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From: dho...@novell.com (Dirk W. Howard)
Subject: Novell Launches NetWare 4.0
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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 18:32:01 GMT
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NOVELL LAUNCHES NETWARE 4.0

     Washington, D.C.--March 10, 1993--Novell today announced 
NetWare 4.0, the company's next generation network operating system 
designed for global enterprise networks.  The product provides 
advanced network services to customers regardless of time, distance, 
location and network diversity.  NetWare 4.0 combines customers' multi-
server, multi-platform, multi-lingual networks into a single secure system 
that is easy to use, administer and manage. 

     "The networking industry has evolved to the point where customers 
are using networks as a reliable, high-performance, and cost-effective 
way of running their businesses," said Raymond J. Noorda, Novell's 
president and chief executive officer.  "NetWare 4.0 allows customers 
to comfortably take the next step in the networking evolution.  By 
maintaining our technical leadership and providing a high level of service, 
support and training, NetWare 4.0 will allow customers to accelerate their 
use of networks."

"We live in a global market place that requires the seamless access, 
integration and distribution of information needed to support our 
customers and manage our global risk exposure," said Craig Goldman, 
chief information officer for Chase Manhattan Bank.  "NetWare 4.0's 
directory service and multi-language support will allow us to remove 
the geographic and linguistic boundaries that exist today greatly 
simplifying the management and administration of our network."

New NetWare Functionality

One of NetWare's strengths, as proven by NetWare 3.11, is 
its ability to provide an integration platform that allows customers 
to connect their large heterogeneous computing environments into an 
enterprise network.  Additionally, Unix has played a key role in these 
enterprise systems as both a client and application server.  The 
NetWare environment integrates NetWare 3.11 and Unix with the advanced 
capabilities of NetWare 4.0 to provide a complete enterprise solution 
for customers.  The new NetWare 4.0 capabilities include: 

o    NetWare Directory Services (NDS) provides a single view of the 
     network and gives customers seamless, global access to all company 
     resources allowing them to reduce administrative costs and increase 
     productivity

o    New security and auditing capabilities that utilize public key 
     cryptography, provide a more secure environment for protecting vital 
     corporate data and ensure that security policies are maintained

o    Improvements in wide-area connectivity allow for faster response, 
     lower bandwidth utilization and greater productivity across the network

o    Improved management capabilities that give network managers more 
     information about the server for easier and more effective management

o    New graphical administration tools that enhance administrative 
     productivity

o    Multiple language support allowing customers to access and manage 
     the network using their native language

o    Additional Storage Management Service (SMS) target service agents 
     (TSAs) allow customers to backup DOS, Windows, and OS/2 clients, as 
     well as NetWare 3.11 and NetWare 4.0 servers.

o    Upgrade utilities that automate the transfer of information from 
     NetWare 2.x or 3.x binderies to  the NetWare 4.0 directory to greatly 
     reduce the cost and time needed to upgrade to NetWare 4.0

o    NetWare 4.0 can run in a non-dedicated mode on the OS/2 2.x 
     platform, giving customers the functionality of NetWare 4.0 in a multi-
     tasking environment*


Additional NetWare 4.0 Capabilities     

In addition to the new functionality in NetWare 4.0, Novell is 
working closely with third-party developers and its own product 
groups to provide added capabilities through NetWare Loadable Modules 
(NLMs).  NLMs will be available in two categories.  The first category 
are NetWare 3.11 NLMs that will be compatible with NetWare 4.0.  The 
second category of NLMs will take advantage of the new NetWare 4.0 
capabilities such as NetWare Directory Services.  Customers can expect 
to see products in both categories within 90 days after NetWare 4.0 
ships.

More Than a Product

NetWare 4.0 provides the functionality needed to make a boundless 
computing environment possible, however customers need more that just 
a new product.  Just as important are training, service, and support 
programs to help customers implement a successful network they can run 
their  businesses on.  

"Novell provides United Parcel Service with responsive and effective 
support, service and education," said Ralph Perez, project manager, 
Network Systems Programming Group at UPS. "Novell's commitment in 
this area keeps our NetWare-based mission critical applications up 
and running."

At the time NetWare 4.0 ships, Certified NetWare Instructors (trained 
through Novell Authorized Education Centers) will be ready to train 
users and administrators in three comprehensive courses.  These 
courses include a three-day update for experienced network 
administrators, a two-day workshop that will provide instruction and 
practice installing and configuring a NetWare 4.0 server, and a 
four-day network administrator course that gives system administrators 
all of the information necessary to successfully administer a 
NetWare 4.0 network.  Additionally, online documentation and 
computer-based training will be included with NetWare 4.0 to help 
familiarize customers with NetWare 4.0 features.

          Novell's commitment to quality service and support will 
continue with NetWare 4.0.  Novell works closely with hundreds of 
independent resellers and service providers to give them the necessary 
training and support tools to offer the primary means of quality 
support to customers.  

     For additional support, customers can take advantage of NetWire 
and NetWare Express, Novell's electronic service and support bulletin 
boards.  Customers can also receive support on a per incident or 
contract basis from Novell's technical support group which provides 
hotline support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

Pricing and Availability

     NetWare 4.0 will begin shipping March 31, 1993.  The product will 
be available in 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, 100-, 250-, 500-, and 1,000-user 
configurations.  NetWare 4.0 will initially be available in English 
with French, Italian, German and Spanish versions available shortly 
after the product ships.  In addition, Novell is working with Novell 
Japan to develop a Japanese version of NetWare 4.0 which will be 
announced later this year.  Novell Gold and Platinum resellers may 
sell all versions of the product.  Additionally, Novell Authorized 
resellers may sell versions of the product through and including
the 50-user configuration.  For pricing outside of the U.S., customers 
should contact their local Novell reseller.

     U.S. Suggested List Pricing   
  5-user    $1,395      10-user   $3,195          25-user   $4,695      
 50-user    $6,295     100-user   $8,795         250-user  $15,695        
500-user   $26,395   1,000-user  $47,995

Customers who are currently enrolled in the NetWare Update Program or who 
purchased NetWare under the Premium promotion will automatically receive 
NetWare 4.0 following the product's release.

     Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) is an operating systems software 
company, the developer of network services and specialized and general 
purpose operating system software products including NetWare, UnixWare 
and DR DOS.  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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*  NetWare 4.0 for OS/2 will be available as an add-on product shortly after 
   the release of NetWare 4.0.

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