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Marcel Krai

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Feb 6, 2009, 10:16:57 AM2/6/09
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Hi,

I just heard from Novell that the bordermanager functionality will not be in
the new Access Manager, but that Bordermanager will be running on linux.
It was to be announced at Brainshare end of March.
That's very interesting. Anyone can confirm this?

regards,
Marcel

Massimo Rosen

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Feb 7, 2009, 8:18:57 AM2/7/09
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Gonzalo,

mysterious wrote:
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> yes, this are the plans.

That is *GREAT* news. ANd I realize (and I hope others that read this
too), that this doesn't mean it's set in stone. So, Gonzalo, asre there
any plans or an ETA for some official public announcement? This would
tremendously help, as many customer begin to wonder what to do with
their BM investment in the near future.

CU,
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Massimo Rosen
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mysterious

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Feb 7, 2009, 6:31:10 AM2/7/09
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yes, this are the plans.

Mysterious

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Feb 10, 2009, 5:26:25 AM2/10/09
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Massimo Rosen wrote:
> Gonzalo,
>
> mysterious wrote:
>> yes, this are the plans.
>
> That is *GREAT* news. ANd I realize (and I hope others that read this
> too), that this doesn't mean it's set in stone. So, Gonzalo, asre there
> any plans or an ETA for some official public announcement? This would
> tremendously help, as many customer begin to wonder what to do with
> their BM investment in the near future.
>
> CU,

Hi Massimo

ETA was during Brainshare.
I'll see if i can get a more recent news.

Mysterious

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Feb 10, 2009, 9:54:55 AM2/10/09
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Massimo Rosen wrote:
> Gonzalo,
>
> mysterious wrote:
>> yes, this are the plans.
>
> That is *GREAT* news. ANd I realize (and I hope others that read this
> too), that this doesn't mean it's set in stone. So, Gonzalo, asre there
> any plans or an ETA for some official public announcement? This would
> tremendously help, as many customer begin to wonder what to do with
> their BM investment in the near future.
>
> CU,

End of March will be the official announcement

Massimo Rosen

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Feb 11, 2009, 10:00:16 AM2/11/09
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Hi,

mkoeppl wrote:
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> Get the rumors out to the people !!!!

Spreading rumors are a *really* bad idea. You already make a lot of
unfounded assumptions in your simple post, so I would really wait until
something more real is officially announced.

Craig Johnson

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Feb 28, 2009, 10:09:42 AM2/28/09
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In article <kvictor...@no-mx.forums.novell.com>, Kvictor wrote:
> I think that NBM for Linux is a poor idea, because Linux has already a
> good proxy is Squid tested by time. Perhaps Novell will not finance
> that project at this difficult time (?).
>
And perhaps the new BM on linux will leverage squid. Or perhaps it will
use the caching engine from Access Manager in a new design? It will be
interesting to see.

Craig Johnson
Novell Support Connection SysOp
*** For a current patch list, tips, handy files and books on
BorderManager, go to http://www.craigjconsulting.com ***

Craig Johnson

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Apr 2, 2009, 9:24:25 AM4/2/09
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I heard the announcement would come through by the end of March, so it
is supposed to be any time now.

Craig Johnson

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Apr 2, 2009, 4:18:49 PM4/2/09
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Just read about the announcement being done by end of April. I was
mistaken on the end of March - misremembered that date.

Craig Johnson

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May 7, 2009, 12:08:10 PM5/7/09
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Latest I've heard is that the announcement was delayed somewhat. Not
sure why.

Craig Johnson

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May 7, 2009, 12:08:10 PM5/7/09
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Check back at the end of this month.

Craig Johnson

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Jun 8, 2009, 12:47:00 AM6/8/09
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In article <Shawndak...@no-mx.forums.novell.com>, Shawndakin wrote:
> Any word on a release date? I am Looking to replace our NW6 server that
> houses Bordermanager with SLES during our down time this month if
> possible. I was hoping you have an idea of the release date since you a
> "the man in the know"
>
Sorry, I haven't heard. But I've also been traveling a LOT lately, and
have been a bit out of touch with Novell.

What features of BMgr are you currently using?

Craig Johnson

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Jun 17, 2009, 5:37:34 PM6/17/09
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In article <Shawndak...@no-mx.forums.novell.com>, Shawndakin wrote:
> We are currently using BM for proxy and port filtering. We are all SLES
> OES now except for our BM box. I am looking at squid, but the lack of
> SSO is a problem for me.

OK, from what I've heard, you'll get those functions in BM for Linux. (I
don't know if VPN will be there, or at least not S2S)

> Any suggestions?
>
Wait for a while. No hurry if BM is still working for you.

Craig Johnson

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Jun 18, 2009, 7:22:01 PM6/18/09
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In article <Shawndak...@no-mx.forums.novell.com>, Shawndakin
wrote:
> Ok, sounds like that is going to be my plan.
>
Well, it has the definite advantage of being cheap and easy!

fbrenn

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Sep 17, 2009, 11:44:04 AM9/17/09
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I would like to know as well, maybe Craig has some news :)


"sveld" <sv...@no-mx.forums.novell.com> wrote in message
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> Any news on 'BorderManager' on Linux? An announcement was planned before
> the summer, buts nearly half a year later and still nothing.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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Craig Johnson

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Sep 19, 2009, 12:51:50 PM9/19/09
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The last news I had was from a client of mine who attended some classes
in Utah at Novell. They saw a roadmap which said BM for Linux was on
the list with SLES11 sp2. That's got to be later than December at this
point.

I've also wondered a bit about Surfcontrol suddenly reversing position
and selling new BorderManager licenses again. Perhaps they are moving
to support a new version as well? (Fingers crossed here).

fbrenn

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Sep 20, 2009, 5:44:22 AM9/20/09
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"Craig Johnson" <cra...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> The last news I had was from a client of mine who attended some classes
> in Utah at Novell. They saw a roadmap which said BM for Linux was on
> the list with SLES11 sp2. That's got to be later than December at this
> point.

December 2010 probably , cause SLES 11 is right now on sp0

Thanks for the info!

Craig Johnson

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Sep 25, 2009, 3:49:59 PM9/25/09
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In article <WPmtm.10973$7G7....@kovat.provo.novell.com>, Fbrenn wrote:
> December 2010 probably , cause SLES 11 is right now on sp0
>
I sure hope sooner.

Craig Johnson

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Feb 25, 2010, 3:25:07 PM2/25/10
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Agreed. I'm hoping to get definitive info, good or bad, at BrainShare.

Craig Johnson
Novell Knowledge Partner

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