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Novell Announces 12,500-User BorderManager Purchase by Michigan Family Independence Agency State Agency Will Use New Novell Product to Manage Employee Internet Access Provo, Utah -- October 20, 1997 -- Novell, Inc. today announced the purchase by the Michigan Family Independence Agency (FIA) of a 12,500- user license for Novell BorderManager, a new Novell Internet product that will allow the state agency to tightly manage employee Internet access across its 150 offices. BorderManager figures in a network upgrade at FIA that includes the implementation of Novell IntranetWare server operating systems with Novell Directory Services (NDS) and GroupWise E-Mail and collaboration software to reduce the agency's long-term technology costs, improve internal communication, respond to clients faster, and enhance access and management of both internal and Internet information. BorderManager, which first shipped in August, 1997, is one of a series of new products marking the transition of Novell, the world's largest networking software company, into a market leader in Internet and intranet software. The product is unique in featuring an integrated set of network services such as Internet content filtering, security policy enforcement, firewall protection from outside hackers, and web performance acceleration in a single software package that can be managed with NDS, Novell's industry-leading directory service for naming, finding, and manipulating network information. From a single point of administration, organizations such as FIA can use BorderManager and NDS to manage the border between any two networks, including the interface between internal networks and the Internet. "Internet access is a valuable communication and information gathering tool for FIA, but it also requires the responsibility to use the Internet in an appropriate and effective way," said Stan Rusiecki, director of FIA's technical services division. "Novell BorderManager is the first solution that enables us to manage and monitor Internet access across our agency, ensuring that the right people are on the Internet for the right reasons." According to Rusiecki, NDS is one of FIA's chief reasons for choosing Novell as a primary software vendor for its network upgrade. FIA plans to supplement 15 Novell server systems now up and running with up to 150 IntranetWare servers. These local and regional systems will provide file and distributed print services for FIA employees, host BorderManager, run GroupWise E-mail and collaboration tools, and establish NDS as a mechanism for secure access and management of information across the network. "NDS enables our directors and managers to travel to any office, sit down at a workstation or plug a laptop into the network, and immediately gain their appropriate access to files, applications, GroupWise E-mail, printers and other resources," said Rusiecki. "As we consolidate our organization to serve our clients better, this capability to access information from any point on our network is increasingly more important." About BorderManager BorderManager is the industry's first integrated family of directory-based network services that manages, secures, and accelerates user access to information at every network border. BorderManager allows customers to manage, through a single point of administration, their companies' security polices, protect their confidential information, monitor outbound Internet traffic, and reduce WAN connectivity costs. BorderManager integrates with Novell, UNIX, and NT networks, allowing customers to leverage their existing hardware investment in servers, desktop systems, and routers. BorderManager is priced competitively as a concurrent network user model, starting at $2,495 for the five-network user kit and is offered in various network user stratifications up to 5000 concurrent users. Also available is a BorderManager Add-On Server kit for $1,995, which allows customers to distribute BorderManager services and network users across different servers and multiple sites. Several localized versions of BorderManager are scheduled to be available before the end of the year. About FIA Michigan's Family Independence Agency helps individuals and families meet financial, medical, and social needs; assists people to become self-sufficient; and helps protect children and adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. FIA's vision statement is, "We strengthen individuals and families through mutual respect and mutual responsibility." The central administrative offices of the agency are located in Lansing and at least one FIA office is located in each county in the state to provide services to the residents of that county. Fiscal Year 96 appropriations were $7.6 billion. FIA employs over 14,000 people. 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. 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. GroupWise is a registered trademark and IntranetWare, NDS and Novell Directory Services are trademarks of Novell, Inc, in the U.S. and other countries.
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