Iowa/Nebraska Novell Technical Blast
John Bezy, Novell Iowa/Nebraska Systems Engineer
Vol 2, No 19 - 10/10/00
** High Priority **
Technical Tips
NUI Sponsors Eric Schmidt LIVE WebCast
We are pleased to announce the next NUI/CNE Net WebCast for October 10,
2001 at 6:00 pm Pacific time. This live webcast will feature Eric Schmidt,
President and CEO of Novell, and Doug Knight, Novell Vice President of
Systems Engineering.
Eric and Doug will discuss Novell corporate and technical direction and
strategy and will give us a look at some of the technologies and products
that will keep Novell out in front in net services software.
Tune in to http://live-sjc-001.media.globix.net:8080/ramgen/encoder/novell_live_100.rm
and get the latest scoop on DirXML and features such as 0 Days Start.
Hear about the exciting I-Login technology and get a look at the latest
and greatest Portal technology including I-Chain and the Blackhawk product.
This will be a live webcast and Eric and Doug will be answering your
questions. To submit questions either before or during the event, email to
nuiwebcast@novell.com.
If you have any difficulty logging in, please go to http://www.nuinet.com
for other options. If you are unable to join us for the live webcast,
the program will be archived on www.cnenet.novell.com
and www.nuinet.com
later in the week.
GroupWise BulletProof- The Next Version
The next version of Novell GroupWise so far codenamed BulletProof has
been named Novell GroupWise Millennium Edition. This was discussed with
the press last week at N+I. They loved the name. Remember that Novell
GroupWise Millennium Edition focus and
GroupWise Wireless Beta
The beta of GroupWise Wireless Version 1.2 is now available for download
from http://support.novell.com/beta.
This enhances Version 1.1 by adding support for WML. Note that this will
only work with GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack. The expectation is that
this will be in full release by the end of November at the latest.
Speaking of N+I
Check out Eric Schmidt's keynote address at: http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2634017,00.html
TV Commercial
The commercial is available on the external site now... for those of you
who haven't seen it, or maybe are conditioned like myself to tune out
when a commercial appears - http://www.novell.com/news/press/pressroom/commercial.rm
CNE 5s
Passed your Continuing Certification Requirement (CCR) test? Great!!!
Didn't take/pass it yet? Too bad... Not as bad as it could be. Are you
de-certified? No. Can you use any of the CNE benefits? NO... How do you
get them back? Pass the test. In addition, there are many new benefits
being added. From education: "The demand for NetWare 5 and your skills
as a NetWare 5 CNE are tremendous. Adoption of NetWare 5 has exceeded
our expectations and companies are continuing to look to Novell for their
Net Services software needs. NetWare 5 is the number one server product
from Novell--based on number of licenses sold and number of licenses
installed--outselling all past versions of NetWare, and experiencing
faster sales growth than even NetWare 3.11 when it was first released.
In addition, NetWare 5.1 is the first product from Novell to include
the new eDirectory version of NDS. It is capable of integrating all 70
Million NDS users and their directories, as well as users on Solaris,
Linux, and NT/Win 2000 servers. It is the foundation for Internet consolidation
and for securely forming the one net that enables global eBusiness. In
other words, NetWare 5.1 = opportunity.
Novell Education recognizes the effort and resources you have spent in
supporting our programs and products, so to show our appreciation, we
have added new exciting benefits for you as a CNE. Along with your one-time
benefit of receiving the LogicSource 2 for NDS CD for free just for passing
the CCR by August 31, you will also receive:
Upcoming Novell Events (www.novell.com/events)
Novell Advanced Technical Training
Advanced Technical Training (ATT) Series is a NovellŪ program that delivers
in-depth, up-to-date information about Novell products and technologies.
The advanced instruction from Novell engineers and hands on labs provide
an excellent learning environment.
ATT -- Border Manager $1195 per person or 5 Education Vouchers
This course covers Installation, Firewall design and configuration, Network
Address Translation, Web proxy cache concept, configuration and tuning,
Cache hierarchy design and tuning Application layer proxies, Logging,
Monitoring, and Alerting Socks server and IP-Gateway, Virtual Private
Networking Troubleshooting tools & techniques.
ATT - Windows NT and 2000 Solutions $1195 per person or 5 Education Vouchers
This course covers architecture, troubleshooting, and solutions for NDS4NT
2.1 (now called Account Management), the latest NT client, Terminal Server
and Citrix MetaFrame integration, and the whole range of NT server integration
products shipping as part of
For detailed information and immediate registration call: 1-800-228-7613
or go on line at https://www.wes-scs.com/pep/pepcalendar/main.asp
Courses currently scheduled are:
October 9 & 10, 2000 Novell, Provo Border Manager
October 10 & 11, 2000 Atlanta Border Manager
October 11, 12 & 13, 2000 Novell, Provo GroupWise
October 12 & 13, 2000 Atlanta Windows 2000 and NT Solutions
October 16 & 17, 2000 Novell, Provo Windows 2000 and NT Solutions
October 17 & 18, 2000 San Francisco Border Manager
Certified Directory Engineer Bootcamp
Novell Education is pleased to announced the Certified Directory Engineer
Bootcamp. This is a five day intensive Bootcamp that combines the 991
- Advanced NDS Tools and Diagnostics and the 995 - Directory Technologies.
The bootcamp is being offered only for a short time, and space is limited
to 12 people per camp. To find out more information and/or register
go to: https://www.wes-scs.com/pep/pepcalendar/main.asp.
Cool URLs
eBusiness Security
eDirectory unlocks the puzzle. Find out more at http://www.novell.com/news/leadstories/
Where do you want to run your e-commerce applications?
An interesting security analysis of OS platform security vulnerabilities...
Kind of interesting security analysis...
http://www.securityfocus.com/vdb/stats.html
Upcoming Novell Events (www.novell.com/events)
Sales Stuff----
Novell Single Sign On
InfoWorld: Novell SSO Cuts Costs, Simplifies User's Lives and Improves
System Security. According to P.J. Connolly, InfoWorld Test Center, Novell
Single Sign-on is an outstanding password management tool. He states,
"Finding a security product that can cut costs, simplify users' lives,
and improve system security is rare; Novell SSO 2.0 does all of these
well." Read the full article at http://www.infoworld.com/articles/es/xml/00/10/02/001002esnsso.xml
Visit the NSSO home page at http://www.novell.com/products/sso
Novell and Akamai Team Up
NOVELL AND AKAMAI ENTER INTO BROAD STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO ACCELERATE CONTENT
DELIVERY ON THE WEB
Companies to integrate Novell Internet Caching System and Novell Content
Exchange with the ability to dynamically Akamaize content
Novell and Akamai to offer combined services to customer-base
Provo, UT and Cambridge, MA October 9, 2000 - Novell, Inc., the leading
provider of Net services software, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AKAM), the foremost provider of global, high-performance services for
the delivery of Internet content, streaming media, and applications,
today announced a broad strategic alliance to enhance the delivery of
Web content for mutual customers. As part of the agreement, Novell will
integrate AkamaizerSM functionality into the Novell Internet Caching
System (ICS) and Novell Content Exchange solutions. Leveraging Akamai's
vast global content delivery network, Novell will provide Web content
acceleration through its best-of-breed caching solutions to Akamai's
network of more than 4,200 servers worldwide. The combination of Novell's
ability to accelerate web servers, with Akamai's acceleration of content
to the end user, is expected to increase adoption of the Akamai network
for content delivery.
As part of the alliance, Novell will also offer Akamai's FreeFlowSM and
FreeFlowSM Streaming services to its customers for the fast, reliable
delivery of rich, multimedia content, while Akamai will offer the integrated
Akamai/Novell solutions to its customers.
"By bringing our technology together with Akamai's FreeFlow service,
we are offering a comprehensive and extremely efficient solution for
customers to adopt global content distribution," said Eric Schmidt, Chief
Executive Officer, Novell. "This combined solution creates a content
acceleration network from the first foot to the edge of the Internet."
"The advantages of high-speed, reliable content delivery are critical
for enterprises seeking to increase customer satisfaction and retention,"
said George Conrades, Chief Executive Officer, Akamai. "With its product
and service offerings, Novell provides a compelling option for content
providers to leverage Akamai's network. Through our relationship, enterprises
will be better equipped to realize the potential of the Internet as a
reliable, efficient eBusiness tool."
Novell/Akamai Technologies * Improving the Speed and Efficiency with
Which Internet Content is Delivered
The Novell Internet Caching System is a scalable caching appliance that
improves the speed and efficiency with which Internet content is delivered.
Novell ICS, working with the Akamaizer software, will enhance the process
of transferring and delivering content via Akamai's global content delivery
network. The Novell Internet Caching System is distributed exclusively
through Novell's OEM partners. For more information regarding pricing
and availability of OEM vendors' Novell ICS-based appliances, visit www.novell.com/products/ics/howtobuy.html.
In addition, Novell Content Exchange, a Web-server acceleration service,
will leverage the Akamaizer software to seamlessly direct traffic to
Akamai's network for enhanced Web performance.
The Akamaizer software automates the process through which embedded URLs
(Uniform Resource Locators) are translated into ARLs (Akamai Resource
Locators). When a request for Web content is made, the "Akamaization"
process is triggered and the HTML content with embedded ARLs is delivered.
The Web browser then automatically requests the Akamaized content and
is dynamically directed to the optimal Akamai server.
Akamai's core technology analyzes real-time Internet conditions to deliver
all forms of content through the most efficient route on the Internet,
reaching end users with measurably greater speed and reliability.
For assistance with Novell Products, All Licensing options, Premium Tech Support Plans, & On-Site Consulting & Design, contact your IA/NE account manager Steven Ferrick, 515-276-3380 or cell 515-250-6194.
Administration Information:
Trouble Incident Escalation
If you have an open support incident and it has been open for an unusually
long period of time, one of my functions is to help escalate the issue
inside Novell Tech Support. I will decide what the 'unusually long period
of time' is... If you have a support contract, your issue should be resolved
within days (resolved; depending on the level of the support contract,
someone should contact you within minutes/hours to start working on it.)
Without a support contract, you might face hours/days of waiting before
tech support can address your call. So, if you feel you need assistance,
send me an e-mail describing the incident, the incident number, and who
to contact. If you don't have an open incident, don't get me involved
until you do.
Want to see how some of our solutions work?
Check them out at the on-line demo city... http://democity.novell.com/staticindex.html
Due a Software Upgrade?
Here is how the process works.... You should receive an e-mail from Novell
Sales Operations stating you are entitled, as an upgrade protection customer,
the next upgrade for product XYZ... You should then go to the upgrade request
site at www.novell.com/licensing/upgfulfill
and fill in the appropriate lines and information. Your upgrade should then
be shipped second day.... BUT turnaround time is dependent on when the product
is actually available for FCS (First Customer Ship), which could be days or
weeks after the actual product announcement. If you are then having problems,
please let your IA/NE Novell team know so we can get involved.
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John Bezy
Novell Systems Engineer
Iowa/Nebraska
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