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- NOVELL HELPS FORM PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CERTIFIED NETWARE
- ENGINEERS
-
- January 9, 1991 -- Provo, UT -- Novell Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL), developer of
- NetWare systems software products, Wednesday announced the formation of
- the Certified NetWare Engineer Professional Association (CNEPA), a
- national non-profit organization that gives the growing number of
- Certified NetWare Engineers a forum to exchange technical information on
- managing Novell networks.
-
- "As NetWare's popularity grows, the CNEs who manage those networks have
- become critical personnel in many companies," said Carolyn Rose, Novell's
- director of education. "The CNEPA is intended to provide the structure
- for CNEs to exchange information, discuss problems and work together to
- arrive at solutions. This will have obvious and immediate benefits for
- all NetWare users, since the people responsible for keeping their
- networks up and running will have an important new way to access the
- collective wisdom of thousands of their peers across the country." CNEs
- are currently in touch electronically via NetWire, Novell's online
- information service, and through Novell's Technical Information Database
- (TIDB).
-
- "Novell also stands to gain by tapping into the experience of the CNEPA,"
- Rose added. "The association provides us with another vital link to our
- customer base and should be instrumental in helping us build products
- that respond to the evolving needs of our users."
-
- CNEPA is incorporated in Utah and has established local chapters in major
- cities throughout the United States. The association is governed by a
- five-member board of directors, four of whom represent types of major
- organizations that employ CNEs. These organizations include:
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- o Fortune 500 companies with 10 to 50 CNEs on staff
- o Smaller corporations with one to 10 CNEs
- o Certified NetWare Instructors working with Novell Authorized
- Education Centers (NAECs)
- o Network consulting firms
-
- The fifth seat is occupied by Novell's CNE program manager. Initially,
- directors will hold office for two years. As the organization matures,
- directors will serve single-year terms.
-
- The CNEPA will schedule frequent meetings at regional sites, as well as
- an annual conference for all members. It will also publish a monthly
- newsletter, sponsor seminars and participate in computer tradeshows.
- Additional plans call for developing an instructional tape library and
- establishing an independent database to consolidate the knowledge
- acquired by CNEs worldwide. Certified NetWare Engineers
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- CNEs are technical specialists certified by Novell to install and
- maintain NetWare networks. Novell established the CNE program in 1988 to
- assure customers that NetWare products are supported capably in the
- field. The eight core CNE requirement categories range from small
- systems administration to advanced data communications, and include
- extensive hands-on training.
-
- There are currently more than 3,200 CNEs worldwide, with another 100 per
- week gaining certification. Novell anticipates the need for an
- additional three to four thousand CNEs in the United States alone over
- the next year as U.S. resellers move to meet Novell's increased technical
- proficiency requirements. Novell resellers are stratified into three
- levels: Platinum, Gold and Authorized, with Platinums requiring the most
- in-house technical expertise because they sell Novell's most
- sophisticated products and serve complex systems environments. The
- stratification plan calls for Platinums to employ a minimum of two CNEs
- at each branch office, while Golds must have at least one at each site.
-
- Novell Inc. develops NetWare systems software products that manage and
- control the sharing of data across a variety of network computing
- environments, including computer departmental networks and business-wide
- information systems.
-
- CONTACT:
- Novell Inc., San Jose, Calif.
- Susan Lider, 408/473-8665
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