GEOS/Novell announcement
brian@piano.grot.starconn.com (Brian Smithson)
From: brian@piano.grot.starconn.com (Brian Smithson)
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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1993 11:19:45 -0800
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Subject: GEOS/Novell announcement
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Forwarded from comp.os.geos. Now all we need is SLIP/PPP :-).
-Brian
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C JeanRichard: Geoworks/Novell announcement. Fri, 29 Oct 1993 22:35
Forwarded from GEnie:
GEOWORKS ANNOUNCES NETWARE ACCESS FOR MOBILE DEVICES
BERKELEY, CALIF. (OCT. 26) BUSINESS WIRE - Geoworks announced an agreement
today that gives GEOS-based mobile devices access to Novell NetWare servers.
The agreement gives Geoworks license to distribute the Novell NetWare Client
(SPX, IPS and network shell) with the GEOS operating system.
The agreement provides users of GEOS-based consumer computing devices (CCDs),
including the Casio and Tandy Zoomer Personal Digital Assistant and the Sharp
Electronics PT-9000 Personal Information Processor, with seamless
connectivity to NetWare servers. Connectivity will often be achieved via
serial port or infrared. However, the NetWare protocols are independent of
the connection medium so other technologies can be implemented easily.
GEOS is a compact object-oriented operating system that Geoworks designed to
meet the cost and resource restraints of many mobile devices. Long battery
life, embedded applications, and communications support from CompuServe,
Motorola EMBARC, and America Online make GEOS-based CCDs extremely useful
tools for traveling professionals requiring access to their corporate
network.
"Novell is the leading supplier of networking software and technology with
70% of the networked PCs using NetWare," said Brian Dougherty, chairman and
CEO, Geoworks. "People using GEOS-based devices will be able to access all
the information on their NetWare server as easily as if they were at their
desktop. This is a very compelling benefit for today's growing number of
mobile professionals."
"GEOS, with its compact and efficient design, will be a leading system
platform in the high-volume mobile device market. Geoworks has already
licensed the GEOS technology to an impressive list of OEM companies that can
make this market explode," said Darl McBride, vice president and general
manager of the Novell Extended Networks Group.
"GEOS and the NetWare client software provide a comprehensive connectivity
solution for mobile professionals in vertical and horizontal markets."
Many major CCD manufacturers and service vendors have already committed to
the GEOS technology including Casio Inc., Sharp Electronics Corp., Canon
Business Machines, Tandy Electronics, Motorola EMBARC, CompuServe, America
Online and Palm Computing.
Located in Berkeley, Geoworks is the developer and publisher of the GEOS
graphical operating system and application software. The company provides
sophisticated and highly efficient system software with rich functionality
that will enable hardware manufacturers to market low-cost devices with
extended battery life. Geoworks also develops applications in the
communications, entertainment and information management markets.
Geoworks products are available worldwide through OEMs, dealer channels and
republishers.
Novell Inc. is an information system software company, developer of network
services, specialized and general purpose operating system products, and
application programming tools. Novell's NetWare, UnixWare and AppWare
families of products provide matched systems components for rightsized
information systems within multivendor network computing environments.
Geoworks and GEOS are registered trademarks of Geoworks in the United States
and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective holders.
CONTACT:
Geoworks, Berkeley
Deborah Dawson
510/204-855
Novell Inc.
Jennifer Johnson,
801/429-5804
The Bohle Co.
Holly Zmetrovich/Karl Fields,
310/785-0515, ext. 227/233
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-Brian Smithson
brian@grot.starconn.com