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To: PJ Strifas who wrote (26027)	3/13/1999 10:58:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 42771

Novell Pegs New Releases At Reclaiming Lost Markets -- Upgrades Due For NDS, NetWare Brian Riggs Novell is taking advantage of Microsoft's missteps by beefing up its directory-services platform and demonstrating new versions of its flagship network operating system. When the NetWare faithful gather for Novell's BrainShare user festival in Salt Lake City next week, company officials will demonstrate that Novell Directory Services version 8 can support networks with at least 500 million users, applications, protocols, and devices, collectively called "objects." Novell says NDS 8, which entered widespread beta testing last week, can handle up to 1 billion objects-but that it hasn't found a network large enough to prove it. Novell last week also outlined features in 6-Pack, the code name of the next version of NetWare 5, which will enter limited beta testing next month. It includes support for NDS 8, as well as a native HTTP server, a multiprocessor-aware kernel, native storage services, and support for Oracle databases. Novell also plans to demonstrate a 64-bit version of its network operating system, code- named Modesto, that's slated for release next year. One key feature of NDS 8 is its ability to replace multiple directories. "For existing NetWare customers, this means a lower total cost of ownership because they need fewer network administrators and less time to perform more tasks," says Laura DiDio, a consultant at Giga Information Group. Scalable directories also let network administrators consolidate directories into a single point of administration that can handle user information, network security, protocols, Internet apps, desk- tops, and other aspects of the network. "What we have now is people using directories to manage different aspects of their network," says Ed Magar, Novell's VP of product marketing. "We're now bringing NDS to a much larger scale so companies can manage change throughout an enterprise." The products are giving momentum to Novell, which has seen Windows NT eat away at its market share. However, Microsoft is late in delivering its Active Directory, giving Novell clear leadership in the directory-services market, analysts say. That may help to change attitudes of IT managers who think of Novell as a supplier of legacy technology-and help to fend off Windows. --- BrainShare Preview Some of what Novell will demonstrate at next week's user conference - NDS 8, a more robust version of Novell Directory Services that can handle more than 500 million objects - 6-Pack, an enhanced version of NetWare 5 that includes an HTTP server, a multiprocessor-aware kernel, and support for Oracle databases - Modesto, a 64-bit version of its network operating system Copyright ® 1999 CMP Media Inc. techweb.com