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Novell DR Multiuser DOS 5.1 Bridges Network and MultiUser DOS Systems
Offers Low-cost Workgroup Connectivity and Full Access to Broader NetWare
Networks
Monterey, Calif. -- March 31, 1992 -- Novell's Desktop Systems Group
(formerly Digital Research, Inc.) today announced DR Multiuser DOS version
5.1, providing users the economical and localized connectivity advantages
of a multiuser computer workgroup with full access to NetWare network
services.
DR Multiuser DOS is an ideal workgroup solution for accounting, database,
and other applications that frequently access shared resources and data.
The operating system enables low-cost PCs and terminals to be linked
through an inexpensive serial connection, with eight simultaneous DOS
sessions per user.
"For NetWare users, DR Multiuser DOS 5.1 provides capabilities previously
available only in UNIX, such as multiple terminals having multitasking
capabilities and access to the network, while allowing low-cost expansion
of NetWare networks wherever workgroups exist," said Dick Williams,
executive vice president and general manager of Novell's Desktop Systems
Group.
"For DR Multiuser DOS customers, the new version provides connectivity with
the industry's leading network and the full support of Novell. Version 5.1
is a great first example of the synergy between two development teams--one
coming from the network, the other from the desktop."
New NetWare Connectivity Drivers
Version 5.1 includes new NetWare connectivity drivers that efficiently link
a DR Multiuser DOS workgroup to the network and its resources. The
multi-session drivers run on a 386 or 486 DR Multiuser DOS host computer
and provide 16 simultaneous NetWare sessions through a single NetWare
adapter card. Previously, the DR Multiuser DOS host computer only allowed
single-session access to Novell NetWare. This configuration benefits the
user by costing roughly half that of providing individual network nodes and
substantially reduces network traffic by localizing shared resources within
the workgroup.
Like NetWare Lite, DR Multiuser DOS provides an inexpensive connectivity
solution -- but targets a different type of customer. While NetWare Lite
is designed for users with compute-intensive applications who have an
occasional need to exchange data, DR Multiuser DOS addresses just the
opposite: people who use applications such as accounting, where a common,
shared data resource is their overriding concern.
Pricing and Availability
DR Multiuser DOS 5.1 will begin shipping April 13, 1992, with a suggested
retail price of $695 U.S. Upgrades will be available to all registered
users of DR Multiuser DOS 5.0. Customers outside the U.S. should contact
their local reseller or their regional Novell office.
Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) is an operating system software company, the
developer of network services, specialized and general purpose operating
system software products, including NetWare and DR DOS. Novell's NetWare
network computing products manage and control the sharing of services, data
and applications among computer workgroups, departmental networks, and
business-wide information systems.