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- Compaq and Novell Strengthen Partnership to Grow the PC Networking Market
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- HOUSTON, Texas──Jan. 29, 1992──Compaq Computer Corporation and Novell, Inc.
- today announced they have established closer ties to accelerate the growth and
- development of the personal computer networking market. The two companies
- announced the signing of a Master Business Agreement (MBA) that builds upon
- their longstanding relationship and outlines new areas of cooperation,
- including:
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- ■ jointly developing new products
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- ■ simplifying the management and control of PC networks
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- ■ raising the level of network dependability
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- ■ working together to enhance multivendor integration
-
- "Compaq is committed to strengthening our leadership position in the PC
- networking market by joining forces with Novell to mutually address customers'
- increased demands for new products, service, support and systems integration,"
- said Eckhard Pfeiffer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Compaq
- Computer Corporation.
-
- Ray Noorda, President and Chairman of Novell, Inc., added that Compaq and
- Novell are committed to the PC networking marketplace.
-
- "I'm very excited about moving to a new level of cooperation with Compaq
- because together, we can put products and systems in place to advance the
- state of the industry."
-
- The agreement reinforces the fact that Compaq and Novell will align their
- strategies to give customers greater network dependability and outstanding new
- products.
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- THE SHIFT TO PC NETWORKS
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- The COMPAQ SYSTEMPRO PC System, in combination with Novell NetWare, mobilized
- the downsizing trend, allowing companies to move their computing programs from
- expensive minicomputers to PC-based networks that operate at lower costs.
- Compaq and Novell share a common goal of accelerating this growing market.
-
- "Customers are continuing to shift their critical business applications to PC
- networks, and Compaq is in the forefront of that movement," said Gary Stimac,
- Senior Vice President, Systems Division, Compaq Computer Corporation.
-
- "We can aggressively move forward with Novell in this market because we are
- committed to an open systems strategy."
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- KEYS TO MARKET GROWTH
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- The Compaq/Novell agreement includes three key areas of cooperation that ease
- PC network implementation, while stimulating market growth.
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- First, Compaq and Novell will work together to simplify the management and
- control of PC networks. The companies will cooperate in joint development,
- marketing and support of network management products, while encouraging and
- supporting independent software vendor (ISV) development efforts.
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- Second, the two companies are moving forward with their joint efforts to raise
- the level of network dependability through increased server fault tolerance.
- Novell System Fault Tolerance, Level Three (SFT III) is a mirrored server
- technology that will provide new levels of network availability in critical
- business environments.
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- SFT III is currently in the hands of several beta test customers. Compaq and
- Novell are working together to thoroughly test SFT III at select customer
- sites in preparation for more widespread distribution in the second half of
- 1992.
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- Third, the agreement provides a framework for the companies to continue their
- work in advancing multivendor integration and support. To that end, Compaq
- plans to offer a variety of Novell software products and support services to
- its customers. Specific product, support and distribution plans will be
- announced at a later date.
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- BUILDING ON A SOLID FOUNDATION
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- The MBA is based on the ongoing relationship between Compaq and Novell in the
- areas of customer support, distribution and multivendor integration.
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- To ensure the success of this effort, Compaq has formed a Novell business
- group within the Systems Division to meet increase customer expectations for
- these new products and services.
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- Customers already enjoy broad support for Novell software on COMPAQ personal
- computer products since many COMPAQ Authorized Resellers around the world are
- also Novell Authorized Dealers.
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- The agreement also builds upon the existing Compaq/Novell Joint Integration
- Agreement (JIA) and Technical Support Alliance (TSA), which facilitate the
- seamless support of Compaq/Novell systems.
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- CUSTOMER APPLAUDS COMPAQ/NOVELL RELATIONSHIP
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- Marc Milstein, Vice President of Information Systems at Children's Medical
- Center of Dallas, stressed the importance of his Compaq/Novell network.
-
- "To keep our hospital running smoothly, Children's Medical Center relies on
- Novell NetWare and COMPAQ SYSTEMPROs and desktop PCs in critical application
- areas, such as materials management and operating room scheduling. We made
- this decision because the combination of COMPAQ and Novell products offers a
- high degree of quality and compatibility in a networked environment," said
- Milstein.
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- Novell, Inc., (NASDAQ: NOVL) is an operating system software company, the
- developer OFnetwork services and 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.
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- Compaq Computer Corporation is a world leader in the manufacture of PC systems
- and desktop, portable, laptop and notebook personal computers. COMPAQ
- products are sold and serviced in more than 69 countries through a variety of
- dealers, systems integrators, Value Added Resellers and distributors.
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- COMPAQ, DESKPRO AND SYSTEMPRO are registered trademarks (registered, U.S.
- Patent and Trademark Office) of Compaq Computer Corporation.
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- Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks
- of their respective companies.