May 2008 Highlights - Novell Professional Resource Suite

Novell Technical Subscriptions

There's nothing better than getting out and enjoying nature after a winter of being cooped up. But is it hard to find the time with all the IT chores you have to attend to? If you take advantage of this month's shipment and its 27 ReadMe files and patches, 357 Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDS), 200 Cool Solutions articles, dozens of new and updated product guides, and four technical white papers, you'll save more than enough time to get out and replenish your vitamin D. And our shipment will help you simplify management, increase productivity and streamline processes.

• New and Updated Software
• Advanced Resources
• Support Resources
• Technical Information Resources
• What's New and Upcoming

New and Updated Software

No matter where you work or what you do—you have to do that work with other people, which means you need sophisticated, easy-to-use collaboration tools. Separate communication applications are no longer enough to keep you connected: you need the latest e-mail and calendaring features that work together; you need ways to connect people who work at different locations; and you need reliable, fast ways to ensure seamless communication. And to ensure you have all the tools you need—collaboration and otherwise—we're excited to announce that the release of following Novell products:

• Novell ZENworks 7 SP1 Release 3: Novell ZENworks is a comprehensive set of integrated tools that automate IT management and business processes across the lifecycle of desktops, laptops, servers and handhelds across diverse server and client platforms.

• Novell GroupWise 7.0.3: Novell GroupWise is a comprehensive collaboration solution that provides information workers with e-mail, calendaring, instant messaging, task management, and contact and document management capabilities. And Novell GroupWise 7.0.3 includes bug fixes and updates from GroupWise 7.

• Novell Teaming SP2: Novell Teaming allows for social networking within the enterprise, where subject matter experts are easily identified and where new team workspaces can be easily formed. It makes teamwork and knowledge sharing a built-in workgroup feature.

• iManager 2.7 plugins: Novell iManager 2.7 is a cross-platform release of the Novell Web-based management console. iManager plugins will help you extend and customize the capabilities of your application.

• Identity Assurance Solution 3.0.3: The Novell Identity Assurance solution is a complete identity management solution that includes: identity management for regulated industries; integration between IT and physical security; easy implementation; quick and easy user provisioning; adjustable access tuned to changing needs; dynamic, demonstrable compliance; simplified password management; unified digital identities; and much more.

Advanced Resources

Bonus Utilities

Our bonus utilities are some of those big things that come in small packages. With these utilities—13 releasing with this month's shipment—you get exceptional functionality in a tiny piece of software. They help you find the shortcuts and extra features that enable you to make the most of your Novell products. Check out the new and updated bonus utilities in this month's shipment, including:

• eDirectory on Windows scheduled online backup—allows for the backup of Novell eDirectory to a specified location

• FixZen—re-registers systems in Novell ZENworks through a wmi process that executes zwsreg -unreg and then zwsreg on a remote system backup of Novell eDirectory to a specified location

• Choppit—helps you get the last abend.log entry quickly

Technical White Papers

Sometimes you need (or want) more information than you can find in a CD wrapper or an install manual. And for those of you who do want a full complement of technical details to accompany your outstanding products, we've included four new technical white papers with this month's subscription. Find what you need with:

• Identity Management Planning: Best Practices, Insights and Recommendations

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 vs. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

• SUSE Linux Enterprise: Differentiation through Interoperability

• What's New in SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 2

Support Resources

Latest Files and Patches

In general, patching isn't the most exciting chore in the world. In fact, it can get downright frustrating—especially if you have to test the patches yourself. That's why this month's subscription includes 27 new and updated, pretested ReadMe files and patches. We take the tedium out of patching, so you can spend your time on value-added projects.

Technical Information Resources

Product Documentation

Novell Identity Manager Roles Based Provisioning Module can help you provision your users specifically based on what they do in your company—not on how the person before them was provisioned (the easy, but hardly compliant way to get users up and running). If you're ready to learn more about this exciting Novell product—and many others—don't forget to check out the dozens of new and updated manuals and guides releasing this month.

Novell Connection Magazine

No matter what you're trying to do—manage your data center, upgrade from NetWare, build a database for OpenOffice.org—chances are you'll find an article, animation or TechTalk on the topic you're looking for. With Novell Connection magazine, you can not only learn from the great successes of other Novell customers, but you can also learn—straight from our experts—about the ins and outs of your favorite Novell products. Check it all out today!

New Support Knowledgebase Documents (TIDs)

Do you run through Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDS) like they're candy? If so, don't worry. We added 367 of them to the database this month alone. With so much information about your Novell products, you're sure to have what you need to get your data center running at peak performance.

Cool Solutions Articles (Online)

Summer is just around the corner, which means you need to find more ways than ever to beat the heat. The 200 new Cool Solutions articles we released this month are so cool they'll not only keep you informed, up to date and current with Novell products, but they'll also make you feel like it will be winter all year long. Don't miss out on all the available information and shortcuts our cool solutions articles can provide—check them out today!

What's New and Upcoming

New First Look On-demand Training

If you subscribe to at least the Novell Professional Resource Suite, you now have access to the popular First Look On-demand Training via your Subscriber Portal account. These modules provide a thorough introduction to Novell products (from one to five hours in length) and guide you through installation and set up so you can be up and running faster. Login to your Subscriber Portal and check them out today.

Are We Sending You Too Many Discs?

If you want to keep your access to your Subscriber Portal account, but no longer want to receive the CDs or DVDs, just e-mail us at subscriptions@novell.com. We will keep your Portal account active for the duration of your subscription but we will stop sending you CDs/DVDs in the mail.