Novell, Inc., the leading provider of Net services software, today announced availability of the Novell® Internet Messaging System(tm) 2.6, software that provides Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Application Service Providers (ASPs) with the most advanced and robust wireless messaging system available today. The Novell Internet Messaging System 2.6 allows service providers to build customer loyalty and expand their customer base to mobile users by offering secure hosted e-mail accounts that are accessible anywhere in the world through a wireless device or a standard Web browser. Designed to address the unique management and integration issues faced by service providers, the Novell Internet Messaging System is built on NDS® eDirectory(tm), which dramatically simplifies system administration, and supports the Linux*, Solaris* and NetWare® platforms. This simplified management allows ISPs and ASPs to grow their business, increase the number of customers they can support, reduce costs and raise customer satisfaction.
According to Web-Feet Research, a California-based research firm, the number of worldwide subscribers to mobile phone services will top 1.8 billion by 2005. The Novell Internet Messaging System 2.6 helps service providers expand into this rapidly growing market of mobile users by providing them with secure wireless messaging.
“The Novell Internet Messaging System simplifies what Home.se is trying to accomplish as one of Europe’s top Internet Service Providers,” said Lars Andersson, marketing manager and founder of Home.se, an ISP based in Sweden with more than 250,000 customers. “Home.se was looking for a solution that would help us develop our strategy to become one of the largest hosted e-mail providers in Europe. We choose Novell as our partner, not only because of their solid technology, but also because they were very open to our suggestions about what the product should offer.
“Working with Novell and the Swedish consulting firm Mirea, now part of the global firm Nextra AS, we’ve developed a hosted e-mail service, based on the Novell Internet Messaging System, which offers us several key benefits. First, it provides us with compelling value-added services like wireless messaging, which give us a competitive edge with customers. Second, its integration with NDS eDirectory makes the system incredibly easy and cost effective to manage. Best of all, the Novell Internet Messaging System has the kind of scalability necessary to keep up with our rapid growth; so we can stay focused on that growth and not on our network infrastructure.”
Built on the industry-leading NDS eDirectory, the Novell Internet Messaging System provides a high-performance hosted e-mail service that is ideal for service providers who need to deliver reliable services at low costs. The software helps service providers create a manageable and secure one Net infrastructure by delivering fast, reliable e-mail messaging across all types of networks, wired to wireless, and leading Net platforms, including Linux, Solaris and NetWare. The latest version of the Novell Internet Messaging System offers customers several key enhancements:
A key competitive advantage for the Novell Internet Messaging System over other hosted messaging packages is its tight integration with NDS eDirectory. Not only does NDS eDirectory allow service providers to easily manage millions of Novell Internet Messaging System e-mail accounts, but it also brings e-mail accounts together with user information, accounting and billing processes, hardware, etc. into a single location. This centralized management allows service providers to grow their business by simplifying business processes.
Licenses for the Novell Internet Messaging System 2.6 are available today to service providers that are part of Novell’s Internet Commercial Service Provider (iCSP) program. Companies interested in learning more about the iCSP program can inquire via e-mail to acnameth@novell.com. The Novell Internet Messaging System 2.6 is also available today to enterprise customers through any authorized Novell reseller, by calling Novell’s Customer Response Center at (888) 321-4272 or by going to http://shop.novell.com. Enterprise customers can purchase the Novell Internet Messaging System for SRP $20 per user license. Upgrade and volume-discount pricing is available.
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