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UBS Switzerland selects Novell's IntranetWare Zurich -- June 9, 1997 -- The Union Bank of Switzerland UBS (UBS Switzerland) has declared its intention to introduce Novell's IntranetWare as its operating system on over 600 network servers throughout Switzerland. The deciding factors that led to this choice were high performance and security as well as low costs resulting from the introduction of Novell Directory Services (NDS). Migration to the new operating system has already been launched successfully and is expected to be completed on all 22'000 workplaces in Switzerland by the beginning of 1998. A powerful and secure network is an important prerequisite for the commercial success of the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS). In 1991, UBS Switzerland already made the decision to implement Novell's NetWare 3.11 as its network operating system. That product has since proved itself as very reliable and stable and never gave cause for any complaints worth mentioning. They also had very good experience with Novell's support group. Nevertheless, they reached the point when functionality that corresponds to today's level of development was required. Their attention was drawn to Novell's IntranetWare with its new directory service NDS which offered, for the first time, the possibility of managing the network centrally and simply and hence to save costs. However, for the UBS as a big bank, the security aspect was also a high priority. Apart from this, co-operation with a market leader needed to be ensured. Besides IntranetWare, Windows NT was also shortlisted for consideration. Reasons for the Decision UBS Switzerland chose IntranetWare after an in-depth examination. The reasons for this decision were lower costs and simpler management of the system, security aspects, comprehensive functionality and power, easy extendibility as well as the promise of a quick and smooth migration to the new system. The fact that Novell is a world-wide market leader with its network operating system and that IntranetWare has proved itself in other important large enterprises also increased its trustworthiness. Novell was able to offer a comprehensive maintenance contract and will competently support the big bank during its introduction and operation of the system. The banks' good experience with NetWare 3.11 also created trust in the new version. The system administrators of the UBS had already acquired a lot of expertise in dealing with NetWare, a fact that further supported the choice of Novell. The migration of the existing operating system to version 4.11 is also expected to be relatively simple. Novell Directory Services The most important and decisive innovation in IntranetWare is Novell Directory Services, NDS. It makes the entire network look like a single coherent system. NDS enables simple and flexible adjustments of the network to ongoing changes to be made from central locations and so simplifies administration. With NDS, a resource such as a printer needs to be registered once only throughout the whole of the UBS. The new version is also distinguished by improved performance: IntranetWare enables improved usage of hard disk space and offers considerable improvements and enhancements in the implementation of network protocols, IPX in particular. Also, the integration into existing world-wide and local networks is very straightforward. Security For the UBS it is a key requirement to keep their systems' reliability and security at the highest possible standard. Novell has improved the authorising and access controls of IntranetWare considerably. The supervisor has comprehensive control through the auditing option. It allows him/her to trace each users' access to data, software and network services. NDS ensures that the administrator can assign access rights for each user and can block certain services for security reasons. New programmes may be installed centrally after a check with a virus protection programme. Costs Novell was also convincing in terms of costs. The licensing costs were lower than those of Windows NT -- the risk of migration to IntranetWare was also seen as more calculable. Training costs are fairly low due to the support staff's many years of experience of Novell systems. Thanks to NDS, administration of the system is simplified and costs relating to it will also be reduced. Information about Novell Founded in 1983, Novell (NSDAQ:NOVL) is today a world-wide market leader in the area of networking software. The company offers a wide range of solutions for distributed and heterogeneous networks in small, medium-sized and large companies as well as for intranets and the Internet. Novell's education and training programmes for technical support are the most comprehensive in the entire network industry. Information about all products and services may be obtained on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com.
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