PROVO, Utah — August 18, 1998 — Reinforcing its commitment to help companies lower total cost of network ownership, Novell, Inc. today delivered as promised the next version of its award-winning network management product, ManageWise® 2.6. Novell's comprehensive, standards-based solution for mixed NetWare® and NT environments allows businesses to improve the performance and availability of their networks by simplifying network management. With new features such as NetWare 5 and NT Console support, NDS monitoring and Year 2000 readiness, ManageWise 2.6 helps administrators prevent and resolve network problems, thereby improving overall network productivity and lowering management costs.
"ManageWise 2.6 provides companies with a complete arsenal of tools to lower the cost of network management," said Michael Simpson, director of marketing at Novell. "ManageWise not only alerts network managers to problems before they occur and isolates problems quickly, but also allows them to gather data necessary to plan network asset purchases."
"ManageWise already saves us countless man-hours with its remote control features because we can manage our 1500 nodes from one location," said Robert Kraczek, network administrator for Intracoastal Health Systems in West Palm Beach, Florida. "Cost savings like that will be even greater with the NDS monitoring in version 2.6 because it will help me monitor directory events and problems from a central console."
Key New Features in ManageWise 2.6
ManageWise 2.6 offers businesses dramatic performance and reliability advances by anticipating and alerting network managers of potential network problems. The new features in ManageWise 2.6 keep the network running smoothly and increase the productivity of the entire organization:
- NetWare 5 Support -- ManageWise 2.6 supports NetWare 3, NetWare 4.x and now, version 5, to allow businesses to implement the best combination of server operating systems to meet their needs.
- Windows NT Console Support -- ManageWise 2.6 supports a console running on a Windows NT workstation, Windows 95 and Windows 98. This provides a central location from which network administrators can manage their networks more efficiently.
- NDS™ Monitoring -- ManageWise 2.6 decreases network downtime by allowing network administrators to keep tabs on events that occur within the directory. It also uses SNMP alarms to alert administrators to potential problems.
- Year 2000 Readiness -- ManageWise 2.6 is Year 2000-ready out of the box, allowing customers an easy transition into the next century with no changes in functionality.
Additional enhancements to ManageWise 2.6 include tighter integration with Novell's desktop management and software distribution solution, Z.E.N.works™; new alarms for improved NetWare server management; enhanced network traffic analysis with FDDI support and new decodes for IP-specific protocols; improved custom maps which allow administrators to tailor the network view to reflect the actual geography of their organizations; improved performance for autodiscovery of the network, which now takes place up to ten times faster; and enhanced virus protection for reduced risk of virus infiltration on network servers and desktops.
Pricing and Availability
ManageWise 2.6 begins shipping to customers today and the pricing remains the same as the previous version, starting at $795 MSRP for a five-user license. To order, contact an authorized Novell reseller or call 1-800-321-4272. Additional information on ManageWise is available on Novell's Web site at http://www.novell.com/managewise.
Customers who purchased ManageWise 2.5 between June 29, 1998 and September 17, 1998 are eligible for a free upgrade to ManageWise 2.6. Customers who qualify for the free upgrade should provide a dated proof-of-purchase and serial number to Novell's fulfillment house (see contact numbers listed below).
North and Latin America and the Asia/Pacific Region
Phone: (510) 463-7391
Toll Free: (800) 395-7135 (available to customers in the U.S. and Canada only)
Fax: (510) 657-1473
Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Phone: 353-1-803-7035
Fax: 353-1-803-7056
About Novell
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 ManageWise are registered trademarks and NDS and Z.E.N.works are trademark of Novell, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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FACT SHEET
ManageWise
Novell, Inc.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Novell's ManageWise® is the comprehensive network and systems management solution that enables successful management and control of the entire network for improved productivity among network users. An open platform based on the SNMP standard, ManageWise allows management tasks to be accomplished from a single point of administration. By increasing productivity and ensuring the reliability of NetWare and Windows NT environments, ManageWise reduces the total cost of owning and managing a network. The early warning system in ManageWise helps prevent network downtime and the virus protection and change notification capabilities protect the network. With ManageWise, administrators are able to provide faster end-user support and network inventory management, and are also better able to plan network growth and optimization by using ManageWise to spot trends and network bottlenecks.
PRODUCT FEATURES AND BENEFITS
ManageWise delivers the following benefits to customers:
- Increased Network Productivity
- Reduced Cost of Network Ownership (see "Novell ManageWise: Maximizing Return on Networking Investments" - IDC White Paper sponsored by Novell, 1996)
- Standards based interoperability
- Comprehensive management with the scalability to accommodate business growth
Feature |
Benefit |
Autodiscovery and Network Mapping |
Simplifies network navigation by creating network maps automatically, allowing administrators to locate problems faster. |
Pro-Active Alarm System |
Prevents downtime by identifying potential problems early. |
NDS Monitoring |
Provides notification of 130 NDS events. |
Server Management |
Optimizes server performance, increases network performance and provides quicker problem resolution. |
Desktop Management |
Speeds response time for end-user problems. |
Software and Hardware Inventory | Provides information needed to quickly resolve end-user problems. Allows pro-active planning and budgeting for network growth. |
Software Distribution | Allows the administrator to control end-users desktops and deploy software to any user's PC. Based on the NAL (Novell Application Launcher) technology, now being enhanced with Novell's new product Z.E.N.works. A bundle of ManageWise and Z.E.N.works is also available. |
Traffic Monitoring and Protocol Decoding |
Helps to optimize network performance, by allowing pro-active planning of network growth and
quick resolution of network problems. |
Virus Protection |
Protects against virus infiltration of network servers and desktops. |
Reporting and Analysis Tools |
ManageWise reports allow quick analyzation of network status and health and documentation of the 'network history'. |
Standards Support: SNMP Support, MIB Compiler and MIB Browser |
The SNMP tools monitor and manage any SNMP-based device in the network from a single point of administration. The SNMP support allows further ManageWise integration with enterprise solutions including Tivoli TME10, HP OpenView and CA Unicenter/TNG. |
Remote Management Services |
ManageWise is optimized for RMS allowing the Management Service Provider to remotely manage customers networks as part of their service offering. |
NEW FEATURES IN 2.6
- Management Console support for Windows NT workstation and Windows 98
Enables the ManageWise Console to run on a Windows NT workstation or a Windows 98 workstation providing a more robust platform with better performance and stability.
- Year 2000 Readiness
Allows customers a seamless transition from 1999 to the year 2000 with no limitations in functionality, data content, or user interface. Novell also offers Year 2000 compliance for ManageWise 2.5 through a patch available on Novell's support site.
- NDS Monitoring
ManageWise 2.6 monitors NDS and is capable of sending over 130 different alarms to the administrator console to inform administrators about various NDS changes and problems that may have occurred because of them.
- NetWare 5 Support
Improved server management allows ManageWise 2.6 to run on NetWare 5 and includes several new trends and monitoring capabilities including support for Abend Recovery alarms.
- Traffic Analysis
Includes the latest version of the LANalyzer Agent (1.21) which monitors FDDI networks and includes several new protocol decodes such as DHCP, SMTP, SLP or BOOTP.
- ManageWise and Z.E.N.works Integration
Provides enhanced integration capabilities between ManageWise and ZENworks using a single console to manage any desktop.
- Optimized Autodiscovery Process
With the newly optimized Autodiscovery process, ManageWise 2.6 performs this function up to ten times faster than previous versions. Additionally, ManageWise 2.6 contains a new set of custom maps that let you adapt the network view by reflecting the actual geographic organization.
MANAGEWISE AGENT FOR NT
ManageWise Agent for Windows NT Server allows customers to manage and monitor NT
servers using the SNMP standard. NT Agent is available stand-alone for $595 per server.
PRICING
ManageWise 2.6 is licensed on a per user basis. Pricing is as follows:
| 5-user |
$795 |
100-user |
$5,195 |
| 10-user |
$1,195 |
250-user |
$11,295 |
| 25-user |
$1,995 |
500-user |
$20,295 |
| 50 user |
$3,195 |
|
To order contact your authorized Novell Reseller or call 1-800-NETWARE. Additional
information on ManageWise is available on Novell's Web site at http://www.novell.com/managewise.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Managed Server Requirements:
- NetWare versions supported: NetWare 5, intraNetWare, NetWare 4.11, NetWare 4.1,
NetWare 3.12, NetWare 3.11, NetWare SFT III™, NetWare SMP, NetWare for Small
Businesses and NetWare/IP™
- Minimum 10 MB additional RAM
- 27 MB hard disk space
- LANalyzer server also requires an Ethernet, Fast-Ethernet, Token-Ring or FDDI adapter
supporting the promiscuous mode
NT Server Requirements:
- Windows NT 3.51, NT 4.0
- 600 KB additional RAM
- ManageWise Agent for Windows NT Servers (purchased separately)
Console Minimum Requirements:
- Intel486* or Pentium* microprocessor-based PC
- 32 MB RAM minimum
- Approximately 70 MB free hard disk space (depends on network size)
- Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT
Client Requirements:
- MS-DOS* 3.3 or later, Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows 95,
Windows 98, Windows NT 3.51, NT 4.0, Mac OS System 7*, OS/2* Warp, OS/2 2.x.
