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- Novell Announces First Multi-Protocol Router on NetWare Platform
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- Novell Software Allows User to Build Low-Cost Platform Independent Routers
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- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Jan. 28, 1992 -- Novell today announced the release of
- NetWare Multi-Protocol Router v1.0, providing customers with a low-cost,
- hardware independent, standalone router solution built on off-the-shelf PC
- platforms.
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- "By providing a non-proprietary, hardware independent, software-based routing
- product, Novell is helping customers expand their networks using software and
- hardware they understand," said Navin Jain, vice-president and general manager
- of Novell's Internetworking Products Division. A router is a device used to
- interconnect two networks within a local area or across wide area links.
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- "This solution allows customers the flexibility they need when building large
- networks," says Jain. For small networks, Novell routing software can be used
- on low-cost PC systems. For large networks with high performance applications,
- Novell routing software can be used on the latest high performance computer
- systems available.
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- An advantage of going with a software-based router product is the ability to
- quickly and easily maintain and upgrade routers. Because Novell's routers have
- been implemented as NLMs, the router software is "hot-swapable". Customers can
- remotely add new NLM routing capability without bringing down or disrupting
- other protocols. When customers need higher performance, the router software
- can be removed from the old PC system and reinstalled on a new, higher
- performance platform. The old hardware can then be converted to a desktop
- computer. "That means customer preserve their investment in both hardware and
- software as their networks grow," says Jain.
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- Novell's Multi-Protocol Routers support IPX, IP and AppleTalk on Ethernet,
- Token Ring, LocalTalk and ARCnet. The new routers also work with Novell's
- Link/TI and Link/64 products for high speed wide area connectivity.
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- The Multi-Protocol Routers v1.0 are based on NetWare Runtime, which was also
- announced today. With the introduction of Novell's standalone routers and
- NetWare Hub Services, another Novell product announced today, users intergrate
- their router services with hub services to build a powerful, intergrated
- connectivity server.
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- Intel Sees Development Opportunity in Novell's Software-based Routers
- "Novell's router software provides an excellent way to enhance the role of the
- PC and PC networks for company-wide computing," says James Flach, co-general
- manager of Intel's PC Enhancement Division. "The Router opens up exciting
- possibilities for product development at Intel."
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- Improved Price/Performance and Ease-of-Use, say Compaq and Microdyne
- "With Novell's routing software on Compaq's System Pro family, our customers
- will be able to choose the price/performance ratio that is just right for
- their needs," says Ronnie Ward, Director of Novell Systems at Compaq.
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- "Novell is again leading the way in the networking marketplace by offering
- server-based routers," says Phil Cunningham, President of Microdyne. "We're
- going to offer pre-configured affordable systems which will follow our plug
- and play' product strategy. Customers will be up and running within minutes of
- opening the box."
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- Pricing and Availability
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- Novell's NetWare Multi-Protocol Routers will be available through Novell
- authorized Gold and Platinum resellers beginning late February. The product
- will list for US$995. Pricing applies in the United States and Canada only.
- For pricing outside the United States and Canada, customers should contact
- their local Novell Authorized reseller.
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- Novell, Inc., (NASDAQ: NOVL) is an operating system software company, the
- developer of network services, specialized and general purpose operating
- system software products including NetWare, 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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