NetVision and Novell Partner to Deliver Meta-Directory Products

Strategic Insights -

NetVision Inc., a privately held company, announced an agreement with Novell Inc. to resell NetVision's complete line of meta-directory products, called Synchronicity. The partnership will allow Novell to integrate Synchronicity products with its Directory Services, providing customers with a single point of administration and reducing network management and administration costs. This collaboration will also enable NetVision to address a larger market through Novell's existing sales channels.

Key Takeaways:

  • NetVision Inc. has partnered with Novell Inc. to resell its complete line of meta-directory products, Synchronicity.
  • Synchronicity products deliver meta-directory functionality to Novell Directory Services (NDS) and provide a single point of administration for organizations.
  • The partnership will allow Novell to integrate Synchronicity products with its Directory Services, reducing network management and administration costs.
  • Novell will resell the next generation of Synchronicity products, including Synchronicity for NT, Synchronicity for Notes, Synchronicity for Exchange, and Synchronicity for NetWare 3, worldwide through its dynamic distribution channel.
  • Jamie Lewis, president of the Burton Group, stated that NetVision's products help customers integrate directories and build a stronger directory infrastructure.
  • Todd Lawson, president of NetVision, expressed commitment to pioneering multi-vendor directory integration solutions to make the directory the core of the business computing environment.

Statistics:

  • NetVision's Synchronicity products deliver meta-directory functionality to Novell Directory Services (NDS).
  • The partnership will enable NetVision to address a larger market through Novell's existing sales channels.
  • Novell will resell the next generation of Synchronicity products, including Synchronicity for NT, Synchronicity for Notes, Synchronicity for Exchange, and Synchronicity for NetWare 3.

Sources:

[1] BUSINESS WIRE, August 18, 1998 [2] NetVision Inc., About NetVision Inc.