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Novell to Offer Directory Synchronization Through Partnership with NetVision
PROVO, Utah — August 18, 1998 — Novell®, Inc. today announced an agreement with NetVision, Inc. to bring single point administration and lower cost of network ownership to customers using Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange, NT and NetWare® 3 through synchronization with Novell's industry leading directory service, NDS™. This meta-directory functionality will be available to customers through the Novell channel in early 1999 and will include the next generation of NetVision's Synchronicity™ product line: Synchronicity for Exchange, Synchronicity for Notes, Synchronicity for NT and Synchronicity for NetWare 3. The two companies also plan to collaborate on the development of future product offerings. "The solution Novell and NetVision are offering gives customers the ability to synchronize Novell's NDS with critical application components like the Lotus Notes/Domino name and address book for a single, powerful and comprehensive system," Christopher Stone, Novell senior vice president for Strategy and Business Development. "Our strategy continues to be consolidating important network data into NDS to provide customers with the flexible, intelligent networking capabilities they demand." Novell's Synchronicity offering will ensure that customers can choose the best technology for their business needs without the concern of introducing additional management costs. The products do this by integrating existing application and operating system directory information into NDS to consolidate and simplify both management and access. The result is a single point of administration for multiple network resources that lowers network ownership costs while preserving the freedom for organizations to choose the applications and associated network operating systems they deem appropriate for their networks. In addition, Novell's NDS for NT will integrate with Synchronicity for Exchange and will coexist with the rest of the Synchronicity products. The enabling technology that the Synchronicity products are built on is NetVision's Global Event Services™, which monitors, launches, and communicates network events on a global basis across an entire network. Novell earlier this month announced a minority investment in NetVision as part of its Internet Equity Fund initiative to spur development of solutions that take advantage of NetWare and NDS. "We're pleased to be working with Novell to enhance Synchronicity's integration with the industry's leading directory service, NDS ," said Todd Lawson, president of NetVision. "We, along with Novell, are committed to pioneering multi-vendor integration solutions in order to make the directory the core of the business computing environment. " Pricing and Availability The Novell version of the Synchronicity product line will be available in early 1999. Pricing has not been determined. About NetVision NetVision Inc. delivers solutions that provide multi-vendor directory services integration. The company's core technology, Global Event Services, was designed from the ground up to leverage the power of Novell Directory Services. This technology provides an excellent platform for delivering directory management and network-ware, event-driven applications. The first solution to exploit this technology is the Synchronicity product family. For more information on NetVision and its products phone (801) 764-0400, fax (801) 764-0600, see http://www.netvisn.com, or e-mail info@netvisn.com. 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. NetVision, Synchronicity, and Global Events Services are either trademarks or registered trademarks of NetVision, Inc. Novell, NetWare and Novell Directory Services are registered trademarks and NDS is a trademark of Novell, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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