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January 2005 Highlights - Novell Professional Resource Suite

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Start the new year with Novell® Linux Desktop, updated LogicSource® releases and outstanding utilities. This month's kit also includes four new technical papers, 39 files and patches, documentation for 15 products, nearly 400 new Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs) and so much more. Make a productive start to the year by checking out your Professional Resource Suite update today!

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New Software—Novell Linux Desktop

You saved money by switching to a Linux server; imagine the savings-and peace of mind-you'll realize after deploying Novell® Linux Desktop.

Novell Linux Desktop includes the following key applications for collaboration, productivity and ease of management:

  • Novell Evolution™; 2 for collaboration
  • OpenOffice.org (the Novell enhanced edition) for creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations
  • Mozilla Firefox for Internet browsing
  • Novell iFolder® for productivity and backup
  • Citrix ICA client for accessing applications hosted on a remote server
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing PDF files
  • Macromedia Flash Player— for using rich, interactive Web content
  • Automated installation and management tools— for simple, cost-effective administration
  • And much more....

Novell Linux Desktop is not about the wholesale replacement of your Windows systems: it's about identifying where and when an open source desktop can be a sensible, cost-effective alternative. It can be deployed, for example, as a general-purpose desktop platform or tailored for use in information kiosks, call-center terminals or stations for infrequent PC users. Novell Linux Desktop also provides an ideal alternative to high-cost, UNIX-based engineering workstations. And Novell Linux Desktop users can comfortably interoperate with Windows-based users, within or between organizations.

What's more, powered by SUSE LINUX, Novell Linux Desktop provides both the strong security necessary to fully protect your data and the reliability you need to keep personnel productive. SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server was the first open source operating system to receive Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 3+ security certification, and it is currently on target for 4+—a new high for Linux software. Novell Linux Desktop is also extremely reliable: both Novell and SUSE have well-deserved reputations for reliability—with customers reporting uptimes of over a year.

Finally, backing by Novell allows businesses to deploy Novell Linux Desktop with confidence. Novell brings a complete enterprise software ecosystem to Linux, providing technical support, training, consulting, indemnification and the extended partner network you require when deploying a strategic platform.

Evaluation Software Licensing About to Expire

You're almost out of time! Your evaluation software (products requiring license keys) will expire Dec. 31, 2004. If you subscribe to Novell Tech Select Service, Professional Resource Suite or Software Evaluation and Development Library, simply use CD 1A to update your licensing. (The CD shipped in your November update and contains all your evaluation software licensing for 2005.) And, if your subscription entitles you to expanded licensing, visit the Subscriber Portal to download your expanded license keys. You already have the tools you'll need, so update licensing today and get a jump-start on your productivity goals for 2005!

Advanced and Expanded Resources

Updated LogicSource for eDirectory

Have you ever wondered if there's a faster or more efficient way to use Novell eDirectory? LogicSource for eDirectory points you in the right direction. The latest update to LogicSource for eDirectory includes new content in two sections: Novell eDirectory Protocol Specifications and Understanding eDirectory Processes.

Additions in the Novell eDirectory Protocol Specifications section describe the DSV_Console verb and all of its subverbs. With this verb, users can control eDirectory through commands in the DSTRACE module.

DSABeginLogin, DSAFinishLogin, DSABeginAuthentication and DSAFinishAuthentication are all critical processes in eDirectory authentication. A new chapter in the Understanding eDirectory Processes section now examines these four processes in detail.

Updated LogicSource for NetWare

Get more out of NetWare! The Novell Remote Manager (NRM) utility includes so many figures about memory information that it's helpful to have detailed explanations of those figures for most effective use of the utility. This month, the updated LogicSource for NetWare outlines the remaining screens and numbers that you see in the View Memory Config option in the NRM utility. This includes all of the entries on the following screens and their corresponding links:

  • Used By Virtual Memory System
  • To Virtual Memory Cache Pool link
  • To Swap File Information link
  • To Virtual Memory Statistics link
  • Total System Memory link

This update also examines the changes to memory information in the NRM utility in NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 3; it explores how this memory information is pertinent in troubleshooting memory issues; and it explains how to configure the NRM utility.

New Exclusive Utility—Client ADM Utility 2.1

Note: This release is for Novell Client 4.9x (English only).

Client ADM Utility 2.1 simplifies the process of managing the Novell Client by allowing you to use group policies delivered through ZENworks. This version of the Client ADM Utility contains all the new settings available in Novell Client 4.9 SP2, plus bug fixes from the original release (which can be found on Cool Solutions).

Here's some helpful background information on this utility:

With the release of ZENworks for Desktops 4.0, Novell removed the client configuration policy present in previous versions of ZENworks. (ZENworks for Desktops 4.0 and later versions do not require the client if you deploy mid-tier servers.) However, if you want to retain the client—for its ease of use and performance benefits—ZENworks for Desktops does not provide an easy way to change the client setup.

The best option is to use extensible policies (for Windows NT) or group policies (for Windows 2000/XP). However, the administrative templates (ADM files) for the Novell Client were not updated for a few years (since 2000, in fact), and many features were missing. Client ADM Utility 2.1 provides updated ADM files.

Note: We do not recommend using Automatic Client Update (ACU) or NCIMAN to update ADM files. ACU is a good way to initially deploy Novell Client, but it's an excessive tool for small updates. The management tool, NCIMAN, is sometimes missing the latest settings included in support packs and patches.

Bonus Utilities

Give your systems a boost and save some time! This month's update includes more than a dozen new bonus utilities, a sampling of which are described below:

  • Mkhome—provides Novell eDirectory or NDS users with a network home-directory maker
  • Formativ Applet: iCal Solution—shares appointments with people who use other collaboration software, such as Microsoft Outlook
  • GroupWise Start—starts GroupWise and Notify in the startup folder only if a network is present
  • iAdmin Mobile 2004—provides mobile network, server, and system administration
  • WhoUse—lists users who use network files
  • NWSend.dll—allows you to send/receive NetWare NCP messages by Miranda (a popular network messenger)
  • NetWare File Server Activity Daemon—allows you to view real-time file access events
  • ENGL ZmgWiz 1.0—scans one or more ZENworks image (.zmg) files and displays detailed disk- and file-usage reports that can be optionally output to an XML file
  • MyITHelper—helps troubleshoot desktop issues
  • RegKeyDeleteClean—deletes all Registry Key Delete sections from a named .AXT file

Technical Papers

It's easy to stay informed: just grab one of the latest Novell technical papers and focus in on growing trends and popular technologies. The following papers are new in this month's update:

  • Get the Services You Deserve: A Comparison of Novell and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Solutions
  • Migrating from Microsoft Exchange 5.5 to the SUSE LINUX Openexchange Server
  • Securing Your Web Applications
  • Novell Internet Messaging System (NIMS) White Paper

Support Resources

Latest Files and Patches

Get the latest functionality! This month's update includes 39 new files and patches that give you new improvements to your software. By applying these patches, you can be sure that your software is as secure and efficient as possible.

Technical Information Resources

Updated Product Documentation

It's the end of the year, and our experts in Novell Documentation have compiled a wealth of new and updated documentation—particularly for Linux products! Documentation for the following products has been added to this month's update:

  • SUSE LINUX 9.1
  • SUSE LINUX Desktop 9.0
  • SUSE LINUX Desktop
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8
  • SUSE LINUX Openexchange Server 4.1
  • SUSE LINUX Standard Server 8
  • Evolution 1.4
  • Evolution 1.2
  • Evolution 1.0
  • Ximian Desktop 2
  • Ximian Red Carpet Enterprise 2.0.2
  • Ximian Red Carpet 2.0
  • Novell Internet Messenging System 3.0
  • Novell Modular Authentication Service (NMAS) 2.3.x
  • GroupWise Messenger 1.0

New Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs)

Don't hesitate to search the Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs) for answers to your toughest questions. With nearly 400 new TIDs this month alone, we're likely to have the information you need. Using these answers, you can quickly resolve technical questions and keep your systems performing at their best.

Cool Solutions articles

If you're among the many readers who look to Cool Solutions for technological inspiration, this month's update holds a treasure trove of information. Scan 185 new articles for technical analysis, general overviews or quick tips on your favorite products and solutions. Check them out today!

Online Web Forums Archive

There's no doubt about it: some of the best networking advice you'll ever get has already been provided by your peers. Stored in the archived Web forums, this content includes technical hints, deployment options, workarounds, general troubleshooting suggestions and much more. Search the archived content today or visit the live forums at http://support.novell.com/forums/

Developer Resources

New DeveloperDoc—Account Management SDK (online)

If you're a developer who uses Novell Account Management, you're in luck: this month's update includes the Account Management software developer kit (SDK). This informative SDK describes the AS Client API of Novell Account Management 3.0 (Account Management). It also describes simple modifications that you can make to several popular products to make use of the API.

What's New and Upcoming

NPRS and NSRL now on DVD!

What good is a new year if you don't try something new? This month's update includes something new that makes your life substantially easier: both the Novell Professional Resource Suite (NPRS) and Novell Support Resource Library (NSRL) are now shipping in DVD format. We are confident that the DVDs will make it much easier to search and use your technical resources. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please send them to us at subscriptions@novell.com.

Get 30 percent off the new Novell CLE Study Guide!

The new Novell CLE Study Guide is the official study guide for the Novell Certified Linux Engineer (CLE) exam. It meets the needs of those seeking to pass the exam and earn prestigious CLE certification. The Novell CLE Study Guide provides deeper coverage of Novell Nterprise Linux Services components than any other documentation. It also delivers the knowledge needed to pass the practical exam by exploring Novell Nterprise Linux Services using hands-on labs and scenarios.

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