To: ToySoldier who wrote (28303 ) 9/28/1999 9:08:00 AM From: DJBEINO Respond to of 42771
EPSON DEVELOPS PRINTER MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR NOVELL NETWARE 5 ; New EpsonNet NDPS Gateway Provides Improved Printing Productivity and Reduced Printer Administration Costs Business Editors LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999--Epson America Inc., a leader in high-quality, award-winning imaging products, today announced a printer management solution for Novell NetWare 5. The new EpsonNet NDPS Gateway, developed by Epson, works with Novell's Distributed Print Services(TM) (NDPS) to provide NetWare users with improved printing productivity and reduced printer administration costs. "The EpsonNet NDPS Gateway for Novell NetWare 5 offers our customers high-quality printer products further leveraging their investment in the NetWare platform," said Dave Trotter, vice president of global OEM sales and sales programs, Novell. "Companies like Epson are responding to customer demand to directory-enable their products. As the Internet directory leader, Novell is pleased by Epson's support of directory enabled printing capabilities offered in NetWare 5, providing our customers a solution that reduces network administrator management costs and simplifies the end users' access to network printers." EpsonNet NDPS Gateway offers organizations using EPSON Stylus(R) ink jet and impact printers with the many benefits of the printing capabilities included in Novell's industry leading network operating system, NetWare 5, including: -- Automotive download of the latest print drivers to end user -- Real-time printer status -- Printer support for a mixed client/workstation environment -- Automatic problem notification to network administration -- Ability to redirect print jobs to other printers -- Notification to users when print jobs are complete "With this solution, Epson is making it easier for large companies to deploy and manage Epson printers in NetWare environments," said Mitch Kadish, product manager, connectivity products, Epson. "EpsonNet NDPS Gateway simplifies installation of printers into a Novell NetWare environment, saving network administrators a lot of time." EpsonNet NDPS Gateway is now available and can be downloaded from Epson's Web site (www.epson.com) at no charge.