"Input from large organizations - like the military, defense contractors, automobile manufacturers, airlines, etc. - are responsible for Novell's decision to make NetWare Directory Services X.500-compliant. The ability to create and manage a network using a global directory structure is an absolute requirement for these organizations.
Here, the number of locations can vary from tens, to hundreds, to thousands, and many will be global in location. Some may have their own private long-haul networks, many will make use of private and public carriers to link their multiple locations.
Host connectivity is essential, since most large organizations began computing during the mainframe era. Most of them have continued to use that foundation as PCs, networks, and legacy systems have combined to create enterprise distributed systems. Invariably, such organizations want to be able to apply the systems design, management, and control disciplines they've developed for their mainframes and minis to their networks and PCs. By design, NetWare 4.1 offers the only networking platform available today to help them realize that goal.
When it comes to layout, a variety of platforms, networking topologies, operating systems, and long-haul communications are often incorporated within large organizations through mergers, acquisitions and growth. The number of servers and networks may be in the hundreds or thousands, and the number of users can, in some cases, top 100,000. Because these workers, especially salespeople, are always on the move, such organizations require ample remote access to their networks, and are already investigating wireless networking options. Because NetWare 4.1 supports enhanced mobile clients, works with NetWare Connect to provide remote access, and offers the broadest range of wireless networking options available for any NOS, NetWare fits these needs particularly well.
NetWare 4.1 has been designed to accommodate the changing needs of businesses as they grow or as they combine with other organizations, without changing platforms or relearning anything."
