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From: Michael_Dona...@Novell.COM (Donahue, Michael)
Subject: PR-Unified UNIX Operating Syste
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Organization: Novell, Inc.
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1993 17:48:03 GMT
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Novell Moves to Mainstream Unified UNIX Operating System Standardizing
Source Code on UnixWare
NetWare and UnixWare Matched as System Components for Rightsizing
September 21, 1993, NEW YORK -- Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) today
detailed moves
it is taking to bring PC market economies to the UNIX system marketplace
in response to rapidly changing customer needs for rightsized business
computing systems. Novell intends to expand the established UNIX systems
market by enabling computer users in large organizations to rely on a
unified UNIX standard for integrating advanced applications and services
with the desktop systems they already use.
Novell is accelerating integration between the UNIX system and its
NetWare network computing software. This is being done with UnixWare,
Novell's
own UNIX system product, but it is also being incorporated in the UNIX
system source code available under license from Novell to other computer
industry vendors. Current releases of UnixWare already provide for
common file system and communications services that extend from the
NetWare environment.
Follow-on product releases in 1994, will provide common network
management, common system directories, and other features to enable
NetWare and Unix system offerings to be seamlessly integrated matched
system software components.
In a significant change from past UNIX system source code licensing
practices, beginning in the fourth quarter of 1993, UNIX source code from
Novell will be provided as a complete ready-to-ship product identical to
Novell's UnixWare. Original equipment manufacturer partners will not be
required, as they were before, to make redundant R&D investments and
spend valuable engineering resources to create finished UNIX system
products.
Customers are driving the industry toward a fully unified UNIX system as
a single open standard, based on one specification. Novell is acting as
a catalyst to help bring this about, and momentum is building to reach
this objective with the early September agreement between the X/Open
standards group, the UNIX system community and Novell on a comprehensive
specification to enable applications to be portable between UNIX-based
operating systems. UnixWare, and source code from Novell for UNIX
systems, will be 100 percent compatible with the X/Open standards.
"Novell bought the UNIX system to lead the industry in unifying it, while
increasing its openness and strengthening its value to customers through
volume distribution," said Raymond J. Noorda president, chairman and
chief executive officer of Novell. "Our business objective is to extend
the
value of the UNIX system to the tens of millions of industry standard
computers shipped with Intel processors."
Extending the success of the UNIX system through high-volume distribution
will broaden its market foundation. Customers will benefit from
increasing multi-vendor computer choices and corresponding growth in the
availability
of commercial applications that take advantage of the capabilities of the
advanced 32-bit UNIX operating system.
Novell's strategy is to provide core system software components to
support rightsizing. Rightsizing is redefining the IT industry as
customers
optimize the cost and performance of their IT systems through
multi-vendor solutions. Increasingly, customers are relying on UNIX
system solutions in moving applications from larger systems to
distributed network computing environments - downsizing. The UNIX
system is already the primary
platform for applications that run on mid-range and larger systems. In
addition, they are upsizing their desktop systems by relying on NetWare
for delivering system services such as security and network management
traditionally maintained by larger systems.
"With UnixWare alongside NetWare, Novell is at the convergence of change
that is shaping the way customers re-deploy their IT systems as
rightsized systems," said Kanwal S. Rekhi, executive vice president
Corporate
Technology and general manager UNIX Systems Group. "Customers moving
from customized large systems to industry standard hardware are rapidly
transforming the IT industry into a component business. Novell is
delivering UnixWare, NetWare and families of associated products as
matched systems components to deliver computer users the rightsizing
platform of choice."
Since expanding its UNIX system effort with AT&T in 1991, Novell's
UnixWare and NetWare product development directions have had a common
objective of responding to the customer requirement for a single network
computing environment that supports multi-vendor IT solutions.
NetWare and UnixWare are both open standards available to vendors at
every level of the computing industry as source code, and on a product
license basis. Through partnerships with other systems vendors, Novell
intends to ensure the success of UnixWare on servers. In addition to
Novell providing UnixWare for computers using the Intel architecture, the
company will work with industry partners to make UnixWare available on
market leading RISC-based
processors. Novell has already taken this step with its NetWare system
software which will be available to run on the Hewlett Packard PA-RISC,
Sun Microsystems SPARC, and Digital Equipment Alpha processors in 1994.
According to an InfoCorp study released in June 1993, more than 55
million information system users worldwide already rely on UNIX-based
operating systems. UNIX systems are the primary delivery platform for
applications from mid-range and larger systems. NetWare provides the
primary system software for computer networks with more than 35 million
users connected to NetWare network computing environments.
In June 1993, Novell acquired UNIX Systems Laboratories from AT&T, and
with it, ownership of UNIX system technology and the rights to the
trademark UNIX. Novell, Inc. is an information system software company,
developer of network services, specialized and general purpose operating
system products, and application programming tools. Novell's NetWare,
UnixWare and AppWare families of products provide matched system
components for rightsized information systems within multi-vendor network
computing environments.
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From: Michael_Dona...@Novell.COM (Donahue, Michael)
Subject: PR-Compaq and Novell Join Force
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1993 17:47:35 GMT
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Compaq and Novell Join Forces to Advance, Simplify Enterprise Networking
"Enterprise Computing Partnership" to Redefine Customer Ease-of-Ownership
and Network Integration
HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 1993 -- In an innovative move to redefine
"ease-of-ownership," Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) and Novell,
Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) have signed a formal agreement to make it easier for
customers to migrate business-critical applications to PC servers,
simplify the operation and maintenance of networks, and speed the
development and availability of NetWare for Compaq multiprocessing (MP)
servers.
The agreement, called the Enterprise Computing Partnership, defines a
broad set of coordinated activities including the implementation of joint
marketing and sales programs, the design of integrated hardware and
software platforms, the development of industry-wide network testing
standards and procedures, and extensive support and service programs.
"This partnership represents a shared vision and commitment between
Compaq and Novell to make enterprise networking easier for our
customers," said Raymond J. Noorda, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Novell.
"Through Novell's existing partnership with Compaq, we've addressed some
of our customers' needs for better network management and easier, more
reliable server installation.
Our new partnership lets us expand those efforts, allowing us to provide
the direction, the products, and the support that our enterprise
customers require."
"We know that networking applications are mission critical for our
customers -- 70 percent of our customers have told us so. At the same
time, our customers tell us that the costs associated with the operation
and management of those server environments are substantial -- as high as
85 percent, " said Eckhard Pfeiffer, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Compaq Computer Corporation. "This agreement addresses our
customers' critical ease-of-ownership issues by going beyond the
framework of traditional inter-company relationships."
"Compaq and Novell are deeply committed to solving these problems and are
allocating significant people and dollar resources in order to cross
train our sales forces. Knowledgeable sales teams will be able to
jointly recommend dependable and proven enterprise-wide solutions based
on Compaq/Novell platforms, " added Pfeiffer.
Compaq servers command a 28 percent marketshare in the dealer channel
year-to-date, through the first seven months of 1993, according to
Storeboard. In addition, 61 percent of network nodes worldwide run
under Novell NetWare, according to IDC.
"This partnership not only legitimizes this platform, but will also serve
to strengthen our shared leadership in this market," added Pfeiffer.
Key Cooperative Areas
As a result of the Enterprise Computing Partnership, the following key
areas will be addressed: Simplified Selection, Installation and Operation
of PC Networks
_ Both partners will work together to simplify and expedite the
selection of networks for their mutual customers by sharing technical
support information, coordinating pre-sales activities, conducting joint
seminars, and making joint presentations and recommendations. The
companies will
work together to develop, integrate and test Compaq/Novell platforms
based
on industry standards. This will enable customers to implement
enterprise-wide solutions and satisfy their requirements more quickly and
efficiently.
_ Work is in progress, and will continue, to simplify and increase the
reliability of network management through enhancements to Compaq Insight
Manager.
_ In addition, the companies are working on more reliable and
optimized ways to install NetWare. Using Compaq SmartStart -- an
intelligent CD-ROM based installation process -- will make server
installation easier and
lower overall operational costs in network environments.
New Product Development and Optimization
_ The partners will develop a fully integrated NetWare operating
system
to run on multiprocessing (MP) Compaq systems that provides levels of
performance not previously supported by NetWare- only environments,
enabling customers to migrate more advanced business critical
applications. This product is scheduled for demonstration by the end of
the year and is expected to be available second half of 1994.
_ Compaq and Novell will co-develop integrated hardware and software
solutions to address emerging customer needs in downsizing and
departmental and branch office computing, and applications. These
"diagonal"
application platforms will consist of optimized and integrated Compaq
servers, NetWare, and database and groupware applications for customers
to develop or run advanced software in departmental or workgroup
settings.
_ Together Compaq and Novell will offer other fully optimized and
integrated software, such as UnixWare, which addresses a broader range of
enterprise-wide computing requirements and supports robust UNIX-based
applications in NetWare environments.
Expanded Resources
_ Compaq and Novell will expand dedicated resources to manage and
implement all activities of the Partnership, including pre-certification
of integrated platforms and field sales cross- training. Joint sales
training is planned for the 4th quarter of this year.
Company Backgrounds
Compaq Computer Corporation is a world leader in the manufacture of
servers, desktop, portable, and notebook personal computers, and network
laser printers. Founded in 1982, the Company reported 1992 worldwide
revenues of $4.1 billion. COMPAQ products are sold and supported in more
than 100 countries through a network of more than 14,500 Compaq marketing
partners. Compaq also sells directly to customers through COMPAQ
DirectPlus at 1-800-888-5858.
Compaq offers a broad range of service and support programs, including
free technical support through the Customer Support Center, product
warranties, and product information on CD-ROM. Taking a leadership role
in protecting the environment, Compaq has eliminated CFCs from its
worldwide manufacturing operations and undertakes ongoing environmental
programs, including energy efficiency, recycling, design for environment,
waste reduction and environmental auditing.
Novell, Inc. is the computer networking company, developer of network
services, and specialized and general purpose operating system products
including NetWare, UnixWare and Novell DOS. Novell's NetWare network
computing products manage and control the sharing of services, data and
applications among computer workgroups, departmental networks and across
enterprise-wide information systems.
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trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation. Direct Plus is a service mark
of Compaq Computer Corporation. Product names mentioned herein may be
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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