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by e_canaan

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We have 25-30 user network running Novell 5.0 among other NOS(Win 2000 & Linux).
My question is : does Zenworks come with Novell 5.0.?? Or you have to purchase it separetly. Is it worth using for this size of network.(i.e remote access, centralize AV software update, etc..)
I appreciate any help.
Thank you in advance.

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by maonayze

Hi

You have to buy the full blown Zenworks 4 software. But you can download Zenworks 2 from Novell's Site for free. You wont get all the options, ie. Imaging, remote control etc... But the security features, policies etc.. will be there. Try it, it does make a difference.

cheers

Mark

by pgm554

If all you have is 25 to 30 users,I would reccommend you upgrade to Small Business 6.5.
You get the latest Zen and a whole lot more for the price of Zen alone.

5.0 was at best a beta release of an IP only product.It was replaced by 5.1 very shortly after its initial release.

The initial release of Zen does not support XP or W2K pro.

by pgm554

You get ZEN 4.01 for Desktops (the same as you would by buying ZEN 6.5 which is a bundled version of everything ZEN).

On top of that ,you get:
2 Node Clustering
Ifolder
Groupwise
Apache Webserver
My SQL database
NDPS/Iprint
Backup Software
Virtual Office
2nd server that you can add to tree
plus you can add xtra servers and nodes to a cluster
Branch manager (File and print appliance for satillite offices)
BorderManager
DirXML (If you have a Windows domain ,you can sync users and passwords through EDIR
iSCSI support

by e_canaan

Thank you for you help. However, when you say Small Business 6.5, do you mean Novell or Zenworks??

Thanks

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