NOVELL: Novell delivers management console on Windows NT
AUG 27, 1998, M2 Communications - Novell has announced immediate
availability of ManageWise 2.6, the latest version of its
comprehensive, standards-based network management tool for mixed NT and
NetWare environments. New to ManageWise 2.6 is NetWare 5 and Windows NT
console support, providing network managers with a single management
console that runs seamlessly on any workstation. It also includes
monitoring of NDS to provide management of events occurring within the
network directory.
Judy Johnston, regional product marketing manager, Novell said:
"Novell ManageWise reduces the complexity of the network, enabling
network administrators to seamlessly manage open systems from a single
console, including NetWare, NT and Mac environments."
Novell ManageWise 2.6 also includes new alarms for improved NetWare
server management; enhanced network traffic analysis with FDDI support
and new decodes for IP-specific protocols; improved custom maps which
allow administrators to tailor the network view to reflect the actual
geography of their organisations; improved performance for
autodiscovery of the network, which now takes place up to ten times
faster; and enhanced virus protection for reduced risk of virus
infiltration on network servers and desktops.
"ManageWise 2.6 provides companies with a complete arsenal of tools
to lower the cost of network management," said Johnston. "ManageWise
not only alerts network managers to problems before they occur and
isolates problems quickly, but also allows them to gather data
necessary to plan network asset purchases."
The new features in ManageWise 2.6:
* NetWare 5 Support - ManageWise 2.6 supports NetWare 3, NetWare 4.x
and now, version 5, to allow businesses to implement the best
combination of server operating systems to meet their needs.
* Windows NT Console Support - ManageWise 2.6 supports a console
running on a Windows NT workstation, Windows 95 and Windows 98. This
provides a central location from which network administrators can
manage their networks more efficiently.
* NDS Monitoring - ManageWise 2.6 decreases network downtime by
allowing network administrators to keep tabs on events that occur
within the directory. It also uses SNMP alarms to alert administrators
to potential problems.
* Year 2000 Ready - ManageWise 2.6 is Year 2000-ready out of the box. |
