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Novell readies a new version
of NetWare for IBM's SAA
environment
By Paul Krill
InfoWorld Electric
Posted at 2:25 PM PT, Oct 22, 1996
Novell Inc. and IBM during the week of Oct. 28 will roll out an
updated version of NetWare for SAA (Systems Application
Architecture) PC-to-host gateway.
This upgrade is expected to feature enhanced Windows 95
integration and links to the Novell Directory Services (NDS),
according to sources familiar with the announcement.
NetWare for SAA 2.2 will support NDS natively, eliminating the
need to run NetWare 4.x servers in bindery emulation mode when
using the gateway, sources said.
Additionally, APIs for Windows 95 and Windows NT will be
offered.
Other improvements that are expected include an FTP-AFTP (File
Transfer Protocol-APPC FTP) gateway, for using FTP in legacy
environments, and support for TN3270E emulation.
Pricing and shipping details were unavailable. Novell would not
confirm or deny plans for NetWare for SAA but did acknowledge
that an announcement is due next week.
NetWare for SAA connects IBM host systems into NetWare LANs.
Novell can be reached at novell.com; IBM can be
reached at ibm.com
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Novell aims to ease printing
across the Internet with new
specification
By Jeff Walsh
InfoWorld Electric
Posted at 2:01 PM PT, Oct 22, 1996
Novell Inc. announced Monday that it will submit a protocol
specification draft to the Internet Engineering Task Force for the
creation of the Lightweight Document Printing Application (LDPA),
which the company says will enable printing across the Internet.
Twelve printing industry leaders supported Novell's push for the
creation of this new standard.
If adopted, LDPA will simplify the ISO 10175 protocol, used by
major print vendors today, for printing over the Internet and within
corporate intranets, said officials with Novell, in Provo, Utah. It will
also provide the compatibility needed to support the broad range of
new and existing systems their customers use today.
"Novell is taking an existing, accepted ISO printing standard,
modifying it to be simple enough to use as an Internet standard, and
making it run over Internet protocols," said Bob Fennell, an analyst
with Dataquest Inc., in San Jose, Calif. "Novell and its [vendor
partners] are in a leadership position in network printing by taking a
major step in defining protocols for the Internet."
As more organizations implement intranets and enable Internet
access, they face the challenge of printing documents across these
expanded networks, according to Novell. If this proposed standard is
adopted and implemented, printer manufacturers and print service
providers will be able to offer businesses ready-to-use solutions for
sending print-job requests and controlling print jobs to printers across
the Internet and corporate intranets.
Several print services are based on the ISO 10175 standard,
commonly referred to as the DPA standard. With support for the
proposed Internet draft protocol, printer vendors will be able to
increase printer compatibility, allowing users to easily send and
manage print jobs.
Companies supporting Novell and its new proposed standard are
Adobe Systems Inc., Canon Computer Systems Inc.,
Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM, Intel Corp., Lexmark International Inc.,
QMS Inc., Ricoh Corp., Sharp Electronics Corp., Tektronix Inc.,
Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., and Xerox Corp.
The Multi-Function Peripheral Association has also committed to
endorsing the proposed draft and will work to get input from its
members to extend and modify this specification to support faxing,
scanning, copying, and other multifunction device capabilities,
according to officials.
Novell can be reached at novell.com
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