NOVELL OFFERS EARLY ACCESS TO ADVANCED NETWORK TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC GIVEN FIRST LOOK AT JAVA ON INTRANETWARE, NOVELL REPLICATION SERVICES, NDPS, ATM LAN Emulation and the Next Phase of TCP/IP on IntranetWare
Topic Matched: Network Protocols
Comtex, September 17, 1996
ATLANTA, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at Networld+Interop '96 Atlanta,
Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivered on its promise to provide users, developers
and channel partners access to new technologies in their early stages of
development. Novell(R) will distributed to 5,000 show attendees its first
early access release CD containing IntranetWare(TM) support of Java, Novell
Replication Services, Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS), ATM LAN
emulation and the next phase of TCP/IP deployment on IntranetWare.
As part of its early access efforts, Novell will release periodically updates
of newly developed technologies to demonstrate technical direction,
demonstrate early developer interfaces and provide third parties a means to
participate in early technology development cycles. The early access release
CDs will ship in October as part of the Novell Software Connection Library(TM)
which currently includes more than 20, 000 channel partners, resellers,
developers and customers.
"I've participated in many beta programs in the past and they have been very
helpful in evaluating and planning for new products," said Dan Blevins,
technical analyst at Hallmark Cards Inc. "Getting a first look at technologies
when they are still in early development stages makes planning much easier and
helps me understand Novell's technical directions."
"Earlier this year, Novell committed to users and partners that they would
have earlier access and more input on our developing technologies -- we are
doing that today," said Denice Gibson, senior vice president and general
manager of Novell's Distributed Networking Division. "Novell is also committed
to providing both new products and product updates on shorter time tables.
Customer feedback on both our early access technologies and our accelerated
development cycles is critical."
Novell stresses that all the new technologies are intended for informational
purposes only and are in various stages of completion. Each of the
technologies must be installed and run separately in environments that are
isolated from production networks as most of the components have not been
tested for compatibility.
The early access CD includes a copy of IntranetWare beta (v.814) as the server
platform for installing and operating the early access components. The early
access CD includes the following new technologies:
Java Application Environment for IntranetWare -- Pre-Alpha
The Java Application Environment for the IntranetWare server includes the
Java Virtual Machine and Java Class Libraries. Together, these pieces allow
applications written using the Java programming language to run on
IntranetWare servers. This implementation is based on version 1.02 of the
Java application environment from JavaSoft. Also included in this release is
a graphical user environment for the IntranetWare server which supports the
full range of functionality available to Java programmers.
Novell Replication Services -- Beta
As organizations build intranets, the need to replicate information from
geographically separated IntranetWare servers becomes critical. Novell
Replication Services delivers an effective way to distribute and manage shared
information across a network. Novell Replication Services enables network
administrators to selectively replicate both whole directories and individual
files from one server to any number of other servers. Replica servers can also
act as a master to its own set of replica servers.
Replication of files such as documents, graphic images, audio and video clips
and HTML files and system files such as applications, tools and client or
server operating system files is supported. The new technology also includes a
"snap-in" to NWAdmin, IntranetWare's directory-based management utility, that
provides both replication management and synchronization scheduling.
NDPS -- Pre-Alpha
NDPS is a completely new distributed, client-server, architecture for
sharing networked peripherals. This new service takes advantage of Novell
Directory Services (NDS) to provide easier access to printers and simpler
management of printers and print services on the network.
For original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and
value-added resellers, NDPS provides a consistent set of network APIs so they
can more easily develop the printers and print services their customers need.
ATM LAN Emulation -- Pre-Alpha
Novell's ATM LAN Emulation software provides significant performance and
speed improvements over legacy Ethernet and token ring networks. Using the new
technology organizations can build virtual LANs for groups of users in
geographically separated locations. Additionally, Novell's ATM LAN Emulation
preserves a customer's existing investment by allowing users to take advantage
of ATM's higher bandwidth without having to modify their existing applications.
Compliant with signaling and LAN Emulation standards set by the ATM Forum,
Novell ATM LAN Emulation allows existing IntranetWare LAN infrastructures to
take advantage of ATM switched virtual circuits for DOS/Win 3.1 and Windows 95
workstations. Additionally, LAN Emulation offers increased performance by
supporting higher speed connectivity to the desktop at ATM speeds up to 155
Mbps.
The next phase of TCP/IP on IntranetWare -- Pre-Alpha
Novell has been shipping a TCP/IP solution with its network operating
systems since the introduction of NetWare 3 and today seamlessly integrates
IntranetWare into TCP/IP networks. The IP implementation included in this
early access release goes a step further by interfacing IP directly to the
NetWare Core Protocol (NCP).
Novell is also implementing the WinSock 2 interface on the IntranetWare
platform to provide developers with an improved interface to those transport
services. This will allow developers to access IPX(TM), IP v4 or IP v6
transports through a single interface.
More Information
For additional information on Novell's early access release, refer to
Novell's Early Access Release World Wide Web site,
novell.com. The site contains additional
information on early access technologies including technical white papers and
answers to frequently asked questions. Novell will not offer general technical
support for early access releases.
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
NOTE: Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks, and IntranetWare, IPX,
Novell Directory Services, Novell Software Connection Library and NDS are
trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are
the property of their respective holders.
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