WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 3 MA-Novell-Open-Beta
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Focused on making
employees productive no matter where or how they work, Novell today announced
open beta availability of the newest version of Novell(R) GroupWise(R), a
leading collaboration solution. Available as a free download, the beta version
of Novell GroupWise offers customers and partners a single integrated solution
that combines traditional e-mail and calendaring functionality in a personal
dashboard with team collaboration workspaces and new Web 2.0 resources, such
as wikis, blogs and RSS feeds. Designed to run on Windows*, Linux*, Mac*, Web
and mobile device platforms, GroupWise helps people stay connected and
productive while also supporting customers' mixed-platform IT choices.
GroupWise offers a wide range of new functionality and collaboration tools
to give users the most integrated and connected work environment available
today. A "mash-up" style personal productivity dashboard allows users to
customize their workspace, providing a comprehensive, single overview of the
folders, e-mails, appointments, tasks, collaboration and Web tools that matter
most to them. The new contact management features help users track, manage and
develop business relationships. GroupWise also supports hundreds of hand-held
devices with real-time synchronization for instant, secure sync of
collaboration information between the GroupWise server and the device.
"Organizations are looking for innovative collaboration tools that keep
their employees focused on moving business forward and their systems running
smoothly without increasing their costs," said Kent Erickson, senior vice
president and general manager of Novell Workgroup Solutions. "GroupWise builds
on its reputation as the most secure and reliable e-mail platform, bringing
Novell's strengths with traditional collaboration together with social
networking tools to give customers a solution that works like they do,
enabling them to harness their creativity, drive efficiency and advance
business relationships."
Beta Software Availability
Open beta versions of Novell GroupWise are now available for free download
at http://www.novell.com/groupwisebeta. Pricing will be announced at general
product availability. For more information about GroupWise, visit
http://www.novell.com/groupwise.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers the best engineered, most
interoperable Linux platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management
software that helps customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and
risk. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell
harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology
to work as one. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.
Novell and GroupWise are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the
United States and other countries. *All third-party trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Novell, Inc.
