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October 2005 Highlights - Novell Professional Resource Suite
It's time to put the daily grind on hold for a while: you're ready to install and experiment with your new evaluation copies of Novell® ZENworks® 7 Suite and Novell GroupWise® 7. And that's just the beginning! This month's update also includes updated releases of LogicSource®, a new exclusive utility for NetWare®, 20 new bonus utilities, 40 new patches, essential documentation, Novell Connection magazine, 482 Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs), 398 Product Communities articles and much more.
- New Software
- Advanced and Expanded Resources
- Support Resources
- Technical Information Resources
- What's New and Upcoming
New Software
Want the newest versions of Novell® ZENworks® and Novell GroupWise®? This month's update includes the following evaluation software:
Novell ZENworks 7 Suite
Novell ZENworks makes it easy to deploy, manage and maintain IT resources in today's diverse IT environments. This powerful suite integrates innovative cross-platform tools that automate management across the lifecycle of desktops, laptops, servers and handheld devices. With ZENworks, customers can eliminate administrator effort and reduce IT costs while delivering the IT resources that users need, when they need them—all based on identity.
Novell ZENworks Suite includes the following capabilities:
- Desktop Management reduces the total cost of ownership of Windows desktops and laptops. Administrators can automatically and transparently configure, update and troubleshoot workstations from wherever they are—inside or outside the firewall—without having to visit each device.
- Linux Management provides centralized control across the lifecycle of Linux systems. It features desktop lockdown, imaging, remote control, inventory and software management.
- Patch Management delivers a powerful, automated patch management solution that helps companies manage the increasing numbers of patches, updates and fixes that their enterprise environments require.
- Server Management reduces the costs associated with managing diverse servers by using Policy-driven Automation to simplify routine server management processes.
- Handheld Management reduces high ownership costs, strengthens corporate data security and increases productivity for a highly mobile workforce.
- Personality Migration fully captures and restores a Windows desktop work environment so administrators can easily manage, move and maintain a user's desktop with minimal disruption to business.
- Data Management ensures that user files and data are always protected, available from any location, and easily recovered in the event that local data is lost—all without administrator intervention.
- Software Packaging simplifies the installation, customization and management of applications by allowing administrators to rapidly prepare reliable Windows Installer (MSI) software packages for distribution across their enterprises.
Novell ZENworks simplifies the management and delivery of resources throughout diverse enterprises and changing work environments. Novell ZENworks provides support for Windows, Linux and NetWare® environments and gives companies control over the operating systems in their environment, affording a quantifiable ROI of more than 1,012 percent.
Novell GroupWise 7
Your collaboration solution should help—not hinder—business productivity. If you're ready for the next step in e-mail, instant messaging, calendaring and task management, Novell GroupWise® 7 can keep your communication channels reliable and secure—and bring you peace of mind. Native Microsoft* Outlook* support, PDA integration with key partners, enhanced migration tools and API advancements are just a few of the new features that put GroupWise in a class all its own.
As a premier multiplatform collaboration solution, GroupWise 7 helps your organization maintain secure, authenticated communications within your enterprise as well as with companies and individuals beyond your firewall. It works across traditional, Web-based and wireless clients, providing users with integrated e-mail, instant messaging and scheduling, as well as task, contact and document management. Equally important, its rich security capabilities and proven reliability provide peace of mind for your IT staff, making GroupWise the leading alternative to Microsoft* Exchange.
Compared to Microsoft Exchange, GroupWise
- Handles a load capacity up to 200 times greater, reducing your hardware-acquisition and management costs
- Offers a licensing model that is more flexible—and more affordable (The GroupWise cost per user is one-third that of Exchange.)
- Has 69 percent less downtime than Microsoft Exchange
- Offers 72 times fewer vulnerabilities, as cited by CERT.org
Whether you're ready to migrate from Microsoft or you just want stronger security and a more dependable collaboration system (or both), you'll find peace of mind for your administrators and end users with Novell GroupWise 7.
Novell Client 4.91 SP1
Novell® Client™; v4.91 Support Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 2000/XP/2003 is the latest Windows 2000/XP/2003 client software release available from Novell. It supersedes all previous Windows 2000/XP/2003 client releases and contains all of the functionality included in previous client releases.
The Novell Client for Windows 2000/XP/2003 software allows users of Windows 2000/XP/2003 workstations to access and use all of the services available on servers running eDirectory™;. The 32-bit Novell Client brings the full power, ease of use, manageability and security of eDirectory to Windows 2000/XP/2003 workstations.
The following new features have been added:
- Display of Advanced Password Policy settings
- Improved Advanced Password Policy error messages
- Provide Advanced Password Policy hint
- Improved integration with the NMAS Client
- Unicode file naming in mixed language environments
- Property Page Settings deployment via Novell Client Update Agent
- Uninstall of Novell Client components via Novell Client Update Agent
- Password self-service using the NMAS Challenge Response authentication
The suite also includes many third-party components, and new configuration wizards make it easy to deploy the included, comprehensive networking solutions.
Advanced and Expanded Resources
Updated LogicSource for eDirectory
What happens to your Windows system when you install the GroupWise 7 client? Find out in the latest update to LogicSource for GroupWise. It catalogs all the changes made to a Windows system as a result of installing the GroupWise 7 client. All file, folder, and registry changes are documented.
You can also use LogicSource for GroupWise to learn more about moving users. It discusses pre-move processes designed to minimize trouble and explains how to recognize and troubleshoot user move problems.
Exclusive Utility: RRAGENT 2.0 for NetWare
What's new in RRAGENT 2.0 for NetWare? Quite a lot, actually. This popular subscriber-exclusive utility was recently enhanced and ships in this month's update. It includes the following new features:
- Allows collection from multiple trees
- Provides flexible job scheduling
- Offers an extensive list of supported tasks
- Build Server List
- Select Server List
- Create PSL Target List
- Delay Processing
- Get System Info
- Get Connection Info
- Get LAN Info
- Get Volume Info
- Get eDir Info
- Get Server Certificate
- Get LDAP Info
- Download File
- Upload File
- Create Directory
- Rename local File or Directory
- Remove File/Directory
- Load NLM/NCF
- Unload NLM/NCF
- Purge Volume
- Get CA Certificate Info
- Create HTML output
- Create CSV output
- Create XML ouptut
- Create ZIP Archive
- Supports unattended mode
- Supports saving of configuration in INI file
- Works with variables
Bonus Utilities
Keep up with change by trying the latest bonus utilities. They will save you time and help you get the best possible performance out of your Novell software. The following list is just a small sampling of the 20 new utilities shipping this month:
- DoubleKiller Pro—provides a flexible tool for finding and removing duplicate files
- Lgdaim v. 1.0—delivers an AOL Instant Messenger Log Channel for Nsure Audit
- Association Modifier—offers a simple application for handling associations built by DirXML drivers
- eDirectory Manager—provides a simple tool for exporting and importing large amounts of eDirectory data
- GroupWise biggest E-mail stats—creates an HTML file with the number of lines you want as well as the biggest individual e-mails/calendar items, sorted by size. In the list the name of the logfile it came from.
- Portlock Storage Manager (Version 3.35)—minimizes NetWare management, setup, installation and reconfiguration time
White papers
Take a few minutes to read some of the new white papers and guides available this month, a sampling of which are listed below:
- Novell Nterprise Branch Office: Competitive Analysis
- Novell Nterprise Branch Office: Product Flyer
- Novell Nterprise Branch Office: Reviewers Guide
- Taking the License View of Your Software Assets
- Novell Nterprise Linux Services: Reviewers Guide
Support Resources
Latest Files and Patches
Want to keep your systems fast and glitch-free? Download relevant files and patches from the 40 shipping in this month's release.
In addition to the standard files and patches, this month's update includes Novell Open Enterprise Server Support Pack 1 (SP1). This support pack adds to the strengths of the original Open Enterprise Server release, giving it even greater capabilities in management scalability, global security, end-user productivity, deployment agility and business continuity.
Functionality has been enhanced in installation, iPrint, migration, Novell Client for Linux, Novell Cluster Services, two versions of Novell iFolder, Novell Remote Manager, Novell Storage Services, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 and more. For more information on Open Enterprise Server SP1, visit www.novell.com/products/openenterpriseserver/whatsnew.html
Technical Information Resources
New and Updated Documentation
It includes the in-depth information you need about the latest Novell software. This month's update delivers new and updated documentation for the following products:
- Novell GroupWise 7
- Novell GroupWise Messenger 2.0
- Novell ZENworks 7 Suite
Novell Connection articles
July/August 2005 Issue
Get plugged in to the latest information. Whether you're looking for product details or a preview of upcoming software, Novell Connection can provide the information you need:
- Bottom Line—IT Gets Fit—Shrinking Your IT Costs with Linux
- Proof Point—State of Utah—Leveraging Novell Solutions to eliminate budget deficits
- Tech Talk #1—Blow Your Mind—Migrating Without the Migraine: Novell Open Enterprise Server
- Tech Talk #2—Cool, Clean and Collected—GroupWise 7—Change Never Felt So Secure
- Tech Talk #3—Regulation Compliance—Resistance is Futile: Complying with ZENworks
- Tech Talk #4—7th Heaven—Inner Peace Begins When Outer Chaos Ends
- Tech Talk #5—Cheat Sheet—Exploring the Linux Professional Institute Level II Certification
- Trend Talk—Guilty On All Counts— Why Choose Novell over Red Hat for Your Linux Solutions Part 1
- Partner Page—Partnering with Novell—It Just Makes Sense
- Fine Print—Q&A—Common Issues and Solutions from the Novell Support Forums
New Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs)
Get the answers you're looking for by searching our unmatched collection of Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs). This month's update includes 482 new TIDs—use them to resolve questions, troubleshoot processes and enhance your system.
Product Communities articles
Do you know what your peers are doing with their Novell software? Find out with a visit to the Novell Product Communities. You can read outstanding articles and get some tips on the Novell products you use most. The latest update offers 398 new Product Communities articles. (As always, we welcome additional contributions or feedback on current content.)
Online Web Forums Archive
It's a gold mine of answers and insights! The Online Web Forums Archive provides an in-depth compilation of answers to your most pressing IT questions. You can also choose to visit the live forums, where you will have access to the expertise of other IT professionals in real time.
What's New and Upcoming
Confused About How to Use Your Linux Registration Codes?
Check out the new Request Linux Registration Codes feature on the Subscriber Portal. It includes step-by-step instructions on what you need to do next to update your system.
Early Release Software
Be sure to check out the Early Releases section under Download Software on the Subscriber Portal. We are adding new software regularly and just recently posted Novell Open Enterprise Server SP1 and SUSE Linux 10.0. Drop by and download them today!