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March 2008 Highlights - Novell Tech Select Service

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Work shouldn't be so hard that it requires legal stimulants to get you through the day (our personal stimulant of choice is diet cola). So break the addiction and make your life easier with all the new features shipping in this month's release. Our 30 ReadMe files and patches, 376 Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDS), dozens of new and updated product documentation guides, and four new Self-Study Manuals will help you increase productivity, work more efficiently, and ultimately, help you keep your sanity. So check out this month's release today!

Updated Software

You need the latest software to keep your business up and running. That's why we're rolling out over 10 updated products this month alone.

  • Novell Access Manager:: Install and configure the Application Server Agent components with Novell Access Manager 3.0 SP2 when you need fine-grained access control to Java applications. Access Manager provides JBoss, BEA WebLogic, and IBM WebSphere server agents for Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application servers.

  • Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 10.0.1:: Easily manage, deploy and configure all the devices in your network with the latest update to Novell ZENworks Configuration Management.

  • Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management:: Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management simplifies endpoint security by combining security policy enforcement for data, devices and connectivity under a single management console.

  • Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management 3.4 USB/Wireless:: Gain complete control of your endpoints, protect sensitive data and ensure corporate compliance with Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management 3.4 USB/Wireless.

  • OpenOffice.org 2.3 Novell Edition:: OpenOffice.org Novell Edition contains enhancements and bug fixes that are not available in the standard edition, including:

    • Enhanced support for Microsoft Office file formats

    • ODMA integration

    • Enhanced fonts

  • Novell GroupWise Mobile Server 2 SP3 for Linux Beta:: Gives you all the functionality of Novell GroupWise Mobile Server, but lets you run on your Linux OS.

  • Novell GroupWise Mobile Server 2 SP3:: Synchronize e-mail, appointments, tasks, contacts and notes between GroupWise and hundreds of mobile devices using the latest Intellisync technology in GroupWise Mobile Server 2 SP3.

  • Novell GroupWise Gateways:: Novell GroupWise Gateways connect a GroupWise system and a Microsoft, Linux or NetWare system by creating a link between a GroupWise domain and the other systems' servers.

  • Identity Assurance Solution Module 3.0.2:: Identity Assurance Solution Module 3.2 gives you the software you need to install and configure the identity vault for use with the Identity Assurance Solution.

  • Novell iManager plug-ins:: This month's shipment includes file management, NFS gateway, administration, Novell NetStorage and many other plug-ins for Novell iManager.

  • And much, much more!:

Advanced Resources

Bonus Utilities

They say that two's company—so to keep you good company, we've included two new bonus utilities in this month's shipment. And they are spectacular!

  • Monitor DirXML/IDM Driver States with Nagios: A Linux shell script to monitor Novell DirXML 1.1 and Novell Identity Manager 2.x/3.x driver states with Nagios. This utility is basically a wrapper for "dxcmd -getstate."

  • Network login/logout utility: Provides easy access to the Novell network login interface.

Support Resources

Latest Files and Patches

If you could improve the usability and performance of your entire system—with zero stress—why wouldn't you? The 30 new ReadMe files and patches included in this month's shipment make it easy to fix what ails your systems. Check them out today!

Technical Information Resources

Product Documentation

You don't have to choose between getting it done right and getting it done fast. With dozens of new and updated product documentation, you can do both. Installation guides, user guides, migration guides and any other type of guide you can think of, on multiple Novell products, will help you find the answers to your questions in an organized, efficient way. This month we've included documentation on Novell Open Enterprise Server 2, Novell Identity Manager: Roles Based Provisioning Module, Novell eDirectory and many other great Novell products.

Novell Connection Magazine

If you've ever wondered how major motion picture studios protect their assets, or where cyber security is headed, then this month's issue of Novell Connection Magazine is ready for you. But it's not all fun and games. It also includes the newest articles on Novell Teaming and OpenOffice.org Novell Edition. We don't have a crystal ball, but we do have great articles about the future of Novell. For more information, read Novell Connection today!

New Support Knowledgebase Documents (TIDs)

If liking a searchable Support Knowledgebase that contains thousands of documents (TIDs) detailing the technical, how-to aspects of Novell products makes you a nerd, maybe you don't want to be normal. And there's nothing normal about finding the answer to tough IT and Novell product questions quickly and efficiently. Come check out the 376 new documents we've added to the Knowledgebase in the past month!

What's New and Upcoming

Register for Novell BrainShare

25 Percent Discount at BrainShare

If you attend BrainShare this year, be sure to stop by the Novell Technical Subscriptions booth and get a 25-percent discount off any subscription.

Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition Registration Codes on Portal

If your subscription includes access to Linux registration codes, you can now request a registration code for Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition.

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