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Novell TO SHIP NetWare Asynchronous Communication Services as NETWARE LOADABLE
MODULE
Provides Complete Control and Security for Asynchronous Communications;
Establishes Asynchronous I/O Specification for Hardware Independence
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- March 31, 1992 -- Novell Inc., announced today it is
shipping its powerful asynchronous communication software, NetWare
Asynchronous Communication Services (NACS), as a NetWare Loadable Module
(NLM). NACS v3.0, which supports Novell's Asynchronous I/O (AIO) and NetWare
Asynchronous Support Interface (NASI) programming interfaces, enables NetWare
users to access and share communications resources such as modems,
asynchronous hosts and X.25 network services. The new release provides
additional security, management and control for network administrators.
"NACS v3.0 software provides manageable, full featured asynchronous
communication services. Because it's tightly integrated with NetWare 3.11,
users benefit from NetWare's built-in network management, high-performance,
security, name services and multiple LAN topology support ," said Gerry Machi,
vice president and general manager, NetWare Systems Group -- Sunnyvale.
"Also, because NACS supports the AIO development interface, it is hardware
independent, so users are free to choose the communications adapters that work
best for them."
"We use NACS v3.0 extensively at the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse," said
Larry Schunk, director of MIS. "The IS department uses NACS to dial out and
connect to our vendor's bulletin board systems. This allows us to download
software patches and product information or to post support questions about
their products. The NACS is also used by the county attorneys who need to
access specific computers like the Attorney General's bulletin board system or
the West Law database."
"Over all, installation and management has been surprisingly easy and the
remote access through NACS is completely transparent to the caller. We've set
up all of this with four modems instead of the 20 it would have required
without NACS."
NetWare Asynchronous Communication Services
NACS v3.0 enables NetWare users to access and share communications resources,
such as modems, asynchronous hosts and X.25 network services. With NACS v3.0,
users can share access to modem pools--reducing communication costs--to dial
out of the LAN and access bulletin boards, information services and
asynchronous minicomputer hosts. Also, remote users can dial into a NACS
server and access individual workstations on the LAN, as well as application
servers.
Available in two-, eight- and 32-port versions, NACS v3.0 can be configured
for any level of asynchronous communication need. Multiple NACS v3.0 can be
installed on a single network. Organizations can run NACS on a NetWare v3.11
server along with file and print or other NLMs. In organizations with heavy
asynchronous traffic, NACS can run on a server dedicated to asynchronous
communications. The eight- and 32-port versions ship with NetWare v3.11
Runtime.
Management, Administration and Security
NACS v3.0 sets the standard for managing asynchronous communications; it gives
network administrators complete control over the management, administration
and security of asynchronous communication services. A menu-driven server
console displays and stores statistics, and provides audit trail information.
Additional utilities administer the enhanced features and assist in
troubleshooting. The product also delivers enhanced security by giving
network administrators complete control over asynchronous access to and from
resources on the LAN.
In a related news release, Novell today announced the availability of the
NetWare Communication Services Manager, a Windows-based application that
provides extensive network management capabilities for configuring, monitoring
and maintaining NetWare Communication Services--including NetWare Asynchronous
Communication Services (NACS) v3.0--from anywhere on the network. It provides
a comprehensive set of network management tools for fault, performance and
configuration management.
Hardware Independence - AIO
The NetWare Asynchronous I/O is a development specification which provides the
NetWare environment with a single point of control through which all
asynchronous communication services can be accessed. Asynchronous
communication adapter vendors that write drivers to the AIO specifications are
guaranteed compatibility with any Novell asynchronous communication service
built on NetWare.
Software Applications - NASI
NACS supports the NASI interface which is used by more than 30 independent
asynchronous communication software vendors. Compatible communication
products include:
Application Company
ASCOM/IV, network v1.41 Symantec
BLAST Professional DOS, v10.5 US Robotics Software
BLAST Professional Server, v10.5 US Robotics Software
CO/Session LAN II Triton Technologies
CROSSTALK Mk. 4, v1.1 Digital Communications Assoc.
CROSSTALK for Windows, v1.2 Digital Communications Assoc.
DynaComm Asynchronous, v3.00.28 Future Soft
LEXUS 2000 LAN, v2.5 Mead Data Central, Inc.
On/LAN PC, v1.2x Novell, Inc.
pcANYWHERE IV/LAN, v4.5 Symantec
poly-STAR/T, v2.31 Polygon Software
PROCOMM PLUS, Network version Datastorm Technologies
Reflection/7+, v1.0 Walker, Richter, & Quinn
RELAY Gold/LAN, v3.0 Microcom, Inc.
Smartcom Exec, v2.1 Hayes Microcomputer Products
SmarTerm 340, v3.0 Persoft
Softerm PC, v2.0 and above Softronics
VsComm/LAN, v7.6 The M/H Group
WESTLAW /WESTMATE v2.2 West Publishing Co.
ZSTEM 340, LAN version 1.0.3 KEA Systems, Ltd.
New Third Party Support
■ A variety of third-party vendors have developed hardware and software
solutions that use NACS v3.0 as the asynchronous communications link to
the enterprise. Following is a list of vendors who have announced new
support:
■ Citrix Systems Inc. has announced its Network Application Server and
Citrix Remote Link. These products support NASI and allow users to dial
into the LAN through NACS v3.0 and directly connect to a Citrix server to
run OS/2, Windows, and DOS applications remotely.
■ DigiBoard has announced a multi-port asynchronous communication adapter
board which supports Novell's Asynchronous I/O specification. This
allows DigiBoard solutions to provide AIO-aware services such as NACS
v3.0 with access to large numbers of serial ports.
Newport Systems Solutions Inc. has enhanced its Asynchronous Communications
Interface (ACI) and X.25 Communications Interface (XCI) adapters to provide
asynchronous and X.25 communications support for the Asynchronous I/O
specification and NACS v3.0.
NetWare Communication Services
Novell first announced the concept of NetWare Communication Services in June,
1990 and began delivering the first modules of the platform with the shipment
of NetWare for SAA v1.0, Novell's premier LAN-to-host connectivity product, in
May, 1991. NetWare Communication Services products give users access to host
resources and wide area networks. It's the first completely integrated LAN
communications system designed to support any combination of LAN-to-host,
LAN-to-LAN or remote LAN access services.
Pricing and Availability
NetWare Asynchronous Communication Services (NACS) v3.0 will be available
April 10, 1992. Pricing in the United States and Canada is as follows:
■ NACS (2 port) $ 595
■ NACS (8 port)* $1795
■ NACS (32 port)* $4995
*Ships with NetWare Runtime
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 and 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 across
business-wide information systems.