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Novell Makes High Availability Solution Available to NetWare 4.2 Users Novell High Availability Server for NetWare 4.2 Increases Network Reliability PROVO, Utah — July 13, 1999 — Ensuring even greater reliability of NetWare® 4.2-based networks, Novell, Inc. today announced the shipment of Novell High Availability Server™ for NetWare 4.2. This high availability solution for NetWare 4.2 protects against hardware and software failures by immediately connecting a network user to a fully functioning server at the time of server failure, thus providing maximum network uptime. Novell High Availability Server utilizes two, fully active NetWare 4.2 or 4.11 servers. When server failure occurs, services and applications on the failing server automatically become available on the surviving server. This "automatic failover" capability minimizes costs due to network outages and leverages Novell Directory Services® (NDS™) to provide secure access to volumes and directories. "Driving downtime to near-zero levels is critically important to IBM Netfinity customers," said Don H. Roy, worldwide product marketing manager, IBM Netfinity Clustering. "As part of our OnForever initiative, we have ServerProven the Novell High Availability Server solution on select IBM Netfinity platforms. We regard Novell as one of our key high availability clustering solutions partners." Novell High Availability Server allows for server maintenance to be performed without significantly affecting the network. Upgrades and testing of new network server resources does not require a network shutdown, and Novell High Availability Server does not require identical hardware for servers to run. This high availability product supports the use of industry-standard shared disk subsystems, which allow for the centralized management of data. Novell High Availability Server infrastructure is also compatible with upcoming, comprehensive clustering products. Novell Customer Services Novell Customer Services is an integral part of the High Availability solution. Novell Customer Services provides customers with the expertise to ensure maximum benefits from Novell's new High Availability Server and all other Novell products. Through direct services, knowledge transfer and key partnerships, NCS helps customers effectively plan, design, implement and maintain their mixed IT environments for maximum productivity. For more information, visit http://services.novell.com. Pricing and Availability Novell High Availability Server is available today through Novell channels and has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $3,895 per server pair. For additional information on Novell High Availability Server, call (888) 321-4272, or visit www.novell.com/products/clusters. Novell Consulting Rapid Deployment Solution Novell's Rapid Deployment Solution Program reduces customers' deployment time by 30 to 50 percent. The offering provides consultation for system design, planning and piloting of advanced networking technologies reinforcing the network services infrastructure, reducing complexity, lowering operating costs and increasing reliability. A Novell Consulting Rapid Deployment Solution provides the expertise of Novell Consultants and Partners to rapidly deploy this advanced technology across your network infrastructure up to 50 percent faster, allowing your company to leverage technology and gain a competitive advantage. Solution Overview Networking Consulting Experts will design, plan, pilot and rapidly deploy Novell High Availability Server, using a proven deployment methodology. A single server pair implementation includes one license of Novell High Availability Server. It is available today starting at US $30,000 plus travel and expenses. To order Rapid Deployment Solutions or a Novell Systems Services Agreement, select Engage Consulting at the Novell Consulting Web site http://consulting.novell.com or call (800) 861-2461. 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. In addition, detailed comparisons between Novell products and competitive offerings from other vendors are available on the Web at http://www.novell.com/advantage. 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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