenter TNG's open object model will enable
integration
of ManageWise data with unprecedented ease and speed."
Integration of Unicenter TNG and ManageWise will enable users to manage IPX/SPX TCP/IP,
SNA and
DECnet networks in an integrated manner. Integration will occur at all levels of Unicenter TNG's
object-
oriented architecture, including the event, repository, agent and GUI levels.
"This announcement is good news for the many businesses that have deployed NetWare and
IntranetWare,"
said R. Paul Mason, director, software research, International Data Corp. "They will soon be able
to
integrate ManageWise--one of the leading PC LAN management toolsets--with CA's
enterprise-scale
Unicenter TNG suite. This will permit them to apply enterprise policies and create business views
that
apply all the way down to the PC LAN."
"Tighter integration between ManageWise and UnicenterTNG will enable us to streamline
operations and
lower our cost of network ownership," said Patrick L. Burke, vice president of NPC, a leading
provider of
low-cost, high-volume transaction processing services. "It will also allow us to do a better job
maintaining
optimum performance, since we will be able to combine the intelligence and automation of
Unicenter TNG
with the highly granular monitoring and control features of ManageWise.
Unicenter TNG
Unicenter TNG provides comprehensive end-to-end enterprise management for TCP/IP, SNA,
IPX/SPX
and DECnet networks, and 40 platforms including desktops, Windows NT, UNIX, AS/400,
NetWare and
mainframe environments. Unicenter TNG is the only fully integrated management solution
covering
network discovery, topology, performance, events and status, security, software distribution,
storage,
workload, help desk, change management and other functions for traditional distributed
computing
environments, as well as the Internet and Intranets. Unicenter TNG's intelligent manager/agent
technology
delivers highly scalable management of the entire computing environment, including hardware and
software.
ManageWise
ManageWise is an integrated set of management services that monitor and control network
environments
from end to end. ManageWise enables you to easily manage NetWare/IntranetWare servers,
analyze
network traffic, automate network inventory, remotely control and manage networks and
workstations,
administer network applications, and prevent virus infiltration-all from your workstation. By
adding
Novell's ManageWise Agent for Windows NT Server, you can also seamlessly manage your
Windows NT
servers.
Computer Associates
Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), with headquarters in Islandia, NY, is the
world
leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more
than 500
integrated products that include enterprise computing and information management, application
development, manufacturing and financial applications.
CA has 9,000 people in 160 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of more than $3.9 billion in
calendar
year 1996. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com
on the
World Wide Web, emailing info@cai.com or calling
1-516-342-5224.
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. 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, ManageWise and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc., IntranetWare, NDS,
Novell
Directory Services and Novell Web Server are trademarks of Novell, Inc. Computer Associates,
Unicenter
TNG, and ArcServe are trademarks of Computer Associates International, Inc. All other company
or
product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Press Contacts:
Bob Gordon
Computer Associates
Phone: (516) 342-2391
Internet: bob_gordon@ca.com
Deena Monchick
Novell, Inc.
Phone: (408) 577-7943
Internet: dmonchic@novell.com
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