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Novell Activates NT Server for the Enterprise NDS for NT, Available Next Month, Helps Businesses Lower Cost and Complexity of Deploying NT Servers in Enterprise Networks NETWORLD+INTEROP, Atlanta, GA -- October 7, 1997 -- Extending its industry-leading directory service to yet another computing platform, Novell®, Inc. today announced that NDS™ for NT will be available to customers in November. Currently in closed beta, NDS for NT provides businesses with the freedom to deploy and manage NT servers and applications while avoiding the challenges and costs of managing networks with NT Domains. "Nearly every major corporation uses some combination of Novell and Microsoft products to run their business," said Dr. Eric Schmidt, Novell chairman and CEO. "Novell's NDS for NT product can improve the efficiency of doing business and reduce information technology costs for every one of them. Enterprise customers ask us for only one thing -- to make their networks work. That's what Novell is delivering to the enterprise with NDS for NT." "For those organizations managing multiple NT Server domains, especially those used as application servers, NDS for NT is a life-saver," said Robert Sakakeeny, director of field research, Aberdeen Group. "For instance, those implementing Microsoft's Exchange for e-mail know that they must maintain a directory of users on each Exchange server which requires NT Server domains. With NDS for NT, a single cross-enterprise directory can be managed centrally, allowing for changes made to a local directory to be synchronized without costly domain and trust relationship administration." NDS for NT benefits businesses, their network users and administrators by simplifying and securing the networking of resources across NT and IntranetWare™/NetWare® server platforms. It reduces companies' network management costs, provides users with single log-on to all resources wherever they are located on the network, and gives administrators one simple, integrated utility from which to manage all NT and Novell users and resources. The market- proven and powerful structure of NDS streamlines common administrative tasks to minimize management time and expense. In addition to providing the easy-to-use NWAdmin™, NDS for NT offers integration with NT management utilities such as User Manager to minimize or eliminate administrator training costs. "GMAC has been very impressed with the single namebase and single sign-on capabilities of the NDS for NT beta ," said Rodolphe Jabbour, manager of integration/test lab, GMAC. "With the proven reliability and scalability of NDS now available for managing NT, we can deploy the NT- dependent applications we need without the limitations and management costs associated with domains." "Our customers are anxious for the release of NDS for NT to assist them in managing their NT Domains," said Bill Bancroft, executive vice president of technical solutions, GE Capital Information Technology Solutions/US Operations. "Because Novell has extended the flexibility and power of NDS to NT, customers now can manage NT in whatever way works best for them." Complete NT Integration NDS for NT completes Novell's NT integration solution by providing the network management capabilities customers need to build and maintain full-service networks and intranets. Novell now provides a full complement of products that give users the freedom to build networks that match their business needs. NT integration products, in addition to NDS for NT, include the following:
"Businesses want to deploy a variety of technologies in their network environments without introducing complexity and interoperability issues," said Kevin McCarty, manager, Strategic Technology, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting in Chicago. "Novell's integration products allow us to address those issues while designing and implementing effective heterogeneous networks. With NDS for NT in particular, we minimize interoperability issues and cut administrative costs for both ourselves and our clients by managing mixed Novell/Microsoft environments through a single common interface." Pricing and Availability A pre-release, trial version of NDS for NT will be available free of charge for download from the World Wide Web the week of October 7 at www.novell.com/nds/nds4nt [link removed]. NDS for NT will be available to customers in November through authorized Novell resellers. Pricing (MSRP) is user-based as follows:
For pricing information on Corporate License Agreement (CLA), Volume License Agreement (VLA) and Master License Agreement (MLA) accounts, customers may contact their local reseller or Novell sales office or call Novell at 1-800-NETWARE. NDS, which currently boasts over 30 million users, is also available with Novell IntranetWare, SCO UnixWare, Hewlett Packard HP-UX, IBM RS/6000 enterprise servers and is expected to be available on 70 to 80 percent of all Unix platforms by mid-1998. 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, NetWare and GroupWise are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. Novell Directory Services, NDS, IntranetWare, NWAdmin, Novell Application Launcher, NAL, Workstation Manager and ManageWise are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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