NetWare 6.5 to be available August 15 - NetWare 6.5 is a key steppingstone as customers prepare for future NetWare versions when all NetWare features will also run on Linux.
Capelle a/d IJssel, 23 juli 2003 - Novell today announced the August availability of Novell(R) NetWare(R) 6.5, advanced network services for business on the industry's most secure and reliable platform. A Novell Nterprise(TM) product, NetWare 6.5 includes business continuity, open source, Web application services and "virtual office" capabilities to reduce network costs and complexity while giving users around-the-clock access to the tools they need to be productive.
"The concerns of today's CIOs mirror those of yesterday's, but they are magnified by the increased complexity of datacenters and growing security concerns brought on by access granted to the network from inside and outside the organization," said Jack Messman, Novell chairman and CEO.
"Always hovering atop these concerns is the demand for cost reductions.
Enhancements in NetWare 6.5 were designed to meet these concerns head on, letting customers change for the better today while spending less and risking less, making them better able to attack and succeed in their own markets."
NetWare 6.5 provides business services that work with all types of networks, storage systems and client desktops. Novell recently announced the availability later this year of Novell Nterprise Linux Services, which extends many of the network services in NetWare 6.5 to Linux servers.
NetWare 6.5 is a key steppingstone as customers prepare for future NetWare versions when all NetWare features will also run on Linux.
Al Gillen, research director, System Software at IDC, said, "This release of NetWare is an integrated product that incorporates Web and application server technologies that are increasingly becoming a required element aboard modern operating systems, along with the traditional file and print NetWare services that customers have long relied upon. We see NetWare 6.5 as aligning the NetWare family with Novell's Nterprise Linux Services initiative, which together provide Novell customers with choice and flexibility."
NetWare 6.5 Capabilities and Benefits
- Business continuity: NetWare 6.5's ability to consolidate servers and systems into centralized, highly available storage-area networks (SANs) reduces hardware and management costs, while geographically separate business-continuance clusters provide failover capability to minimize business risks. Novell Nterprise Branch Office(TM) is included to simplify the management and protect the network resources of satellite offices.
Novell DirXML(R) Starter Pack is also included to synchronize user information and reconcile directories in mixed environments, thus streamlining administration and boosting network security.
- Open source: Apache, MySQL*, Perl, PHP and Tomcat in NetWare 6.5 provide the best of the open source world integrated with Novell's industry-leading directory, security and management products. Customers can confidently run thousands of open source solutions, fully supported and running on the industry's most scalable, reliable and secure platform.
- Web application services: All compatible J2EE* applications will now run on NetWare with the inclusion of the J2EE 1.3-certified Novell exteNd(TM) Application Server and development environment in NetWare 6.5. It also gives customers the ability to add secure Web services-based application development and secure identity management solutions with Novell exteNd and Novell Nsure(TM).
- Virtual Office: NetWare 6.5's Virtual Office makes a user's key business resources -- including files, e-mail, calendars and printers --available wherever that user is through a Web browser. Virtual teams can be easily created by users without IT staff help to organize projects and share information through real-time, browser-based collaboration with colleagues in any location.
Pricing and Availability
NetWare 6.5 will be available Aug. 15 through Novell Authorized
Resellers(SM) and solution providers. Upgrade pricing for NetWare 6.5 is available to current NetWare customers and those migrating from competitive products. Details can be found at http://www.novell.com/products/netware65/pricing.html.
Part of Novell Nterprise -- a set of services that improve communication, simplify and automate network management, and allow workers to be productive regardless of location, device or platform --NetWare integrates with existing networks of all types as one Net, empowering new services and maximizing current technology investments. For more information and to register for the Aug. 19-20 "Introduction to NetWare 6.5" Web seminar series, visit http://www.novell.com/netware.
About Novell
Novell Inc. is a leading provider of information solutions that deliver secure identity management (Novell Nsure(tm)), Web application development (Novell exteNd(tm)) and cross-platform networking services (Novell Nterprise(tm)), all supported by strategic consulting and professional services (Novell NgageSM). Novell's vision of one Net - a world without information boundaries - helps customers realize the value of their information securely and economically. For more information http://www.novell.com.
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