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NOVELL INTRODUCES NETWARE MANAGEMENT ENHANCED MAP
First Management System to Link Schematic Maps with Floor Plans;
Includes Graphical Interface for HMI-Compliant Hubs
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- February 5, 1992 -- Novell, Inc., today
announced an optional enhancement package for its NetWare
Management System, the NetWare Management Enhanced Map, the first
network management application to discover nodes on a network and
allow them to be mapped into a building floor plan.
The product also includes Novell's Hub Services Manager (HSM)
application, the first graphical user interface for HMI-compliant
hubs. HSM gives users a hardware-independent, easy-to-use network
wiring management solution. HMI, or Hub Management Interface, is
an open Novell specification that lets hub card manufacturers
integrate their products with the NetWare environment to create
reliable, server-resident or standalone intelligent connectivity
solutions.
"Networks are so critical to organizations today that downtime has
to be minimized," said Duane Murray, vice president and general
manager of Novell's Network Management Products Division. "Because
the NetWare Management Enhanced Map associates network nodes with
their precise location, a network manager can go straight to a
malfunctioning device and fix it or isolate it before it can bring
down the rest of the network. This fulfills Novell's mission to
grow the network computing industry by making network management
easier, faster and more reliable."
NetWare Management Enhanced Map Features
Novell's NetWare Management Enhanced Map offers these key features
and functions:
o Locational mapping -- Users can load bit-map images of their
building layouts using a scanner or many standard graphics
tools. Automatically discovered network devices, represented
by icons, may be overlaid onto these images by selecting an
icon and dragging it onto the appropriate location on the map.
This links objects with their exact location, allowing network
managers to find a malfunctioning networked device quickly.
o Enhanced auto-discovery -- The NetWare Management Enhanced Map
can discover IP routers to provide an integrated view of an IP
network; Hub Management Interface-compliant Hub cards to
provide a complete physical network view; and additional
logical mapping data. %Full SNMP support in IP environments --
The NetWare Management Enhanced Map contains a "MIB Browser"
utility that can manage any SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol) device, including Novell's recently introduced
NetWare for Macintosh MIB.
Hub Services Manager Offers Graphical Control of Structured Wiring
With the NetWare Management Enhanced Map, Novell is including a
Windows-based management application, Hub Services Manager, that
can manage structured wiring functions. Working in conjunction
with the NetWare Management Map, HSM automatically discovers
devices connected to the hub, maps them logically, and displays
statistics on hub status, port utilization rates, and monitors
statistics between attached nodes.
Pricing and Availability
Novell's NetWare Management Enhanced Map (Windows) will be
available through Novell's distribution channels in July 1992 for
the suggested list price of US$1995. The Hub Services Manager
application is included at no extra cost.
Pricing applies in the United States and Canada only. For pricing
outside the United States and Canada, customers should contact
their local Novell Authorized reseller.
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, DR
DOS, DR Multiuser DOS and FlexOS. 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.