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January 2006 Highlights - Novell Professional Resource Suite
Make it a year of new discoveries and tangible results! The first step toward this goal is to take advantage of the hundreds of tools, resources, and utilities in this month's update. First, you can review in-depth information about background processes in LogicSource® for eDirectory™. Then, you can begin exploring more than three dozen new bonus utilities, two technical white papers, 55 new patches, essential documentation, 482 Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs), and 217 Product Communities updates.
- New Software
- Advanced and Expanded Resources
- Support Resources
- Technical Information Resources
- Developer Resources
- What's New and Upcoming
New Software
Stronger security, easier management, and faster provisioning—these are just a few of the benefits you can explore when our newest software releases. Within the next couple of months, you'll receive access to evaluation versions of the following Novell® products:
Novell Identity Manager 3
Novell Identity Manager 3 simplifies the process of identity management. It automates user provisioning and password management throughout the user lifecycle—delivering first-day access to new users, modifying or rescinding access as necessary across all systems, and synchronizing multiple passwords into a single strong password.
Novell iManager 2.6
Novell iManager 2.6 is a cross-platform release of the Novell Web-based management console. This version is compatible with the new Novell Virtual Directory Services and provides enhanced downloads of plug-in modules.
Novell Audit 2.0
Novell Audit 2.0 delivers a secure logging and auditing infrastructure. It collects security and system-event data and filters the collected information to trigger real-time notifications and provide real-time monitoring and centralized logging to single or multiple data stores.
These products are just the beginning! If you are interested in the latest open source software, stay tuned: new versions of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Linux Desktop, and SUSE Linux will be releasing during the first half of 2006!
Advanced and Expanded Resources
Updated LogicSource for eDirectory
Have you taken a close look at your directory tree lately? If you want to know one of the reasons it's running so smoothly, check out this month's update to LogicSource for eDirectory. A new chapter, located in the "Understanding eDirectory Processes" section, discusses the Janitor background process.
The purpose of the Janitor process is two-fold. First, the Janitor process purges all purgeable objects in the eDirectory database. Second, the Janitor process maintains the Access Control Lists (ACLs) throughout the tree. These processes ensure that your tree remains uncluttered and performs at top efficiency.
Bonus Utilities
Get more out of your systems! By installing the latest bonus utilities, you'll improve both the security and overall functionality of your Novell software. A small sampling of new utilities is listed below:
- Designer for Identity Manager—provides a highly visual, client-based tool for designing, debugging, deploying, and documenting your identity management solutions
- REXX Program—delivers a REXX program that can be used by the Identity Manager RACF Driver to execute NATURAL ADABAS programs
- Favorites for GroupWise—transfers your Internet shortcuts to the GroupWise client
- SkypeWise—integrates Skype with GroupWise: see who's online, start IM chats, and receive voice calls from within GroupWise
- File Strainer—enables you to deploy file-storage restrictions based on a combination of content type, eDirectory identity, file size, and path (extension)
- HK User Registry Editor—imports settings to any HKUser tree
- SQL2Audit—processes audit events stored in an AUX table
White papers
Find out more about your favorite Novell products! This month's update includes two intriguing new white papers: Evaluate and Choose an E-mail Archiving Solution for Novell GroupWise Administrators and Linux: Ready for the Enterprise Desktop (which elaborates on Novell ZENworks 7 Linux Management).
Support Resources
Latest Files and Patches
Applying the latest files and patches is a critical maintenance task, something like changing the oil in your car or defragmenting your hard disk. For optimal performance and security, take a few minutes to review and download essential patches from among the 55 shipping this month.
Technical Information Resources
New and Updated Documentation
When you have a question about a particular product or process, you often check the product's documentation before anything else. This month's update includes the latest documentation for a variety of Novell products:
- Novell Certificate Server 3.0
- Novell Server Consolidation Utility 3.0
- SUSE Linux 10
- NICI/NICI 2.7.x
- Novell Modular Authentication Service (NMAS) 3.0
- ZENworks Linux Management 6.6.2
New Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs)
Performing a simple search of Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs) can provide a wealth of information. These documents address both specific and general questions about the entire Novell product line. Scan the 482 new TIDs in this month's update to get the helpful answers you need.
Product Communities articles
Get the latest deployment strategies and detailed product information in your next visit to Novell Product Communities. This month, you can search and review 217 new articles and tips. If you have any additional information or feedback on current content, please let us know—we want to hear from you!
Online Web Forums Archive
Do you have specific questions about a product? If you can't find information in the Support Knowledgebase, you might want to look in the Online Web Forums Archive. This vast collection of technical discussions provides a comprehensive resource: you can search an in-depth compilation of answers to similar questions or contact IT experts in real time.
Developer Resources
DeveloperNet Newsletters
To get the latest DeveloperNet news, program information, and articles, check out our recent newsletters:
- Dec. 15, 2005—This edition explores collaboration, including in-depth articles on GroupWise Web Services SDK, GroupWise Object API and the new C3PO Wizard. You can also learn more about Hula and check out this month's Forge project highlight: Advansys Formativ Solutions for GroupWise. Read the newsletter in its entirety by visiting http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/DeveloperNet_Newsletter_2005-12-15
- Dec. 1, 2005—This edition reviews data storage services and includes an interesting article on Novell iFolder 3. You can also get an update on the latest EnterpriseDB, Oracle, and MySQL databases as well as all the new developments in the Forge project. Read the entire newsletter online at: http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/DeveloperNet_Newsletter_2005-12-01
Early Releases
Here's a small sampling of the early release (beta) products that are now available on the DeveloperNet Portal and the Subscriber Portal. Check back often as new releases are added regularly.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SP3 RC1
- Novell Open Enterprise Server SP2—SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Build 11
- Novell Open Enterprise Server SP2—NetWare 6.5 SP5 Build B10
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SP3 RC3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SP3 RC4
- Novell Open Enterprise Server—NetWare 6.5 SP5 Build C02
What's New and Upcoming
Software Licenses Not Working?
If the licenses for your evaluation software are not working, that's probably because you are still using the old 2005 software licenses. By downloading the new 2006 licenses from the Subscriber Portal, you'll get immediate access to the evaluation software you use and enjoy. You will also find standard licenses on CD 1A, which shipped in the November 2005 release.