Guggenheim Museum Chooses Novell Intranet and Internet Solution to Expand Global
Presence
World's First International Museum Selects Novell to Enhance Collaboration,
Communication,
and Network Management
NEW YORK -- May 19, 1997 -- The Guggenheim Museum, home to one of
the world's
great collections of modern and contemporary art, is using state-of-the-art networking software
from
Novell, Inc. to advance its evolution into a truly international museum. The Novell intranet and
Internet
solution will enable the museum to support instantaneous communication and collaborative work
across a
secure, centrally managed information system that will eventually link Guggenheim sites
worldwide,
including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Guggenheim Museum Soho in New
York City, the
Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy, and the new Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,
Spain.
"Telecommunications and data networks are essential to our growth as an international museum,"
said
Leonard Steinbach, the museum's director of information technology. "We needed a network
solution that
encompasses both an intranet for internal communications and the potential to host Internet
access for
interaction with the public and the entire art world. Novell focuses entirely on networking, so we
view them
as the right partner to help us build a network that's secure, easy to manage and able to work
with the
systems we use today. I expect us to have a world-class, worldwide network at a cost we can
easily afford."
According to Steinbach, an important advantage of the Novell solution is Novell Directory
Services (NDS),
a database of information on network resources and users that allows his staff to monitor, manage
and
control security across the entire network from one location and login. With NDS, administrators
can
quickly scan through a hierarchical display to assign passwords and permissions, grant E-mail
addresses,
and use the related Novell Application Launcher software to distribute software out to user
desktops.
Users, meanwhile, can access the Internet and their appropriate applications and files with a single
login
from anywhere on the network.
"NDS is especially important because our staff travels from site to site in New York and around
the world,
and they need access to a common body of information and communication tools," said Steinbach.
"NDS
provides an excellent structure to accommodate our growth. As demands on our staff increase,
and as our
organization becomes more dispersed, NDS is a key technology for expanding the capabilities
available to
our users and keeping our costs in check."
The Guggenheim is also testing Novell's new BorderManager product, which enables
organizations to
extend their private networks across the Internet while maintaining the security, manageability,
and fast
performance that have been Novell hallmarks within the enterprise. For example, the security
features of
BorderManager will enable the museum to use NDS to tightly control outside access to private
information
on the art collection and other confidential data. And a virtual private network feature uses
advanced
encryption technology to ensure secure Internet communications between remote sites such as
museums in
New York and Europe -- a method for leveraging the Internet to avoid the high cost of dedicated
phone
lines.
Novell's GroupWise solution also allows the Guggenheim to use the Internet to send E-mail
messages and
share groupware capabilities such as calendaring and scheduling. A related Novell product,
GroupWise
Web Access, makes the entire system of collaborative applications accessible to user's over the
Internet
from any World Wide Web browser. Again, costs come down as Internet connections eliminate
the need for
dedicated lines and long-distance phone calls..
The Guggenheim solution upgrades the museum's existing network based on Novell's NetWare
3.0 to
servers running IntranetWare -- Novell's complete intranet and Internet access platform.
IntranetWare hosts
or provides file access for a range of applications, including the museum's admissions, art
collection
management, retail, human resources, and financial applications. Other Novell software in use at
the
museum includes the Novell Application Launcher, GroupWise and the ManageWise network
management
solution. Novell is also working with the museum to develop Web-based intranet applications,
such as
employment and events information, for use with IntranetWare.
The Guggenheim Internet and intranet solution illustrates the broad range of third-party products
and
services available for use with Novell's network software. IntranetWare, GroupWise, and
ManageWise run
at the museum on Compaq Proliant servers optimized to deliver unmatched scalability and
network
performance. Other components of the solution include an Oracle 7 database and network
peripherals from
Eicon and Comtrol.
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 BorderManager, GroupWise, NDS and Novell Directory
Services are
trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of
their
respective holders.
Novell Contact:
Jon Cohen
Novell, Inc.
408-577-7268
Internet: jcohen@novell.com
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