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by jaredh

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It has been over 6 months since the release of NetWare 6 and I have not seen one article from TechRepublic about it yet. Are you guys giving up on the platform?

NetWare 6 is actually quite impressive, reaching out to all desktop platforms! Enabling clientless access to files and web based access to other resources, Novell is really pushing toward open standards. It is really cool to be able to manage user accts from a web browser instead of having to use ConsoleOne or NWAdmin. NetWare 6 is great and you guys need to let your readers know!

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by amberdell

Is NetWare 6 a platform with promise? I think so. Does it matter what I think?
The lack of response to this post follows the lack of availability of Netware training in centers as well as the lack of articles covering Novell achievements. Novell has proclaimed that the NOS doesn't matter only the Directory service.

Linux stands to take the file/print server market, storage devices will supplement the file servers, and MS wil continue in the application server market. If Novell can't sell NetWare, the requirement for NDS will continue to fade.

I've been an MCNE for 6 years, I believe in the security, stability, and scalability of NetWare, but find that Novell has forgotten that it was selling and supporting the server OS that made Novell; services and application on the NOS are the cake, not the meat.

by bilbrelb

I was thinking that as well. You search for NetWare on this site and all you get back is NW5.x and below. I guess if the world loves red cars because of market hipe and you hate red cars because they are made sloppy, but you're a car salesman, you'dbetter sell red cars or go out of business. I hate to see NetWare go but Novell seems to be selling it short.

by stevef68

Maybe if Novell would get out and sell their superior products, people would talk about them!
When is the last time you saw a Novell ad anywhere?
It is a shame that they have the superior NOS out there today and also the easiest to administer but Novell doesn't want to actively market it.

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