Joe - Re: Deutche Telekom - Their most recent announcement (below) says they will work with Netscape as an OEM to develop turnkey Intranet systems. It does not "exclude" Novell and in fact I believe Novell NOS will be key to their overall designs.
We already know that Novell suggest that a Netscape browser be used with their IntraNetware 4.1 NOS. Now does Deutsche utilize Netscape client server product(s) or Novell's IntraNetware Server? I see this as a plus for Novell but would like to hear more PR from Novell, Netscape and Deutsche Telekom detailing all three companies Internet product solutions working together.
Deutsche Telekom Becomes Netscape Distributor
By Michael Kanellos
Mountain View, Calif.
6:00 p.m. EST Thurs., Feb. 6, 1997
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Deutsche Telekom AG, the German telecommunications giant, has become the latest distributor/integrator for Netscape Communications Corp.
Under the pact announced yesterday, Bonn, Germany-based Telekom will sell and deploy the entire complement of Netscape servers and clients, including Communicator, SuiteSpot, the Netscape Administration Kit and the rest of Netscape's LAN products.
Officially, Telekom will be an OEM for Netscape, but its involvement with Netscape products will extend beyond reselling Netscape products to other manufacturers. The company intends to sell turnkey solutions for intranets and extranets to customers, according to Telekom
officials.
"With the cooperation of Netscape, we are expanding our range of products and services in the Internet and intranet sectors and ensure that we can offer our business customers solutions that are tailored to their requirements," said Herbert May, who manages Telekom's business customer division and is a former member of the group Kraftwerk.
The two companies have had a relationship since 1995, when Telekom first started selling Netscape browsers.
Novell "Rocken-The-Net"
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P.S. Here is one reason why you might want to lighten up on your position in Microsoft (1/1/97)...."The Case Against Microsoft (By Jim Jubak) Why a great company is no longer a good investment" worth.com |
