Novell does have an IM client

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DAVE KEARNS ON NOVELL NETWARE TIPS
09/29/05
Today's focus: Novell does have an IM client

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* Readers remind us of IM client in GroupWise
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* Featured reader resource
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Today's focus: Novell does have an IM client

By Dave Kearns

A couple of weeks ago, in musing about a potential ZENworks for
instant messaging application
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnovell7577>, I waxed lyrical
about Google's new open source IM client and how Novell - which
is adopting all things open source seemingly willy-nilly - might
developed a synergy between Eric Schimdt's current employer
(Google) and his previous one (Novell).

What a number of you gently pointed out to me was that Novell
already has an IM client - GroupWise Messenger - first
introduced with GroupWise 6.5. GW Messenger is a far cry from
the SEND.EXE and BROADCAST 25th line messages of the old
NetWare, by the way. In its product literature
<http://www.novell.com/products/groupwise/messenger/>, Novell
describes GW Messenger as:
"...a secure, open standards-based and policy-based instant
messaging system that allows employees to communicate in
real-time, permitting faster decision making while protecting
information behind the firewall. Employees can determine
personal availability, and communicate and transfer files - all
behind the safety of the corporate firewall. GroupWise Messenger
also enables an organization to extend instant messaging
securely beyond the firewall to partners and suppliers using a
[VPN]. Administrators can set policies to log instant messaging
communications system-wide, by groups or by individuals,
simplifying management and control."

Secure, efficient, manageable and controllable IM - that's a big
promise Novell is making. Does it deliver?

Security features of GW Messenger include:

* Directory authentication - All users must first authenticate
through Novell eDirectory to keep out unauthorized people.
* Secure communication - GW Messenger encrypts all
communications (client-to-server and server-to-server) using SSL
encryption, so eavesdroppers can't tap into sensitive
information.

* User conversation recording - Users can record conversations
on a private file for their own use, so they have an audit trail
of sensitive conversations.

* Corporate conversation archive - GW Messenger can be set to
archive conversations on an encrypted log file that's available
only to trusted users.

* True user identities - Because GroupWise Messenger is
integrated with Novell eDirectory, users know their contacts'
true identities instead of only aliases or screen names.

Management is policy based using a plug-in to ConsoleOne, and is
integrated with eDirectory.

Today's younger employees have IM on their own computers and
"texting" on their cell phones as integral parts of their daily
lives. They expect the same sort of facility in their business
life. There's probably IMing on your network right now; wouldn't
you rather have secure, manageable IM?

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To contact: Dave Kearns

Dave Kearns is a writer and consultant in Silicon Valley. He's
written a number of books including the (sadly) now out of print
"Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Networks." His musings can be
found at Virtual Quill <http://www.vquill.com/>.

Kearns is the author of three Network World Newsletters: Windows
Networking Tips, Novell NetWare Tips, and Identity Management.
Comments about these newsletters should be sent to him at these

respective addresses: <mailto:windows@vquill.com>,
<mailto:netware@vquill.com>, <mailto:identity@vquill.com>.

Kearns provides content services to network vendors: books,
manuals, white papers, lectures and seminars, marketing,
technical marketing and support documents. Virtual Quill
provides "words to sell by..." Find out more by e-mail at
<mailto:info@vquill.com>
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the way work gets done-and for the better. To allow the entire
organization to get the most from this paradigm shift in
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increased efficiency through enhanced mobility. Learn more by
downloading this white paper today!
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=115993
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