Archive Novell - Technology Solution Provider for Yahoo!

Companies around the world are integrating to give customers a secure infrastructure offering Web personalization and cross-platform support. Provo, Utah Novell, Inc, the leading provider of internet services software, announced an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. to integrate support for Novell's eBusiness infrastructure technology with Corporate Yahoo!, a customized enterprise information portal based on the successful My Yahoo! interface. The companies will integrate support for Novell's industry leading NDS eDirectory into the Yahoo!

Novell's Net services software will provide the infrastructure that secures and powers all types of networks, security, user identity management and integration with other resources for enterprise and government network deployments of Corporate Yahoo!. Corporate portals are an increasingly important element in business-to-business eCommerce, providing organizations the ability to customize their interaction with partners, suppliers and even their own employees.

"The Corporate Yahoo! enterprise information portal leverages Yahoo!s leading reach in the workplace, as well as our expertise in delivering a personalized and compelling portal experience to consumers worldwide," said John Willcutts, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! Enterprise Services.

"With the addition of eDirectory software support, we will not only tap into Novell's large network market base, but also gain the security and identity management, needed to enhance personalization in the enterprise. Our Net services software strategy is taking root. Yahoo! will offer its Corporate Yahoo! customers the content and applications they need every day through an infrastructure based on Novell's Net services software that is secure, scalable and a foundation for trusted business relationships, both inside and outside the firewall," said David Fleck, Novell Vice President of worldwide partnering.

This agreement between Novell and Yahoo! helps bring together two large and growing universes with more than 68 million users of Novell's eDirectory software and the rapidly growing Corporate Yahoo! user base. Novell's Net services software solves key eBusiness problems facing customers today by providing the power and flexibility they need to compete in a market that moves at Net speed.

Novell's eDirectory remains the only directory on the market to work on all leading operating systems, which significantly simplifies the complexities of managing users, identities and resources in a mixed NetWare, Linux, NT, Solaris, Tru64 UNIX and Win2000 environment. It is the only full-service directory in the market today that can deliver the integration, scale and performance of both an enterprise and Internet directory.

As far as Novell Inc. is concerned, it is the leading provider of Net services software that deliver services to secure and power all types of networks, ¾ of the Internet, intranets, and extranets; wired to wireless; corporate and public - across leading operating systems. Worldwide channel, consulting, education and technical support programs, along with strategic alliances, combine Novell Net services software with third-party products and services to form complete Net solutions.

Formed in 1992, Onward Novell Software (I) Ltd is a joint Venture company between Novell Inc, USA and Onward Network Technologies Ltd on a 50:50 basis. Onward Novell delivers and supports Novell products through its National multi-tiered distribution and support channel respectively serving customers of all size.

Onward Novell offers Novell Education courses and Developer Programs through its Education and Developer Partners respectively. Onward Novell was rated as the Best Networking Company for the year 1998 by Communication World - Indias leading communication magazine.

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By: Sharmistha Chakraborthy

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