NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DAVE KEARNS ON NOVELL NETWARE TIPS 09/02/04 Today's focus: Novell's Linux promotion comes through
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Details on the promotion for Novell's Linux Technical Resource ��Kit * Links related to Novell NetWare Tips * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Alterpoint Read the latest analyst report on Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) written by EMA's Dennis Drogseth. This report discusses the latest developments in the NCCM market, including an in-depth look at DeviceAuthority Suite, a comprehensive solution for configuring, changing, and controlling today's complex, multi-vendor IT network infrastructures. Download the report today to learn how you can leverage NCCM to reduce the cost and complexity of managing network change. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=78689 _______________________________________________________________ IS SECURITY RIPE FOR OUTSOURCING? Security demands for online applications such as e-commerce and Web services are prompting more corporate customers to hand off security functions - such as intrusion detection and firewalls - to outside service providers. Find out if security should be outsourced in this Network World article: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=78261 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Novell's Linux promotion comes through By Dave Kearns Last week in my Wired Windows column I took Novell to task over a promotion, the Novell Linux Technical Resource Kit. This was a package of goodies intended to showcase Novell's new Linux offerings. It included: * SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0 (ISO installation images). * SuSE Linux 9.1 Professional (bootable installation DVD). * Ximian Desktop 2.0 Evaluation (ISO image). * Ximian Red Carpet 2.0.2 Evaluation (ISO image). * Novell Linux Services 1.0 (ISO image and NLS companion CD). * Novell GroupWise for Linux 6.5.1 - Server, Client and ��Messenger (ISO images). I ranted on about how the shipment of the goodies package had been delayed more than once while few, if any, folks had actually received it. The column was published, as I said, last week. Then I heard from the people who had the package. Boy, did I ever hear from them. <aside> The Linux users I heard from were a whole lot more polite and knowledgeable than the Apple fanatics who have occasionally bombarded my inbox. Maybe there's hope for the future after all! </aside> I also mentioned, in passing, how poorly promoted the offering had been. But it turns out the marketing was focused only on Linux user groups. No one at Novell thought that this target group would overlap with traditional NetWare users. Nor did they realize that the Linux community would ask their NetWare-using brethren about the company and its offers. Novell originally intended to ship out 25,000 packages. But it actually shipped 75,000 and then closed down the Web site used for ordering. Some correspondents took me to task for even hinting that people might think the offer was a scam to collect contact information in order to spam people. Novell has never been party to a scam but they have sailed very close to marketing spam on occasion. Still, people have gotten the package they ordered, so everything appears to be on the up and up. In the biggest surprise, Novell re-opened the order site for the package ( <http://www.novell.com/community/linux/order.php> ) for a limited time - head there right now if you want one. After all, it seems to me that you - loyal NetWare users - need this introduction to Linux and Novell's services for Linux a whole lot more than the people already familiar with Red Hat, Debian, OpenLinux and the like. RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS Opinion: Novell shoots blanks on Linux offer Network World, 08/23/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/082304kearns.html _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Dave Kearns Dave Kearns is a writer and consultant in Silicon Valley. He's written a number of books including the (sadly) now out of print "Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Networks." His musings can be found at Virtual Quill <http://www.vquill.com/>. Kearns is the author of three Network World Newsletters: Windows Networking Tips, Novell NetWare Tips, and Identity Management. Comments about these newsletters should be sent to him at these respective addresses: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Kearns provides content services to network vendors: books, manuals, white papers, lectures and seminars, marketing, technical marketing and support documents. Virtual Quill provides "words to sell by..." Find out more by e-mail at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Alterpoint Read the latest analyst report on Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) written by EMA's Dennis Drogseth. This report discusses the latest developments in the NCCM market, including an in-depth look at DeviceAuthority Suite, a comprehensive solution for configuring, changing, and controlling today's complex, multi-vendor IT network infrastructures. 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