Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell
Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 16:12:54 PDT
Reply-To:     Novell LAN Interest Group <NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET>
From:         "(Janet Perry)" <janetp@NOVELL.COM>
Subject:      New versions of LAN WorkPlace (press release)

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.

Education discounts will be honored in the US and Canada.

Janet Perry
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