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Industry Leaders Rally Around Novell Directory Services
Major Technology Vendors Announce Directory Plans, Discuss NDS Support at Novell's Global Partner Summit SNOWBIRD, Utah — January 20, 1999 — Industry leaders gathered at Novell's Global Partner Summit to support and discuss partnership strategies for Novell Directory Services® (NDS™). NDS is the world's leading cross-platform directory technology for managing the complexity of today's networks. This year's summit held here from Jan. 19 20, 1999, focused on the strategic value of partnering with Novell to utilize NDS in software applications. The unprecedented attendance at the summit by CEOs and high profile executives from around the world reflected industry momentum for NDS and significant market opportunities presented by partnerships around Novell's directory service. The participants at this year's summit are comprised of global technology partners and leading industry analysts. Over 200 partners including AT&T, Cisco, Compaq, Dell, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Intel, Lucent Technologies, Nortel Networks, Oracle and Sun Microsystems attended the summit. Discussion focused on creating business opportunities around the management and security infrastructure provided by NDS. Partners and analysts applauded Novell's strategy to expand directory-enabled solutions that will span from enterprise systems management to commerce services on the Internet. "Novell continues to demonstrate leadership in deploying robust directory services in the marketplace," said Clive Foreman, vice president and general manager of the Bay Networks Network Management Division of Nortel Networks. "This relationship presents us with a significant opportunity to combine Optivity's lead in network, IP address and policy management with the industry-leading directory. This combination will expedite the delivery of true directory-enabled policy management solutions." "The trend is toward increased deployment of directory-enabled networks by businesses and this will be accompanied by increasing demand for directory-enabled applications," said Bob Sakakeeney, vice president of Aberdeen Group. "Novell is the leader in advancing industry attention to the importance of the directory in network computing." During today's keynote addresses, two major partners discussed plans to expand NDS-integration into their products. David R. Carlucci, general manager of IBM S/390 division announced general availability on Feb. 26, 1999, of Novell Network Services for OS/ 390, which incorporates NDS. Karyn Mashima, vice president of enterprise networks at Lucent Technologies, announced the beta availability of NDS integrated into its QIP Enterprise 5.0 product line. NDS-integration into Lucent's IP address management software expands the value of directory solutions by enabling users to manage data on computer networks, ensure the data remains secure, reduce costs of ownership and complexity associated with multi-vendor environments. "Our combined technologies will significantly streamline the time required to implement and manage IP infrastructures," said Karyn Mashima. "NDS integrated into our QIP 5.0 product will provide a unique 'fault-intolerant' environment to improve the delivery of IP services to the network consumer." "The momentum around NDS is evident by the opportunities industry leaders are pursuing with Novell in providing directory-enabled solutions in an e-commerce world," said Christopher Stone, senior vice president of strategy and corporate development for Novell. "More and more companies recognize the vital role the directory plays in managing information resources, relationships, security and identity in the Internet-enterprise environment. This is reflected in the increased customer demand we are seeing for NDS. We currently have more than 40 million NDS users and this number will continue to rise as partners develop more NDS solutions." About Novell Directory Services Novell's directory technology, NDS, is the world's leading directory service. It is the unifying, cross- platform infrastructure for managing, securing, accessing and developing to all major components of a network. NDS supports more APIs, tools, standards and protocols than any other directory service. The advanced functionality in NDS offers a strong development foundation for delivering secure, manageable network applications. The market-proven and powerful structure of NDS streamlines administrative tasks to minimize management time and expense.About Novell Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the leading provider of network software enabled by directory services. Novell Internet solutions make networks more manageable, secure and affordable for organizations of every kind and size. Novell's worldwide channel, developer, education and technical support programs are the most extensive in the network computing industry.For information on Novell's complete range of products and services, contact Novell's Customer Response Center at (888) 321-4CRC (4272), or visit Novell's Web site at http://www.novell.com. Press may access Novell announcements and company information on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com/pressroom. Novell, Novell Directory Services are registered trademarks and NDS is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Press Contacts:
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