Migrating from GroupWise: A Costly Decision

An educational client - over 75 schools, 40,000 students and more than 7,500 employees (administrative & teaching). They run Novell GroupWise. Have been for years. They have a domain with 9 post offices for the 7,500+ employees - these post offices handle a ton of email traffic every day. Most of the teachers access their mailboxes through the WebAccess interface. Another domain, with 3 post offices, handles the mailboxes for the 40,000+ students. Granted, only about 5,000 of them … [Read more...]

Novell Tech Summit 2012 – Days 4 & 5

Well, another great week has wrapped up here in Provo, Utah at the Novell Tech Summit! It sure was great to see everyone, again, and get so much information and training on the products. Yesterday morning (Thursday), Jason Blackett and Bryce Romney, the Product Managers for ZENworks Mobile Management went in depth about how the architecture works, and explained how to get the SSL certificates all setup and working properly. Although a recent addition to the ZENworks family, there is already a … [Read more...]

Novell Tech Summit 2012 – Day 3

What a day at the Tech Summit! So many interesting presentations, discussions and debates! First up: Datasync Mobility Pack It always surprises me how many GroupWise customers don't know that they are entitled to this product. The Mobility Pack allows customers to connect their iOS, Android, Windows and any other ActiveSync-capable devices to GroupWise. Users can sync emails, calendars and address books, whether on smartphones or tablet devices. We were presented with a roadmap, which … [Read more...]

Novell Tech Summit 2012 – Day 2

Ok, here we go - now we get down to the nitty-gritty! Here are my notes for today: First up, Jason Blackett, ZENworks Product Manager with the ZCM roadmap. Current version is 11.2.1. Maintenance Updates (MU's) on a monthly basis, system updates every three months (11.2.1, 11.2.2, etc); 11.3 scheduled for late 2013. Major themes for upcoming releases: 2013 Windows 8 support (with 11.2.3 in Feb. 13); "basic" functionality, as in "what works in W7 should still work in W8" Updated … [Read more...]

Novell Tech Summit 2012 – Day 1 (Kind of…)

"The best thing for the inside of a man is the outside of a horse." Personally, I agree with this statement wholeheartedly! It is my opinion that saddling up a horse and going for a ride through some wonderful scenery is, well…healing. Away from the concrete and noise of the city, from the traffic jams and construction detours, and most importantly, away from all your worries and cares for a few hours. During the past year, I have been looking for fun places to ride as I travel across … [Read more...]