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Article: New NetWare embraces Web apps.(NetWare 5.1 network operating system)(Product Announcement)
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- Network World
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- November 1, 1999
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SAN JOSE - Novell next week will launch a public beta of NetWare 5.1, the company's most ambitious attempt yet to penetrate the Web application server market now controlled by the likes of Microsoft and the Sun-Netscape Alliance.
Novell, whose network operating system has been known for its file and print serving capabilities, has upgraded Net-Ware 5 in several ways to better serve applications - particularly those that are accessible via the Web and which need to interact with databases and other back-end systems.
Novell last week previewed the new features in Version 5.1, code-named Cobra, at an exclusive gathering of product testers in San Jose. ...