-------------------------------------------------------------------------- NW-NEWS1.DOC -- 19960731 -- Selected items from the NetWare News Mail List -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to add or edit this document and then email it back to faq@jelyon.com Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:29:57 -0600 From: Joe Doupnik Subject: Re: Netware news List Here is Novell's announcement: Joe D. ---------- Tuesday, May 28, 1996 NOVELL NETWARE LISTSERVER KEEPS RESELLERS AND USERS UP-TO-DATE Listserver Subscribers Receive E-Mail Updates on NetWare News and Information What: Novell has implemented a listserver to electronically disseminate information about NetWare, Novell's industry-leading network operating system (NOS). Novell will collect, condense and deliver the latest NetWare news and information directly to subscribers' desktops by e-mail, free of charge. Listserver content will include news summaries, NetWare press releases, brief white papers, competitive NOS information, Novell's *Week in Review* and *Reality Check* publications as well as other pertinent information to help subscribers make informed business decisions and get the most out of their networks. The listserver information will cover a variety of NetWare-related topics: advances in Internet, intranet and directory services technology, network management issues and other subjects of interest to resellers and customers. The e-mail messages will be text-based, but formatted documents, such as the *Week in Review* and *Reality Check* items, will occasionally be attached to the messages as Novell Envoy files to enable readers to view the graphical layout. Resellers will be able to print out the formatted attachments to use as marketing pieces. Users can download the Envoy viewer free of charge from the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com/ corp/freesoft/envoy/envoy1a.html. By gathering and delivering information directly to customers, partners, resellers and OEMs, Novell will enable them to stay effortlessly up-to-date on the important NetWare news and competitive information they need to run their businesses. In addition, the information will continue to be available on Novell's Web site at http://netware.novell.com. When: The listserver is available now. Where: To automatically receive information about NetWare, users simply send an e-mail message to netwarenews@novell.com. The body of the message should read: *Subscribe netwarenews [e-mail address].* The listserver will begin sending NetWare news and information to that e-mail address. Who: Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the world's leading network software provider. Novell software provides the infrastructure for a networked world, enabling our customers to connect with other people and the information they need, anytime and anyplace. Novell partners with other technology and market leaders to help customers make networks a part of their everyday lives. ### NOTE TO EDITORS: Photos from the Novell Photo Library are available immediately via Wieck Photo Database to any media with telephoto receiver or electronic darkroom, PC or Macintosh, that can accept overhead transmissions. To retrieve a photo, please call 214-392-0888. Members of the press interested in receiving Novell press releases and other corporate information by fax should call the Novell News Hotline at 800-668-5329, or NOVL-FAX. CONTACT: media, Susan Rogers of Cunningham Communication, Inc., 408-982-0400, or susanr@ccipr.com, for Novell ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 May 96 09:42:15 MDT From: NetWareNews@novell.com Subject: Welcome to netwarenews Reply-To: NetWareNews@novell.com Welcome to the netwarenews mailing list! If you ever want to remove yourself from this mailing list, you can send mail to "NetWareNews@novell.com" with the following command in the body of your email message: unsubscribe netwarenews floyd@direct.ca Here's the general information for the list you've subscribed to, in case you don't already have it: [Last updated on: Wed May 15 11:49:21 1996] Welcome to the NetWareNews mailing list! As a member of this list server you'll receive regular updates about NetWare 4, including: -The latest NetWare press releases -Competitive information, including the popular "Reality Check" documents -New product literature, white papers, spec sheets and so on -Excerpts from trade press articles We welcome your comments, suggestions and ideas about what you'd like to see in NetWareNews. E-mail your messages to kandelin@novell.com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 16:41:26 -0600 From: NWNEWS@novell.com (NetWare News) Subject: NetWareNews Week in Review May 22-29th ================================================= 1. Green River makes big waves "Managers Find Few Ripples in Green River" Communications Week, May 27, 1996 (cover) "Features such as NDSmgr's ability to manage and replicate directories and partitions simply and quickly are going to make people who maintain networks happier and more confident. NDS does not take up the bandwidth it does with NetWare 4.1. It's more efficient over the wire. That will help foster the building of large networks" (quote from John Kretz, FB&B Consulting). ================================================= "NetWare Update Will be Worth the Wait" PC Week, May 27, 1996 (cover) "The latest upgrade to NetWare will significantly reduce the time and money spent administering Novell Inc.'s flagship network operating system. . . . Within the improved NetWare administrator we created a new user, setting security access privileges and group specific data such as location and department. A useful new template features allowed us to use these specifications as a master definition when adding additional users and can even be used for groups of users. Good-bye redundant user management." ================================================= "A Look Inside the New NetWare" Computer Reseller News, May 27, 1996 (cover) "An in-depth CRN Test Center examination of the pre-beta, code-named Green River, has turned up dozens of positive changes... The philosophy of NetWare 4.11 (the likely name) is to slash administration costs. Novell executives continually stressed that Green River (code-named after a river in Utah) represents the fifth release of the NetWare platform. The message here is that the final product will be rock solid." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 17:00:43 -0600 From: NWNEWS@novell.com (NetWare News) Subject: NetWareNews: Reality Check NetWare Reality Check Subject: NetWare / NT Date: May 8, 1996 Topic: Intelsat of Washington D.C. Switches From NT to NetWare INTELSAT, the world's leading provider of international satellite telecommunications, recently made the decision to replace 62 Microsoft NT Server and LAN Manager servers with NetWare 4.1. "We were having enormous difficulty with our NT and LAN Manager network--servers were locking up daily, domains were an administrative nightmare, and we were having to manage too many servers," said Jet Guilaran, LAN Analyst with INTELSAT. "NetWare 4.1 offered what NT and LAN Manager couldn't--a hierarchical directory service that provides a single, central point of network administration as well as disk management and file ownership that has saved our company considerable time and money. And because of NetWare's performance and capacity, we were able to consolidate our 62 Microsoft servers down to just 16 NetWare 4.1 servers." Intelsat is a telecom satellite consortium that provides telecommunication access around the world. It was established in 1963 and is jointly owned by more than 160 nations. Intelsat provides equal telecommunications access to all countries through a sophisticated network of satellites and earth stations. As the telecommunications industry has become less regulated and the demand for services has increased, the competition to provide those services has also increased. As part of a retooling effort to meet the demand, Intelsat is revamping its network infrastructure by moving from Microsoft Windows NT Server and LAN Manager to NetWare 4.1. Networking Requirements: Intelsat has approximately 900 employees worldwide. The majority of employees are located in the Washington, D.C. office but a growing number of mobile salespeople are located around the world. Applications in use include common business applications such as e-mail, word processing, and spreadsheet. Large custom databases have been developed on Oracle for vertical applications. All client software for users is stored on and accessed from the network servers. Desktop operating systems and user applications are stored on the server to facilitate control and management. Configuration Statistics: The facility at Intelsat is physically organized around circular building pods. There are a total of 62 networks running fully routed IP over token ring. Two Wellfleet routers tie the network rings into an FDDI backbone. Most workstations are running OS/2 at the desktop. Intelsat originally started with LAN Manager as the network operating system with a total of 63 servers. Microsoft NT Server has been gradually integrated into the configuration and at the point of migration, 40 NT servers were in use. Migration: In moving from Microsoft NT and LAN Manager to NetWare, Intelsat migrated all users, data, and applications to four Tricord servers running NetWare 4.1. All four servers will be used for file, print, and application servers and will have NFS capability. One of the four servers will also support a Macintosh ring. In addition, 12 specialty servers running NetWare will be installed for use as fault tolerant (SFT III) and data backup servers. Why Intelsat Standardized on NetWare 4.1: Intelsat decided to replace Windows NT Server and LAN Manager with NetWare 4.1 for the following reasons: 1) Easier administration 2) Single user account for entire network 3) Ablility to limit disk and resource usage with NetWare 4) Easier to determine and control ownership of files and directories 5) File recovery capabilities 6) Lower cost of ownership and administration 7) More powerful and comprehensive management 8) Lower hardware costs 9) Less hardware maintenance 10) Desktop management capabilities through Novell Directory Services ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 17:14:53 -0600 From: NWNEWS@novell.com (NetWare News) To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: NetWareNews: Reality Check--Warp Server 4 Not Ready For Prime Time NetWare Reality Check Subject: OS/2 Warp Server 4 Date: May 8, 1996 Topic: Newly Shipped Warp Server 4 Not Ready For Prime Time Exerpted from Communications Week, April 15, 1996, Issue 606, page 81 OS/2 Warp Server Troubles Network Managers A number of problems are vexing some network managers running OS/2 Warp Server, IBM's newly shipped network operating system. In combination with older hardware or pre-existing configuration settings, the flaws can result in system crashes and data loss. IBM recommends using only newer, 32-bit hardware components, and using only network adapter cards certified to work with Warp Server, which shipped earlier this year (CommWeek, Feb. 12). "It's a 32-bit operating system. You can run 24-bit [components] if you want, but you're going to have some reconfiguration work to do," said Gary Hunt, Warp Server technical lead at IBM. And yet, Warp Server is not an entirely 32-bit network operating system, which can give developers headaches. 32-Bit Wrapper "Architecturally, it's still 16-bit, the underlying application programming interfaces are still 16-bit. What they've done is put a wrapper around a 16-bit system and called it a 32-bit NOS," said Phil Lieberman, owner, Lieberman & Associates Design and Engineering, a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based software developer of LAN Server utilities. Hunt conceded Warp Server includes some 16-bit code. "There are pieces of 16-bit code that remain. It's here and there," he said. . . . Warp Bugs Both Jeremias and Lieberman have seen two Warp Server bugs. The first is a single input queue that renders Warp Server's keyboard and mouse inoperable when an application freezes. "That definitely is a problem, and that's a problem with OS/2 in general," Jeremias said. Lieberman agreed. . . . The second problem occurs when running NetBIOS. Warp Server misconfigures NetBIOS settings. "It just picks up some real bizarre numbers," which could cause the network not to work, Lieberman said. . . . ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 17:08:27 -0600 From: NWNEWS@novell.com (NetWare News) To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: NetWareNews: Reality Check--How Warp Server Compares NetWare Reality Check Subject: OS/2 Warp Server 4 Date: May 9, 1996 Topic: How Warp Server Compares: Quotes from PC Week Excerpted from PC Week, April 1, 1996, p. 82. Warp Server 4's weaving together of various IBM NOS components nonetheless falls short of a cohesive tapestry, PC Week Labs tests disclosed. Its inclusion of a cornucopia of robust management tools is a bold move by IBM to redefine just what network managers expect to find in a server. Unfortunately, the integration between these once-separate products is often weak. Administrators of sites currently running LAN Server and OS/2 will be delighted with Warp Server's increased network functionality and simplified installation in comparison with what they have. But those familiar with such rival network operating systems as Novell Inc.'s NetWare and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT Server should be warned, however, that they could be in for considerably more pain than usual just to configure Warp Server to work in the first place. . . . Curiously, Macintosh client support and more robust enterprise-class network directory services will be sold as Warp Server add-ons. . . . Warp Server's inherited directory services are starting to show their age, particularly compared with NetWare 4.1's industrial-strength NDS. Warp Server becomes troublesome to manage in large domain environments because it requires the maintenance of multiple user ID instances across domains for users who need network access across divisions. . . . IBM has been working on DCE-compliant DSS (Directory & Security Service) as a solution but this will be sold separately and won't be shipping until later in the year. . . . INSTALLATION Notwithstanding its inclusion of a unified graphical installation routine, Warp Server has carried on LAN Server's tradition of being one of the most frustrating NOSes we've ever configured - yes even SunSoft Inc.'s Solaris and Linux are more enjoyable. The initial Warp Server boot floppies were unable to auto-detect the SCSI controllers of either our Compaq Computer Corp. Proliant or HP NetServer file servers. And rather than being offered the option of inserting a disk with vendor-supplied drivers - as in NetWare or Windows NT - we were forced to modify the CONFIG.SYS files on the OS/2 boot floppies, plus copy the appropriate SCSI and CD ROM drivers. Because the generic floppies were already crammed with drivers, we had to delete files to make space, guessing at what wasn't needed. . . . Unfortunately, we discovered the limitations of MPTS [Multi Protocol Transport Services] when we had to manually remove references to 10M-bps Compaq NetFlex Ethernet cards from OS/2's IBMLAN.INI after switching to Intel Corp.'s EtherExpress Pro 100 M-bps cards--changes aren't global. On more than one occasion, we found it simpler to reinstall Warp Server in its entirety than to try to modify the configuration files to accept new SCSI cards or network protocol configurations. Flaws in the seams glueing Warp Server's components together were evident with the RCS (Remote Connection Service), which we had to remove from our installation because it prevented LAN protocols from binding to Ethernet cards. We found it easiest to install remote client service on a dedicated OS/2 Warp client, which IBM recommends anyway, as RCS is so resource-intensive. . . . An SMP version of Warp Server isn't available. . . . The ability to tune Warp Server is pretty much limited to juggling memory allocations. Unlike NetWare, no sophisticated disk formatting for variable block-size selection, or built-in striping features, are offered. Worse, Warp Server's automated Tuning Assistant sometimes seemed to be more trouble than it was worth. It may have been easier if we had simply edited the cache allocation numbers in the HPFS386.INI file and CONFIG.SYS files ourselves: Invoking the Tuning Assistant would frequently cause the Warp Server console to freeze into a snail's pace--it assigned so much RAM to disk cache that simple keyboard requests queued for minutes. . . . Weaknesses: Domain architecture is not complete enough for enterprise use and is difficult to adjust; demands top-notch hardware for good performance. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 23:09:41 -0600 From: Kenny_Andelin@novell.com (Kenny Andelin) To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: NetWareNews Week in Review May 27-June 3 ========================================= 1. Beta comparisons looking good for NetWare "Novell Swims Upstream With Green River" Communications Week, June 3, 1996 (page 44) "Since Microsoft Windows NT Server has no enterprise-class directory and the much-touted Cairo exists only as vaporware, network managers searching for directory services have only Novell as a viable option. They are justifiably enthused about Novell's progress. Network managers also mustn't lose sight of NetWare's performance advantages." ========================================= 2. NetWare is performance leader "Despite the Hype, NT is Slower than NetWare" Communications Week, June 3, 1996 (page 44) "What about the technology? That's a different story. From everything we've seen in our labs, when used for file and print services, NT Server appears to be four to five times slower running on the same server than NetWare 4.1 SMP. "The bigger the file and the farther it has to go, the greater the disparity. One WAN systems engineer said that's because Novell's NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) is more efficient than the server message block used by NT, a difference that's magnified by bulk file transfers over high-latency networks such as frame-relay. "Both companies are preparing upgrades for their NOSs to smooth shortcomings, but the enhancements planned for NetWare appear to be more significant. . . . changes will make [NT] easier to configure and administer. But true directory services are still missing." ========================================= 3. NetWare is still network king "Network Operating Systems" Computer Reseller News, June 3, 1996 (page 120) "No matter how you measure it -- by nodes, licenses or revenue -- in the land of network operating systems, Novell Inc.'s NetWare is still king. . . . "VARs remain committed to Novell. 'I think Novell has the best technology and the best solution (for) core network business,' said Bill Parducci, vice president of Integration & Systems Development Inc., Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif." ========================================= 4. Domain problems come to light with growing networks "NT Master Domains Hike Administration Woes" Computerworld, June 3, 1996 (page 126) "Tight security is a selling point for Windows NT. But, when NT Server is used to run the network, security has its limits. "NT networks in large organizations frequently must employ multiple master domains under NT's design scheme. Administering multiple master domains is demanding, and the human error can open a hole in the network's security. "The culprit is NT Server's lack of a global directory and its resulting use of trusting relationships between master domains. . . . In the eyes of NT critics however, two-way trust opens up a security hole. When one administrator is creating user accounts and assigning them privileges that can't be seen by the administrator of another master domain, 'you've lost control of your system,' asserts Robert Harbison, president of Network Integration Consultants, a network design firm in Sausilito, Calif. "If you want strong, centralized administration and close-knit groups, then NT will make you 'sweat bullets' as you try to design an accessible but secure network, in the words of one security manager in San Francisco. "NT lags behind Novell's NetWare in this respect. NetWare 4.1's global directory lets an administrator implement security in a straightforward manner. In addition, it's scalable across many NetWare networks." ========================================= 5. Warp directory is resource hog "IBM Readies Warp Directory" Communications Week, June 3, 1996 (page 5) "But one tester, Nick Boaknin, a consultant on staff at a large Canadian firm, described the beta as slow. Another tester, Josiah Airall, systems analyst at Cincinnati Bell Information Systems, said DSS on Warp Server requires a big chunk of RAM. 'Ninety-six megabytes, then you're in the ballpark,' he said." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 00:46:57 -0600 From: Kenny_Andelin@novell.com (Kenny Andelin) To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: NetWareNews Press Release June 4, 1996 =========================================== Novell Partners with Compaq to Deliver SMP Pentium Pro Processor-Based Enterprise Solutions ***************************** Industry Leaders Join Forces to Assure Customers Smooth Integration to Compaq ProLiant 5000 =========================================== OREM, Utah June 4, 1996 Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) today announced the optimization and integration of its NetWare 4.1, NetWare 4.1 Symmetrical Multiprocessing (SMP), and ManageWise software products with Compaq Computer Corporation's new ProLiant 5000 servers based on the Intel Pentium Pro processor. Novell completed the integration, optimization, and testing work as part of the Pacesetter 96 Program sponsored by Compaq and Intel. The resulting enterprise network software provides Novell customers with a clear upgrade path to the ProLiant 5000 server family and Pentium Pro technology. The integration of Novell network software with Compaq's ProLiant 5000 servers combines the technological leadership of two proven industry leaders and provides customers an industry-standard solution that delivers the performance, reliability and scalability of more costly proprietary systems at about one-half of the cost. Novell tuned its NetWare 4.1 and NetWare 4.1 SMP software to provide users with full access to the high-performance Pentium Pro processors included in each ProLiant 5000 server. "Novell and Compaq share the vision of bringing the best-of-breed distributed networking solutions to our customers worldwide," said Steve Markman, executive vice president and general manager, Novell Products Group. "The combination of Compaq's ProLiant 5000 servers and NetWare 4 Symmetrical Multiprocessing provides customers with a powerful and scalable network platform that can be expanded in cost-effective increments as the network grows." "Compaq and Novell enterprise solutions open the door for managed, comprehensive, new distributed networking applications required to remain competitive in today's fast changing business environment," said Gary Stimac, senior vice president and general manager, Compaq Systems Division. "Together with Novell we are offering scalable, high-performance, highly available solutions for deploying next generation client-network systems on industry standard platforms." With an installed base of over 50 million users, Novell's NetWare network operating system is today's leading PC platform for network solutions. Users can create advanced networking solutions by leveraging Novell network services, such as Novell Directory Services, to simplify the creation of distributed enterprise networks. The scalable power of NetWare SMP builds on this NetWare platform to meet enterprise needs for critical network services such as database management, messaging, Internet access and intranet services. With the addition of Novell's NetWare Web Server and InnerWeb Publisher to the Compaq-Novell solution, customers can readily adapt their LANs and WANs into intranets supporting the heaviest user traffic. These networks benefit from the inclusion of ManageWise, the leading hetrogeneous PC network management suite, to provide end-to-end network administration. A Proven Partnership Compaq and Novell have been working together since 1983 to address the evolving needs of network computing customers. Through the Enterprise Computing Partnership, Compaq and Novell are helping companies migrate business-critical applications to industry-standard solutions, and simplify the integration, operation and maintenance of networked computing environments. For more information about Novell, customers can call 1-800-NET-WARE or visit Novell's home page at http://www.novell.com. Compaq Computer Corporation is the world's largest supplier of personal computers, offering desktop PCS, portable PCS, servers and options. The company reported 1995 worldwide sales of $14.8 billion. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through Compaq marketing partners and sold directly to customers through Compaq Direct Plus at 1-800-888-5858. Compaq provides 24-hour customer support and can be reached through the Compaq forums on America Online, CompuServe, Internet (http://www.compaq.com), and Prodigy, or calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ. Product information and reseller locations can be obtained by calling 1-800-345-1518. ### Press Contacts: Terri Tindall Novell, Inc. (408) 577-7887 Internet: ttindall@novell.com Jerele Neeld Compaq Computer Corp. (713) 514-0484 Internet: kneeld@bangate.compaq.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 11:23:16 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: Week in Review ============================================ 1. LAN Times Readers Choose NetWare 4.1 2-to-1 over Microsoft NT Server LAN Times, June 10, 1996, (p. 18) LAN Times published its annual Readers' Choice Awards, and once again, Novell products top the list. LAN Times readers picked the following Novell products as their favorites: NetWare 4.1 for best network operating system, GroupWise for both best e-mail package and groupware software, ManageWise for best LAN-management software and SoftSolutions for best document management system. LAN Times readers chose NetWare over Microsoft NT Server 2-to-1 in the vote for best NOS. Both NetWare and SoftSolutions are past LAN Times Readers' Choice winners. ============================================ 2. Customers say NetWare faster than NT Server *Proof from the Field* -- Letter to the Editor Communications Week, June 10, 1996 (p.33) *I read Wayne Rash's column, *More Proof that Windows NT Server Transfer Files Slower Than NetWare' (CommWeek, April 29) and I must say *Thank You.' My experience with transferring large file using NT was similar to Rash's. I have two servers set up identically, except the NT server has about four times the processor cycles as the NetWare 4.1 server. My need was to move graphic files on the Net. My seat-of-the-pants testing showed that NT needs three to four times the processor cycles to be within 30 percent of the transfer rate of NetWare. If I attach multiple segments to the NetWare server, the transfer rate continues with good results. With NT, the server runs out of steam with one segment attached.* (Art Lamp, via the Internet) ============================================= 3. NetWare, the people's choice Readers Choice Awards Data Based Advisor, July 1996 (page 83) In the July issue of Data Based Advisor, readers pointed to Novell NetWare as their choice for *Best Network Operating System.* The Data Based Advisor cites NetWare because it *lowers the cost of Network ownership, helps businesses run more efficiently, and integrates heterogeneous systems.* ================================================ 4. Green River continues making waves *Novell will Sink or Swim on Green River* PC Week, June 10, 1996 (p. 55) *The Green River beta version shows that NetWare will have the tools to make upgrades less painful. But the decisive feature that will keep NetWare ahead of NT is NDS. The current version of NT can't touch it, and it does not appear that Cairo will even come close to matching the new NDS capabilities of Green River, such as the new NDS Manager, which will help large sites manager complex global Network directory trees. Green River will provide plenty of reasons to upgrade, especially to 2.x and 3.x corporate sites that have been reticent about moving to 4.1.* ================================================ 5. Java on NetWare *Novell Schedules Java Integration* LAN Times, July 1996 (cover) *Novell Inc. Is taking a novel approach to getting more application to run on its NetWare 4.x platform: It's making it easier. This fall the company will ship a beta version of a Sun Microsystems Inc. Java SDK (software developer's kit) that can be used to create portable applications executable on NetWare.* ============================================== 6. Novell Directory Services (NDS) for NT *Novell's NT Plan no Longer Secret* Network World, June 10, 1996 (cover) *Putting an end to rumor and speculation, Novell, Inc. CEO Bob Frankenberg last week vowed publicly that his company will tie its Novell Directory Services (NDS) to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT Server by year-end. *The domain service in NT doesn't lend itself to rational administration, and NDS really does,' said Gil Kilpatrick, director of Network services at NetPro Computing.* ================================================ 7. Novell GroupWise 5 begins beta *Novell customers wise up about messaging* Network World, June 10, 1996 (p. 6) *Novell, Inc. last week announced that about 100 sites have begun beta-testing its GroupWise 5 messaging and groupware software, which was previously known as GroupWise XTD. This beta is the first to include advanced document management features, according to Novell.* ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 15:54:51 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: Success Story Children's Medical Center of Dallas A Novell Success Story Children's Medical Center of Dallas is a 220-bed, acute-care pediatric facility located in Dallas Texas. Children's is a not-for-profit hospital specializing in long-term care such as heart/liver transplants, oncology care and research, and other diseases such as cystic fibrosis. In 1996, Children's added 60 beds to take over Dallas County's major hospital's (Parkland General's) pediatric patients. Children's is currently using the Cerner Corporation SMS Invision Patient management and Financial Systems application suite to support patient registration and admission activities, as well as patient billing and collection efforts. The Cerner clinical applications are implemented in a VAX Cluster environment, which includes three VAX 7620s and one AXP 7620. The VAX Cluster is linked to the NetWare 4.1 network operating system (NOS) running on seven servers and approximately 1,400 workstations, with 1,900 users. The previous local area network (LAN) used at Children's was NetWare 3.11. Don Ramsey, Information Technology Architect for Children's, states that the evolution from NetWare 3.11 to NetWare 4.1 was natural because "Children's has been a NetWare customer since the mid-80s." They did, however, evaluate Microsoft Windows NT. Mr. Ramsey states that they will probably use NT in the future as an application server, but that "NT is just not right for the enterprise solution we need. We have always been with NetWare and we know that they are the best in the industry for the core services we need in our business." Additionally, he says, "I just know that with NT I would have to add two to three additional [IS] people, plus the extra hardware I'd need just to maintain the current environment we have with NetWare. The costs were just too enormous." Mr. Ramsey goes on to explain that the move to NetWare 4.1 was also precipitated by the way their network is set up. They have all of the center's applications centralized at the server level, rather than at the client. Hospital personnel are at the periphery, accessing applications from various workstations. With NetWare 3.11, employees had to log in to different servers each time they wanted access to the various applications. From an IS perspective, Mr. Ramsey states that "NetWare 4.1 manages this system more efficiently because now users are able to get to the applications no matter where they are." Mr. Ramsey also states that because of the disparate systems in use at Children's, including UNIX boxes, PCs and proprietary systems, NetWare 4.1 enables them to utilize the "universal workstation." He further says that "connectivity with the superior NetWare 4.1 core services and the various workstations is key to our business. We just couldn't get this kind of flexibility with NT." When asked about the implementation process of moving from NetWare 3.11 to NetWare 4.1, Mr. Ramsey states that it was fairly smooth. "After we made the bindery emulation adjustments to [Novell Directory Services] NDS, we were able to switch about one server per week and 300 to 400 workstations. We have a very good relationship with Novell in Dallas and they helped us set it up nicely. Because we have a department structure, we just moved into NDS based on the various departments." Mr. Ramsey further states that IS managers and end users were able to use their experience with NetWare 3.11 to get "up and running easily." Children's has experienced some great benefits since upgrading to NetWare. According to Mr. Ramsey, "Creating and moving users or objects is so much easier . . . it's simple. We also have tons and tons of disk space because of the [disk] suballocation. This is real handy because we can centralize our applications instead of having them on multiple servers. We now have our office automation services on three servers instead of all of them." In addition to NetWare 4.1, Children's uses other products from Novell, including NetWare SFT III, Novell's fault-tolerant server solution; NetWare Connect, for WAN connectivity; GroupWise, Novell's superior groupware product that includes E-mail, scheduling, calendering and task management; and NetWare for LAT for connecting to DEC hardware. Within the near future, Children's is moving to Windows 95 and also implementing Novell's ManageWise. Mr. Ramsey is looking forward to using ManageWise because of its increased productivity aspects. He states that Children's uses these products because of the "great interoperability with NetWare 4.1. This really keeps the complexity of the whole network down." In conclusion, regarding the performance and reliability of NetWare 4.1 and recommendations to other customers, Mr. Ramsey states that "for large enterprise businesses I can't see doing it any other way. When we build programs or other things, there is always the potential for mistakes, but NetWare has helped us do things in a fashion that we know it will work after we've finished. You can't beat that kind of reliability." "NetWare 4.1 manages the whole system better. It helps us keep on top of the technology critical to our business." ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 15:50:20 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: Success Story #4 - Sterling Homes Verandas Development (Sterling Homes) A Novell Success Story Verandas Development is a land development company with primary emphasis on residential construction. They focus on multi- and single-family home construction, but are branching into commercial development with several restaurants in their portfolio. Verandas Development originated in March of 1992. They have grown from a $3 million company in 1994 to $15 million in 1995, with projections of $20 million in 1996.Verandas currently employs between 15 and 20 people with corporate offices on Marco Island in Florida and numerous construction trailers at their various construction sites. They currently have five workstations and one printer using Novell's NetWare 4.1, with a forecast of growing to 20 workstations in the next couple of years. A small business with rapid growth must have a "network that grows as the company does," says Mike Hughes, controller and network administrator. In 1994, Verandas had one computer with several people sharing it. Mike Hughes states that it was "hurting our business, not helping it. We definitely needed more computers. Our question was whether we needed a network." In the evaluation process, Verandas management set priorities about what were important features of a networking structure for their business. Mr. Hughes outlines the following features that were considered critical to Verandas: The company wanted a security feature that would protect sensitive, financial data from being viewed by "people who do not need access" to the data. With powerful NetWare 4.1password encryption, Verandas attained the multilevel security they needed. The company uses detailed spreadsheets in their day-to-day operations. They wanted to allow more people access to the spreadsheets for data input. With the superior file sharing capabilities of NetWare 4.1, the company secretary is now able to start a spreadsheet and other employees are able to input additional data online. Because the majority of Verandas' business is not conducted in the corporate offices, company management wanted to give employees access to data from remote sites. Additionally, Mike Hughes wanted access to the company's bank account at any time and from any place. Novell's ManageWise Remote Services has provided these powerful management solutions to Verandas. With Verandas' significant growth rate, the company wanted to ensure that the network they chose would grow with them, without significant cost increases. They are also interested in "getting on the Information Super Highway within the next year," according to Mr. Hughes. Because NetWare 4.1 was specifically designed to accommodate the changing needs of businesses, the company felt that they could "grow, as well as expand with Novell." While all of these issues were critical to Verandas' network evaluation process, the company also wanted to "go with a company that is going to be around. Novell has been there in the past and will be in the future," said Mr. Hughes. "I've used the past four or so releases of NetWare in my previous jobs and have been satisfied. If I have a problem, they are just a phone call away." They also used the NetWare 4 Reducing Cost of Ownership diskette to see what their cost savings would be and found that they would realize a 250 percent reduction in time and cost by implementing NetWare 4.1. This was very important to the company because of their budget constraints and the variable construction business. Verandas' total networking solution is enhanced with other Novell products such as GroupWise Messaging and scheduling and ManageWise Remote Services, with plans to integrate Internet Services within the next year. Mike Hughes states that the benefits Verandas has realized by implementing NetWare 4.1 are numerous. Multilevel security features give "access privileges to the people who need access." The ability for employees to share files and printing has Increased overall efficiency. Room for future growth and expansion "Tried and true service and support. This is very critical because if I'm down for 24 hours, it has a definite monetary drawback. We can't afford downtime." In conclusion, Mr. Hughes recommends NetWare 4.1 and Novell's other products to small businesses because of the features for critical business needs and Novell's superior service and support. "Each release is a better and better version. I knew what I was getting and was happy with it. We'll stay with Novell as long as they are around." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 10:20:49 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: NetWareNews Press Release 6/18/96 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 1996 Novell Sweeps LAN Times Readers' Choice Awards Readers Vote Novell Products Best in Five Categories OREM, Utah June 18, 1996 Novell, Inc. today announced that it led the 1996 LAN Times Readers' Choice awards as its GroupWise, ManageWise, NetWare and SoftSolutions network software products won in five key categories, more than any other vendor. Each year, LAN Times readers name the vendors they rely on to provide them with the best networking products; readers have consistently chosen Novell software in at least one category for each of the past six years. These awards underscore Novell's ability to assess and deliver on customer requirements, reinforcing Novell's position as the world's leading network software provider. "Many industry awards are based on the opinions of industry gurus or the results of laboratory testing, but a LAN Times Readers' Choice Award reflects the actual utility of products in real-world settings," said Susan Breidenbach, editorial director of LAN Times. "Novell is to be commended for providing the preferred solution in five different categories--the most of any vendor this year." Novell's NetWare won the Network Operating Systems (NOS) category for the sixth time in a row with 67 percent of the vote. In addition to maintaining its leadership in the NOS arena, Novell broke ground in new areas with the readers' choice for both Groupware and LAN Management Software with GroupWise and ManageWise, respectively. GroupWise was also the winner in the E-mail category, replacing cc: Mail as the long-time leader. "Novell is committed to delivering the best network software to support our customers' businesses," said Steve Markman, executive vice president and general manager of the Novell Products Group. "We're gratified to see the industry agrees that the solutions we provide give organizations a competitive edge." The winning Novell products and their respective categories are as follows: GroupWise E-mail GroupWise Groupware NetWare Network Operating System ManageWise LAN Management Software SoftSolutions Document Management System About the Products GroupWise 4.1 GroupWise 4.1, which now boasts more than 6 million users, is an advanced electronic messaging system that combines E-mail, calendaring/scheduling, task management and seamless access to the World Wide Web into a single Universal In Box. It supports heterogeneous environments, including the most popular client desktops, server platforms and operating systems. In addition, GroupWise can be used by network, Intranet/Internet and remote users to improve their ability to communicate and manage personal and shared information. GroupWise 5, which is currently in beta testing, adds the award-winning document management capabilities of SoftSolutions, as well as workflow functionality, to offer customers one of the most impressive collaborative computing products in the industry. NetWare 4.1 NetWare 4.1 is the industry's leading NOS, providing businesses with a proven, reliable platform for network solutions. With more than 15 million users, NetWare 4.1 features Novell Directory Services (NDS) to help organize network resources, and thereby easing users' access to information and simplifying network administrators' management tasks. NDS has emerged as the de facto industry standard for distributed network directories. ManageWise 2.0 ManageWise is Novell's answer to today's network complexities. With ManageWise, network administrators can easily manage NetWare servers, analyze network traffic, conduct network inventory, remotely control desktops and prevent virus infiltration. ManageWise is priced per server in the same stratifications as NetWare, so managers of small networks can benefit without having to pay a large network price. SoftSolutions SoftSolutions is a document management system that enables users to organize and control key corporate data through powerful features such as intelligent text search and retrieval, automatic document archiving and deletion, and a complete set of library management services. SoftSolutions not only eliminates the problem of having to remember document file names and locations, but makes finding any document in an entire organization quick and easy. ### Press Contact: Elizabeth Johnson Cunningham Communication, Inc. (408) 764-0731 Internet: elizabeth@ccipr.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 16:55:31 -0600 From: NetWare News Subject: NetWareNews: Reality Check-- Automakers select NetWare 4.1 Sender: owner-netwarenews@NetPub.COM NetWare Reality Check Subject: NetWare 4.1: The best choice Date: June 17, 1996 Topic: Big Three Automakers select NetWare 4.1 Toughness and Reliability Drive the Big Three Automakers to NetWare 4.1 Not everyone in the auto industry thinks the 1967 GTO is a thing of beauty. Some prefer the a new Dodge RAM truck or a vintage Mustang. But one thing the Big Three Automakers agree on is the outstanding performance of NetWare 4.1. There are almost as many kinds of hardware and software on a big network these days as there are makes and models of cars on the road. But NetWare 4.1 and Novell Directory Services (NDS) provide the foundation that lets the Big Three Automakers design and build a stable, high-performance heterogeneous network. An early adopter of NetWare 4, the Ford Motor Company continues to build one of the world's largest NetWare installations. More recently, EDS (a major subsidiary of General Motors) adopted NetWare 4.1 and NDS in order to bring consistency to their systems. Chrysler chose NetWare 4.1 for its fault tolerance and dependability. According to Joel Van Dyke, manager of hardware planning for Chrysler, "We anticipate NetWare 4.1's reliability and stability will support any mission-critical situation that arises." At GM, "52,000 Compaq PCs, Windows software, and IBM servers will all be connected with NetWare 4.1 and Novell Directory Services by the end of 1996." (William Donahoo, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Novell, Inc., Information Week, June 17, 1996, page 6) According to ClieNT Server News, "[Novell is] just in from telling Wall Street that GM's Saturn Division, a showcase NT account, recently changed plans to install NT Servers as network servers and is now installing 2,000-odd NetWare 4 servers linking 50,000 network nodes instead." (June 10-14, 1996, page 8) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:39:05 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 1996 Novell Delivers NetWare 4 Green River Beta Software to Developers Slated for fall release, next NetWare release expands access to corporate network, intranet and Internet-based information OREM, Utah - June 18, 1996 - Novell, Inc. today announced it shipped beta software for the next release of the NetWare* 4 network operating system, code-named Green River, to over 2,800 development and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners. Green River will improve users' access to information and resources throughout networks, intranets and the Internet, while reducing the overall costs of owning and maintaining those networks. Based on positive beta customer response regarding the reliability of the Green River software currently in testing, Novell has expanded its beta program to include developers and OEMs, giving them time to optimize their products and solutions for the launch of Green River this fall. By first customer ship, Novell anticipates thousands of third-party partner products will run with Green River. With over 55 million users, NetWare continues to be the world's best-selling network software. Novell worked with its installed base to identify the network server features they required; based on that feedback, the company designed Green River as a powerful solutions platform that requires less network administration than other network operating systems. Major enhancements to the next version of NetWare include: *Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) scalability to support network applications and intranets; *Integrated TCP/IP support to simplify network management and ease user access to both corporate intranet and Internet resources; *C2-level security to protect sensitive data during transmission across networks; *Advanced network printing capabilities to give users more control over their printing; *Easier network migration and installation functionality; and *New graphical administration tools to better manage companies' network and Novell Directory Services (NDS) environments. Developers can now incorporate these services into their own applications, enabling their customers to create and use networks that can adapt to their business processes and provide them with an enduring competitive advantage. "We're extending the industry's leading network operating system to become an integrated solutions platform by adding new services," said William Donahoo, senior director of product marketing for Novell. "Using these new services in Green River, companies will find they can extend their existing corporate networks to intranets and the Internet, streamline their network installation and administration processes, and significantly cut their overall cost of ownership in the process." Scalable, Secure Platform for Intranet and Internet Applications Companies can install Green River and leverage SMP with NDS, C2-grade network security and NetWare/IP 2.2 with dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) support to safely run and access critical applications such as Oracle and Sybase databases, leading messaging systems including Novell GroupWise, search engines and other network applications across corporate networks, intranets and the Internet. C2 network security will also enable NetWare to serve as a platform for electronic commerce. In addition, full TCP/IP support gives users the freedom to choose IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to run their networks and benefit from direct intranet and Internet connections. Installation, Migration and Administration Made Easier The Green River release of NetWare simplifies NOS installations and upgrades from previous NetWare versions. New hardware auto-detection identifies network cards in a server and automatically installs the correct LAN drivers to speed NetWare installation. Two new utilities also help administrators upgrade NetWare 2 or NetWare 3 servers by automatically migrating modeled bindery information to existing NetWare 4 trees. To further simplify overall network user and resource administration, Green River also features new NDS Manager and NetWare Administrator (NWAdmin) tools. NDS Manager provides a new GUI NDS utility that lets network managers see and administer multiple directory trees simultaneously, and NWAdmin enables global changes to multiple user, resource and data objects in the directory to further expedite administration processes. End Users Realize Benefits Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) functionality will give network users and administrators access to, and better control over, all network printing resources, letting users check the status of their network printing. The NetWare Application Launcher (NAL) also gives users more control over their network environments by providing consistent access to their network applications and resources, enabling complete location-independent networking. NAL works with Novell 32-bit client software for Windows, Windows 95 and Windows NT environments. Also, Novell is including in Green River desktop client support for all major operating systems, including DOS, Macintosh, OS/2, Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT and UNIX. Green River Delivers on Net2000 Green River supports Novell's Net2000 developer initiative to enhance and ease the development and deployment of new network-aware applications and components. With Net2000 application programming interfaces (APIs), developers can create network applications and components easily using popular development environments and tools. "The networking services in Green River provide developers with a robust networking infrastructure for distributing objects across global networks, introducing a reliable foundation for distributed network, intranet and Internet applications," said Gary Mueller, vice president and general manager of Novell's Developers Services Division. "The DeveloperNet Update, Novell SDK CD-ROM, Release Eight gives developers full Basic and Visual Basic scripting capabilities to create networked applications that can leverage computing logic across those networks." Green River incorporates Net2000 features including remote and source-level debugging facilities to give developers easier ways to trap NLM errors written in C or C++, enhance and fine-tune operations, and provide more reliable components. "We are very excited about integrating our WAN adapters with Green River," said Igor Krichevsky, business unit manager at Eicon Technology. "Its IP functionality and scalability make it an excellent platform for intranet and Internet connectivity, while its source-level debugging facilities allow us to bring our solutions to market that much sooner." The NetBasic Network and Management Extensions (NMX) engine in Green River allows NLMs and components to share a common interface to expose their services and functionality. "The Green River release represents Novell's attention to the developer. Both client and server programming of NetWare applications will be much easier," said Gary Dowdy, president of Apiary, Inc. "On the client side, developers want ActiveX Controls for Visual Basic, Delphi and C scripting languages; Green River delivers these tools." Availability and Features Green River is slated to ship to customers in the fall. The NetWare developer beta of Green River is currently available to all Novell ISV partners through DeveloperNet, Novell's premier developer relations program. To learn more about Novell SDKs, development options or to join DeveloperNet, call 1-800-REDWORD or visit the World Wide Web site (http://developer.novell.com). ### Press Contacts: Chris Rader Novell, Inc. (801) 861-5587 Internet: crader@novell.com Julia Mason Cunningham Communication, Inc. (408) 764-0747 Internet: julia@ccipr.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 09:27:48 -0600 From: NetWare News Subject: NetWareNews Week in Review ================================================= 1. NetWare keeps going and going and going . . . "NetWare Still Dominates the Market" IOMA's Report on Managing Lan Costs, June 1996 (page 7) "IDC predicts continued strong growth for NetWare through the end of the century. Customers are finding that Novell Directory Services, a central component of NetWare 4.1, enables them to handle the management of countless resources on heterogenous systems spread around the globe. As a result, a recent IDC survey shows that NetWare 4 customers are planning to expand their installations by 258%." ================================================= 2. Compaq Proliant 5000 ready for NetWare SMP "Novell, Compaq Agreement" Communications Week, June 17, 1996 (page 20) Novell and Compaq have announced that Compaq's Proliant 5000 server, which is based on Intel's Pentium Pro processor, now supports NetWare 4.1 Symmetric Multiprocessing. Novell also optimized and integrated NetWare 4.1 and ManageWise network management software for the Compaq platform." ================================================= 3. NetWare is the backbone at GM "Rolling at GM" (letter to the editor) Information Week, June 17, 1996 (page 6) "But, contrary to what your article implies, GM did not select NT Server for its Common Office Environment program. Instead, GM is aggressively rolling out Novell's NetWare 4.0 across its enterprise. The 52,000 Compaq PCs, Windows software and IBM servers will all be connected with NetWare 4.1 and Novell Directory Services by the end of 1996." (William Donahoo, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Novell) ================================================= 4. Customer touts NDS's superiority over NT administration "Fish Story" (letter to the editor) Network World, June 17, 1996 (page 49) "In your article 'Islands in the Data Stream' (April 22, page 1), Ken Perryman is quoted as saying 'NT Server is easier to configure and manage than NetWare 4, by all accounts I've heard.' "I think Ken has been getting his networking advice from his fishing buddies. Somebody needs to set this guy straight on server software. Windows makes a great client to work from. But, when it comes to managing and servicing a large network with multiple sites, NT Server is a nightmare compared to Novell's NetWare Directory Service. "Poor Ken. He wants to go fishing, but instead he is going wading through the swamps of two-way trusts, deleting users from one server and recreating them on another, constantly fiddling with backup domain controllers, and all the while watching the hourglass as the browser scans the network for resources." (Mark Perrelli, Systems Administrator, Sunshine Mining and Refining Co.) ================================================= 5. Novell Canada sets record straight "Novell Disputes Microsoft Claim" Computing Canada, June 6, 1996 (page 8) "As vice-president and general manager of Novell Canada, I must bring to your attention the misleading information included in Microsoft's Windows NT Server ad entitled 'Freedom or Trust, Which Come First.' "The answer to Microsoft's question certainly is not 'trust.' In the ad, Microsoft asserts that according to research from IDC Canada, Windows NT Server was the leading network server operating system in third quarter sales in 1995. Microsoft's assertion is clearly misleading." "According to the same IDC report findings, in 1995 Novell shipped more NetWare connections, 51 per cent in fact, than all other server operating systems in the world combined -- including those from Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Hewlett-Packard, Banyan, SCO and all other Unix and NOS systems." "In the network operating system category, NetWare maintains an overwhelming 63 per cent market share worldwide. According to marketing research from A.C. Nielson, NetWare's market share is over 72 per cent in Canada." "IDC Canada has apologized to Novell for allowing Microsoft to use the misleading information and has insisted Microsoft cease publication of the ad." "Further, Michael O'Neil, senior vice-president of IDC Canada, asserts that 'our worldwide research shows that Novell has led the LAN OS industry for the past 12 years, and IDC predicts continued strong growth for NetWare.' "Microsoft misrepresents their market share standings and marketing strategy. Novell does not. We feel it is our duty to set the record straight." ================================================= 6. Remedial math? "Vendors Churn Out the NOS News" Network World, June 17, 1996 (page 31) "Microsoft also admitted it was wrong about its implementation of file and print services for NetWare in Windows 95. . . . The Windows 95 machine advertised itself as a NetWare 3.X compatible server but only responded to NetWare 2.X calls. . . . "Finally, Novell revealed that its next version of NetWare, dubbed Green River, will carry the 4.11 version number -- a .01 upgrade from the current 4.1. Even so, it appears to offer more of an increase than Windows NT 4.0 does over 3.51 -- but then Microsoft was never very good with numbering systems." ================================================= 7. Microsoft invents virtual summer "ShadowRAM" Computer Reseller News, June 17, 1996 (page 338) "So . . . When do you think Windows NT 4.0 will ship? Jim Allchin swears it's on for summer, even though the company has yet to shoehorn in Internet Explorer 3.0, which is still under construction. Asked the same question, another Microsoftie laughed aloud. Guffawed actually. That, said the Redmond Ranger, depends on your definition of summer and which hemisphere you're in." ================================================= 8. Slip slidin' away -- Cairo "Microsoft Agrees to 64-bit NT on Alpha" ClieNT Server News, June 10-14, 1996 (cover) "Cairo, whose ETA is an infamous moving target, due at best guess now in 1998." ================================================= 9. NT plug-and-play? ClieNT Server News, June 10-14, 1996 (page 6) "There are now about 3,000 hardware devices on the market that meet plug-and-play specs, according to Microsoft. Which makes one curious why plug-and-play still isn't in NT." ================================================= 10. Seat belt required "NT 4.0 Crash Warning: Certify Device Drivers" Computerworld, June 17, 1996 (cover) "So, if a user mode program like Microsoft Word blows up, it can only crash itself. But, under the new NT 4.0 structure, things like video and printer drivers are now in kernel mode. . . If they crash, they can potentially crash both the server and the workstation." ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Jul 1996 09:19:28 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 1996 Novell Ships NetWare Client 32 for DOS/Windows New Client Enhancements Offer Users 32-bit Access to NetWare Services Including NDS OREM, Utah July 1, 1996 Novell, Inc. today released its NetWare Client 32 for DOS/Windows, available free of charge from Novell forums on CompuServe and the World Wide Web. Built on Novell's proven Client 32 architecture, the NetWare Client 32 for DOS/Windows is the only client software to provide 16-bit DOS and Windows 3.1 desktop users with full 32-bit access to NetWare services, including the industry-leading Novell Directory Services (NDS ), to ease user connections to network resources and to simplify administration. "This is the best client software I've ever seen," said Dan Panici, network engineer, PHH Real Estate Services. "It gives our older 16-bit desktops full 32-bit access to network services including NDS and because it loads into extended memory, DOS desktops have plenty of RAM for applications." In addition to complete NDS access, the NetWare Client 32 software provides users with simultaneous access to multiple network servers, printers and application resources, increased performance through 32-bit network access, efficient client-side caching and minimal conventional memory requirements. The Client 32 software includes the NetWare Application Launcher , which leverages NDS to give users location-independent access to their network applications and enables network managers to centralize network application installation and administration. The NetWare Client 32 for DOS/Windows also provides users with the software necessary to access and leverage network assets, including services, resources and information, to give their businesses an enduring competitive edge. The NetWare Client 32 for DOS/Windows and the recently released NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 share the same software code base, easing upgrades from DOS and Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 by allowing network administrators to leverage existing network drivers as they upgrade client software, while providing 16-bit desktops with full 32-bit access to network services. The NetWare Client 32 for DOS/Windows extends the availability of all NetWare services to users of MS-DOS 5.0 or above, Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11. The NetWare Client 32 for DOS/Windows allows users to: Simplify connections to all network information and services by authenticating to and simultaneously browsing network resources throughout entire corporate networks; Operate with a smaller conventional memory or Upper Memory Block (UMB) footprint (4kb in most environments using 32-bit LAN drivers), freeing additional memory to run applications; Run a GUI login utility from within Windows to access NetWare servers and NDS trees, execute login scripts and update environment variables; Fully access NetWare 2, 3 and 4 resources throughout networks, providing connectivity and backwards compatibility with all services and information; Take advantage of extensive automatic reconnect capabilities, including open files, mappings and file locks, providing intelligent recovery and fault tolerance for the user; Enjoy faster performance through efficient client-side caching; and Experience improved LAN and WAN performance via support for Large Internet Packets (LIP) and Third Generation Packet Burst. The NetWare Client 32 for DOS/Windows also provides network management benefits to network administrators, enabling them to: Lower the cost and complexity of client upgrades by dynamically installing and refreshing client software across the network with Automatic Client Update capabilities; and Centrally administer user applications through NDS with the NetWare Application Launcher, helping control businesses' software costs. Pricing and Availability The NetWare Client 32 for DOS/Windows with NetWare Application Launcher is available now to NetWare users electronically, free of charge, from NetWire on CompuServe (GO NWCL32) and the World Wide Web (http://netwire.novell.com/home/client/client32/). For additional information, customers can contact Novell at 1-800-NETWARE or download information from NetWire on CompuServe or the World Wide Web (http://www.novell.com). ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 12:44:49 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: NetWareNews File Updates Attached is Novell's latest File Update list in text format. It is best viewed from Notepad.exe or any other text editor. PATLST.TXT is also available on Fax Back (Doc #2906175), ISO QuickFinder, CompuServe, FTP and the WEB (URL http://netwire.novell.com/FileUpdt/patlst.html). This contains a brief listing of OS, NLM, & Utility update files as of 7/12/96. Novell Technical Support recommends applying these updates as a baseline. This file will be updated as needed. Core OS Updates All NW v4.10 NW v3.12 SFT 3 v3.11 NW v3.11 Tools/Docs 410PT3.exe 312PT8.exe LANDR6.exe 311PTE.exe DSDOC2.exe 41NDS9.exe CDUP4.exe LIBUP8.exe LANDR6.exe IMGCPY.exe CDUP4.exe LANDR6.exe MONSFT.exe LIBUP8.exe TABND2.exe INS224.exe LIBUP8.exe SFTPT1.exe MON176.exe LANDR6.exe MON176.exe SFTUTL.exe PBURST.exe LIBUP8.exe SMSUP5.exe SMSUP5.exe SMSUP5.exe SMSUP5.exe STRTL5.exe STRTL5.exe STRTL5.exe SRVMAN.exe VRPUP1.exe VRPUP1.exe STRTL5.exe NetWare Utility Updates Server Protocol Updates 4.10 Utils 3.1x Utils NW for Mac MPR 3.1 NFS 2.1 41FILR.exe 312DU1.exe 3.12 MPR31A.exe NFS197.exe 41NDIR.exe FIL376.exe 3XCLNT.exe NLSP-IPXRTR NFSSFT.exe LOG412.exe LOG376.exe AFP11.exe NW 3.1x NFS 1.2c MAP412.exe MAP312.exe ATK307.exe IPXRT3.exe NFS193.exe NETUSR.exe PS3X02.exe ATOK31.exe NW 4.10 TCP/IP PS4X03.exe PU3X01.exe MIPXGW.exe 41RTR3.exe TCPN01.exe* PU4X03.exe RCONSL.exe NAM312.exe NW/IP 2.2 SYS376.exe 4.10 NIP22B.exe MACPT1.exe NIPW22.exe Client Kits & Updates DOS/Win-32 DOS/Win VLM Mac IPX Win95 WinNT DW32N1.exe VLMKTx.exe CL4DOC.exe C3295N_1.exe NT35B1.exe DW32D1.exe RPLKT3.exe CL4MAC.exe C3295D_1.exe NT35B2.exe TCP16.exe OS/2 C3295C.exe NTC6.exe TLIWS3.exe OS2C5.exe* OS2U1.exe Misc. Updates Btrieve 6.1c GroupWise 4.1 NW Conn 2.0 NW SAA 2.0.30 SoftSol 4.1 BTR61.exe NGWUPD.exe NWC203.exe SAA30A.exe PTCH41.exe FLEX/IP 1.2c NGWLIB.exe NWC204.exe SAA30B.exe Source Route FLX196.exe OFCK41.exe NWC205.exe SAA30C.exe SROUT3.exe PLPD8.exe ManageWise 2.0 NWCMOD.exe SAA30D.exe UNIX Prn 2.1 Glbl MHS 2.0 MW201.exe MAC20.hqx Sbackup UXP197.exe NGM210.exe MWLANZ.exe WNCS2B.exe SBACK6.exe UXPSFT.exe * New or Updated Files since 28Jun96. To access PATLST with file download links via the Web: http://support.novell.com/search/patlst.htm To search for files on the Web: http://support.novell.com/search/ To search for files on CompuServe: GO NOVFF select "Access File Finder" To go to the CompuServe forums: GO NETWIRE select "File Updates" then select appropriate forum areas. Or GO NWOSFILES (NetWare OS Files Forum) Or GO NWGENFILES (NetWare General Files Forum) Or GO NGWFILES (GroupWare Files Forum) To get files from the FTP site: ftp.novell.com/pub/updates ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 15:56:43 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 1996 Novell Unveils Strategic Roadmap for Novell Directory Services NDS Will Be the Universal Directory for Business Intranets and the Internet PROGNOSYS, COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado July 15, 1996 - Novell, Inc. today announced its strategic roadmap for Novell Directory Services (NDS ), its industry-leading universal directory service for business intranets and the Internet. Novell will extend the definition and functionality of meta-directory services and create the universal directory for business intranets and the Internet. Over the next twelve months, Novell will deliver NDS on Microsoft Windows NT and leading UNIX platforms, enhance directory management capabilities, and expand NDS support for Internet technologies and standards. NDS will provide users with a platform-independent directory infrastructure for accessing and managing all network resources, for both large and small business intranets and the Internet. Novell's NDS enhancements will extend the company's leadership in connecting customers to more of the people, information and resources they need to maintain an enduring competitive edge. "Novell defined directory services for the enterprise with NDS, and it has quickly grown to the status of de facto industry standard with more than 15 million users, the largest installed base of any directory," said Tom Arthur, vice president of Novell's newly created Internet Infrastructure Division. "With these new NDS enhancements and integration, Novell is clearly years ahead of our competition. By providing a universal directory, NDS will enable customers to develop full-service intranet solutions that leverage existing corporate network infrastructure and incorporate open Internet technology standards." NDS will give an enduring competitive edge to business managers, end users, network administrators and application developers through more efficient network management and faster, easier access to network information and resources. By eliminating the need to administer and maintain redundant directories for different applications, NDS will reduce one of the largest costs associated with network ownership. NDS will provide a common, platform-independent repository for all directory information and resources, including people, printers, fax servers, files, applications, databases, objects, applets and Internet URLs. End users will benefit from improved access to these network resources from any desktop or mobile computer on the network. NDS will enable business managers to preserve and build upon their existing network infrastructure investments to integrate new technology and create corporate intranets unifying multiple platforms in a common environment. NDS support for open Internet standards will speed and simplify the creation of directory-enabled applications, helping third-party developers get them to market more quickly and cost-effectively. In addition, the availability of NDS across diverse platforms will greatly expand the market for those applications. Roadmap to NDS as the Universal Directory According to a March 1996 Forrester Research report, "The Full Service Intranet," a universal directory will be the "cornerstone" of corporate intranets by serving as a common repository of information that can be accessed by Web browsers. Based on customer needs, a universal directory must provide certain minimum capabilities, including platform and protocol independence; Internet standards support; simplified management and administration; inter-company collaboration; simplified end-user experience; and a strong foundation for electronic commerce and security. NDS today is the only directory with a fully distributed architecture to enable scaling from small to global intranets, and allows network administrators to customize and reconfigure the directory without restarting the network. Over the next twelve months, Novell will deliver a rich variety of enhancements to NDS that more than meet the requirements for a universal directory: Platform independence: Novell has already ported NDS to the Santa Cruz Operation's (SCO) UNIX operating environment. Novell will deliver NDS on Windows NT in two stages, beginning in 1996 with completion in 1997, and has already begun work with Hewlett-Packard (HP) and other vendors to provide NDS on industry-leading UNIX platforms. -- Eliminates network administration redundancy by enabling NDS to provide a common directory of network resources across multiple environments. -- Increases flexibility and preserves investments in existing infrastructure by enabling customers to leverage NDS in UNIX and Windows NT environments. -- Expands developers' market opportunities by enabling developers to create NDS-enabled applications that will run on multiple platforms. -- Reduces developers' time to market for NDS-enabled and Java-based applications by providing a common access, security and administration framework across multiple platforms. NDS for the Internet: Novell will deliver NDS for the Internet through native support for open Internet standards and protocols, including Domain Name Service (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). -- Provides businesses with global access to directory services through NetWare Connect Services (NCS) and the world's largest telecommunications companies' intranet and Internet offerings. -- Enables NDS to synchronize with other standards-compliant directories, providing a single interface into all existing directory information and ensuring directory content is updated in real time across all applications and platforms. -- Provides access to NDS information through any HTTP or LDAP Web browser over either TCP/IP, IPX or a combination of transport protocols. -- Eliminates tedious manual DNS name and IP address administration by enabling both to be administered through NDS' graphical NetWare Administrator (NWAdmin ) utility. -- Enables developers to easily create applications that leverage NDS by writing directly to Internet standard APIs. Management and administration enhancements: NDS will provide Windows NT domain administration by the end of 1996, and has incorporated NDS Manager and NWAdmin enhancements into Green River, the next release of NetWare 4. -- Windows NT domain administration enables all Windows NT domain user and group accounts to be administered directly from NDS, greatly reducing redundant tasks. -- NDS Manager and NWAdmin improve the efficiency and simplicity of managing enterprise networks. Inter-company collaboration: Novell will add enhancements that allow communication between different NDS directory structures while preserving the autonomy of each. -- Non-global schema enables administrators to customize their environment without replicating their individualized changes across all systems. -- Federated partitions enable administrators to synchronize and centrally manage public and private directory structures without exposing any part of the private structure. End-user enhancements: Novell will improve end users' access to applications, files and services as well as NDS performance and search capabilities. -- The NetWare Application Launcher , currently available, simplifies user access to applications and files by enabling administrators to assign applications by user, user group or organization and have appropriate applications dynamically appear on users' desktops, regardless of their location. -- Catalog services greatly speed querying, browsing and utility performance, and simplify development of NDS-enabled applications. Foundation for electronic commerce and security: Novell will provide both authenticated and anonymous access to NDS information via Web browsers through LDAP v.3 and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). "NDS support for standard Internet protocols will greatly improve our communication with our healthcare provider network, by enabling us to give them selective access to the resources in our NDS directory from Web browsers," said Gary Wilkerson, program and external services administrator at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. "In addition, it will reduce the complexity and expense of network administration by enabling us to synchronize our multiple directories, including our X.500 directory." "NDS support for open Internet standards such as LDAP and HTTP will greatly facilitate development of applications and Java applets that leverage the powerful replication and administration capabilities in NDS," said Michael Colemere, director of business development at Cheyenne Software. "By simply writing to the open Internet standards, we can build directory-enabled applications that support multiple platforms, tremendously increasing our business opportunity." NDS Integration and Acceptance In addition to integrated NDS support in Novell's leading networking software products, including NetWare , GroupWise , InnerWeb Publisher , ManageWise and the NetWare Web Server , nearly 200 third-party applications leverage NDS today, including products from Cheyenne Software, Motorola and Oracle Corporation. The world's largest telecommunications companies, including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Telstra and Unisource, rely on NDS as the global directory service for their Internet and intranet services, offered through NCS. Novell also enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including HP and SCO, to expand and enhance their own operating system products by integrating Novell's industry-standard file, print and directory services through Novell Cross Platform Services (NCPS). ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 15:28:41 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: Week in Review 2. Novell is meeting challenges with Green River "NetWare Vs. NT" Information Week, July 15, 1996 (page 6) "A few primal forces are at work here. Perhaps the most powerful is the affirmation on the part of the IT professionals that no matter how relentless and persuasive a vendor's marketing message can be, the buying decision has to be based on the here and now. . . . Novell appears to have met those challenges with NetWare and in the minds of many IT managers, Microsoft hasn't been able to do the same for NT. As an application server, NT is doing well. But where larger-scale deployments involve thousands of users, Novell's expertise with Novell Directory Services, combined with NetWare's track record over the years of being dependable and stable are persuading large IT organizations to stick with NetWare." 3. Early NT adopters going back to Novell "Reality Check" Information Week, July 15, 1996 (page 14) "In the continuing debate over network operating system technology, Microsoft Windows NT has grabbed considerable mindshare from Novell's NetWare. But enthusiasm is one thing, practical implementation another -- and some early NT advocates have decided it's time for a reality check. Take Aetna Life & Casualty Co. The Hartford Conn., insurance provider is backing off a strategy decided last fall, to employ NT enterprise wide as its networking operating system. . . . "Why? 'Management got caught up with Microsoft's marketing hype before we had proper direction for the change to NT," says an Aetna IT consultant who requested anonymity. 'We looked at the costs for domains, backups to domains, maintenance for the domains, the bandwidth bottlenecks [from master domains], upgrading the hardware, and ramping up training.' And the winner: Novell's NDS. . . . ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 13:04:23 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 1996 NetWare 4 "Green River" Release Speeds, Simplifies Installation and Upgrade Process New Utilities Add to NetWare's Administration and Management Lead By Making Installation and Upgrades Easy OREM, Utah July 24, 1996 Novell, Inc. today announced new utilities in the upcoming release of NetWare 4, code-named Green River, that speed the installation and upgrade process in making networks easy to administer and affordable to operate. New auto-detection capabilities in Green River speed the installation process by identifying adapter cards on the server and automatically installing the correct device driver software. Green River also streamlines the installation of network solutions by integrating features such as symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) support and TCP/IP that were previously installed separately. In addition, new utilities make the upgrade process fast and easy by enabling network administrators to model and then automatically migrate bindery and file information from NetWare 2 and NetWare 3 servers to NetWare 4 directory trees. "With the delivery of Green River, we have reduced the time and effort it takes to install the new operating system, effectively decreasing the cost of network administration," said William Donahoo, senior director of product marketing at Novell. "Each new feature of Green River adds to Novell's networking lead and makes Green River a more obvious choice for both upgrades and new installations." Automated Installation Process Cuts Administrator Efforts Novell has automated key aspects of the Green River installation process, eliminating many of the manual operations required by previous versions of NetWare. New hardware auto-detection capabilities recognize the server's LAN adapters and disk adapters and support all drivers compliant with NetWare Peripheral Architecture (NWPA). Green River also automates the administrator's choice and configuration of network protocols, eliminating the need to reference and then manually enter protocol specifications for each LAN card. Green River auto-detects the following types of adapter cards: EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture MCA Micro-Channel Architecture PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PnP ISA Plug and Play Industry Standard Architecture PC Card Personal Computer Card (formerly PCMCIA) Integrated Migration Utilities Simplify Upgrades To simplify upgrades from earlier NetWare releases, Green River features two new utilities DS Migrate and File Migration . DS Migrate, developed in partnership with Preferred Systems, Inc. (PSI), provides an "in-the-box" migration solution by enabling fast and easy transfer of NetWare 2.1x, NetWare 2.2 and NetWare 3.1x bindery information to an existing NetWare 4 directory. DS Migrate, a sub-set of PSI's' popular DS Standard Novell Directory Service (NDS ) management tool, offers the core capabilities found in that product. For more robust migration capabilities, as well as NDS modeling and management, Novell Labs has approved the full implementation of DS Standard. DS Migrate also enables administrators to model, verify and print directory trees before performing migration. Novell surveys show that network administrators place a high value on these capabilities for analyzing various directory schema and preparing proposals and presentations to upper management. Green River's new File Migration tool transfers existing data files to NetWare 4 directory trees, while maintaining existing trustee rights. Both of the new utilities are integrated with Green River as part of NetWare Administrator (NWAdmin ), the global management tool for NDS. Other new Green River modeling and migration features include: The ability to view and model the migration process through a graphical user interface that saves time and makes decision making more intuitive; and Support for English, Portuguese, French, Italian, German and Spanish, enabling European administrators to manage networks with a local-language interface. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 08:25:14 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: Press Release -- 1996 BYTE Award FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 1996 Novell NetWare Wins BYTE Readers' Choice Award for 1996 Twentieth Major Award Conferred on NetWare 4.1 OREM, Utah July 30, 1996 Novell, Inc. today announced that, for the second consecutive year, NetWare has been voted Readers' Choice for the Network OS - DOS, Win, OS/2 category in BYTE Magazine. NetWare was also runner-up in the Network OS - MAC category. The results of BYTE's 1996 Readers' Choice Awards reflect a "real world" user preference based on a poll of 4,000 readers randomly selected to represent BYTE's total of nearly half a million readers. "NetWare continues to meet the needs of businesses and users of every sort better than any other network operating system on the market," said William Donahoo, senior director of product marketing. "This award from BYTE Magazine recognizes NetWare's excellence as well as its market dominance. With Green River, the latest version of NetWare, due out this fall, Novell is building on the networking infrastructure customers already trust to extend the network's reach to include corporate intranets and the Internet." Serving more than 55 million users worldwide, NetWare continues to gain momentum as the network operating system of choice. BYTE's Readers' Choice is the twentieth major award conferred on NetWare 4.1 since its release in December, 1994. Novell responded to feedback from users, like BYTE readers, to create the next iteration of this well established and recognized NOS. Green River will include symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) scalability, integrated TCP/IP support, easier network migration and installation functionality, C2-level security and new graphical administration tools. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 11:08:43 -0600 From: NetWare News To: netwarenews@NetPub.COM Subject: Press Release -- NT Client FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 1996 Novell Delivers Robust Client For Windows NT Desktops New 32-bit NetWare Client for Windows NT Enters Open Beta; Fully Supports Upcoming Windows NT 4.0 Workstation OREM, Utah July 30, 1996 Novell, Inc., the world's leading provider of networking software solutions, today announced that its NetWare Client for Windows NT software will enter open beta by August 14, when it will become available for download from Novell on-line forums on CompuServe and the World Wide Web. The NetWare Client for Windows NT provides Windows NT desktops with a seamless, cost-effective networking solution that combines the most full-featured client software available with NetWare 4, the world's leading intranet platform. The new NetWare client software underscores Novell's commitment to provide a common set of advanced network services across all major client and server platforms, connecting organizations with more of the resources and information they need and giving them an enduring competitive edge. The NetWare Client for Windows NT connects Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 Workstation users to all NetWare services and information including Novell Directory Services (NDS ). Administrators can use the client software to centrally manage NetWare services directly from Windows NT workstations and to dynamically refresh client software across the network using Automatic Client Update (ACU) capabilities. The NT client software includes the Novell Application Launcher (NAL), which utilizes NDS to give users location-independent access to their applications and enables network managers to centralize application installation and administration. Support for remote access services (RAS) allows users to dial out to remote NetWare or NT servers, connecting them to networked information from any location. "Novell is releasing our NetWare Client for Windows NT in the same timeframe as Microsoft's release of Windows NT 4.0 Workstation to ensure that customers of all major desktop operating systems gain the best possible access to NetWare network resources," said Denice Gibson, vice president and general manager of Novell's Information Access Division. "The NetWare Client for Windows NT offers full compatibility with Windows NT, while providing significant enhancements such as a single graphical login, integrated security and authentication and 32-bit administrative tools to ease network management and lower support costs." "The NetWare Client for Windows NT enables me to incorporate all of my Windows NT desktops into the network and give them complete access to network resources," said Amyn Hassan, senior networking analyst at Houston's Methodist Hospital. "No other client software provides my users with a comparable level of access, while giving me centralized and secure control over my network and users." The 32-bit NetWare Client for Windows NT is the newest member of Novell's family of 32-bit client software, which includes the recently-released NetWare Client 32 for DOS/Windows and the popular NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95. The NT client offers users significant benefits, including: Full integration with Windows NT Workstation 3.51 and 4.0; One-step graphical login with a single password to gain complete access to the workstation and all NetWare services; Full login script execution including NDS support; Access to NetWare services using TCP/IP; Co-exists with Microsoft peer-to-peer service, allowing user access to resources and services on other NT servers and workstations; Auto-reconnection to servers, printers and other network resources in cases of unplanned network connection disruptions; and Dial-in and dial-out capabilities to NetWare and Windows NT servers through RAS to provide users with full access to remote network data. The NetWare Client for Windows NT also provides administrators with significant benefits, enabling them to: Lower the cost and complexity of client upgrades by dynamically installing and refreshing client software across the network with ACU capabilities; Centrally manage user access to network applications through NAL; Simplify administration through easy client setup, a fully configurable installation and the ability to centrally update clients; and Easily create, modify and delete NDS objects such as users, applications and networked resources through the 32-bit NWAdmin utility. Availability The NetWare Client for Windows NT open beta with Novell Application Launcher will be available by August 14 to NetWare users electronically, free of charge, from NetWire on CompuServe (GO NWCLIENT) and the World Wide Web (http://support.novell.com). For additional information, customers can contact Novell at 1-800-NETWARE, or download information from NetWire on CompuServe or visit the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com. ------------------------------