Scorecard

Dir. services 20%	Mgt./ Admin. 20%	Perfor- mance 10%	Net- working/ connect- ivity 10%	Security 10%	Enter- prise Scala- bility	Stability 10%	Flexi- bility/ Ease of use 5%	Install/ Docu- ment- ation 5%	Total
10	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	9.65

How we get the scores: The score for each category is multiplied by the percentage weight for that category. These are then added to yield the total. Any total score above 8 means the product is World Class.

NetResults

Novell, Inc.
122 East 1700 South
Provo, Utah 84606
(801) 861-7000, (800) 638-9273
Fax (801) 429-5155
Web site

Pricing:

$1,195 for server license with five users

5-User Additive License: $995

10-User Additive License: $1,430

25-User Additive License: $2,750

50-User Additive License: $13,495

500-User Additive License: $26,995

Pros: Better administrator tools; Easier client connections and login; New file system mounts huge volumes almost instantly; Complete transition to pure IP network transport works seamlessly.

Cons: ConsoleOne just barely hatched; limited in functions and slow Server management still requires a mix of applications; Minimum server RAM now up to 64M bytes.

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