Novell FireWALL for NT Provides Easy to Use Internet Security for Small and Medium Sized Businesses

PROVO, UT-Dec. 15, 1999

Who:
Novell, the broadest supplier of Web infrastructure software in the market. Beginning with NDS, the leading directory platform, Novell provides customers with a single buying decision for key Web infrastructure services that work together seamlessly in e-business solutions. Novell solutions enable customers to extend the reach of their existing computer networks across the Internet to employees, customers and supply-chain partners.

What:
Novell today announced the availability of a new directory-enabled Internet security solution, the Novell® FireWALL for NT. The easy-to-use solution is the first firewall to integrate Internet security features with network bandwidth management tools to ensure that critical traffic receives priority during peak network usage. The Novell FireWALL for NT is designed for small and medium sized companies that are seeking a cost-effective means to simply and securely extend to the Web and enable e-business.

Running on Windows NT* servers, the Novell FireWALL for NT supports industry standards such as LDAP and works with the cross-platform Novell Directory Services® (NDS®) to provide businesses with a single point of management and control for Internet security. [NE1]Year 2000 ready, the Novell FireWALL for NT supports LDAP, NT domains and NDS and includes these features:

• Easy-to-use graphical user interface for all administration and management tasks
• Bandwidth traffic management
• Policy-based Internet security management

How:
Licenses for Novell FireWALL for NT are now available for order from Novell channel partners or online through shopnovell at shop.novell.com License pricing begins at $2245 for the firewall and integrated bandwidth traffic manager platform, including 25 users (firewall) and 128 Kb/sec of traffic (traffic manager). 25- 50- 100- and 250-user licenses are available, as well as an unlimited user license and user license upgrades. Bandwidth management license upgrades are available for 512kbit/sec, T1/E1, 10Mbit/sec, and 100 Mbit/sec of managed bandwidth. Traffic management costs are one-time license fees only and do not require monthly subscription fees. For more information, please contact your Novell channel partner or visit http://www.novell.com/products/ntfirewall

Novell, NDS and Novell Directory Services are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. *All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Press Contact:
Gordon Evans
Novell, Inc.
Phone: (408) 967-6371
Internet: gmevans@novell.com