Lexmark Announces NDPS Gateway for Novell NetWare 5.LEXINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1999-- -- New gateway gives customers an easy to use management and print solution for Lexmark printers -- Lexmark International, Inc. today announced a gateway for Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - 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. 5.0 using Novell Distributed Print Services 2.0. The new solution makes it easy for customers to get powerful management capabilities for Lexmark network printers. The 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. TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. gateway and printer control page for NetWare Administrator (NWAdmin) provides an intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to for access to information about Lexmark printers including: -- event-driven notification providing real-time printer status -- a dynamic picture of the printer's configuration including installed options -- alerts for toner low, paper low and output bin nearly full, helping prevent problems before they happen -- notification when the last page of a job has completed printing "This new gateway solution gives our NetWare customers the powerful management capabilities they expect from Lexmark," said Keith Moody, general manager of application solutions marketing at Lexmark. "Novell's NDPS architecture made it easy for Lexmark to quickly deliver this tightly integrated management application." Setup and configuration of Lexmark printers is easy with automatic detection of new printers and installation of printer drivers. An administrator can even remotely configure the printer using a virtual operator panel accessed through NWAdmin. The new NDPS gateway solution allows administrators and help desk staff to monitor and troubleshoot Lexmark printers without leaving their workstation, improving productivity. "We're pleased to be demonstrating Lexmark's new NDPS gateway solution for NetWare 5 at Brainshare," 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 worldwide 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 at Novell. "This powerful set of printer management tools coupled with our NetWare applications will significantly reduce the amount of time our customers spend managing their printers." Novell will demonstrate the new NDPS gateway solution at the NetWare 5 Technology Expo at Brainshare, March 22-26 in Salt Lake City. Availability Lexmark's NDPS gateway solution for NetWare 5.0 is available free of charge through Lexmark's web site at www.lexmark.com, Novell's web site at www.novell.com and will be in future releases of Novell's NDPS. Lexmark International, Inc. is a global developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing solutions and products, including laser, inkjet and dot matrix printers A printer that uses hammers and a ribbon to form images out of dots. It is widely used to print multipart forms and address labels. Also known as a "serial dot matrix printer," the tractor and sprocket mechanism in these devices handles thicker media better than laser and inkjet printers. and associated consumable supplies for the office and home markets. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Lexmark International Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LXK). Lexmark is on the internet at www.lexmark.com. Lexmark is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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