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biz.yahoo.com
Wednesday April 5, 3:31 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Novell, Inc.
Novell Announces Support for Dell's New
PowerApp.cache Appliance Servers
PowerApp.cache Appliance Servers Leverage Novell Internet Caching Services - Global
Technology to Deliver Optimized Internet Speed and Performance To Customers
PROVO, Utah, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL - news), a leading supplier of Net services software,
today announced support for Dell's new line of PowerApp.cache appliance servers. Leveraging Novell's new release of ICS
(Internet Caching System(TM)), the industry's leading Web cache technology, Dell's PowerApp.cache appliance servers are
high-performance caching servers designed to meet the demanding needs of eBusiness applications and allow more efficient
online business operations.
Novell's ICS technology, recently awarded top honors in an independent competitive Web caching benchmark for delivering
superior speed and performance, enables Dell PowerApp.cache appliance servers to effectively handle the high-performance,
Web-intensive needs of service providers, dot-coms, and click-and-mortar companies and institutions that are establishing or
building out their Internet infrastructures.
``Dell's Internet infrastructure initiative announcement today is significant as it signals their continued commitment to provide
high-performance products and services for the delivery of Internet content based on Novell ICS technology,' said Dave
Shirk, senior vice president, Novell. ``Through our caching partnerships, Novell fulfills the market's insatiable appetite for
improved Web site performance, and ultimately provides a better online experience for both enterprise and individual web
users.'
``More than ever, dot-coms, service providers and traditional businesses are leveraging the power of the Internet across all
business functions. To ensure success, companies today are building or extending their Internet infrastructure to dramatically
improve performance for Internet and Intranet Web servers,' said Michael Lambert, senior vice president for Dell's Enterprise
Systems Group. ``The fine-tuned caching software of Novell's ICS, combined with the performance and reliability of Dell's
PowerApp.cache appliance servers allow us to deliver servers that are easy-to-install and simple to maintain.'
A key component in Novell's new one Net strategy, ICS technology allows Dell to deliver turnkey caching appliances that
accelerate nearly every aspect of Web performance across all types of networks and all leading operating systems, including
eBusiness transactions. Dell's global presence has allowed them to be one of the first major systems manufacturers to help
drive the ICS-based caching appliances to a leading position in the market.
ICS-based Appliances Deliver Superior Web Performance
Novell ICS-based appliances deliver blazing fast Web performance and continue to provide the best price/performance of
comparable solutions on the market today. Dell's ICS-based appliances are finding success in accelerating global eBusiness,
service providers and dot-com companies. In fact, one of the top five online financial services company is using Dell's
ICS-based caching appliance to attract and retain customers by providing the best possible end user experience on their Web
site. Another, a global telecommunications company, receives significant scalability and performance benefits in their hosted
services.
Showbizdata, (www.showbizdata.com) the premiere database for entertainment information on the Web, recently used
Novell ICS-based Dell caching appliances to provide their readers worldwide the fastest access to Web coverage of the
Sundance film festival. ``Showbizdata prides itself in being the premiere source for entertainment information on the Web by
providing our users fast access to the largest body of entertainment data available,' said Neil Roberts, senior vice president of
business development and marketing for Showbizdata. ``Novell's caching technology running on Dell servers enables us to
provide fast access to our Web coverage of Sundance and other independent and international Film Festivals and markets.
Our users now get their data, entertainment news and other information on the Web much faster than before.'
About Novell Internet Caching Services
The Novell ICS is a high-performance foundation that enables customers to take advantage of new value-added services like
multimedia, filtering and personalization services. ICS dramatically improves the speed and efficiency of delivering Internet
content to employees, business partners and customers within business networks as well as across the Internet. Delivering
unmatched throughput, scalability, and price/performance, ICS can be installed within 10 minutes to support any Web
environment whether Cisco*, Linux*, NetWare©, Windows NT*, Solaris* or other versions of UNIX*. Novell ICS
appliances scale from branch office requirements to those of the largest ISPs. Please visit novell.com for more
information.
For more information on Dell's new line of PowerApp appliance servers, including PowerApp.cache and PowerApp.web,
visit www.powerapp.com.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. is a leading provider of Net services software that delivers services to secure and power all types of networks --
the Internet, intranets, and extranets; wired to wireless; corporate and public -- across leading operating systems. Novell's
Net services software provides the foundation for one Net -- a single global network that supports new applications and
forms of business. Net Services software gives IT organizations a way to adapt and accelerate their transformation to
e-business, simplify the management and control of all networks, create a secure foundation for doing business on the Net,
and help deliver a consistent and high-quality experience to end users in all locations. Worldwide channel, consulting,
education and technical support programs, along with strategic alliances, combine Novell Net services software with
third-party products and services to form complete Net solutions.
For information on Novell's complete range of products and services, contact Novell's Customer Response Center at
888-321-4CRC (4272), or visit Novell's Web site at novell.com . Press may access Novell announcements and
company information on the World Wide Web at novell.com . In addition, detailed comparisons
between Novell products and competitive offerings from other vendors are available on the Web at
novell.com .
NOTE: Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks and Novell Internet Caching System is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in
the U.S. and other countries.
All third-party trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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