Major Technology Vendors Announce Directory Plans, Discuss NDS Support at
Novell's Global Partner Summit
SNOWBIRD, Utah, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry leaders gathered at
Novell's Global Partner Summit to support and discuss partnership strategies
for Novell Directory Services(R) (NDS(TM)). NDS is the world's leading
cross-platform directory technology for managing the complexity of today's
networks. This year's summit held here from Jan. 19 -- 20, 1999, focused on
the strategic value of partnering with Novell to utilize NDS in software
applications. The unprecedented attendance at the summit by CEOs and high
profile executives from around the world reflected industry momentum for NDS
and significant market opportunities presented by partnerships around Novell's
directory service.
The participants at this year's summit are comprised of global technology
partners and leading industry analysts. Over 200 partners including AT&T,
Cisco, Compaq, Dell, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Intel, Lucent Technologies, Nortel
Networks, Oracle and Sun Microsystems attended the summit. Discussion focused
on creating business opportunities around the management and security
infrastructure provided by NDS. Partners and analysts applauded Novell's
strategy to expand directory-enabled solutions that will span from enterprise
systems management to commerce services on the Internet.
"Novell continues to demonstrate leadership in deploying robust directory
services in the marketplace," said Clive Foreman, vice president and general
manager of the Bay Networks Network Management Division of Nortel Networks.
"This relationship presents us with a significant opportunity to combine
Optivity's lead in network, IP address and policy management with the
industry-leading directory. This combination will expedite the delivery of
true directory-enabled policy management solutions."
"The trend is toward increased deployment of directory-enabled networks by
businesses and this will be accompanied by increasing demand for
directory-enabled applications," said Bob Sakakeeney, vice president of
Aberdeen Group. "Novell is the leader in advancing industry attention to the
importance of the directory in network computing."
During today's keynote addresses, two major partners discussed plans to
expand NDS-integration into their products. David R. Carlucci, general manager
of IBM S/390 division announced general availability on Feb. 26, 1999, of
Novell Network Services for OS/390, which incorporates NDS. Karyn Mashima,
vice president of enterprise networks at Lucent Technologies, announced the
beta availability of NDS integrated into its QIP Enterprise 5.0 product line.
NDS-integration into Lucent's IP address management software expands the value
of directory solutions by enabling users to manage data on computer networks,
ensure the data remains secure, reduce costs of ownership and complexity
associated with multi-vendor environments.
"Our combined technologies will significantly streamline the time required
to implement and manage IP infrastructures," said Karyn Mashima. "NDS
integrated into our QIP 5.0 product will provide a unique 'fault-intolerant'
environment to improve the delivery of IP services to the network consumer."
"The momentum around NDS is evident by the opportunities industry leaders
are pursuing with Novell in providing directory-enabled solutions in an
e-commerce world," said Christopher Stone, senior vice president of strategy
and corporate development for Novell. "More and more companies recognize the
vital role the directory plays in managing information resources,
relationships, security and identity in the Internet-enterprise environment.
This is reflected in the increased customer demand we are seeing for NDS. We
currently have more than 40 million NDS users and this number will continue to
rise as partners develop more NDS solutions."
About Novell Directory Services
Novell's directory technology, NDS, is the world's leading directory
service. It is the unifying, cross-platform infrastructure for managing,
securing, accessing and developing to all major components of a network. NDS
supports more APIs, tools, standards and protocols than any other directory
service. The advanced functionality in NDS offers a strong development
foundation for delivering secure, manageable network applications. The
market-proven and powerful structure of NDS streamlines administrative tasks
to minimize management time and expense.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) is the leading provider of network software
enabled by directory services. Novell Internet solutions make networks more
manageable, secure and affordable for organizations of every kind and size.
Novell's worldwide channel, developer, education and technical support
programs are the most extensive in the network computing industry.
For information on Novell's complete range of products and services,
contact Novell's Customer Response Center at 888-321-4CRC (4272), or visit
Novell's Web site at http://www.novell.com. Press may access Novell
announcements and company information on the World Wide Web at
http://www.novell.com/pressroom.
NOTE: Novell, Novell Directory Services are registered trademarks and NDS
is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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