Deutsche Telekom Rolls Out Market Trials of Novell Connect Services
Customers Use Novell Directory Services(TM) as Foundation for Value-added,
Global Business Networks
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell Inc and Deutsche Telekom AG
have announced market trials of Deutsche Telekom IntraLink Service, an offer
of Deutsche Telekom Internet Value Added Services. This service is mainly
based on Novell Connect Services, providing customers with business-class,
Internet/intranet services that are secure, affordable, manageable, and easy
to use. Several major German companies are in the pilot phase to be the
first customers of Europe's largest telecommunications provider to use
Novell's business Internet solutions. With Novell's solutions, customers
will be able to extend the reach of their traditional networks for secure,
collaborative business-to-business communications. Initial phases of the
trial begin this month and commercial availability is expected during the
first quarter of 1997.
In the initial phase of the service, the IntraLink Service will provide
business users of Deutsche Telekom with remote access to branch offices and
corporate sites, and network-to-network connectivity to create virtual
private LANs.
"We believe the partnership with Novell will enable us to bring important
Internet and private network capabilities of the Deutsche Telekom IntraLink
Service to our customers," said Guenter Weick, head of the Multimedia
Business Unit(TM) Internet Value Added Services(TM) at Deutsche Telekom.
"Novell's recognized leadership in the networking market, combined with our
ability to offer Internet value-added services, will help our customers of
all sizes improve communications not only internally, but also with their
customers, suppliers, and business partners worldwide."
Novell Connect Services enable customers to create networks that connect
business sites to each other, remote users, corporate intranets, and the
Internet. Also, the service lets users outsource the associated costs and
complexity of maintaining enterprise networks, while taking full advantage
of resources on the Internet and in other online information networks.
Key to Novell Connect Services is Novell Directory Services(TM) (NDS(TM))
that provides the foundation for value-added, global business networks. NDS
is Novell's cross-platform, single point of access and management for all
network resources, regardless of platform, protocol, or location. NDS is the
industry's first-ever truly global directory service to the Internet that
increases user productivity, decreases administrative costs and makes it
easier to find information on any network.
"To remain financially healthy and competitive in this diverse global
market, businesses large and small must be able to communicate securely and
access network resources seamlessly, regardless of where they reside," said
Neal Castagnoli, director of Business Internet Services at Novell. "Novell's
business Internet services and global directory services of NDS help
companies maintain a competitive edge while preserving the investments
already made in their existing networks," he said.
Growing Industry Support of Novell Solutions
Deutsche Telekom now joins AT&T and NTT in Japan as the world's third
largest service provider and the world's largest Internet service provider
to deploy Novell's business-class, Internet/intranet services. Two
commercial business networks are available today from AT&T (AT&T WorldNet
Intranet Connect Service) and NTT (NTT Network Connect Services). The three
ISPs, in conjunction with Novell and other technology companies and service
providers, will demonstrate a global business network based on NDS on
December 3 at the IBM Almaden Laboratory in San Jose, CA. The demonstration
will be held during a meeting of the Multimedia Services Affiliate Forum, a
group of over 40 international service providers and technology companies
working together to develop interconnected global business networks. Novell
technologies based on NDS form the basis for ensuring interoperability among
member networks. |
