KPMG is First to Install Newly Developed Novell Replication Services
NICE, France -- May 12, 1997 -- KPMG, the world's largest accounting
consultancy firm,
is the first organisation to have installed Novell's newly developed replication software - Novell
Replication
Services. Novell Replication Services is the first network management tool to arrive in the
market
place that will allow the replication of files and distribution and synchronisation of data across a
network.
Information covering the whole bandwidth range can be replicated.
Paddy Falls, Engineering Manager and Architect for Novell Replication Services commented on
the product:
"It has been designed to help improve consistency and data availability across WANS and Intranet
web
servers, and also to provide immediate access to the most up-to-date information posted on the
network. It
will be able to provide KPMG with all these advantages."
KPMG had been experiencing problems with the reliable and timely transfer of data and specific
applications
to servers across its WAN. It was decided to install Novell Replication Services to help overcome
these
problems.
To date, four Novell Replication Services servers (the open beta version 5) have been installed - a
master
server and 3 replicas located across the UK - and they will shortly be upgraded to a master server
and 7
replicas. In addition, the desktop environment is currently being replicated, and when fully
deployed, will
support 6000 clients, and the 10,000 PCS across the KPMG network, using Novell Replication
Services as
staging servers. Desktops will be installed on client PCS at remote sites directly from the replica
servers.
KPMG is also evaluating the use of the product for two way document sharing, remote a nu
office back-up
and web replication.
The test lab at KPMG comprises various Compaq server hardware platforms, Novell
NetWare® 4.11,
Windows 95 on the desktop, and various network topologies including FDDI, 64K lease lines and
448K
SMDS lines.
Stephen Pierleoni, LAN Manager at KPMG, discussed how Novell Replication Services could
help him solve
current networking patterns at KPMG. "Novell Replication Services promises to resolve a number
of
replication issues, including provision of a reliable replication method across various network
topologies.
"The product promises to reduce the need for manually copying files from one server to another,
instead an
automated bi-directional replication method can be adopted. It can also be scheduled to
automatically
replicate at different times therefore reducing LAN/WAN traffic during working hours."
Steve Pierleoni continued "We see the potential for Novell Replication Services being a valuable
replication
tool, welcomed by network administrators and managers. It promises to provide a reliable method
for
replicating data whilst reducing the amount of human intervention. We also like the concept of
using reliable
synchronisation algorithms with features such as full reporting and scheduling."
The beta version of the product is available free at
http://support.novell.com/home/pubbeta/nrs
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 programmes 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 and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc., and Novell Replication Services is
a trademark
of Novell, Inc.
Press Contacts:
Sandrine Leroux
Novell EMEA
Tel: (01344) 724071
Fax: (01344) 724276
Internet: sandrine_leroux@novell.com
For more information regarding the beta version of Novell Replication Services, please contact paul_abbott@novell.com
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