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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (37812)	3/1/2002 5:20:56 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Paul..... >>Incidentally we are all going to go through a period now of really understanding what damage the good ole boys did to Novell under Nelson. Peter's comments about JAVA are right on target. I've got a few to make about marketing at the annual meeting myself.>> Thanks to a quick heads up from Martin attention was directed to check out the current proxy materials at Edjar. A very surface level examination spotted "Cookie Jar" Nelson at it again. Check for yourself under venture funds a la. these limited partnerships dated 20011221. That date 1221 corresponds to ATTA another fellow famous for blowing BIG things up in mid air. Could there be shades of ENRON-MORON? And what's this the old fart ex-chairman and current novell directo from American Express doing earning so much in "consulting" fees? Novell has been an example socialistic paternalism masquarading as capitalism at it's absolute worst!! Scottie can you please beam us ALL up!! AND MORE LEMONADE PLEASE!! 119293!!

To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (37812)	3/1/2002 8:21:20 PM
From: PJ Strifas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Its very important for Novell to push this type of "freedom" to its clients. We were able to develop a customized version of a Novell product called iManager. Since its a web-browser based utility, its all in the coding of web pages and passing the data back-and-forth between the utility and eDirectory. So from this one product, we developed a solution that is tailor-made for each of the "clients" who use this utility to manage a user community that currently sits at just over 6000 and will grow to over 10,000 in a year. Just to give you an idea of what this means to the hospital I work for... 1) Leveraging DirXML, we've begun to institute an eProvisioning system where eDirectory is the "hub" data store for all user accounts. The amount of time it takes to enable an employee to get "up and running" has decreased dramtically - we're still benchmarking this for an ROI. 2) Developed a tool that matches our business rules and logic 3) Enforced basic policy rules without additional training and expense. 4) Removed access to unnecessary information (since the admins are no longer using traditional tools, they can only "see" what we allow them to see through the utility). 5) Created an environment that will allow us many future paths (such as moving user management closer to the user). All this because there is the ability to talk to eDirectory via Java code. This would not have been possible without it. I look forward to Mr. Stone's energy/synergy with his focus on "accessing the directory". Thanks for the kind words :) Peter J Strifas

To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (37812)	3/2/2002 10:53:30 AM
From: zwolff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

.."First, creating a culture [within Novell] that wants to win and will win," he says. "Second, building products that people want to buy. And third, the marriage of the company - consulting, Cambridge Technology Partners, sales and the product organization." Oh yeah: alchemy is back. Easier to change water into wine.. Strifas gives them 6 months...IMHO it is impossible. I think that a new series of options in the 2 and 3 dollar range is available to all. Any takers? Leaps?