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December 2008 Highlights - Novell Professional Resource Suite - Portal Advantage

Novell Technical Subscriptions

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The holidays are just about here. And we're ready to help you celebrate in style with this month's shipment. For December, we're shipping two new Self-study Manuals, 14 new and updated Bonus Utilities, three new technical white papers, 384 Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDS), dozens of new and updated documentation guides, 22 ReadMe files and patches, 102 new Cool Solutions articles and 390 YES Bulletins. With this subscription, you also get four additional portal accounts! Make sure your holiday season is a time for rejoicing; check out this month's shipment today!

Updated Software

With December's updated software, we're starting the holiday gift giving early. This month, you can look forward to updates to some of your favorite Novell products:

  • Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management, which automatically enforces security policies at the endpoint to control device ports, wireless connections and applications, and guarantees data encryption.

  • Novell ZENworks Configuration Management, which implements IT controls that enhance and automate business operations, rather than disrupting them. Through its browser-based ZENworks Control Center management console, it provides comprehensive management of Microsoft* Windows* servers and workstations.

  • OpenOffice.org Novell Edition for Windows, an enterprise-ready office productivity solution that lowers costs and interoperates with Microsoft Office.

With these updates—and many more—you'll get the most out of your existing Novell products and will be well on your way to a productive and successful new year.

Advanced Resources

Novell Online Self-Study Manuals

This month, expand your knowledge by learning more about Novell Teaming + Conferencing with these two new Self-study Manuals:

  • Novell Teaming + Conferencing Administration Manual (Course 8002wb)

    In this course, students will learn how to implement and manage Novell Teaming + Conferencing. The course will address many topics: how Teaming + Conferencing works and how it can be implemented in your organization; how to plan an installation; how to manage the Teaming + Conferencing server; and much more.

  • Novell Teaming + Conferencing Administration Workbook (Course 8002wb)

    This workbook will help students practice the skills associated with Course 8002 objectives. The skills introduced in this workbook are critical for understanding how Novell Teaming + Conferencing works. Get hands-on experience in a practice environment using the Novell Teaming + Conferencing Administration Workbook.

Bonus Utilities

Our December Bonus Utilities will help you work more efficiently with the Novell solutions you use most often. December's shipment includes 14 new and updated utilities. Here are some highlights:

  • AnyKey AnyFile: This utility helps users securely transfer large files or folders to other Internet users, using encryption and self extracting.

  • Collector for Cisco Call Manager: This utility queries against the Cisco Call Manager's database and retrieves call details in near real time.

  • Snapshot Automation: This utility creates snapshots on a particular pool in regular intervals on Novell Open Enterprise Server 2.

Technical White Papers

December's shipment includes three new technical white papers to get you up to date on Novell products. This month, learn about server consolidation with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z, as well as workloads for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z. In addition, we're also releasing the following white paper, so you can increase your technical Novell knowledge even more:

  • Novell GroupWise 8: Raising the Bar on User Productivity: Novell raises the bar on user productivity with a highly connected collaborative workspace that leverages Web resources to enhance user interactions. With Novell GroupWise 8, they don’t have to be power users to make the most of their tools or their time, because the Home View gives users a rich and intuitive “dashboard” that puts everything they need right in front of them. Nothing else plugs users into the Web 2.0 world as thoroughly as GroupWise or makes it look so good—and so easy—once they’re there.

Support Resources

Latest Files and Patches

Help your systems help you by keeping them patched and updated. This month, we're shipping 22 new and updated ReadMe files and patches. Our pretested patches can help you with bug fixes, graphic replacements, usability and performance. Just take a few minutes to download and apply them, and you'll be able to keep your systems safe, up to date, and running better than ever.

Technical Information Resources

Product Documentation

Feeling overwhelmed with lots of new products to learn about? Our product documentation resources can help. This month, we're releasing dozens of new and updated product documentation resources that can help you figure out how to get the most out of your products. This month's shipment alone includes dozens of resources and tons of information about Novell Access Manager 3.1, Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management, Novell Identity Manager 3.6 and much more. So don't delay; check out our new and updated product documentation now!

New Support Knowledgebase Documents (TIDs)

Our December shipment includes 384 new Support Knowledgebase Documents (TIDs). TIDs are documents that include detailed technical information that can answer all your important technical questions. If you have a specific question, just check our searchable database where you can find exactly what you're looking for. Check out our new and updated TIDs today.

Cool Solutions Articles (Online)

This month, we've added 102 new Cool Solutions articles to our Cool Solutions online community. Here, users, administrators and developers share their secrets, and you can find articles, tips, Q&As and free tools to download. In addition to all of these amazing resources, this online community also offers support, forums, wikis, a glossary, blogs and more. This month, check out articles like “GroupWise 8 to Be the Star of the Show at GWAVACon Las Vegas 2009.” Novell is a major sponsor this year at GWAVACon, and there will be more sessions on Novell ZENWorks, Novell Teaming, Linux and the star of the show—GroupWise 8. Read more about this exciting news in the Cool Solutions community!

YES Bulletins

When Novell partners complete YES certification, you get software that is certified to be compatible with your Novell products, including SUSE Linux Enterprise, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Novell ZENworks Suite and more. This month we're releasing 390 YES Bulletins to keep you up to date on the newest YES certified products.

What's New and Upcoming

Install Your New 2009 Licenses!

Your new 2009 evaluation software licenses are on CD 1A, shipped in November, so be sure to install them sometime between now and the end of the year. Expanded licenses are available via the Subscriber Portal.

Renew Your Licenses!

The following products are expiring at the end of the year and require a new license to be applied:

  • BorderManager 3.7

  • BorderManager 3.8

  • Cluster Services 1.01

  • Cluster Services 1.01

  • Cluster Services 1.7 (NW6.5)

  • eDirectory 8.7

  • NFS 3

  • NFS Gateway 4.1

  • NSBS 5.1

  • NSBS 6.0

  • NSBS 6.5

  • NetWare 5.1

  • NetWare 5.1 additional servers

  • NetWare 6.0

  • NetWare 6.5

  • Cluster Services 1.6 (NW 6)

How Do I Access the Subscriber Portal?

To access our portal, just go to https://support.novell.com/subscriptions/portal/spc . If no subscriptions appear under My Subscriptions, you need to activate your subscription. E-mail subscriptions@novell.com and request your activation keys and activation instructions.

Register for BrainShare!

It's never too early to register for BrainShare! See novell.com/brainshare/ to get more information and to sign up for one of the world's best technical conferences.

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