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Section 5 Competitive Positioning
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COMPETITION
IBM:
IBM has released(3/92) NetWare for AIX/6000,
which enables RS/6000 systems to act as
servers for NetWare LANs. Based on NetWare
for UNIX 3.11, it enables MS-DOS, Windows,
OS/2 and AIX/6000 users to share information
and resources. Files and directories reside
in an hierarchical directory tree managed by
AIX/6000, and this enables Version 3.11 to
use Native NetWare features.
NetWare redirects network print jobs to the
AIX/6000 spooler or local printers and PC
users can share the same printers as other
AIX/6000 users. NetWare for AIX/6000 supports
NetWare APIs like SPX. Terminal based
applications are supported from PC terminal
emulation software to provide access to
AIX/6000 and with Novell Virtual Terminal,
MS-DOS and Windows users gain access to
AIX/6000 applications.
Price: $5,500 for 1-10 users. $8,000 FOR 1-20
users. $13,000 for 1-100 users. $25,000 for
1-250 users.
Source: NetWare Solutions, March/April 1992
Prime
PrimeService has released Connection NetWare
for Sparc, which enables NetWare clients to
access the functionality of the Sparc
operating environment from PC, OS/2 and
Macintosh computing platforms. Based on
NetWare for UNIX, Connection is a version of
the NetWare 3.01 LAN operating system and is
interoperable with NetWare. The software
connects different operating to enable users
to access and share applications, data and
print services, and communicate with
computers outside NetWare LANs.
It is backward compatible with NetWare v2.1,
PrimeService's SMTP/MHS e-mail and SPX/IPX to
TCP/IP gateway, and supports Novell's Virtual
Terminal communications.
Price: $5,795
Source: NetWare Solutions, March/April 1992
Data General
Data General has ported Action Technologies'
MHS to its RISC-based AViiON, allowing the
UNIX system to act as a messaging engine for
NetWare LAN's using MHS.
In porting MHS to the AViiON, DG added
several capabilities not possible for users
on the PC. One of the key performance
features is the ability to have multiple
simultaneous remote connections to other MHS
servers. This means messages can be transfer
to multiple servers at the same time, either
on the same LAN or across a WAN, whereas with
a dedicated PC MHS engine (which can only
communicate with other server at a time),
they would have to be sent sequentially
through connections to multiple servers.
Price: N/A
Source: NetWare Solutions, March/April 1992
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SUMMARY -----------------------------------------------
COMPANY PRODUCT SHIP_DATE
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Altos NetWare for Altos UNIX June 1990
Data General Netware for AViiON Systems May, 1990
Data General NetWare Transport for MV Aug, 1990
Dolphin Server Teh NetWare for 88000 Announced
Jun, 1991
Feith Systems Feith NetWare for AT&T Announced
Jun, 1991
Hewlett Packard NetWare XL for HP3000 Aug, 1991
Hewlett Packard NetWare v3.01 for the HP9000 Apr, 1992
Hewlett Packard NetWare v3.11 for the HP9000 Expected,
Sept,92
IBM NetWare for AIX/6000 Mar, 1992
ICL NetWare for ICL Aug, 1991
Interactive Interactive Ported NetWare Dec, 1990
Intergraph Intergraph NetWare May, 1991
MIPS NetWare for RISComputers Dec, 1990
AT&T/NCR NCR NetWare/X Apr, 1991
Prime Prime EXL NetWare Jul, 1990
Prime Connection NetWare for SPARC Apr, 1992
Pyramid NetWare for Pyramid Announced,
Oct 1991
Sequent NetWare for Sequent Announced,
Oct 1991
Stratus NetWare for Stratus Announced,
Dec 1991
Sun NetWare SunLink Announced,
10/91 Expctd 8/92
Texas Instruments NetWare for System V Announced,
Oct 1991
Unisys NetWare for U Series Dec, 1990
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Appendix A - Glossary of Terms
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Application layer - The highest (seventh) level of the
OSI model. It describes the way that application
programs interact with the network operating system.
ARPA - Department of Defense Advanced Research Project
Agency.
Bridge - A type of product that links different local
area networks, enabling users on one network to use
all the resources available on the other.
Buffered repeater - A device that amplifies and
regenerates signals so that they can travel farther
along a cable. This type of repeater also controls the
flow of messages to prevent collisions.
Ethernet - a defacto standard Local Area Network
protocol that defines physical and data link layer
functions. It is a network cable and access protocol
scheme originally developed by Xerox, now supported by
many vendors.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - an ARPA services
protocol that allows the transfer of disc files between
nodes on a LAN or WAN. It is a family of commands for
performing file and directory operations over a
network. Users can get or put stream files on a remote
UNIX or non-UNIX machine, using wither ASCII or binary
transfers. They can append, rename and delete file,
list, change, make and remove directories, check
status, toggle switches and ask for help.
Gateway - A portal through which networked stations can
access resources on mainframe and minicomputer hosts
as well as on nationwide data networks.
IP (Internet Protocol) - a layer 3 network protocol
responsible for routing inbound data to the proper
network link.
ISO - International Standards Organization, Paris,
which developed the Open system Interconnection (OSI)
model.
NBP - NetBIOS Protocol - a small, fast Local Area
Networking Protocol supported on HP LAN Manager for
OS/2 and MS-DOS and 3Com's 3+Open
Network layer - The third level of the OSI model,
containing the logic and rules that determine the path
to be taken by data flowing through a network. Not
important in small LANs.
NFS - Network File System. A distributed file system
protocol that allows computers on a network to use the
files and peripherals of another networked computer as
if they were local. This protocol was developed by Sun
Microsystems and adopted by other vendors.
OSI - Open System Interconnection. A model developed
by the ISO describing the network communications
process.
Physical layer - The first layer of the OSI model. It
consists of network wiring and cable.
Presentation layer - The sixth layer of the OSI model,
which formats data for screen presentation and
translates incompatible file formats.
rcp (remote file copy) - an ARPA service which allows
users to copy files from a PC to another UNIX node over
the network or in the other direction.
Repeater - A device that amplifies and regenerates
signals so they can travel farther on a cable.
Router - A machine in a large network that reads the
destination of a message and selects the best route.
See network layer.
rsh (remote shell) - an ARPA service which lets you
execute a command on a remote UNIX host.
Session layer - The fifth layer of the OSI model, which
sets up the conditions whereby individual nodes on the
network can communicate or send data to each other.
The functions of this layer are used for many purposes,
including network gateway communications.
Sockets (Berkeley Sockets) - an API which provides an
interface to TCP/IP. It is a defacto standard for
UNIX.
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Program/Internet Program.
A set of protocols developed by the Department of
Defense to link dissimilar computers across large
networks.
Telnet (Teletype Network Protocol) - a layer 4
transport protocol responsible for providing reliable
end-to-end communication on a connection. This is the
standard for the transport layer in ARPANET.
Transport layer - The fourth layer of the OSI model.
Software in this layer checks the integrity of and
formats the data carried by the physical layer (1),
managed by the data layer (2), and perhaps routed by
the network layer (3).
X.25 - An international standard describing how
computers can access packet-switched networks.
Typical X.25 networks include Tymnet, Telenet, and MCI
Mail. It is an industry-standard recommendation
developed by the CCITT that defines the peer protocols
for the physical, data link and the network layers for
wide area network links.
XNS - Xerox Networking Services - 3Com's original Local
Area Networking transport protocol supported on HP LAN
Manager for OS/2 and MS-DOS and 3Com's 3+Open
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Appendix B - Supported Platforms
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We support what MicroSoft Supports. Bugs must be
reproduced on IBM, Compaq or HP Platforms.
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Appendix C - Supported Links
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Statement of support: We support any MicroSoft
certified cards.
(1) Based on Microsoft LAN Manager
(R) MicroSoft is a U.S. registered
trademark of Microsoft Corporation.