Novell Delivers New Version of Novell Customer Connections
Offering More Flexibility to Major Accounts and New Opportunities for Business
Partners
Bracknell, UK -- September 1, 1997 -- Novell® today announced the
availability of the new version of Novell Customer Connections (Novell CC®)
program
across Europe, Middle East and Africa. The program encompasses V3.0 of the Corporate Licence
Agreement (CLA) and the Volume Licence Agreement (VLA). It has been enhanced as part of
Novell's
commitment to deliver the best offering to major accounts and sales partners.
The CLA and VLA both benefit from a new Upgrade Protection program, which has been
expanded to
make the calculation of protection fees easier and faster. The revised Upgrade Protection
continues to
provide licensees with easy access to Novell product upgrades, while simplifying program sales
and
administration for Novell's Authorized Channel.
In addition, the CLA has been further enhanced with a new contract and delivery mechanism to
improve
ease-of-use for large and distributed organizations. It also offers unique flexibility in adding
Education and
Technical Services as purchase options under the standard program, allowing customers to
customize the
program to their specific requirements.
Craig Gilchrist, Major Account Programs Manager, Novell EMEA, commented: "We focus on
consistently
delivering the products, services and support that our customers need, as cost-effectively as
possible. This
third review of the CLA and VLA programs fulfills our objective to make all aspects of the
acquisition and
management of Novell software as straightforward as possible for our customers and sales
partners."
Key Features of CLA V3.0 and VLA V3.0
CLA V3.0
- New Upgrade Protection program
- New value-added service options (Consulting Services, Education Services and Technical
Services)
- New master software deliverables
- New single-licence software deliverable option
- Updated CLA contract
- Simplified site licence enrolment
- Improved worldwide program access and management
- Enhanced Novell Customer Connections order form
VLA V3.0
- New Upgrade Protection program
- Enhanced Novell Customer Connection order form
"We have supported Novell in developing its licensing business over the past three years and are
pleased to
see that the latest version of Novell CC carries on moving the CLA and VLA programs forward
in terms of
simplicity and flexibility," said Paul Ridley, Managing Director, Software Corporation Plc. "It is
also good
to see that Novell is providing additional sales opportunities for its partners by adding Novell
services as
purchase options under the CLA."
About Novell Customer Connections
Novell Customer Connections is a comprehensive suite of software licensing programs designed
to make
purchasing Novell software as simple and cost effective as possible. With several licencing
options, the
access to Novell professional services and Upgrade Protection programs to chose from, Novell
CC can
meet the needs of organizations, however structured, and wherever located in the world.
CLA offers enterprise customers the ability to forecast their software requirements over a two
year term
and to benefit from the flexibility of multiple purchase and license options. The CLA has been
developed to
meet the needs of the larger corporate customer, whether a centralized organization or a
decentralized
enterprise with multiple divisions.
VLA is designed to meet the changing needs of the small and medium enterprise customer or the
smaller
division of larger enterprises worldwide. In a straightforward transaction driven program,
customers have
the flexibility to make their purchases through any Novell reseller.
For further information on the Novell Customer Connections program, please contact your local
Novell
sales office.
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
accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com.
Novell and Novell CC are registered trademarks of Novell Inc. Novell Customer Connections is a
trademark of Novell Inc.
Press Contacts:
Novell, Inc.
Sandrine Leroux
Phone:. 44 1344 724 071
Fax: 44 1344 724 276
Internet: sandrine_leroux@novell.com
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