An overview of current status and release plans in Micro Focus for the traditional Novell products, including rebranding to Micro Focus efforts and upcoming releases. Presenter: Neil Harrison, Solutions Consulting Director
2. Agenda
• Product releases and updates
• Upcoming Events
• Unified Endpoint Management Strategy
• Jason Blackett, Product Line Manager
• The Race for Space: File Storage Challenges and Solutions
• David Shepherd and Stephen Mogg, Solution Consultants
• Solving Desktop Challenges with Application Virtualisation
• Ron van Herk, Solution Consultant.
4. 100+ feature additions
• Native Mac Clients support against GroupWise with CalDAV/CardDAV
• Official support for Microsoft Outlook as a client via ActiveSync
• Flag items for Follow Up in the mailbox/mobile and sync
• No Delete/No Archive Folders
• Photos in the System Address Book
• Quick Response
• Auto remove proxy access and proxy calendars for deleted users
• Sent Items properties enhancements
• Invite to appointments
• Propose New Time for appointments
• Signature enhancements
• Photos in WebAccess
• Voting
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GroupWise & GMS 2014 R2
Shipped 8th Dec
5. • Released - February 9th
• New Capabilities -
• ‘Files on Demand’ Desktop Clients
• Support for Open Enterprise Server 2015
• Support for SharePoint 2013
• Performance Improvements
• New Administrative and Security Capabilities
• Please join us for a What’s New in Filr 2.0 Webinar – March 2nd
• Register on the following link.
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1236974043187528450
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Announcing Micro Focus Filr 2.0
6. Files on Demand Desktop Client
• Integrated Desktop experience
• Super fast provisioning
• Low network load
• Low HDD usage
• Automated cleaning up of files on HDD
• Block process from downloading
automatically
7. Planned
• iPrint Appliance 2.0 – March
• Walkup Printing, Airprint certification, direct print accounting, one click migration..
• File Management Suite – May
• Improved analytics, visualisation, remediation and performance..
• OES 2015 SP1 – early Summer 2016
• CIFS Salvage, AD multi forest support, performance improvements..
• ZENworks 2016 – see next session
• GroupWise 2014 R2 SP1 – Summer 2016
• Ideas, Ideas, all your ideas! http://ideas.microfocus.com/MFI/novell-gw
8. Want to request a new feature?
• Use the ideas portal to request ideas and features
• Ideas can be searched for and voted on
• See which ideas are being implemented or are complete
• The Portal provides you with feedback and allows Product Management to
invite contributors to participate in testing that feature
• Feeds directly into the Micro Focus product management and
development process
• Visit the ideas portal at:
https://www.novell.com/products/enhancement-request.html