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Novell to Offer Secure Access to Windows Applications Over the Internet Through Integration with Citrix Management of Thin Clients Using NDS and Z.E.N.works to Reduce Network Administration Costs THINERGY '98 — ORLANDO, Florida — September 1, 1998 — Novell, Inc. today announced a directory-based solution for Citrix Systems, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: CTXS) thin client networking model to allow companies to easily access and manage applications locally, remotely and across the Internet. Novell and Citrix collaborated to enable Citrix WinFrame and MetaFrame to integrate with Novell Directory Services® (NDS™) and Z.E.N.works, the industry's first directory-based desktop management tool. The resulting solution significantly lowers network management costs, providing users will have secure access to personalized Windows applications via NDS over the Internet or local network from any PC, or any network computer (NC), "dumb terminal" or thin client that can run an Internet browser. Z.E.N.works is also compatible with Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. Using Z.E.N.works with thin clients increases end-user productivity by providing network users with a personalized desktop no matter where they are in the network. This solution -- being demonstrated today at Thinergy '98 by Novell and Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), a Novell Enterprise Consulting Partner (ECP) and Citrix Gold Reseller -- validates Novell's commitment to providing companies with intelligent and manageable Internet solutions. ACS, experts in implementing desktop solutions using Novell and Citrix products, worked closely with Novell to make the integration of NDS and Z.E.N.works with WinFrame and MetaFrame possible. "We are excited to see Novell extending all the benefits that NDS and Z.E.N.works bring to networked PCs to customers using thin clients," said Barry Davis, director of the Citrix Business Alliance program. "Our end-users will be able to access their own familiar computer interface and resources from any point on the network a consistent look and feel." "By integrating with the leading thin client solutions provider, Citrix, Novell is extending the intelligence of NDS from PCs to NCs and thin clients, enhancing its lead as the industry's most advanced directory," said Michael Simpson, director of marketing, Novell. "For the first time, customers get a consistent, user-based view from across the Internet, remote dial-up and the local network by leveraging NDS to manage their users and applications."
Novell Thinks Thin Thin client networks offer IT administrators the opportunity to significantly reduce network ownership costs by eliminating the need to upgrade older PCs and by simplifying the management of complex desktop systems. The joint development to make Novell's NT client work with WinFrame and MetaFrame allows Novell to deliver unique benefits that have previously not been available. Network administrators can leverage this solution to apply the power of Z.E.N.works for desktop management, remote software distribution and maintenance; and to trouble-shoot, diagnose, access and manage applications across the Internet and corporate networks. In addition, this solution enables faster application deployment and easier administration by allowing management exclusively through NDS. All user, resource and application information is stored in NDS, which enables Z.E.N.works to be used as the account management and application publishing mechanism. An NT server, in this case, acts simply as a "run-time" operating system. Network users, in turn, can use this solution to access applications and network resources across the Internet or corporate network via a thin client or any terminal or PC. NDS customizes the look and feel of the interface as well as application access, based on a user's individual identity and access rights, creating a "digital persona." NDS' unique design allows network administrators to embed policies in any level of the directory tree so that a users' network access is based on such personal attributes and rights as their company, location and department. With the ability to use simple, network-wide policies to manage access, network administration costs are dramatically reduced because companies no longer need to manage each user or group individually. Where the hardware is available in the network, thin client users will also be able to print to their remote or thin client location.
Pricing and Availability By the end of September, 1998, companies with Microsoft NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition and MetaFrame can get the necessary updated Novell client for NT (version 4.5) via download from the web at http://www.novell.com/download, free of charge. That client will also ship with NetWare 5 by September 20th, and later in Z.E.N.works 1.1. Customers with Citrix WinFrame will also be able to download Novell's updated client for NT as well as the necessary pre- requisite software from Citrix in the same time frame. For more information on these products, please see Novell's Web site at http://www.novell.com/products/zenworks and Citrix Systems' Web site at http://www.citrix.com or contact a Novell or Citrix reseller.
About Z.E.N.WORKS Novell's Z.E.N.works provides zero effort networks for users by making Windows-based desktops easier for users and reducing the cost of owning networked PCs and NCs. With NDS powered application distribution, as well as NDS and policy-based workstation management and workstation maintenance, Z.E.N.works removes barriers to user productivity and allows network administrators to leverage NDS to allow the user to focus on business, not technology. With self-healing application delivery, desktops customized for the users' needs and easy problem resolution, Z.E.N.works truly makes the network effortless for the user.
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 and Novell Directory Services are registered trademarks and NDS and Z.E.N.works are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. The Citrix logo, WinFrame and ICA are registered trademarks and MetaFrame and MultiWin are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc.
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