RE: [MLUG] SuSE

["F Vernon Green" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I have to argue with you a little on this.

> 
> NetWare is found in a LOT of places, ranging from small enterprise to
> even larger enterprises. 

This is true mainly because the companies that invested in Novell do not
want to spend the money to change.

>Novell's eDirectory service is still one of
> the best LDAP services around, and all of their directory based
> products can easily blow the competition away. 

While this is a true statement, Active Directory in Windows comes very
close, in fact the new active directory in Windows 2003 is even more
close to what Novell is. Novell is still better because they are the
pioneer in it.

>Further, Zenworks is
> still one of the ONLY systems out there that can do what it can do,
> such as managed installations of software through logins, automatic
> configuration, etc. etc. etc. etc.

While Novell is ONLY one of the systems that can do that, there is one
OS that puts a huge thorn in Novell's side that can do this very same
thing. Windows Active Directory can do this through Group Policies and
in fact I have found that the Windows version of it is much easier to
configure and make it work. 

> Novell is still around, and still going strong - you just don't hear
> about them as much unless you're in the enterprise, managing a lot of
> workstations, or in a market where they're found.  I know a LOT of
> shops that are still using them, and don't plan on switching to
> anything else any time soon.

I know a lot of companies that are switching though. Many of them that
are moving from Novell are doing it as they roll out new servers and
such. I think Novell is still going to be a viable server option for
many people but the real issue is that Windows can do many of the things
that Novell can do, and is already integrated into their current
operating systems in their business.



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