Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!rutgers!mcdchg!usenet From: brian@xlnvax.novell.com (Brian Meek) Newsgroups: comp.newprod Subject: Novell Announces NetWare v3.11 Message-ID: <57288@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com> Date: 25 Feb 91 18:28:33 GMT Sender: usenet@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com Followup-To: poster Lines: 183 Approved: usenet@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com NOVELL ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASE OF NETWARE 20, 100 AND 250-User Pricing Offered With Release of NetWare v3.11 BOSTON, Mass., NETWORLD -- February 11, 1991 -- Novell, Inc., developer of NetWare systems software products today announced NetWare v3.11, a new release of its network operating system product line for enterprise computing. NetWare v3.11 is based on a systems architecture for network computing services, Novell's Integrated Computing Architecture (NICA), which is designed to provide integration of heterogeneous desktops and other computing environments. By integrating heterogeneous computing environments, NetWare v3.11 allows DOS, Windows, Macintosh, OS/2 and UNIX computer users to transparently share information and resources. NetWare v3.11 allows any of these desktop computers to share file and print services and access information on IBM mainframes. NetWare v3.11 also supports the integration of NetWare networks into networking environments based on Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Open Systems Interconnection (OSI). Highlights of the NetWare v3.11 announcement are: -o- Enhanced client services for DOS, Windows, Macintosh, OS/2 and Network File System (NFS)-based UNIX desktops provide seamless integration with the NetWare environment. -o- Enhanced internetworking facilities, such as support of TCP/IP, the defacto standard protocol for multivendor internetworking, are included with the product. -o- NetWare v3.11 offers customers the ability to participate in a network environment based on the United States' Government OSI Profile (GOSIP), version 1.0. -o- Integrated support for IBM NetView allows network managers to monitor a NetWare server from a NetView management console. -o- Enhanced backup and restore options include support for all desktops and more than 50 third-party hardware backup devices. -o- New configuration options include 20- and 100-user versions in addition to the standard 250-user configuration. MULTICLIENT DESKTOP SUPPORT With NetWare v3.11, support for Macintosh and many UNIX workstations is now available through optional NetWare Loadable Modules (NLM) products: NetWare for Macintosh v3.0 and NetWare NFS v1.0. The NetWare v3.11 Universal File System provides full support for file systems based on DOS/Windows, OS/2 High-Performance File System (HPFS), Macintosh, NFS and File Transfer, Access and Management (FTAM). NetWare v3.11 enhanced client services for OS/2, Windows and DOS are as follows: -o- The NetWare Requester for OS/2 v1.3 adds support for diskless OS/2 workstations, OS/2 HPFS long-name and extended-attribute-aware utilities, increased Named Pipes connections (up to 255), faster SPX performance and a new Presentation Manager-based installation utility. -o- NetWare Windows 3.0 support has been enhanced to include Named Pipes support and the ability to switch between DOS network applications within the Windows environment. -o- NetWare DOS enhancements include the DOS Shell v3.02, which provides bug fixes and improved file caching, as well as new DOS ODI LAN drivers. INTERCONNECTIVITY THROUGH TCP/IP NetWare v3.11 includes TCP/IP, a defacto standard protocol for fast, reliable interconnectivity between heterogeneous computing environments. The TCP/IP transport support in NetWare v3.11 provides the following capabilities: -o- IP tunneling of IPX packets, which allows NetWare subnetworks to be joined across a TCP/IP internetwork. DOS, Windows and OS/2 NetWare clients can access NetWare servers across TCP/IP internetworks. -o- Routing of IP packets across Ethernet, Token-Ring and Arcnet LAN adapters configured in the server to support TCP/IP. This allows LAN WorkPlace and NFS workstations to access TCP/IP computer systems throughout a TCP/IP internetwork. -o- Support for multiple industry-standard application program interfaces (APIs), which allow developers to write TCP/IP-fluent NLM server applications. APIs supported include Berkeley 4.3 Socket Library, the AT&T UNIX System V Streams/TLI interface and the Sun Microsystems/NetWise Remote Procedure Call (RPC) interface. -o- Network management -- Novell's TCP/IP features an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent, allowing NetWare v3.11 TCP/IP protocols to be administered by any network monitoring device that employs SNMP with standard MIB support. A TCP/IP Console NLM is included to monitor and configure the TCP/IP protocol stack via SNMP. The same console application can be used to monitor and configure any other NetWare v3.11 server (or standard IP router) from the server console via SNMP. INTERCONNECTIVITY THROUGH OSI Through the optional NetWare FTAM v1.0, NetWare v3.11 can interoperate with OSI-based computing environments. This allows NetWare v3.11 to support GOSIP 1.0 requirements. NetWare FTAM also allows Map v3.0 and GOSIP clients to share NetWare printing services. NETVIEW READY NetWare v3.11 provides an Entry Point interface to IBM's NetView. SNA and NetView network-management-agent NLMs enable NetWare v3.11's built-in management services to send Token-Ring and Token-Ring/Logical Link Control (LLC) alerts, as defined by IBM, to the NetView management console. In addition, NetWare v3.11 supports NetView requests for maintenance statistics. These NetView alerts and commands can be sent to and from single- or multiple-ring networks via an SNA session established between NetWare v3.11 and the NetView host. ENHANCED BACKUP NetWare v3.11 includes a new backup/restore NLM utility, SBACKUP, which supports multiple-server backup and restore of the NetWare Universal File System, including all new name spaces (OS/2 HPFS, NFS and FTAM). New device drivers, developed for Novell by Cheyenne Software, Inc., are also included with NetWare v3.11, supporting more than 50 third-party hardware backup devices. An optional backup device driver kit adds support for more than 100 additional third-party devices for backup/restore support. TESTING AND CERTIFICATION Novell has done comprehensive testing to certify compatibility between NetWare v3.11 and many hardware and software products that can be integrated into the NetWare environment. More than 100 backup, LAN, server and disk subsystems for NetWare v3.11 have been tested and certified through Novell's Independent Manufacturer's Support Program (IMSP). In addition to IMSP testing, Novell conducted rigorous testing of a number of complete system configurations typically found in customer installations. This configuration testing, which includes servers, LAN adapters, disk subsystems, NLMs and application software, allows Novell to advise customers on the interoperability and reliability of specific systems solutions. PRICING, AVAILABILITY AND UPDATES NetWare v3.11 will be available in March 1991. Pricing in the United States and Canada is U.S. $3,495 for the 20-user version, U.S. $6,995 for the 100-user version and U.S. $12,495 for the 250-user version. Until September 30, 1991, registered NetWare v3.0 customers and NetWare v3.1 UpDate customers (purchased before the announcement) will be updated to NetWare v3.11 at no charge. Also, until September 30, 1991, other NetWare v3.1 customers who purchase NetWare for Macintosh v3.0, NetWare NFS v1.0, NetWare FTAM v1.0 or NetWare for SAA v1.0 will be provided one NetWare v3.11 configuration at no charge. All other customers may receive the new version of NetWare through Novell's NetWare UpGrade program. New Novell customers who purchase NetWare v3.1 between February 1, 1991 and April 30, 1991 may buy an update to NetWare v3.11 for $600 at the time of purchase. For pricing outside the United States and Canada, customers should contact their local Novell Authorized reseller. Novell, Inc., (NASDAQ:) NOVL) develops NetWare systems software products that manage and control the sharing of data across a variety of network computing environments, including computer workgroups, departmental networks and business-wide information systems. __ Brian Meek Novell, Inc. - 2180 Fortune Dr. San Jose, CA 95131 Internet Mail: brian@novell.COM Phone: (408) 473-8375 Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com