Epson to Develop World's First Laser Printer With Embedded Novell Distributed Print Services.Business Editors NAGANO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2000 Novell Partners With Epson to Produce Embedded NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services) A full-featured printing protocol co-developed by Novell, Xerox and HP that provides print services on NetWare file servers. Printer That Simplifies Network Installation and Ongoing Monitoring Seiko Epson Seiko Epson Corporation (セイコーエプソン株式会社 Corp., a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products, announced that it will demonstrate a laser printer with Embedded Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) technology, a world first in the industry, at Novell's BrainShare 2000. Epson and Novell, the leading provider of Net services software, have been working to co-develop the NDPS Hardware Development Kit (HDK HDK Hochschule Der Künste (Fine Arts University, Berlin) HDK Help Development Kit HDK Hypertext Development Kit HDK Hardware Development Kit HDK Hardware Device Key ). NDPS technology can simplify the management and control of network printers. With centralized print job management, the automatic detection of the network printer, and the automatic distribution of the required printer drivers, this solution will improve the productivity of administrators and the help desk staff by allowing these functions to be handled remotely. Netware administrators and users will enjoy a variety of other benefits using Epson laser printers featuring the Embedded NDPS, including: - Easy plug-and-print installation and discovery - Reduced server loading and network traffic - Local printing capability even when server is down - Accurate end-of-job notification - Print status and event notification Event notification is a term used in conjunction with communications software for linking applications that generate small messages (the "events") to applications that monitor the associated conditions and may take actions triggered by events. - Printer access management - LPR See LPR/LPD. lpr - Line printer. The Unix print command. This does not actually print files but rather copies (or links) them to a spool area from where a daemon copies them to the printer. and IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) A protocol for printing and managing print jobs over the Internet using HTTP. Initially conceived by Novell, Xerox and others, the IETF made it a standard in 2000 that includes authentication and encryption. See printing protocol and LPD. support, SNMP agent (networking) SNMP agent - A software process that responds to queries using the Simple Network Management Protocol to provide status and statistics about a network node. functionality "Clearly, Net services such as the Novell Distributed Print Services extend Novell's strategy of simplifying the complexity of doing business on the Net," said David Trotter David Trotter is an Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League. He wears the Number 13 jersey for the Kangaroos AFL team. Trotter grew up in Lockhart, New South Wales, a country town west of Wagga Wagga. , vice president of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and sales, Novell. "Delivering this to market with a world leader in printing technology such as Epson was a natural choice." "The development of the embedded NDPS printer reflects Epson's strong commitment to the laser printer business and offers a fully integrated printing on-demand solution in the industry," said Seiji Hanaoka, deputy chief executive, Imaging & Information Products division of Seiko Epson. "We are pleased to be a significant partner of Novell. The Epson Embedded NDPS module provides expanded bi-directional communication capabilities with a new level of job management with no other printer management tools required." The technology demonstration of the world's first Epson Embedded NDPS laser printer can be seen at Novell's BrainShare2000 in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. , March 26-28. Further information is now available at Epson's NDPS Web site at http://www.epsonnet.com/ndps/. About Novell Novell Inc. (Nasdaq:NOVL NOVL Novell, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), is a leading provider of Net services software that delivers services to secure and power all types of networks, the Internet, intranets and extranets; wired to wireless; corporate and public across leading operating systems. Novell's Net services software provides the foundation for one Net a single global network that supports new applications and forms of business. Net Services software gives IT organizations a way to adapt and accelerate their transformation to e-business, simplify the management and control of all networks, create a secure foundation for doing business on the Net, and help deliver a consistent and high-quality experience to end users in all locations. Worldwide channel, consulting, education and technical support programs, along with strategic alliances, combine Novell Net services software with third-party products and services to form complete Net solutions. For information on Novell's complete range of products and services, contact Novell's Customer Response Center at 888/321-4CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. (4272), or visit Novell's Web site at http://www.novell.com. About Seiko Epson Seiko Epson Corp. started its operation in 1942 as a manufacturer of SEIKO watches. Since then, the company's operations have expanded to encompass the entire range of information-related equipment, including the development, manufacture, and sale of printers (computer printers and mini-printers), watches, electronic devices and components such as semiconductors, liquid crystal displays, and quartz devices. The Epson group's management philosophy emphasizes maintaining its worldwide reputation as a reliable and respectable company. Seiko Epson Corp. has 59 affiliates and representative offices in 29 countries, with almost 42,500 employees. For additional information, contact Seiko Epson's Public Affairs Department at +81-3-3340-2637 or visit Epson's Web site at http://www.epson.co.jp/epson/e/. Note: Third-party brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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