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- HP AND NOVELL ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP TO DELIVER ENTERPRISEWIDE
- NETWORKING SOLUTIONS
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- Novell to Develop NetWare for PA-RISC Architecture;
- HP Distributes NetWare
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- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 10, 1991 - Hewlett Packard Company and Novell
- Inc. today announced a strategic relationship, the culmination of dozens of
- joint projects initiated by the companies over the past several years.
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- Highlighting seven of the current joint projects are plans to develop
- NetWare to run directly on Precision-Architecture RISC* (PA-RISC) computer
- systems and HP's plan to distribute Novell products through its worldwide
- sales channels.
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- The relationship capitalizes on Novell's expertise in networking and HP's
- expertise in enterprisewide, open-systems computing solutions. It
- originated as a response to customer demands for the ability to access
- enterprise information transparently from their desktops.
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- This is Novell's first announcement that it will develop NetWare, an
- industry-leading network operating system, on a market-leading RISC
- architecture. When it becomes available in 1993, NetWare will run directly
- on PA-RISC and x86 processors enabling companies to integrate
- high-performance PA-RISC servers within NetWare computing environments.
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- "Our expanding relationship with HP enables us to better meet the needs of
- the growing community of computer users who rely on systems products from
- both companies, "said Raymond J. Noorda, Novell president and CEO. "The
- closer integration of HP and Novell products, along with the addition of
- HP's worldwide sales and support capabilities, are an important compliment
- to our efforts to work with our industry partners to provide customers
- comprehensive network computing solutions."
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- "This announcement makes public the close relationship HP and Novell have
- developed during the past years and charts a path that will carry us far
- into the future," said John A. Young, HP president and CEO. " Novell's
- development of NetWare for PA-RISCK is a strong testimonial for the
- technology that drives our computer systems and will significantly benefit
- companies implementing enterprisewide networks."
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- NetWare to Run Directly on PA-RISC
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- NetWare running directly on PA-RISC processors, without the aid of other
- operating systems, will take advantage of the scalability and high
- performance of the PA-RISC architecture. NetWare on x86 microprocessors,
- supporting the integration of desktop systems with each other and with
- midrange and mainframe host systems.
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- NetWare on PA-RISC processors will offer customers a growth path beyond the
- large installed base of networked x86-based systems and servers. Customers
- will be able to complement their current network servers and migrate
- applications to high-end PA-RISC business systems to increase performance
- of enterprise operations. NetWare on the PA-RISC architecture will be part
- of Novell's development of processor-independent NetWare operating-system
- software.
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- The development effort is underway by Novell with support from HP. The
- companies will announce availability and distribution at a later date.
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- HP Distributes NetWare
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- HP has signed an agreement with Novell to distribute Novell products,
- including NetWare, through its worldwide direct sales channels. HP also
- will offer a NetWare site-licensing agreement to selected large HP
- customers.
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- Products available through worldwide distributor channels will include
- standard Novell software with value-added enhancements from HP that provide
- a foundation for improved systems integration, user interface, file-server
- performance and task automation.
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- The agreement makes Novell products more widely available, gives large HP
- customers a single source for Novell products and enables users to purchase
- HP-enhanced Novell products.
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- HP also will explore opportunities to provide preconfigured NetWare for HP
- Vectra personal-computer (PC) systems and servers. Customers will not have
- to purchase NetWare separately, and will be able to connect HP Vectra PCs
- to an existing network quickly and easily.
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- Additional product details, availability and pricing on Novell products for
- distribution by HP are scheduled to be announced in the first half of 1992.
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- Additional Joint Projects
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- The companies also announced five additional projects currently underway
- between the two companies. They include:
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- HP NewWave software - Elements of HP NewWave desktop manager and network
- licensing (NetLS) will be applied to NetWare that provide increased
- functionality for Novell networking solutions. This will reduce the time
- and skill level necessary to use and administer a NetWare network. Product
- availability expected to be announced in 1992.
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- NOTE TO THE EDITOR: Sales information may be obtained by calling
- 1-800-752-0900. Please do NOT use editor-contact or corporate telephone
- numbers for sales information.
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- Information in this release applies specifically to products available in
- the United States. Product availability and specficications may vary in
- non-U.S. markets.
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- When it becomes available in 1993, NetWare on PA-RISC processors is
- expected to have the features and function of
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- NetWare on HP 9000 computers - NetWare services are fully supported and
- marketed by HP for its HP 9000 computer systems running on top of the
- HP-UX* operating system. Customers, through their NetWare networks, will be
- able to access business-critical commercial UNIX-system-based applications
- supported on HP's high-performance RISC-based HP 9000 Series 800 business
- server. HP 9000 NetWare licenses are expected to be available in the first
- quarter of 1992, ranging in price from $2,725 to $24,900, U.S. list.
- NetWare services, running on top of the MPE/iX operating system, currently
- are available for the HP 3000 computer systems.
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- Network printing - Novell-specific network-printing products, such as
- network-printer interface cards for Ethernet and Token Ring, are available
- today from HP for the HP LaserJet printers and HP DesignJet electrostatic
- plotters. The integrated network interfaces provide flexibility in
- locating a peripheral where it is needed on the network and increase
- printing and plotting throughput. HP and Novell continue to work together
- to bring to market a broad range of printers and plotters that connect
- directly to the network and increase overall ease-of-use.
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- Worldwide customer support - The companies will continue to expand their
- relationship with the goal of providing high-quality service and support to
- mutual customers. Customers will benefit from the availability of HP's
- comprehensive worldwide support capabilities. HP currently supports NetWare
- networks as part of its worldwide multivendor network-support program. As
- a result of this agreement, HP will support Novell products directly as
- they become available from HP.
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- Electronic messaging and directory services - The companies are
- investigating the integration of Novell's MHS messaging environment with HP
- mail systems using industry -standard interfaces for Open Systems
- Interconnection X.400 and X.500 messaging protocols.
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- Future Projects
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- The companies have other planned projects that are scheduled to be
- announced beginning in 1992 that will provide even tighter integration of
- information across the desktop and the enterprise. An important area of
- development is network management. Technology under investigation
- initially would enable coexistence on a network and could lead to
- interoperability between HP OpenView network-management software and Novell
- network-management products.
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- Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) is an operating-system software company, the
- developer of leading network-services software and the supplier of DR DOS,
- DR Multiuser DOS and FlexOS. Novell's NetWare network-computing products
- manage and control the sharing of services, data and applications among
- computer workgroups, departmental networks and business wide information
- systems.
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- Hewlett-Packard Company is an international manufacturer of measurement and
- computation products and systems recognized for excellence in quality and
- support. The company's products and services are used in industry,
- business, engineering, science, medicine and education in approximately 100
- countries. HP has 89,000 employees and had revenue of $14.5 billion in its
- 1991 fiscal year.
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- RISC stand for reduced-instruction-set computing.
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- HP-UX is based on and is compatible with USL's UNIX operating system. It
- also complies with X/Open's* XPG3, POSIX 1003.1 and SVID2 interface
- specifications.
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- UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories Inc. in the
- U.S.A. and other countries.
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- X/Open is a trademark of X/Open Company Limited in the UK and other
- countries.
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