Novell Announces Strategic Partnerships to Enhance Electronic Document Viewing

Strategic Insights -

Novell, Inc. has partnered with Netscape Communications Corp. and Spyglass Inc. to integrate its Envoy Viewer with the leading web browsers. This collaboration enables users to view electronic documents on the World-Wide Web without the need for the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). The Envoy Viewer allows users to view, annotate, print, and import feedback from others in a workgroup environment, with plans for future enhancements to include linking to multiple documents and Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) on the World-Wide Web.

Key Takeaways:

  • Novell has partnered with Netscape and Spyglass to integrate its Envoy Viewer with Netscape's Navigator 2.0 and Spyglass's Mosaic browser.
  • The Envoy Viewer supports the Envoy file format, which allows users to publish documents without using HTML.
  • The Envoy Viewer lets users view, annotate, print, and import feedback from others in a workgroup environment.
  • The upcoming Envoy Viewer version will include linking to multiple documents and Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) on the World-Wide Web.
  • Glen Mella, vice president of marketing for Novell Business Applications, stated that Envoy compatibility with popular web browsers makes it easier for users to publish content on the rapidly expanding World-Wide Web.
  • Mike Homer, vice president of marketing at Netscape, believes that Novell's Envoy represents a strong addition to the Netscape Navigator environment, enabling it to serve as a platform for the exchange and presentation of information.
  • Marc Miller, executive vice president of marketing and business development at Spyglass, stated that Novell's Envoy joins the ranks of other fine Spyglass Mosaic Compatible Partners, testament to their open technology.

Statistics:

  • The Envoy Viewer is available free of charge on the Internet (http://wp.novell.com/elecpub/electoc.htm).
  • 36 customers, including AT&T, Digital Equipment Corp., IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle, license Spyglass technology for embedding in over 80 Internet-based products and services.
  • The suggested retail price for the full Envoy product is $189 (US).
  • The full Envoy product includes the Envoy Publisher, which lets users create and publish fully formatted documents.

Sources:

  • Novell, Inc.
  • Netscape Communications Corp.
  • Spyglass Inc.