To his credit Eric has brought NOVL to the brink of becoming an INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE PLAY:
Novell Net Services Software Key to New CMGI
Internet Venture
PR Newswire - April 11, 2000 09:09
Next generation Internet Operating Network to leverage Novell Directory, Caching, Protocol
and Net Services
PROVO, Utah, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell Inc., a leading provider of Net services
software, today announced that its directory, caching and protocol Net services will contribute
to a next generation Internet Operating Network (or ION) being built by CMGion a company,
co-founded by CMGI, Novell and Sun Microsystems. CMGion intends to offer a unified global
Internet-based network service for more efficient delivery of hosting, caching, applications and
content by corporate Web sites, service providers and proprietary networks.
Novell's directory, caching and protocol services based upon Novell's recently announced
directory-enabled Net infrastructure model (DENIM) will provide the necessary software
infrastructure for the new Internet Operating Network and make possible profile-based
services that personalize Internet usage. The DENIM model focuses on a customer-centric
framework for deploying directory-enabled products and services - from both Novell and its
industry partners.
Products and services in the DENIM model allow organizations to simplify, secure and
accelerate their eBusiness environments. The power of Novell's(R) Internet Caching Services
(ICS(TM)) to accelerate web page delivery and improve web performance combined with
Novell's eDirectory(TM) and CMGI technologies, like Engage, to create a personalized user
experience, establish new value points in the network. CMGion will combine Novell's strength
and growing role as Net software infrastructure provider with CMGI's strength in Internet
services and together "mine the flow" of Internet traffic at the network level, augmenting server,
or user-level profiling.
Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Novell, Inc., said, "This venture is significant in that it not
only validates Novell's vision of 'one Net,' but it also demonstrates the value and architectural
approach of our DENIM-based Net services software in a pure Internet environment. The use
of common, open protocols, caching and services is creating an Internet operating system, and
with it a whole new value point independent of traditional clients."
David Wetherell, CMGI chairman and CEO said, "CMGI has always been a pioneer in
simplifying the Net experience for corporate and individual users. These universal Net services
from Novell used in tandem with technology from our other leading partners form the
foundation for CMGion's next-generation Internet technology platform."
CMGI, Inc. has teamed with Novell and Sun to form CMGion. Each partner has agreed to
invest $20 million in the new venture. Novell will collaborate with CMGion to deploy the core
software infrastructure for the new network on Novell eDirectory, ICS protocol and Net
Services.
CMGion network participants will gain a unified global network of profile- based services
optimal user/site profiling and accelerated delivery of Net content including standard, static
information as well as dynamic, in-demand multimedia (audio/video) data types. With profile
data maintained in Novell's eDirectory, CMGion participants will better understand network
activity, usage habits and traffic patterns, which can then be applied to network architecture and
design, resulting in cost efficiencies and a better Web experience for users. Novell's Net
services secures and powers all types of networks -- whether Internet, intranets, and extranets,
wired to wireless, corporate and public - as one Net, across all leading operating environments,
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL), 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.
SOURCE Novell, Inc.
/CONTACT: Pamela Mahoney of Novell, Inc., 408-967-7195,
pmahoney@novell.com or Gordon Evans of Novell, Inc., 408-967-6371,
gmevans@novell.com/
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