Novell Announces NetWare Mobile

Provides Integrated Client Environment for Mobile Networking, Remote Access
to Network Data and Resources

OREM, Utah -- January 9, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced NetWare
Mobile, the first client software that enables mobile users to access
their NetWare networks, anywhere in the world, whether they are remotely
connected to the network or working offline. With NetWare Mobile, users
can transfer selected network data to mobile computers and then
automatically update and synchronize files when they reconnect to the
network. NetWare Mobile provides mobile users with their familiar view of
network files and resources, even when disconnected.

NetWare Mobile also offers a sophisticated dialer and graphical
configuration utilities that make it easy for mobile users to dial into
NetWare networks. In addition, NetWare Mobile provides advanced
administration utilities, including integration with NetWare Directory
Services (NDS), that make mobile network computing secure and manageable
for organizations of all sizes.

When used with NetWare Connect, Novell's scalable communications server for
secure remote access, customers have a comprehensive remote access and
mobile networking solution.

"For mobile users, connecting to the network while traveling has sometimes
been impractical," said Tom Steding, vice president and general manager of
Novell's Communications Infrastructure Division. "NetWare Mobile changes
all that by creating a virtual NetWare network on your portable computer.
Now our customers can work with their familiar network environments,
whether they are in a hotel room, in the middle of the desert, or in an
airliner at 30,000 feet."

NetWare Mobile has gained strong support from vendors of mobile products.
"Business people need to get access to their corporate data from wherever
they are. As they become more mobile, access to their network is a must,"
said Bengt Carlstrom, General Manager, Mobile Data Terminals at Ericsson
Mobile Communications AB. "Ericsson's broad line of wireless data products
with NetWare Mobile provide an easy, cost effective, flexible and powerful
reason for customers to deploy mobile networking solutions," he added.

The Mobile Opportunity

Today, more than 50 million computer users have access to NetWare LANs,
according to International Data Corporation (IDC). In a January 1995
survey by Giga Information Group, they estimate that out of a worldwide
workforce of 870 million, some 165 million can be classified as mobile
professionals. Further, Giga findings show that an increasing number of
these mobile professionals need to continue to be productive and have
access to corporate data no matter where they are.

True Data Mobility For Mobile Networking

With NetWare Mobile, mobile professionals can "take the network along" for
consistent access to NetWare resources, whether they are directly
connected to the LAN, remotely connected via dial-up, or not connected at
all. Providing mobile users with a consistent work environment can reduce
training and support costs.

Mobile users can work with their network files even in situations such as
on an airplane, when they are not physically connected to the network.
When the user reconnects to the network, mobile files are synchronized
with the network to keep all files up-to-date. To reduce remote connection
costs, NetWare Mobile updates only the parts of the files that have been
changed. NetWare Mobile also enables users to order print jobs while
offline by saving them in a deferred print queue. The print jobs are
stored in the queue until the user reconnects to the network and requests
the printing to an available printer at that location.

Sophisticated Location Management Makes Connecting Easy

NetWare Mobile includes graphical configuration utilities, or Location
Profiles, to help users store and manage network connections from
different locations, such as dialing conventions, connection media, and
calling card support. Location Profiles save customers time and effort,
eliminating the need to memorize connection details or reconfigure the
dialer every time. Selective driver loading saves memory, because only the
drivers needed for a specific location will be loaded upon startup. In
addition, NetWare Mobile's advanced dialer makes it easy for users to
initiate dial-up connections anywhere without having to know the dialing
convention for each area.

A Secure, Manageable Environment for Mobile Data

NetWare Mobile provides security features to protect the mobile network
from unauthorized access. Users must provide authentication information on
startup and are allowed only the access privileges they would normally
have from their desktop connections. Optional data encryption offers
additional security.

NetWare Mobile includes administration and management tools that make it
easy for network administrators to support and administer mobile users. A
snap-in module to the NetWare 4.1 NWAdmin tool allows administrators to
support mobile users and distribute configuration and file updates through
NetWare Directory Services (NDS). Administrators can create mobile file
groups--logically organized groups of commonly shared files--that users
can replicate in a single operation. They can also create preconfigured
remote access points to populate users' phone books, making it easier for
them to dial in.

Pricing and Availability

NetWare Mobile, due to ship within a month, is available in the following
license configurations: single-user for $129; 5-user for $495; 25- user
for $1,995 and 100-user for $6,995. The initial release of NetWare Mobile
supports NetWare 4.1 and 3.X networks as well as the Windows 3.1 client
operating system. Novell intends to support NetWare customers as they
migrate to other popular client operating systems, including Windows 95.

NetWare Mobile is a key component of Novell's strategy to enable the Smart
Global Network by extending networks beyond traditional PC LANs to connect
mobile computers and a broad range of intelligent devices.
 
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