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Novell Extends Directory Leadership Across Major Platforms with NDS for Linux Next-generation Scalable Directory Service to Unify NetWare, NT, Solaris, Linux Environments NICE, France (BrainShare Europe '99) — May 18, 1999 — Novell®, Inc. today announced Novell Directory Services® (NDS™) for Linux, the next milestone in its strategy to extend its next-generation, scalable Internet directory service, NDS 8, across the major computing platforms of the enterprise and the World Wide Web. Running natively on Linux, NDS will enable customers to effectively manage Linux workstations and servers and integrate these Linux resources with NetWare®, NT and Solaris systems on enterprise networks. Novell expects to make NDS for Linux available by the end of calendar year 1999. By running across platforms, NDS enables customers to choose the hardware, server operating systems, and client operating systems that best meet their requirements. Customers can deploy a single directory infrastructure for managing and securing their platforms and applications of choice, establishing a single-user signon and single point of administration that dramatically reduces the cost and complexity of network administration and management. In addition, scalable NDS 8 supports an expanding spectrum of directory-enabled applications that leverage user identity information as the basis for customized Internet and e-commerce services. "With NDS for Linux, Novell continues to advance our vision of a business ecosystem encompassing the full diversity of people, platforms, applications and services that populate the Internet," said Christopher Stone, Novell senior vice president for corporate development and strategy. "Customers want the broadest possible access and choice, along with the greatest possible control over the identity information that determines what users can do on the network. The solution is the power of NDS 8, which pulls together diverse platforms and applications into a single intelligent network that is secure, easy to manage and easy to use." "Novell's announcement of NDS for Linux is another important step for Linux as a major application platform for the enterprise and the Internet," said Bob Young, chairman and CEO of Red Hat, the leading developer of Linux products and services. "The availability for Linux of leading network services such as NDS will further strengthen Linux as a robust business and Web platform that can be seamlessly integrated with the other platforms and applications on customer networks today." About NDS Novell's directory technology, NDS, is an integral component of Novell's directory-enabled NetWare platforms and the world's leading directory service. It is the unifying, cross-platform infrastructure for managing, securing, accessing and developing to all the 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. NDS 8 achieves unprecedented levels of scalable performance, including the demonstrated ability to store and manage over a billion directory objects such as users, applications, network devices and data _ millions of objects more than competing directories. As a result, customers can grow their networks and Internet-based services without interruption, and deploy the highly centralized directory applications required for e-commerce and other Internet services. NDS 8 natively supports the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) v 3 protocol, enabling interoperability with other LDAP directories and support for all LDAP applications. NDS 8 is currently available for Novell's NetWare 5 platform and can be downloaded from the World Wide Web at http://support.novell.com/beta/public. In addition to NDS for Linux, Novell plans to make NDS 8 available for the NT and Solaris platforms by the end of the year. Earlier versions of NDS, which interoperate with NDS 8, are available now from Novell for the NT and Solaris platforms. About Novell Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the world's leading provider of directory-enabled networking software. Novell solutions give businesses total control of their private networks and the Internet, simplifying the management of user access and identity. Novell's worldwide channel, consulting, 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, NetWare and Novell Directory Services are registered trademarks and NDS is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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