"Novell leads the computing industry with proven networking solutions for businesses of all sizes. Since NetWare's introduction in 1983, Novell's commitment to providing networking solutions remains unchanged. As new networking technologies and applications are introduced, NetWare continues to improve.
Other vendors come and go on the network operating system (NOS) scene. Many claim to have the latest and greatest networking technologies. But so far, no other NOS has shown NetWare's staying power.
Networks and businesses of all sizes will benefit by moving to NetWare 4.1. It lowers the cost of network ownership by providing tools that significantly increase user and operator productivity. NetWare 4.1 protects existing investments by more than doubling disk capacity and adding multiple network services for hundreds, even thousands, of users per server. NetWare 4.1 is also easy to migrate to, use and administer. Its graphical interfaces greatly simplify network access and use, it offers full backward compatibility with NetWare 3, including common administration tools, and it supports multiple migration options for easy, staged network upgrades. NetWare 4.1 also provides complete freedom to use your current heterogeneous client hardware platforms.
In addition, NetWare 4.1 provides unmatched scalability. Today users want connectivity to internetworks of all kinds, and everyone wants their networks and organizations to grow. NetWare 4.1 grows with you and helps you get connected to the resources and services you need. NetWare 4.1 provides the seven vital services today's network customers demand: file, print, global directory, comprehensive network security, integrated messaging, multiprotocol routing, and management. NetWare 4.1, with its built-in capabilities and numerous add-on options from Novell and third parties, offers the most complete and established networking infrastructure in the industry.
This evaluation guide explains the operation and capabilities of Novell's latest release of this industry standard network operating system - NetWare 4.1- and provides information you need to evaluate and compare other network operating systems against NetWare 4.1. This document provides a rationale for evaluating network operating systems in general, while demonstrating why and how NetWare 4.1 is the only network operating system ready for tomorrow, available today.
Sincerely,
Toby Corey,
Vice President Marketing, NetWare Products Division,
