News From Brainshare
Novell News-at-a-Glance
SALT LAKE CITY, BrainShare 2000, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, during Novell's (Nasdaq: NOVL) 16th annual BrainShare(R) conference, the company announced new products and services that support its Net services strategy of securing and powering Net-based business.
The announcements include:
"Novell Announces Blueprint for Net Economy Software"
-- During the opening day of Novell's annual BrainShare conference for
customers, partners and developers, the company unveiled a
comprehensive new architecture that delivers on its recently announced
Net services software strategy of securing and powering Net-based
business.
-- All Novell products will now be mapped against a new architectural
model, code-named DENIM(SM) (Directory-enabled Net Infrastructure
Model), that focuses on a customer-centric framework for deploying
directory-enabled products and services that will allow organizations
to simplify, secure and accelerate eBusiness environments.
-- The DENIM model is designed to serve three critical areas of Net
service: Net Management Services, including Net management, security
and policy management; Net Content Services, including publishing,
storage and delivery services; Net Portal Services, including
integration, identity and knowledge services.
"Novell Announces Open Beta of DirXML Technology Links and Manages
Business Critical Data Across One Net"
-- Novell today announced the open beta availability for the DirXML
technology, enabling organizations to easily link and manage user
profiles across divergent platforms and networks.
-- As a result, organizations can reduce network management and
administration costs while helping build and maintain loyalty among
business clients and partners by simplifying management of common data.
-- DirXML is the first directory-based technology that not only brings all
data together, but also controls information with the individual
departments that own the data, enabling organizations to distribute
data ownership while centralizing information availability.
"Novell Announces Immediate Availability of Enterprise-Ready Product,
instantme; Free Instant Messaging Client Lets Users Communicate in Real-
Time on the Net"
-- Targeted at businesses, instantme(TM) extends the users' ability to
communicate in real-time with partners, suppliers and customers as well
as take part in private conversations that demand quick response.
-- Available free to Internet users, instantme leverages the power of
Novell's NDS(R) eDirectory(TM) and digitalme(TM) identity services
platform, providing a highly secure and scalable foundation for
delivering instant messaging functionality that is business-ready.
-- instantme extends instant messaging inside the enterprise, providing a
much-needed medium for quick, perishable responses, such as those
requesting time-sensitive coordination or short-fuse decisions.
"Novell to Offer Messaging for the Solaris and Linux Platforms"
-- The Novell Internet Messaging System(TM) (NIMS) has now been extended
into the Solaris and Linux markets in order to address the growing
demand for messaging services that secure, simplify and accelerate
eBusiness environments.
-- NIMS is a cost-effective, cross-platform messaging service for
centrally managing millions, or even billions, of user accounts
regardless of hardware infrastructure.
-- Leveraging Novell's NDS eDirectory, the acknowledged industry leader in
large-scale, ultra-secure directory services, NIMS provides a
high- performance hosted e-mail service that is ideal for service
providers that want to deliver reliable service at lower costs.
-- Novell also announced that the next version of its advanced knowledge
platform scheduled to ship by the end of this year, GroupWise(R)
(code-named BulletProof), will run natively on both Solaris and Linux.
"Novell GroupWise Goes Wireless"
-- Novell announced the public beta availability of wireless access to
Novell GroupWise via AT&T PocketNet service for business customers.
-- GroupWise, Novell's premier knowledge platform and a key component in
the new DENIM Net Portal Services strategy, will now deliver a wide
array of Net services software, including messaging, calendaring and
workflow, through AT&T PocketNet service.
-- The GroupWise Web client, WebAccess, is based solely on Internet
standards, extending the functionality of GroupWise across all types of
networks and all leading operating systems.
"Novell Announces ZENworks Product Bundles; New Pricing/Packaging Provides
Higher Value to Customers"
-- Scheduled for release in the next 30 days, the three new ZENworks(TM)
bundles offer customers purchasing multiple products significant
pricing discounts as they move their businesses to the Net.
-- Novell's ZENworks product bundles give customers a streamlined pricing
model that simplifies ordering and licensing, and the discounts provide
customers with increased value.
-- ZENworks balances the customer's need to control IT resources, user and
IT staff efficiencies, and management costs, enabling them to
personalize business processes to employees, customers and partners.
-- Novell is offering the ZENworks product bundles as part of its Net
Management Services strategy. The product bundle content and pricing is
as follows:
-- ZENworks for Desktops and NetWare(R) 5.1 are bundled in a single
server, five-user configuration for $760. Additional user
licenses are available starting at $92.
-- ZENworks for Servers and ZENworks for Desktops and ManageWise(R)
2.7 are available together for $110 per user.
-- ZENworks for Servers, ZENworks for Desktops, ZENworks for
Networks, and ManageWise 2.7 are available together for $150 per
user.
"Novell Announces NetWare Promotions and Milestones at BrainShare 2000"
-- Novell today with Compaq, Oracle and Intel, announced NetWare 5.1 and
Modesto partnership and technology updates that fit within the DENIM
architecture and underscore Novell's pledge to deliver Net services
software across one Net environments.
-- To simplify and accelerate deployments of NetWare 5.1, Novell announced
a new upgrade campaign with Compaq that enables its customers to take
advantage of Web-based applications, NDS eDirectory and provides easier
access to business networking resources through the Web.
-- Novell is also showcasing the scalability of NetWare 5.1 using an
eight-processor, Intel-based Compaq server running Oracle8i,
demonstrating that NetWare customers can handle the most demanding
database-intensive tasks.
-- Novell and Intel are showcasing three demonstrations of Modesto,
Novell's 64-bit initiative, that take advantage of Intel's upcoming
64-bit Itanium processor.
"Novell and Industry Partners Showcase Net Services Software at BrainShare
2000"
-- An impressive array of new technology from Novell and its industry
partners will be displayed at the BrainShare Technology Lab, known in
the industry as the central meeting place to see and discuss the most
innovative networking and Internet technologies. Highlights from the
Lab will include:
-- Net Services Console, Novell's commitment to delivering open
administration solutions. One of Novell's latest solutions is
Novell Open Administration Host (NOAH), a 100% Java-based
administration utility that will run on any Java-compliant
server.
-- Code-named Aquarium, this next-generation file services software
will be delivered to customers as packaged software, through an
appliance, or as a hosted service. Aquarium brings together
technologies from recently acquired JustOn and PGSoft, and
delivers file sharing, synchronization and storage services on
the Net.
-- Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a plug and play storage
appliance that reduces the management costs for mixed networks by
simplifying and consolidating storage for any platform. IBM will
demonstrate technology integration with Novell's NAS appliance.
"Novell Industry Partners Showcase Directory Applications at BrainShare"
-- More than 80 key industry partners will be demonstrating innovative
directory-enabled products and technologies at BrainShare.
-- Executives from Compaq, IBM, Intel, Lucent and Sun will speak at the
conference and represent a directory-enabled Net economy with an
estimated value of over $20 billion.
-- Key speakers at BrainShare 2000 include Novell Chairman and CEO
Eric Schmidt; Compaq President and CEO Michael Capellas; Jocelyn Attal,
vice president of software at IBM; John Davies, vice president of
e-Business marketing at Intel; Ashton Peery, vice president of
corporate strategy and development at Lucent Technologies; and
Greg Papadapolous, CTO at Sun Microsystems.
-- Industry vendors and sponsors include a cross-section of companies that
support Novell's directory-enabled view of the networked economy.
Sponsors include: Caldera Systems, Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM,
Intel, Sun Microsystems and Whittman-Hart.
Other Novell announcements include:
-- SureStart for NetWare 5.1 -- To help customers upgrade to NetWare 5.1
from previous versions, Novell is offering a comprehensive services
package called SureStart for NetWare 5.1. SureStart provides a
combination of consulting, education and technical support to help
customers upgrade with a minimum investment in time, resources and
money.
Drawing on extensive experience in helping customers make the smooth
transition to the newest version of NetWare, Novell's SureStart
provides needs assessment and upgrade planning from Novell Consulting.
It also provides training from Novell Education and support from Novell
Technical Services to make sure systems continue to operate
efficiently.
For more information about Novell SureStart for NetWare 5.1, visit
services.novell.com.
-- DeveloperNet -- Novell is introducing important enhancements to its
DeveloperNet program to ensure that developers have easy access to the
latest advancements in Novell's Net services software. Through
DeveloperNet, developers can create solutions that can quickly and
dramatically improve their companies and their customers' companies.
With more than 100,000 members worldwide - including software
developers programming applications in Java and C/C++, Webmasters
writing scripts and engineers building hardware drivers -- DeveloperNet
is an invaluable resource to Novell developers. The program includes
Novell products, tools such as the Novell Developer Kit (NDK), support,
access to Novell Developer Labs, advanced training and marketing
assistance. The program's five membership levels range from no-charge
online access to full service, enabling members to deliver secure,
scalable and directory-enabled business-to-business and e-commerce
solutions quickly and economically. In addition, Metrowerks CodeWarrior
for Windows, Professional Edition is available to DeveloperNet members
as part of the higher membership levels.
More details about Novell's DeveloperNet program can be found at
developer.novell.com.
-- infowise -- Novell announced the availability of Metastorm's infowise,
an innovative knowledge management product for Novell GroupWise. Based
on Intel's Automatic Organizer software, infowise gives GroupWise users
a powerful way to capture and utilize knowledge buried in e-mail
messages, attachments, folders, appointments, tasks and notes. It is a
powerful tool for simplifying information management on the Net. A key
component in the new DENIM Business Portal Services strategy, GroupWise
uses the power of third-party applications like infowise to give
GroupWise users access to relevant information anytime and anywhere.
Unlike time-consuming keyword searches, infowise performs a search of
all the messages and attachments in a user's GroupWise mailbox based
solely on a simple selection of existing messages that are related to
topic at hand. By "learning" from the user's selections and gathering
related data -- from both existing and future messages -- infowise
helps GroupWise users quickly assemble relevant information to solve a
problem, complete a task or answer a question. Metastorm will be
demonstrating infowise Personal Edition this week during BrainShare
2000. The product is available today as a download from the Metastorm
Web site (www.metastorm.com) or by going to www.novell.com/groupwise.
The infowise Enterprise Edition will be released soon. Beyond assisting
individual users, the Enterprise Edition will allow those users to
collaborate with others by sharing infowise knowledge across the
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