May 2007 Highlights - Novell Tech Select Service
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Identity management got you down? If your IT staff is busy—but not productive—managing identity and access manually, this is the month you've been waiting for. NovellŪ Identity Manager 3.5 is now available, along with more than a dozen new integration modules to automate the most tedious tasks in your fundamental business applications. Explore technical topics in the 299 new Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs) and take the pulse of the industry with Novell Connection magazine. This month's update also includes some impressive new bonus utilities, Novell Self-Study Manuals, documentation for Novell Identity Manager 3.5, all the patches you need to perform at your peak and much more.
- New Software
- Advanced and Expanded Resources
- Support Resources
- Technical Information Resources
- What's New and Upcoming
New Software
Enjoy a flurry of new software shipping this month, including the highly anticipated Novell Identity Manager 3.5:
Novell Identity Manager 3.5 features tighter integration with authentication, single sign-on and event management solutions, and offers improved functionality to ease the complexity and lower the cost of deploying an enterprisewide user provisioning and password management system.
This release has everything you loved about the original award-winning provisioning and identity management solution—plus some exciting new additions:
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Unprecedented levels of integration with Novell event monitoring and access management solutions
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Advanced visual modeling, workflow and self-service capabilities
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Greater customization capabilities and much more
And that's just the beginning: your Novell Identity Manager 3.5 evaluation software is accompanied by more than a dozen updated Identity Manager integration modules. Check out this powerhouse solution today!
Novell Identity Manager 3.5 Integration Modules interface with popular business applications—such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Sugar CRM and many more—and are packaged as distinct integration modules. What's more, they allow you to develop custom drivers on your own so you can eliminate the barriers between your network applications and eBusiness success. Learn more today!
Novell eDirectory 8.8.1 is the world-class LDAP directory service that helps you craft a customized, systematic way to unify identities, resources, devices and policies. Unify e-mail addresses, applications, files, people or groups, automated systems, peripheral devices (such as printers) and other network components. Check out the latest functionality of Novell eDirectory today.
OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 Novell Edition offers 90 percent of the functionality of Microsoft Office at a fraction of the cost. Explore the latest additions to the Novell Edition of OpenOffice.org, which feature improved compatibility with Office file formats and enhanced interoperability with other programs, such as Novell GroupWise.
Advanced and Expanded Resources
Novell Online Self-Study Manuals
Check out convenient online training in the latest Novell and open source technologies. It's available with just a few clicks. This month, a new course workbook is available:
Integrating Novell Open Enterprise Server for Linux Workbook (Course 3077)
This manual examines Novell Open Enterprise Server and all the great services that come with it. You can take advantage of practical exercises that teach you to migrate data and services from NetWare to the new Novell Open Enterprise Server or learn how to install services directly on Linux. Either way, you are sure to get the valuable knowledge you need to implement and integrate valuable Novell Open Enterprise Server services into your environment.
Bonus Utilities
Bonus Utilities are tweaks and tricks to help you work more efficiently and to enjoy the full benefit of your Novell solutions. Shipping this month, are small tools to help you keep your edge. Here is a sample of the latest utilities:
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DirXML Browser—allows you to start, stop and retrieve current status of DirXML drivers using either ConsoleOne (DirXML 1.x) or iManager
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Landscape Generator—offers an easy way to configure a cool customer environment Web page without writing any HTML code
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NDSRC—enables you to back up eDirectory on Linux or Solaris with this Perl-coded script
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UserKVYMonitor v1.6.1—analyzes user activity on a NetWare server and shows which of your users has loaded the server
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DST Adjuster SPK for NetWare—updates the DST settings in memory and autoexec.ncf, and patches the Java environment
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TZI-verify—provides a simple verification process after patching for Daylight Saving Time
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Epiware—gives users project and document management features such as a smooth AJAX-enabled drag-and-drop interface for accessing files, file version and distribution control, and project management tools
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TZUpdate For Java–VB Script—provides a VB script that addresses DST fixes for Java on Windows hosts
Support Resources
Latest Files and Patches
Stay on top of the latest updates and patches to ensure maximum security and top performance from your Novell products. This month's shipment includes 48 new ReadMe files and patches. It's easy to identify the files that affect your systems and then to download and apply them.
Technical Information Resources
Product Documentation
This month, we've included dozens of updated resource manuals to support your implementation of Novell Identity Manager 3.5. Got a question about integration modules for Identity Manager? You'll find the answers you need in Novell Documentation. It brings you hands-on manuals, quick-reference guides and straightforward information so you can get the full benefit of Identity Manager and other Novell products.
This month's shipment also includes new documentation for Novell ZENworks:
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Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Administration Guide
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Novell ZENworks 7 Linux Management Administration Guide
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Novell ZENworks 7 Personality Migration with Support Pack 1 Installation Guide
And check out the new goodies to help you leverage Novell GroupWise:
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GroupWise 7 Administration Guide
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GroupWise Mobile Server 7 Getting Started Guide
Novell Connection Magazine
The latest online issues of Novell Connection magazine are full of information to help you get the most from your enterprise and from Novell products. Check out the articles on enterprisewide Linux, the next generation of Novell ZENworks, Novell Open Enterprise Server 2, and Novell Teaming, the solution that brings social networking and team building functions to your enterprise. And don't miss Laura Chappell's latest lab kit, customer success stories and much more. Come see where Novell and the tech industry are headed—read Novell Connection today!
New Support Knowledgebase Documents (TIDs)
Come and see the searchable Support Knowledgebase. It contains thousands of documents (TIDs) detailing the technical, how-to aspects of Novell products. It's the best place to get answers to some of your toughest questions. Check it out today—we've added more than 299 new documents in the past month!
Product Communities Articles
Who knows more about Novell products than users like you who work with them daily? Check out the Novell online Product Communities, where you will find the latest technical resources for all your favorite Novell products. Users can share tips, patches and ideas, and can access documentation, articles and more This month, there are 124 new articles and resources, so stop by today!
