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Novell's GroupWise Gateway for Microsoft Exchange Eases Migration and Allows Companies Ultimate Interoperability Novell to Add GroupWise Gateway for Microsoft Exchange to Its Family of Migration and Interoperability Solutions PROVO, Utah — July 28, 1998 — Novell, Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of a GroupWise® Gateway for Microsoft Exchange, a free migration and connectivity utility for GroupWise. The new gateway, available for download from the web at the end of the month, provides users with the necessary tools to easily and cost-effectively migrate from Microsoft Exchange to GroupWise. In conjunction with Novell's gateways for Lotus Notes and cc:Mail, the GroupWise Gateway for Microsoft Exchange extends the benefits and immediate value of GroupWise across diverse collaboration products and platforms. The gateway for Exchange further confirms Novell's commitment to giving businesses the freedom to choose networking solutions that lower the total cost of ownership while addressing the needs of heterogenous environments. The GroupWise Gateway for Microsoft Exchange leverages the integration of Novell Directory Services™ (NDS™) with GroupWise to provide a simple migration path from Exchange to GroupWise and allows network administrators to transfer individuals or groups to GroupWise easily, from a single point of administration. This migration process requires no network downtime and users can realize the immediate value of GroupWise through the product's easy-to-use interface. Companies not only save time and money, but also increase productivity during the migration process. "The Novell GroupWise Gateway for Exchange provides businesses with the tools they need to migrate to GroupWise while allowing them to perform the process inexpensively and with little effort," said Tom Rhoton, director of product marketing, Novell Collaboration Services Group. "Customers can also leverage the power of Novell's GroupWise, NDS and Novell's NetWare® across heterogenous environments to provide advanced E-mail functionality, unified management of people and resources, and enhanced performance." Interoperability Solutions The GroupWise Gateway for Exchange lets businesses with diverse groupware tools operate as a single collaboration environment. For instance, an Exchange user can receive an appointment from a GroupWise user and the appointment will automatically be translated into an Exchange format. By adding the gateway for Exchange to its other gateway solutions, Novell provides system administrators the tools they need to simultaneously connect users on GroupWise, to systems such as Lotus Notes and cc:Mail, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Mail. Directory Synchronization With the GroupWise Gateway for Exchange, network administrators can now more easily manage Exchange directories as an extension of GroupWise. The directory synchronization service within the GroupWise gateway allows users to exchange messages and information seamlessly by transporting and converting GroupWise messages, including appointments, E-mail, notes, phone messages and tasks, into a format supported by Microsoft Exchange. It also synchronizes the GroupWise user list with the Exchange user list — when a user is added, modified or removed from the GroupWise system, the change is immediately sent through the gateway to the Exchange system. Novell's Family of Migration and Interoperability Tools The GroupWise Gateway for Microsoft Exchange enhances the existing collection of Novell migration and interoperability tools that connect GroupWise users to a variety of messaging systems, message transport protocols and communication standards. In addition to the GroupWise Exchange gateway, Novell offers integrated GroupWise gateways for cc:Mail and Lotus Notes, and a separate migration utility for Microsoft Mail. The GroupWise Gateway for Microsoft Exchange runs on the Windows NT platform and requires GroupWise 5.2 version or higher. To further the savings to businesses migrating to GroupWise, Novell currently offers a 60 percent competitive upgrade discount off GroupWise 5.2 new licenses. The migration package includes GroupWise 5.2 software, a run-time version of NetWare, the GroupWise WebAccess client and the SMTP/MIME gateway. A 25-user license is now priced at $1,392, reduced from $3,480. Additional information about GroupWise can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com/groupwise or through any Novell sales office. The Novell GroupWise Gateway for Microsoft Exchange will be available free for download from the Novell Web site at http://www.novell.com/download. All other gateways mentioned above are currently available free for download from the web. Additional information about GroupWise can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com/groupwise or through any 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 the 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. Novell, NetWare and GroupWise are registered trademarks. Novell Directory Services and NDS are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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