SAN FRANCISCO, (RSA Conference), April 9 /PRNewswire/ --
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL), the leading provider of Net services software,
today announced a partnership with NEXOR, a provider of secure messaging and
directory solutions, to integrate X.500 directories, a common directory
standard for security, with Novell's industry leading NDS(R) eDirectory(TM)
network infrastructure. NEXOR will develop technology to connect X.500
directories to eDirectory using Novell's DirXML(TM) integration software,
allowing customers to leverage eDirectory to share and synchronize core
corporate data within the enterprise and across the network to eBusiness
partners. The new technology will solve a significant infrastructure challenge
in the government, military and financial services sectors, which use X.500
directories extensively for transaction security.
The technology developed through this partnership will allow eDirectory to
be fully interoperable with X.500 standard directories and to support the many
applications that rely on the X.500 standard protocols including DAP, DSP, and
DISP. By extending DirXML support to X.500 directories, Novell helps
organizations solve the costly and time-consuming problem of updating and
sharing data and information stored in their X.500 directories with other
applications, databases and directories, both within the enterprise and in
partner systems.
"While eDirectory has always been based on X.500 standards, support for
the native X.500 protocols has been missing," said Paul Smart, vice president
and general manager of Novell's Net Directory business. "We chose to partner
with NEXOR because their X.500 directory expertise allows us to draw on their
strength in order to bring a much needed product to market faster. Adding
support for these key protocols completes the X.500 standard support in
eDirectory allowing our customers to use the industry leading directory
service for their standards-based applications."
"Directory interoperability is essential to an organization's
implementation of critical security systems and services," said Ed Harrington,
vice president of business development for NEXOR. "Our partnership with Novell
provides their customers with the ability to interoperate with X.500 systems,
which are popular worldwide for the management and repository of X.509
security certificates. This opens up new markets for both NEXOR and Novell."
eDirectory Delivers Foundation for Security Services
Directories have long been the foundation for managing user identities and
devices across networks. They are increasingly becoming essential in eBusiness
for network management and security services, giving companies control over
who has access to what information, both within and outside the company.
Novell has led the directory market for the last nine years with eDirectory,
the industry's most reliable, scalable and secure directory service. It
remains the only directory on the market today that works across mixed Windows
NT*/2000, NetWare(R), Solaris*, Linux*, Tru64 UNIX* and IBM AIX* environments,
letting customers integrate their heterogeneous networks. For more information
about eDirectory please visit: http://www.novell.com/directoryservicesCD.
About DirXML
With intranets, extranets, and the Internet merging into a single, unified
network, one Net, businesses must expand, manage, and secure their systems to
meet the diversified needs of employees, partners and customers. DirXML
reduces the complexity, administrative burden and cost of managing a one Net
environment, providing a competitive advantage in eBusiness. DirXML's
award-winning data-sharing and synchronization service revolutionizes data
management within the enterprise and across the firewall by automatically
distributing new and updated information across every designated directory and
application on an enterprise network and business partner system. For more
information about DirXML, please visit http://www.novell.com/directoryservicesCD.
Pricing and Availability
The X.500 driver will complement the growing list of directory and
application drivers that are available from Novell. It is expected licenses
for the DirXML driver will be available to customers in Q4 at $10 U.S. per
user through Novell, channel and consulting systems integrator partners.
About NEXOR
Founded in 1990, NEXOR is an international software house with offices in
Nottingham, UK and Virginia, USA. NEXOR provides organizations with
sophisticated methods for managing and securing their electronic
communications. The company has a significant presence in military, federal
and financial markets where secure and reliable communications are imperative.
NEXOR's messaging and directory products combine an understanding of mission
critical messaging environments with a history of providing leading edge
technology. This industry and technical credibility is reflected in the
current range of products which are enhanced by comprehensive support,
consultancy and training services.
About Novell
Novell, Inc., is a leading provider of Net services software that delivers
services to secure and power all types of networks - the Internet, intranets,
and extranets; wired to wireless; corporate and public - across leading
operating systems. Novell's Net services software provides the foundation for
one Net -- a single global network that supports new applications and forms of
business. Worldwide channel, consulting, education and technical support
programs, along with strategic alliances, combine Novell(R) Net services
software with third-party products and services to form complete Net
solutions.
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/news/press/pressroom . In addition, detailed comparisons
between Novell products and competitive offerings from other vendors are
available on the Web at http://www.novell.com/competitive .
NOTE: Novell, NetWare and NDS are registered trademarks, and eDirectory
and DirXML are trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. *All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
SOURCE Novell, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Dawn Harris of Novell, Inc., 408-967-7712, or
daharris@novell.com; or Elizabeth Thomas of NEXOR,
44-115-952-0571, or liz.thomas@NEXOR.com
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