From: jhopkins@cbacc.cba.uga.edu (John Hopkins)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.networking
Subject: LAN Workplace For OS/2 released
Keywords: TCPIP OS2 NOVELL
Date: 30 Sep 92 17:41:40 GMT
Organization: Terry College of Business, University of Georgia


NOVELL ANNOUNCES ENHANCED CROSS-PLATFORM Connectivity for 
Macintosh and OS/2 Users

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- September 29, 1992 -- Novell, Inc. today 
announced upgrades for two of its LAN WorkPlace desktop 
connectivity products.  LAN WorkPlace for Macintosh v1.3 and 
LAN WorkPlace for OS/2 v3.0 build on the strengths of Novell's 
award-winning LAN WorkPlace for DOS product, providing customers 
with simpler, more transparent access to NetWare and TCP/IP 
resources. 

"These products reinforce our commitment to providing customers 
with desktop access to TCP/IP and network resources," said Bob 
Davis, vice president and general manager for Novell's UNIX 
connectivity products.  "Our customers continue to demand more 
desktop connectivity solutions to meet their changing environments 
and these new products provide unsurpassed NetWare and TCP/IP 
integration."

LAN WorkPlace for Macintosh v1.3

LAN WorkPlace for Macintosh v1.3 provides complete support for 
all current implementations of Macintosh operating systems, 
including System 6 and System 7, as well as the new Macintosh 
Quadra and Macintosh PowerBook computers.  Additional new 
features include 32-bit addressing, Token Ring support and 
Balloon Help for System 7 users.

In addition, Novell's LAN WorkPlace for Macintosh Toolkit is 
available immediately, enabling software developers to write 
applications that utilize the LAN WorkPlace TCP/IP.  It is the 
only toolkit that supports the Berkeley socket library interface 
and runs on both Novell's TCP/IP and Apple's MacTCP transport 
systems.  With the availability of the toolkit for developers, 
end users benefit from a broader choice of applications.

LAN WorkPlace for Macintosh provides concurrent access to 
AppleTalk, UNIX, NetWare, DEC, IBM and other networking 
environments while using the familiar Macintosh interface.  It 
also allows users to list local and remote directories and 
transfer files between the Macintosh desktop, NetWare servers 
and remote TCP/IP hosts -- all with the click of a mouse.  

LAN WorkPlace for Macintosh's HostAccess application offers 
industry-standard network communications utilities such as 
Telnet VT100 terminal emulator, FTP file transfer utility, and 
Whois/Finger, a utility for determining user login information.

LAN WorkPlace for OS/2 v3.0
LAN WorkPlace for OS/2 v3.0 provides concurrent access for OS/2 
users to NetWare and TCP/IP resources, and offers customers a 
smooth migration from DOS and Windows to OS/2.

Users of IBM's OS/2 v2.0 can now run more than 50 existing DOS 
and Windows applications written for Novell's LAN WorkPlace for 
DOS without modification.  These applications include database 
front ends, X-server applications, terminal emulators, TN3270 
and Novell's own TCP/IP utilities.  LAN WorkPlace for OS/2 also 
has the same easy-to-use Windows interface as LAN WorkPlace for 
DOS.  

LAN WorkPlace for OS/2 supports the widest range of networking 
hardware by utilizing Novell's Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) 
technology to support TCP/IP and NetWare SPX/IPX protocols 
concurrently on existing network adapters.  The product also 
includes the NetWare Requester for OS/2.

Pricing and Availability

LAN WorkPlace for Macintosh has a suggested retail list price of 
US$399 for one user, US$1,995 for 10 users and US$12,995 for 100 
users.  Suggested retail list price for LAN WorkPlace for OS/2 is 
US$450 for one user, US$1,995 for 10 users and US$12,995 for 100 
users.  Upgrade pricing is consistent for both platforms.  
Suggested upgrade prices are US$100 for one user, US$450 for 10 
users and US$1,999 for 100 users.  

LAN WorkPlace for OS/2 is available immediately and LAN WorkPlace 
for Macintosh will be available in November.  All LAN WorkPlace 
products are available through authorized Novell resellers.

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.
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