Novell and Intel Announce and Ship ManageWise 2.0 -- Major New Release of
Market Segment Leader

First Solution to Unify NetWare Administration and Management Capabilities

DALLAS, Texas -- Enterprise Management Summit -- October 23, 1995- -Novell
Inc. and Intel Corp. today announced first customer shipments of
ManageWise 2.0, a new release of the leading integrated server, desktop
and infrastructure management solution for all Novell networks. ManageWise
2.0 provides the first true integration of network and systems management
for PC LANs, allowing managers to move seamlessly between Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) management and NetWare Directory Services (NDS)
administration of the network.

ManageWise 2.0 builds on Novell's strategy of providing management as a
network service, integrating its capabilities into the network rather than
a centralized system. It takes advantage of network processing power,
reduces network traffic and provides shared access to management
information. ManageWise now distributes network trending, thresholding and
critical device monitoring. In addition, ManageWise 2.0 is the first
management solution to employ the power of NDS as a security framework for
SNMP management, enabling IS personnel to authenticate managers on the
network and govern their access to management functions.

With one of the most extensive SNMP agents ever developed, ManageWise 2.0
enables NetWare servers to be managed from any SNMP-based management
console. ManageWise also makes its network mapping and analysis services
available to other consoles, enhancing their ability to oversee the LAN.
These capabilities enable enterprise and departmental managers to share
information while working cooperatively to solve network problems.

ManageWise 2.0 is also the first product optimized for management
outsourcing, enabling remote site management over dial-up links and
Novell's NetWare Connect Services. Using ManageWise, network resellers can
extend their service businesses by offering enterprise-class service to
smaller networks while minimizing on-site visits. "As networks increase in
scope and complexity, and eventually merge into the Smart Global Network,
management services will become increasingly critical to the seamless and
reliable exchange of information," said Prem Uppaluru, vice president and
general manager of Novell's Management Products Division. "ManageWise 2.0
is what users need to solve problems today and provides the extensible
framework necessary to manage the network of the future."

"ManageWise is offering solid PC LAN management value," said John
McConnell, president of Colorado-based McConnell Consulting. "The focus on
function rather than tools will pay off with simpler management processes
and the innovations for outsourcing will also be very valuable for
managing remote offices."

Enhanced end to end management of Novell environments

ManageWise 2.0 extends the concept of end to end management pioneered in
the previous version by integrating the administrative power of NDS,
giving users the first management solution to address all management and
administrative functions from a single system. This allows managers to
move from monitoring to diagnosing to fixing the problem within a single
integrated tool set, letting them focus on the problem at hand rather than
on the tools required. ManageWise integrated capabilities include
modifying user accounts, reallocating disk space and prioritizing jobs in
print queues.

ManageWise 2.0 adds extensive network and server trending capabilities,
merging capacity tracking and planning functions into the overall
management solution. Network managers can review a complete history of
network and server performance for periods of up to two years. This allows
them to plan for capacity changes as networks grow and usage increases. In
addition to NetWare 3.12 and NetWare 4.1, ManageWise 2.0 now supports
NetWare SFT III, NetWare SMP and NetWare IP, letting users manage even the
most mission-critical and processor-intensive Novell environments.

"We needed a product that could manage the network as an interrelated
system", said Clem Bowen, system programmer of Buck Consultants, a benefit
consulting firm with headquarters in New York. "With ManageWise 2.0, we
are able to get an end to end look at servers and desktops, as well as to
use it as an integrating point to manage infrastructure devices like hubs,
printers and routers. ManageWise is saving us time and money."

Distributed management services for dynamic computing environments

As part of Novell's strategy of providing integrated network services,
ManageWise 2.0 distributes management intelligence across the network,
eliminating the need for continuous polling, allowing it to scale to
accommodate any size network and providing shared access to management
information.

For the first time, ManageWise gives users the option to use the NDS
security framework to authenticate managers and control access to SNMP
management functions. This lets network managers use existing
authentication procedures to govern access to sensitive management
information, just as they use NDS to assign rights to other network
services.

In another unique capability, ManageWise incorporates a distributed
critical device monitoring service that eliminates the need for continuous
polling. If ManageWise detects a critical device failure, it alerts the
console to the error and gives operators the opportunity to take
corrective action before the situation worsens. This service reduces
network traffic, improves scalability and eliminates the "alarm storms"
that usually accompany failure of a critical device, such as a router.

The network and server trending capabilities of ManageWise are also
implemented as a distributed service and do not require polling.

These new services complement existing ManageWise services, including
network mapping and inventory, virus protection, desktop management and
network analysis.

NetWare management from enterprise consoles

ManageWise furthers Novell's commitment to industry standards with the
addition of a pure SNMP server agent, featuring one of the most extensive
SNMP MIBs (Management Information Bases) ever created. As a result,
NetWare servers are now manageable from all SNMP-based consoles. This
allows multiple IS personnel, each using their management console of
choice, to cooperate on problem solving, performance tuning and growth
planning. In a related announcement, enterprise console vendors including
IBM, SunSoft and Hewlett-Packard expressed support for ManageWise extended
capabilities. Please see accompanying news release on enterprise console
support for ManageWise 2.0.

Enterprise-class service through management outsourcing

For smaller companies or branch offices without on-site expertise,
ManageWise is the first solution optimized for management outsourcing,
operating across low cost, dial-up router links and Novell's NetWare
Connect Services.

The Novell reseller channel can now use ManageWise to provide enterprise-
class service to their smaller customers. Resellers can deploy ManageWise
services at customer sites, while using the ManageWise console to view and
manage the remote networks from their own office. The reseller will be
immediately notified of any problems on the customer networks, and can
diagnose and fix the problems without a site visit.

Customers receive more effective and timely network service, improving
their business productivity. Resellers can leverage their network
expertise, providing better service at less cost.

"ManageWise has given us proven capabilities for effectively managing
customer networks remotely", said Bill Towey, president of Powerscourt,
LLC. "By deploying ManageWise at customer sites, our engineers can spend
more quality time managing their clients' networks rather than traveling
to remote locations. ManageWise provides customers with a more reliable
network, and enables Powerscourt to increase its revenue."

Affordable pricing for smaller customers

To keep management affordable for smaller networks, ManageWise pricing
corresponds with NetWare stratifications (available in 5-user to
1,000-user versions), so customers pay only for the management they need.
To simplify purchase and deployment of new management servers, ManageWise
is available packaged with NetWare. ManageWise now supports additive
licensing, letting network managers add users incrementally as networks
grow.

Market leaders deliver ManageWise enhancements While ManageWise 2.0 offers
comprehensive management for the Novell environment, users can also
customize their management system by adding any of more than 100 shipping
third-party applications. These products -- from networking leaders like
American Power Conversion, Bay Networks Inc., Cabletron Systems Inc.,
Compaq Computer Corp., Denmac Systems Inc., StonyBrook Software Inc. and
3Com Corp. -- let ManageWise users tailor their management solution to
their specific networking environments.

ManageWise replaces NMS

Customers have demonstrated a preference for buying their management
console as an integrated part of ManageWise. Novell is therefore
discontinuing sales of NMS effective immediately. Novell offers NMS
customers the option to upgrade to ManageWise at a substantial discount.
Novell will also continue to sell standalone versions of its NetWare
Management Agent and NetWare LANalyzer Agent, independent of ManageWise. A
new release of the NetWare Management Agent, NMA v2.1, is list-priced at
$595 and is available now.

Pricing and Availability

ManageWise 2.0 software is available now through Novell reseller channels.
Novell and Intel are also offering upgrades to ManageWise 2.0 from
ManageWise 1.0 software and from these products: NMS, NetWare LANalyzer
Agent, LANDesk Manager software and LANDesk Virus Protect software. Please
see the attached matrix for suggested ManageWise purchase and upgrade
pricing, applicable in the U.S. and Canada. For pricing outside the U.S.
and Canada, interested customers should contact their local Novell
authorized reseller.

Press Contacts:
Steve Genova for Novell Inc.
(408) 338-1900 steveng@maimail.com

Mary Hopkins
Intel Corporation
(503) 264-7049
 
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