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Novell Labs certification Alliance Introduced
Self─Certification Program Benefits Hardware Developers
PROVO, Utah -- February 4, 1992 -- Novell today announced the Novell Labs
Certification Alliance. Through this alliance, Novell Labs will train and
authorize hardware developers to conduct NetWare compatability testing,
allowing them to produce more NetWare─compatible products and release them in
a more timely fashion.
"The Novell Labs Certification Alliance will allow NetWare─compatability
testing to become an intrinsic part of the product development cycle," said
David Owen, vice president of Novell Labs. "As developers integrate
compatibility testing into the development cycle, more products and
configurations will be tested, and a broader base of NetWare certified
products will be available to customers."
The program has been developed in response to the increasing industry
requirement for tested and approved hardware products. To meet this need,
Novell is enabling developers to certify products more quickly by
incorporating NetWare─compatibility testing into their development
environment.
The program, offered only to developers with whom Novell has an established
relationship, consists of intensive training, dedication of developer
personnel and equipment resources, use of and compliance with Novell test
suites and guidelines and submission to audits. Certification is still
governed by Novell . Products that meet certification requirements will be
listed in the Independent Manufacturer Support Program (IMSP) index published
by Novell.
Program Structure
In addition to establishing a test lab at their site, developers must send a
minimum of two Certified NetWare Engineers (CNEs) to Novell for an intense
two─week training course. While in training, participants conduct extensive
NetWare─compatibility tests on their own products, side─by─side with Novell
Labs engineers. Novell provides test suites that must be used not only during
the training but in subsequent tests at the developer site.
Once training is completed, Novell conducts an audit on a minimum of five or
more products tested by the developer. After successfully establishing
compliance, developers are authorized to conduct their own tests, and are
required to submit results to Novell to receive product certification and
publication in the IMSP index.
Program Quality Assurance
Novell assures quality of testing and certification through several checks and
balances built into the program. Tests conducted by developers must be done
in a testing lab that must be inspected and approved by Novell Labs engineers.
Test results are reported to Novell via an encrypted file that is
automatically generated during the testing process. If this file shows any
signs of tampering, certification will not be granted. In addition, Novell
will conduct periodic audits by retesting products and comparing Novell's
results agains results submitted by the developer. Novell also maintains the
right to publicly grant or rescind certification. Certified products will be
published in the IMSP index.
Pricing and Availability
The program, available now, is offered to a select number of developers who
apply for participation through Novell Labs. The cost is $35,000, U.S. and
Non─U.S. This represents a significant savings to developers who test more
than five products per year.
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.