Novell Inc is expected to ship new and upgraded products in the next two to three months to bring on-line capabilities to its product line, according to a report in US PC Week. Novell confirmed that launches are imminent, but gave no further details. According to the report, first up will be a GroupWise Web Hypertext Transport Protocol server, letting users access GroupWise from any Internet browser, to be followed by products designed to make information stored in NetWare Directory Services accessible over the Internet. Sun Microsystems Inc’s Java will also be licensed, and Novell will bundle its Web server with NetWare. By accessing GroupWise directly from a Web browser, remote users will be able to access their GroupWise mail-boxes. The GroupWise Web server will render all GroupWise information as HyperText Mark-up Language documents and is expected to be directly integrated with Novell’s Web Server. Also planned is a new version of NetWare Web Server that will link Novell’s NetWare Directory Services to the Web. Corporate intranet users would then be able to use NetWare Directory Services to find information and store frequently-accessed Web sites, and use NetWare Directory Services as a repository for applications. According to US PC Week, Novell is evaluating three options for integrating NetWare Web Server with NetWare itself. It may bundle the Web server with all versions of NetWare 4.X, bundle it with NetWare Connect, or include it within the version of NetWare 4.X that is shipped by hardware OEM customers.
