ALL: Groupwise 5 Named Best Groupware Product By Var Business Over Lotus Notes
Monday November 11 3:37 PM EDT
Groupwise 5 Named Best Groupware Product By
Var Business
VARs and Systems Integrators Choose GroupWise 5 Over Lotus
Notes
OREM, Utah, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell Inc today announced that
GroupWise 5, Novell's premier collaboration tool for intranets, has been selected by
VAR Business as the winner of the 1996 Annual Report Card in the groupware
category. The Annual Report Card surveys vendor-authorized resellers (VARs) and
other VAR Business readers to determine which vendors best satisfy their product and
business needs. In winning this prestigious award, Novell out-performed Lotus in
providing VARs with superior product distribution and support, pre- and post-sales
support, as well as channel management.
"With this award, our readers and the VAR community have indicated their belief that
Novell is committed to providing the highest level of channel service and support to the
groupware market," said Tom Farre, executive editor, VAR Business.
"VARs and end-users are migrating to GroupWise at a record pace," said Randall
Bennett, president of R.W. Bennett Corp., a Novell Authorized Platinum Reseller.
"The bottom line is that GroupWise works -- it's easy to understand and use; it
encompasses multiple platforms; it's easy to install and manage; and Novell provides
excellent support. Best of all, I can sell it now. It is very hard to sell a product based on
promises for the future because you don't know if it will deliver, and therefore, as a
reseller, you can't create a revenue stream. With GroupWise, I can deliver
cost-effective business solutions to my customers today."
GroupWise 5 is an extended E-mail system that is the first in the industry to include full
document and image management capabilities as part of a new Universal Mail Box.
The Universal Mail Box gives users single-point access to personal calendaring, group
scheduling, tasks, voice mail, faxes, documents, images and other message types both
from the desktop and via the Internet using GroupWise WebAccess. GroupWise
WebAccess allows users to access the Universal Mail Box from any HTML-compliant
Internet browser.
"GroupWise 5 is a culmination of years of experience, development and cooperation
with our customers and partners," said Ed McGarr, vice president of marketing, Novell
GroupWare Division. "This award is a testament to Novell's commitment to providing
increased product and sales support and education for the channel. We're pleased to
see resellers recognizing our efforts and embracing GroupWise 5 as the collaboration
tool for their customers."
Founded in 1983, Novell 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. Novell education and technical support programs
are the most comprehensive in the network computing industry. Information about
Novell's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide
Web at novell.com.
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