- Available Feb. 20, Novell Small Business Suite 6.5 will feature licenses for up to 100 users, doubling the previous limit
- Novell Small Business Suite Starter Pack programme continues to provide initial suite at no product cost through qualified resellers
WALTHAM, Mass. - Feb. 11, 2004 - Novell today announced the availability of Novell Small Business Suite 6.5, the latest version of Novell's complete networking solutions suite for small businesses. Novell Small Business Suite 6.5 includes full versions of Novell's award-winning networking and collaboration products, providing customers with big-business networking on small-business budgets.
Novell Small Business Suite 6.5 will feature licenses for up to 100 users, doubling the previous limit. It will also be part of the Novell Small Business Suite Starter Pack programme which allows qualified Novell resellers to deploy limited-license versions of the Novell Small Business Suite at no product cost to customers. The starter pack featuring version 6.5 will be available shortly after Novell Small Business Suite 6.5 ships.
"Small business owners need to be able to focus on running their businesses, and not worry excessively about their networks," said Chris Stone, Novell vice chairman - Office of the CEO. "The Novell Small Business Suite bundles 20 years of Novell technology innovation and experience with FORTUNE 500 companies and tailors it to the specific needs of small organisations while keeping all the networking clout of the giants. We make sure it will run with hundreds of line-of-business applications small businesses depend on, and we price it so practically everyone can take advantage. There's no other small business networking solution on the market that can match it."
Luisa Bordoni, IDC VP for Worldwide Vertical Markets said, "With more than
15 million small and medium-sized businesses in Western Europe trying to enhance productivity and competitiveness in their production or sub-supplier networks, there is a very important opportunity for networking solutions. In an increasingly globalised economy, European small and medium businesses need to have seamless and flexible network integration of their value chains and processes as a core requirement for their business success".
What's in Novell Small Business Suite 6.5 In addition to support for up to 100 users, the Novell Small Business Suite now features user licensing, meaning customers pay for a license for each user who logs into the network, but they are not charged for printers, other servers or other devices that access the software services of the Novell Small Business Suite. In addition, the suite includes simplified licensing and configuration wizards to make it easier for resellers to implement Novell networking solutions for customers.
The software in the suite includes:
- Novell NetWare 6.5 and its advanced network services on the industry's most secure and reliable platform, including two-node clustering and anytime/anywhere data and print access.
- Novell GroupWise 6.5 full-featured collaboration, including e-mail, junk mail handling, calendaring and instant messaging.
- Novell BorderManager 3.8 network security, including firewall and virtual private network (VPN).
- Novell ZENworks for Desktops 4 management services, including application management, hardware inventory and remote control.
- Novell Nterprise Branch Office 1.02 for providing complete network services to branch offices securely and inexpensively.
- Open source software including Apache Web server, Tomcat and MySQL* to provide full support for hosting Web services or running Web-based applications.
"With new features such as anti-spam control, enhanced security and the ability to build highly professional Intranet solutions, companies will find this solution very interesting," said Sándor Rusvay, General Manager of Based on it GmbH, a German Novell Business Partner. "By providing these enhancements to Novell Small Business Suite 6.5 and enabling support of up to a maximum of 100 clients it means that we can offer a "budget-friendly" solution to small and medium sized companies offering capabilities not yet realised in many large organisations."
Pricing and Availability
Novell Small Business Suite 6.5 will be available Feb. 20 through Novell channel partners for a suggested €530 per five new users or €283 per five upgrade users. Five server licenses are included at no additional cost.
Novell Small Business Suite is part of Novell Nterprise(tm), a set of offerings that improve communication, simplify and automate network management, and allow workers to be productive regardless of location, device or platform. For more information about the Novell Small Business Suite, visit http://www.novell.com/products/smallbiz. For details on the Novell Small Business Suite Starter Pack, see http://www.novell.com/products/smallbiz/nsbs_starterpack.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) is a leading provider of information solutions that deliver secure identity management (Novell Nsure), Web application development (Novell exteNd) and cross-platform networking services (Novell Nterprise), all supported by strategic consulting and professional services (Novell Ngage). Active in the open source community with its Ximian and SUSE LINUX brands, Novell provides a full range of Linux products and services for the enterprise, from the desktop to the server. Novell's vision of one Net - a world without information boundaries - helps customers realise the value of their information securely and economically.
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