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- NOVELL INTRODUCES NETWARE NFS
- Transparent NetWare Integration for UNIX Systems
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- BOSTON, Mass., NETWORLD -- February 11, 1991 -- Novell, Inc., developer of
- NetWare systems software products, today introduced NetWare NFS, a new
- service for the NetWare v3.11 network operating system that gives UNIX
- users transparent integration with NetWare file systems and resources.
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- NetWare NFS, Novell's implementation of Sun Microsystems' Network File
- System standard, is a set of NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs) that allows
- NetWare v3.11 to provide native file and print services for UNIX clients.
- It also lets clients share NetWare files and resources with DOS, Macintosh,
- OS/2 and Windows clients. NetWare NFS requires no additional client
- software and runs as a service on the TCP/IP protocol stack provided in the
- NetWare v3.11 server.
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- "Desktop capabilities are evolving, and many users are opting for the
- performance and functionality of today's UNIX workstations. As a result,
- network managers need a networking architecture that supports freedom of
- choice among desktop systems," said Bob Davis, director of product
- marketing at Novell's San Jose development center. "Only NetWare is
- capable of supporting all popular desktop computing environments and
- integrating them into an efficient information system while preserving
- their native interfaces. Now, with NetWare NFS, UNIX users join DOS,
- Windows, OS/2 and Macintosh users as peers within the NetWare environment."
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- NetWare NFS provides the following services:
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- o Transparent integration of UNIX workstations into the NetWare
- environment -- UNIX users access NetWare services through their
- familiar command set, while other NetWare clients view UNIX files from
- the perspective of their native file systems. UNIX clients attach to
- NetWare servers via the UNIX "mount" command, view the NetWare file
- system as an extension of the distributed UNIX file systems, access
- NetWare print queues through the UNIX "lpr" command and transfer files
- to and from the server via FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
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- o Integration of UNIX host systems with NetWare workgroups -- By linking
- large, multi-user UNIX systems to NetWare via NetWare NFS, network
- managers can create paths that allow UNIX users to access NetWare
- files and resources, providing a cost-effective connectivity solution
- between UNIX host systems and the NetWare environment.
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- o High-performance NFS file server functionality -- By using NetWare NFS
- as a UNIX workgroup file server, users benefit from traditional
- NetWare strengths such as fault tolerance, security and resource
- management. NetWare NFS, running on standard platforms, provides a
- cost-effective means to bring high-end NFS server performance and
- functionality to UNIX users.
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- About NFS
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- NFS, developed and licensed by Sun Microsystems, Inc., is the de facto
- standard distributed file system for the UNIX community. It uses the
- TCP/IP protocol suite as the vehicle to move information across the
- network. More than 150 vendors, including most major computer
- manufacturers, license Sun's NFS technology.
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- Pricing and Availability
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- In the United States and Canada, NetWare NFS lists for U.S. $4995 and will
- be available in April 1991 from all Novell Platinum resellers and qualified
- Novell Gold resellers.
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- For pricing outside the United States and Canada, customers should contact
- their local Novell Authorized reseller.
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- 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.
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- Contact:
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- Kelli Christensen
- Novell, Inc.
- 801/429-5933
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- NFS is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
-