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3Com Signs Agreement for Novell Directory Services to
Support Policy-Powered E-networking
Business Wire - January 25, 2000 08:16
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2000--
Move by 3Com underscores the value of directories to enable
e-business solutions and reduce operations cost; policy
management to be demonstrated this week at ComNet Expo 2000
3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS) today announced a licensing agreement with Novell, Inc.
(Nasdaq: NOVL), a leading provider of Net infrastructure software, for its NDS eDirectory.
3Com will also intensify its work with Novell to accelerate the deployment of e-Networks that
are application- and user-aware. At ComNet Expo 2000 in Washington, DC this week, 3Com
will demonstrate the Transcend(R) policy management system interoperating with NDS
eDirectory for user-based management applications.
The relationship between 3Com and Novell is expected to focus on three areas: user-based
policies; network access policies; and user profile development. These capabilities will help IT
managers to drive user-centric, business policies in their e-Networks, functions that are critical
to support today's e-business applications. This licensing agreement ensures that 3Com policy
customers will have seamless interoperability with NDS eDirectory - the market leader in
standards-based directory technology - and simplified network management.
"This announcement demonstrates our strong commitment to support users who depend on
NDS for their mission-critical applications," said Kathy Rocha, vice president and general
manager of 3Com's Network Management Division. "It's a significant step in the delivery of
e-Networks, providing network access and traffic policies while radically simplifying network
management."
"Working together, 3Com and Novell will deliver the next generation of policy solutions that
simplify and automate the management of complex networks," said Carl Ledbetter, Novell
senior vice president for business and corporate development. "To fulfill this promise, our
e-business partners need access to a highly scalable, cross-platform directory based on industry
standards such as Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). Novell's NDS eDirectory
fills this role by storing and managing policies that bring a higher level of intelligence, efficiency
and control across enterprise networks and the Internet."
In addition to the user-based policy management capabilities enabled by NDS eDirectory,
3Com believes its access control services will help enhance network security. Planned for a
future release of 3Com's Transcend policy management system, this capability will authenticate
users before they are allowed access to their corporate network. The policy management
system will examine each user profile stored in the directory and allow access to network
resources based on pre-defined policies.
"With 3Com and Novell working together on policy management solutions that are fully
integrated with directory technology, I'll have a more secure and manageable network," said
Gary J. Habermann, associate director of the computer systems department at Widener
University in Chester, Penn. "This will allow me to implement a single, consolidated directory
that will not only be more accurate than multiple directories, but will also take less time to
create. My 15,000 users will gain the ability to work from anywhere on the campus and have
the same rights and access to applications that they now have only from a single location."
Along with the agreement to license NDS eDirectory and integrate it directly into 3Com's
Transcend policy management system in a future release, 3Com and Novell also announced
that they will work together and with various standards bodies to create a user profile schema
for use in open, standards-based directories. A standard user profile for directories will contain
structured data that identifies the user personally, the group or department in which they are
located, and which specific security and traffic priorities apply to that user. User profiles will
speed the implementation of policy and enable policies to be set in multivendor environments.
Through the use of policy-powered management, organizations will be able to implement
next-generation e-Networks that will transform the way they conduct business in the new
millennium. The initial release of 3Com's Transcend policy management system, expected in
mid-2000, will prioritize network traffic in the WAN working with 3Com's PathBuilder(TM)
and NETBuilder(R) devices as well as Cisco routers. Through the use of NDS eDirectory,
network managers will be able to create traffic policies and automatically associate them with
specific named users, simplifying the implementation of prioritization. The Transcend policy
management system will use these policies to prioritize user-based traffic in Layer 2 and Layer
3 network devices.
Policy Management Availability
The 3Com Transcend policy management system is expected be available in Q2 2000 for
Windows NT and Sun Solaris platforms. Pricing information will be provided at that time. For
more information and a demonstration of the benefits of policy-powered networking, visit
3Com's policy management Web site at www.3com.com/policy, or visit the 3Com booth #638
at ComNet Expo 2000.
About 3Com
With over 300 million customer connections worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects more
people and organizations to information and each other in more innovative, simple and reliable
ways than any other networking company. 3Com delivers e-Networking solutions through
information access products and network systems to enterprises, small businesses, consumers,
carriers and network service providers. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web
site at www.3com.com or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. is the broadest supplier of Net infrastructure software used to integrate and manage
the diverse information resources of private business networks and the Internet. 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
novell.com. Press may access Novell announcements and company information on
the World Wide Web at novell.com.
3Com, NETBuilder and Transcend are registered trademarks and PathBuilder is a trademark
of 3Com Corporation. All other company or product names may be trademarks of the
respective companies with which they are associated. |
