AFFORD.TXT 3Nov95 Cost-Effective Deployment ManageWise is a set of NLMs delivered on a single CDROM. Install ManageWise to all your servers from your desk and no need to install any software on desktops. Because it runs on existing NetWare 3, NetWare 4, NW SFT III and SMP servers, no additional systems are needed to gain the benefits of ManageWise. Also, deployment is quick and easy. Preserves your investments ManageWise is a flexible solution because it's based on industry standards. This means it easily works with your existing systems and preserves those investments. NetWare and SNMP provide the open, standards-based management foundation of ManageWise. NetWare servers are the distributed platforms from which ManageWise operates. The console serves as a centralized source for viewing your systems and network. Affordable ManageWise is priced per server in the same stratifications as NetWare, so managers of small networks can benefit without having to pay a large net workprice. Buy the ManageWise user license that corresponds to the NetWare server you want to install on. For example, a NetWare 25 user needs ManageWise 25 user. ManageWise has proven technologies to keep networks running at optimum performance, giving you the full value of your network investments. ManageWise is the ideal solution for any size network because of its scalable, full-featured capabilities. Scales to any size network ManageWise adapts to computing environments of any size. It distributes management processing on NetWare servers, allowing management capabilities to grow economically as the network increases in computing power. This distributed design eliminates single point of failures and spreads the processing power requirements across your network. Small- to medium-sized networks If you work for a small- to medium-sized organization, you don't need to bean expert to effectively manage your network with ManageWise. Familiar NetWare security features, NetWare administrative tools, such as NWAdmin, and intuitive navigation through maps make ManageWise easy to use. ManageWise guides you to quick resolution on common user problems and lets you plan for growth by using its historical data trending capability. ManageWise's pricing scales to the size of your environment without compromising functionality, giving you the benefits of a high-end product at an affordable price. As your network grows, you can affordably add management and your existing investment in ManageWise keeps paying off because it is fully functional for all sizes of environments and scales to your growing needs. ManageWise also works over on-demand dial-up links, letting you out source management tasks to service bureaus easily and cost effectively. These and other capabilities make ManageWise the best solution for small- and medium-sized networks. Large enterprise networks If you work for a large organization, you can customize ManageWise to your needs. Your site managers, for instance, can get details about the local network and proven technology to assist users, while your enterprise managers get a broad overview of network activity and problems across the organization. Because ManageWise is built on standards, such as SNMP, enterprise and site managers can cooperatively share management of the network using their console of choice-whether a third-party UNIX-based console or the included ManageWise console. No matter which console they use, they all get access to the same information and network maps. Many enterprise networks have multivendor components that need to be managed. ManageWise is based on industry standards, such as SNMP, RMON, IPX and TCP/IP, so it provides interoperability with any network system. Since it is installed on NetWare servers, it scales to network's processing power,making it easy to expand management capability as the network grows. ManageWise also works well over wide area network (WAN) connections, letting network managers cost-effectively administer geographically dispersed servers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Smart Way to Manage Your Network By the year 2000, a billion people will be connected to computer networks. Novell's advancements toward pervasive computing will connect people with other people and the information they need, enabling them to act on it anytime, anyplace. As networks expand to accommodate more users and access to a multitude of networked devices, such as televisions, telephones and even appliances, ManageWise will be available to provide comprehensive management services for these dynamically changing Novell environments. Today's organizations extend their computing borders to include people and resources remotely, giving rise to "virtual corporations". Virtual resources include suppliers, colleagues in other organizations or outsourced professionals. Management across these boundaries will become more important as this environment evolves-creating issues, such as collaborative network management of multiple corporations; dynamic and secure access; and management solutions that scale to millions of nodes. Deploying ManageWise today let's you reap the benefits of electronic services without risking inter-business chaos. The integration of ManageWise with NetWare Directory Services; (NDS) enables seamless connectivity and communication between Novell networks and other extended networks. ManageWise automates tasks and resolves problems quickly, saving you time and money.