1. Novell, Inc. networking> A software development company specialising in networking and workgroup applications. Novell started life as Novell Data Systems, a computer hardware business. The company was reorganised as Novell, Inc. , and began to focus almost entirely on networking in 1983, with the release of Novell Netware 1, a Network Operating System for IBM PCs. Novell Netwares success has left Novell in a dominant position in the networking market. The product has evolved and now supports many hardware and software platforms together with WAN connectivity. The company has diversified in recent years, with the acquisition of several mainstream applications, including Wordperfect and Quattro Pro. Other products include UnixWare, AppWare, Personal NetWare, Groupwise and Novell Dos 7. Home http://www. novell. com/. 21 Sept 1995 Novell NetWare system, networking> Novell, Inc. s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. NetWare for Unix lets users access Unix hosts. NetWare 2. 2 is a 16-bit operating system, versions 4. x and 3. x are 32-bit operating systems. Home http://netware. novell. com/. Usenet newsgroup: news:comp. sys. novell. ["Netware", K. Siyan, pub. New Riders]. [LAN Magazine, Sep 1993].
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