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Novell Announces NetWare 4 Support for PowerPC Microprocessor-Based Server Platforms

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Novell Inc. announced its intention to provide NetWare 4 support for the new hardware reference platform jointly announced by Apple Computer, IBM, and Motorola. This move will bring the power and advanced services of NetWare 4 to customers considering a PowerPC microprocessor-based server platform. The new hardware reference platform defines a hardware architecture that can be used by any hardware or software developer to build PowerPC microprocessor-compatible products. This announcement extends Novell's plan to provide NetWare 4 on the new hardware reference platform, with the goal of reducing the service, support, and training burden for customers.

Key Takeaways:

  • Novell will provide NetWare 4 support for the new hardware reference platform jointly announced by Apple, IBM, and Motorola.
  • The new hardware reference platform defines a hardware architecture that can be used by any hardware or software developer to build PowerPC microprocessor-compatible products.
  • Novell plans to accelerate the availability of NetWare 4 on the new common hardware platform through discussions with Apple, Motorola, and IBM.
  • In the interim, Novell and Apple will deliver a release of NetWare 4.1 for Apple's Power PC microprocessor-based servers.
  • NetWare 4.1 is Novell's upcoming release of NetWare 4, which provides leading file and print services, unparalleled directory services, integrated messaging, security, and authentication, multiprotocol routing, and network management.
  • The new hardware reference platform is expected to reduce the service, support, and training burden for customers.
  • Novell's NetWare 4.1 is a logical migration for NetWare's 40 million existing customers, enabling them to expand their computing capabilities and improve network manageability while lowering cost of ownership.

Statistics:

  • 40 million: The number of existing customers who can migrate to NetWare 4.1, a logical step toward leveraging their current investment in NetWare toward a single RISC standard.
  • 4.1: The version of NetWare that will be released for Apple's Power PC microprocessor-based servers, as a bridge to the longer-term support of a single PowerPC microprocessor hardware platform.
  • 1994: The year in which Novell and Apple announced plans to provide NetWare 4 support for Apple's PowerPC microprocessor-based server platforms.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Novell to Deliver NetWare 4 Support for New Apple/IBM/Motorola Hardware Reference Platform" (Nov. 7, 1994)
  • Novell Inc., press release "Novell to Deliver NetWare 4 Support for New Apple/IBM/Motorola Hardware Reference Platform" (Nov. 7, 1994)

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