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September 2005 Highlights - Novell Software Evaluation & Development Library

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Want Linux software that will exceed your wildest expectations? Try Novell® AppArmor Powered by Immunix. Shipping in this month's update, it protects both your Linux operating system and applications from the effects of attacks, viruses and malicious applications. You get tighter collaboration on Linux with the advanced file-sharing capabilities of Novell iFolder® 3.0. This month's update also includes Novell Small Business Suite 6.6, File System Factory 1.2.1 and Teamware Mobile 2.1.

New Software

Want great new products for Linux? Take a few minutes to install and try the some of the latest Novell® software. This month's update includes the following products:

Novell AppArmor 1.1 Powered by Immunix

Novell AppArmor, powered by Immunix™, is the most effective and easy-to-use Linux application security system available today. It is an intrusion-prevention system that protects your Linux operating system and applications from the effects of attacks, viruses and malicious applications.

Novell AppArmor offers the following features:

  • Easily deploys on servers running SUSE™ LINUX Enterprise Server 9
  • Is easy to learn and use with wizard-based administration and monitoring tools
  • Supports scalable security policies
  • Enforces strict application-usage policies
  • Protects the operating system, services and all applications from both external and internal threats, as well as previously unknown software vulnerabilities
  • Seamlessly integrates into the LSM module for the Linux 2.6 kernel
  • Provides a robust tool set for configuration, deployment and management of application security policy

With Novell AppArmor, you can cost-effectively reduce threats, protect corporate data, reduce network-administration costs caused by frequent and urgent patching, and comply with government regulations around privacy and security. And, because AppArmor provides proactive security, protecting against even "zero-day" attacks, you can be confident that your critical assets are safeguarded.

Novell iFolder 3.0 (Linux only)

Unlike previous versions of iFolder, Novell iFolder 3.0 is not a standalone product. It is now shipping as part of Novell Open Enterprise Server and offers outstanding data-sharing functionality on Linux. You should consider using iFolder 3.0 under the following circumstances:

  • Sharing is your primary reason for using iFolder.
  • You currently use Linux in your environment or are considering a Linux deployment.
  • You need to support Mac OS X users in your organization.
  • You use multiple computers and need flexibility in sharing data across these computers.

Novell iFolder 3.0 includes an open source client, allowing you to share your iFolders with other users. You can designate the rights other users have to the iFolder contents: read only, read/write or full control. When a file is updated and saved by a user with appropriate rights to the shared iFolder, all other users get the latest version on their own machines. With completely automatic and transparent file synchronization, you won't have to repeatedly e-mail workgroup colleagues to keep them up to date on the latest files. For answers to all your questions about iFolder 3.0, visit http://www.novell.com/products/ifolder/faq.pdf.

Novell Small Business Suite 6.6

Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 is the ideal foundation for small business networks. The suite works with an impressive array of line-of-business (LOB) applications, enabling small business customers to leverage the industry-specific software on which they've come to depend. Novell Small Business Suite also features the latest Novell networking, collaboration, management and security products—at a fraction of their individual cost. With this award-winning technology in place, small business owners have the confidence to focus not on their networks but on what matters most: the continued success of their businesses.

Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 is an all-inclusive solution that contains several industry-leading Novell products, such as:

  • NetWare 6.5 SP3
  • GroupWise 6.51 SP4
  • ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management
  • BorderManager 3.8 SP3

The suite also includes many third-party components, and new configuration wizards make it easy to deploy the included, comprehensive networking solutions.

File System Factory 1.2.1

Novell File System Factory 1.2.1 takes the headaches out of storage provisioning, management and cleanup on networks with large and dynamic user populations. File System Factory unites Novell eDirectory and the NetWare file system, providing organizations new and dynamic ways to use NetWare file services. Regardless of how organizations provision, move or delete user group accounts in eDirectory, File System Factory responds to these events by automatically provisioning, moving or deleting user and group storage on NetWare. With File System Factory, IT personnel can effortlessly keep pace with the storage demands of a busy, large-scale organization while reducing support costs.

This latest version of File System Factory includes changes and additions to backfill operations, new consistency-check operations, a new security-configuration option, additional rename functionality and an operation that can abort multiple pending events.

Teamware Mobile 2.1

Teamware Mobile is a business application that provides a secure mobile connection to enterprise information systems. It frees mobile professionals from their desktops and gives them secure access to their GroupWise mail and calendar from wherever they are. Teamware Mobile also offers secure access to enterprise information systems and databases, optimizing the content for display in mobile devices. Teamware Mobile runs on a SUSE LINUX platform and supports Novell GroupWise 6.5.3 or later.

Note: Expiration of Sun's JCE 1.2.1 certificate

The digital certificate that was used to sign Sun's JCE 1.2.1 jar files expired on July 28, 2005. Novell has identified two products affected by this certificate expiration, and we recommend that you follow the instructions in the respective TIDs listed below.

What's New and Upcoming

Linux Registration Codes on the Portal Today

Some subscriptions now make Linux registration codes available right on the Subscriber Portal. Check the portal today to see if your subscription is one of them and follow our helpful instructions on using your codes to update your software.

New, Simplified Portal Interface

We took your feedback and simplified our Subscriber Portal interface. Check it out today!

Introducing DeveloperNet Professional

It's a new subscription created by developers for developers. It has all you need to get started and will take you to the next level in Linux development. Visit http://developer.novell.com/devnet/ for all the details.

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