Caldera's Linux to Get NetWare Services
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Caldera's Linux to Get NetWare Services (10/10/96)
By Sharon Fisher, CommunicationsWeek
Users of a particular variant of Unix soon will have access to various
NetWare services through an agreement between Novell and Caldera Inc.,
which has strong ties to Novell.
The companies, both based in Orem, Utah, announced this week that
Caldera would license Novell's Cross-Platform Services technology for
use in Caldera's implementation of the Linux version of the Unix
operating
system.
Cross-Platform Services include Novell Directory Services and
NetWare-compatible file and print services. Other licensees of
Cross-Platform Services include Hewlett-Packard Co. and Santa Cruz
Operation Inc., both of which also intend to provide NetWare services
in
Unix.
The groups most likely to be interested in the announcement are
universities, because of their wide use of Linux, and low-end vertical
developers, who might otherwise develop for SCO Unix but are attracted
by Linux' lower cost, said Phil Johnson, program director on the Unix
and
server environment program for International Data Corp., a Framingham,
Mass., consultancy.
Caldera was founded by a number of former Novell executives and is
funded by former Novell president, chairman and CEO Ray Noorda, which
was probably a factor in the company's decision, acknowledged Marc
Epstein, vice president and general manager for Novell's network
services
division.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
"It's a win-win for both firms," said Frank Dzubeck, president of
Communication Network Architects, a Washington consultancy. "It'll
help
Novell in the sense that anything to create more credibility for
Novell is
better. In Caldera's sense, it expands their reach and develops more
OEM
situations for them."
Linux is a freely available version of Unix; Caldera sells a supported
version with additional utilities and functionality.
Caldera expects to ship NetWare services next year for an undisclosed
price. The company did not respond to inquiries.
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