NetIQ Ships NetWare Migrator 6.0; New Release Maintains Security and Structure in Move to Active Directory

Business Wire, Sept 12, 2000

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000

NetIQ Corporation (Nasdaq:NTIQ), a leading provider of e-business infrastructure management software that enables organizations to optimize the performance and availability of their Microsoft Windows NT- and Windows 2000-based systems and applications, today announced the availability of NetIQ NetWare Migrator 6.0.

NetIQ NetWare Migrator, part of the comprehensive NetIQ Administration product line, manages the migration from Novell NetWare to Windows 2000. The new version adds support for migration to Active Directory that can greatly reduce the time, costs, and potential disruption involved in implementing Windows 2000.

"With the enhancement to our administration suite, we are continuing our mission to help IT administrators cover all aspects of the migration to Windows 2000 -- from planning and assessment, through prototyping to deployment and maintenance -- from a variety of environments," said Tom Kemp, vice president of products at NetIQ Corporation. "Migrating file permissions associated with NDS OUs and support for incremental migrations has traditionally been lacking in the migration tools market. With NetIQ Netware Migrator, IT administrators get to the Windows 2000 environment easily and quickly, reducing their total cost of ownership for the new platform."

The product's key strength is its ability to migrate permissions -- the security locks and keys for accounts and files -- to Windows 2000. NetIQ NetWare Migrator attacks the problem from all angles to ensure that permissions are accurately and completely transferred into Active Directory. Comprehensive utilities provided by NetIQ Netware Migrator give the ability to migrate file permissions assigned to Novell Directory Services (NDS) organizational units (OUs), as well as permissions assigned to an account via the NetWare "Security Equal To" attribute. NetIQ Netware Migrator can also merge multiple NetWare Bindery accounts into a single Windows 2000 account.

NetIQ NetWare Migrator also gives IT administrators the ability to select target OUs for objects that are migrated from NDS into Active Directory or even migrate entire NDS OU subtrees to Active Directory. It also has the ability to migrate NetWare Bindery users, groups, files and permissions to Windows 2000. Additional features of version 6.0 include:

-- ActiveScript triggers to customize the migration. For example, an IT
administrator can use triggers to exclude disabled and expired accounts from
the migration.

-- A customizable permissions mapping file. This file can be used to map
permissions for users who were previously migrated without having had their
permissions migrated, or even to define new custom permissions mappings.

-- Support for incremental file migration, allowing you to migrate only the
files that have changed on the source NetWare server since the last file
migration operation. This capability simplifies scenarios where users are
weaned from the NetWare environment in batches.

Availability and Pricing

The NetIQ NetWare Migrator product is available immediately. The product is priced at $6 per migrated user or $9 per migrated user when purchased with Domain Migration Administrator.

About the NetIQ Administration Products

NetIQ Corporation provides a comprehensive line of administration products that enable managers of Windows NT and Windows 2000 environments to simplify administration, reduce costs, and increase security through automated policy enforcement. This product line includes products for directory management, Exchange administration, file security administration, domain migration and server consolidation.

About NetIQ Corporation

NetIQ Corporation is a leading provider of e-business infrastructure management software that enables organizations to optimize the performance and availability of their Windows NT- and Windows 2000-based systems and applications. The company provides e-businesses, enterprise customers and application service providers (ASPs) with comprehensive infrastructure management solutions encompassing application, directory, server and network performance management. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with development and operational personnel in Houston, Raleigh, N.C., and Bellevue, Wash. NetIQ Corporation has over 2,000 customers including Charles Schwab, Microsoft, Nasdaq and Shell Services International. For more information, please visit the NetIQ Web site at http://www.netiq.com/ or call 408/330-7000.

NetIQ, the NetIQ logo and Domain Migration Administrator are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetIQ Corporation. All other company or product names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.