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- NOVELL ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASE OF NETWARE
- 20-, 100- AND 250-User Pricing Offered With Release of NetWare v3.11
-
- BOSTON, Mass., NETWORLD -- February 11, 1991 -- Novell, Inc., developer of
- NetWare systems software products today announced NetWare v3.11, a new
- release of its network operating system product line for enterprise
- computing. NetWare v3.11 is based on a systems architecture for network
- computing services, Novell's Integrated Computing Architecture (NICA),
- which is designed to provide integration of heterogeneous desktops and
- other computing environments.
-
- By integrating heterogeneous computing environments, NetWare v3.11 allows
- DOS, Windows, Macintosh, OS/2 and UNIX computer users to transparently
- share information and resources. NetWare v3.11 allows any of these desktop
- computers to share file and print services and access information on IBM
- mainframes. NetWare v3.11 also supports the integration of NetWare
- networks into networking environments based on Transmission Control
- Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Open Systems Interconnection
- (OSI).
-
- Highlights of the NetWare v3.11 announcement are:
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- o Enhanced client services for DOS, Windows, Macintosh, OS/2 and Network
- File System (NFS)-based UNIX desktops provide seamless integration
- with the NetWare environment.
-
- o Enhanced internetworking facilities, such as support of TCP/IP, the
- defacto standard protocol for multivendor internetworking, are
- included with the product.
-
- o NetWare v3.11 offers customers the ability to participate in a network
- environment based on the United States' Government OSI Profile
- (GOSIP), version 1.0.
-
- o Integrated support for IBM NetView allows network managers to monitor
- a NetWare server from a NetView management console.
-
- o Enhanced backup and restore options include support for all desktops
- and more than 50 third-party hardware backup devices.
-
- o New configuration options include 20- and 100-user versions in
- addition to the standard 250-user configuration.
-
- Multiclient Desktop Support
-
- With NetWare v3.11, support for Macintosh and many UNIX workstations is now
- available through optional NetWare Loadable Modules (NLM) products:
- NetWare for Macintosh v3.0 and NetWare NFS v1.0. The NetWare v3.11
- Universal File System provides full support for file systems based on
- DOS/Windows, OS/2 High-Performance File System (HPFS), Macintosh, NFS and
- File Transfer, Access and Management (FTAM).
-
- NetWare v3.11 enhanced client services for OS/2, Windows and DOS are as
- follows:
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- o The NetWare Requester for OS/2 v1.3 adds support for diskless OS/2
- workstations, OS/2 HPFS long-name and extended-attribute-aware
- utilities, increased Named Pipes connections (up to 255), faster SPX
- performance and a new Presentation Manager-based installation utility.
-
- o NetWare Windows 3.0 support has been enhanced to include Named Pipes
- support and the ability to switch between DOS network applications
- within the Windows environment.
-
- o NetWare DOS enhancements include the DOS Shell v3.02, which provides
- bug fixes and improved file caching, as well as new DOS ODI LAN
- drivers.
-
- Interconnectivity Through TCP/IP
-
- NetWare v3.11 includes TCP/IP, a defacto standard protocol for fast,
- reliable interconnectivity between heterogeneous computing environments.
- The TCP/IP transport support in NetWare v3.11 provides the following
- capabilities:
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- o IP tunneling of IPX packets, which allows NetWare subnetworks to be
- joined across a TCP/IP internetwork. DOS, Windows and OS/2 NetWare
- clients can access NetWare servers across TCP/IP internetworks.
-
- o Routing of IP packets across Ethernet, Token-Ring and Arcnet LAN
- adapters configured in the server to support TCP/IP. This allows LAN
- WorkPlace and NetWare NFS workstations to access TCP/IP computer
- systems throughout a TCP/IP internetwork.
-
- o Support for multiple industry-standard application program interfaces
- (APIs), which allow developers to write TCP/IP-fluent NLM server
- applications. APIs supported include Berkeley 4.3 Socket Library, the
- AT&T UNIX System V Streams/TLI interface and the Sun
- Microsystems/NetWise Remote Procedure Call (RPC) interface.
-
- Interconnectivity Through OSI
-
- Through the optional NetWare FTAM v1.0, NetWare v3.11 can interoperate with
- OSI- based computing environments. This allows NetWare v3.11 to support
- GOSIP 1.0 requirements. NetWare FTAM also allows Map v3.0 and GOSIP
- clients to share NetWare printing services.
-
- NetView Ready
-
- NetWare v3.11 provides an Entry Point interface to IBM's NetView. SNA and
- NetView network-management-agent NLMs enable NetWare v3.11's built-in
- management services to send Token-Ring and Token-Ring/Logical Link Control
- (LLC) alerts, as defined by IBM, to the NetView management console. In
- addition, NetWare v3.11 supports NetView requests for maintenance
- statistics. These NetView alerts and commands can be sent to and from
- single- or multiple-ring networks via an SNA session established between
- NetWare v3.11 and the NetView host.
-
- Enhanced Backup
-
- NetWare v3.11 includes a new backup/restore NLM utility, SBACKUP, which
- supports multiple-server backup and restore of the NetWare Universal File
- System, including all new name spaces (OS/2 HPFS, NFS and FTAM). New
- device drivers, developed for Novell by Cheyenne Software, Inc., are also
- included with NetWare v3.11, supporting more than 50 third-party hardware
- backup devices. An optional backup device driver kit adds support for more
- than 100 additional third-party devices for backup/restore support.
-
- Testing and Certification
-
- Novell has done comprehensive testing to certify compatibility between
- NetWare v3.11 and many hardware and software products that can be
- integrated into the NetWare environment. More than 100 backup, LAN, server
- and disk subsystems for NetWare v3.11 have been tested and certified
- through Novell's Independent Manufacturer's Support Program (IMSP).
-
- In addition to IMSP testing, Novell conducted rigorous testing of a number
- of complete system configurations typically found in customer
- installations. This configuration testing, which includes servers, LAN
- adapters, disk subsystems, NLMs and application software, allows Novell to
- advise customers on the interoperability and reliability of specific
- systems solutions.
-
- Pricing, Availability and Updates
-
- NetWare v3.11 will be available in March 1991. Pricing in the United
- States and Canada is U.S. $3,495 for the 20-user version, U.S. $6,995 for
- the 100-user version and U.S. $12,495 for the 250-user version.
-
- Until September 30, 1991, registered NetWare v3.0 customers and NetWare
- v3.1 UpDate customers (purchased before the announcement) will be updated
- to NetWare v3.11 at no charge. Also, until September 30, 1991, other
- NetWare v3.1 customers who purchase NetWare for Macintosh v3.0, NetWare NFS
- v1.0, NetWare FTAM v1.0 or NetWare for SAA v1.0 will be provided one
- NetWare v3.11 configuration at no charge. All other customers may receive
- the new version of NetWare through Novell's NetWare UpGrade program.
-
- New Novell customers who purchase NetWare v3.1 between February 1, 1991 and
- April 30, 1991 may buy an update to NetWare v3.11 for $600 at the time of
- purchase.
-
- For pricing outside the United States and Canada, customers should contact
- their local Novell Authorized reseller.
-
- Novell, Inc., (NASDAQ: NOVL) develops NetWare systems software products
- that manage and control the sharing of data across a variety of network
- computing environments, including computer workgroups, departmental
- networks and business-wide information systems.
-
- Contact:
-
- Kelli Christensen
- Novell, Inc.
- 801/429-5933
-