'It can be deployed into any network without ripping out and replacing existing software.'īeta-tester Matt Krieger, associate director of global network architecture services at Reader's Digest Association Inc. As a result, NetWare 6 'is additive,' he said. Jack Messman, who took over as Novell's president and CEO two months ago, said at the fall Networld+Interop conference here that the new release can manage files in their native operating system formats. The software has a list price of $184 per end-user license, according to Novell officials. NetWare 6, which went into controlled beta-testing last summer and was originally due for shipment in the first half of this year, also includes several new Web-based network access features. last week announced plans for a mid-October release of NetWare 6, a new version of the struggling company's network operating system that's supposed to free users from the need to install NetWare client software on their PCs. Native file access: Makes files manageable in native formats, eliminating the need to install Novell client software on PCs

IPrint: Allows browser-equipped mobile users and other workers to locate, configure and use printers via the Internet IFolder: Lets users securely access and synchronize files on multiple types of networks from any Internet-enabled computer

Features being added as part of NetWare 6 include the following: NetWare WebAccess: Supports browser-based access to files, printers, e-mail messages and other services through a customizable Internet portal

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