Small Business Suite Family Comparative Table

The table below compares the features of SBS 5.0, NWSB 4.20, NWSB 4.11 and IntraNetWare for SB (IWSB)

Applications - Management - Internet/Intranet - Kernel - Core Services - Application Development - Upgrade Support



Feature: Applications

SBS 5.0

NWSB 4.20

NWSB 4.11

IWSB
  • Groupwise

Yes
(v5.5)

Yes
(v5.2)

Yes
(v5.2)

No

  • Remote Access via NetWare Connect

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  • QuickStart (for NEAT)

Yes

Yes

Yes
(v1.1)

No

  • Tobit FaxWare

Yes
(v5.2)

Yes
(v5)

No

No

  • Computer Accociates FAXserve

No

No

Yes
(v5, 2 user)

No

  • Computer Accociates InocuLAN

No

No

Yes
(v4.0, server licence)

No

  • Network Associates VirusScan

Yes
(+ NetShield)

Yes
(+ NetShield)

Yes

No

  • Y2K ready

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
(with update)

  • Backup Program

SBCON

ArcServe, Sbackup

ArcServe, Sbackup

Sbackup

  • Backup Support

SMS

SMS

SMS

SMS

  • NetObjects Fusion

Yes

Yes
(single user licence)

Yes
(single user licence)

No

  • QuickBooks

No

No

No

No

  • Recommended Server Hardware Requirements

  • Pentium class or higher processor
  • 64 MB of RAM
  • 1 GB available disk space (new installation)
  • 1 NIC or more
  • Pentium class or higher processor
  • 48 MB RAM
  • 1 GB available disk space (+ 100 MB for Groupwise)
  • 1 NIC or more
  • 386 class or higher processor
  • 16 MB of RAM
  • 105 MB of available disk space (+358 MB for SYS volume)
  • 1 NIC or more
  • 386 class or higher processor
  • 16 MB of RAM
  • 105 MB of available disk space
  • 1 NIC or more

  • Feature: Management

    SBS 5.0

    NWSB 4.20

    NWSB 4.11

    IWSB
    • Novell Easy Administration Tool

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • WAN Traffic Manager

    No

    No

    No

    No

    • Netware Management Agent

    Yes

    Yes

    No

    No

    • Netware Administrator

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • DHCP/DNS integrated with NDS

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • ZENWorks Starter Pack

    Yes

    Yes
    (v1.01)

    Yes
    (free download)

    Yes
    (free download)

    • Full ZENWorks Functionality

    Add-on

    Add-on

    Add-on

    Add-on

    • NDS for NT

    Add-on

    Add-on

    Add-on

    Add-on

    • NDS for Unix (Solaris)

    Add-on

    Add-on
    (requirements)

    Add-on
    (requirements)

    Add-on
    (requirements)

    • NDS 8 Support

    Yes
    (free download)

    No

    No

    No

    • ManageWise

    Add-on

    Add-on

    Add-on

    Add-on

    • Novell Application Launcher

    Yes

    Yes
    (v2.0)

    Yes

    Yes
    (v1.1)

    • Remote Monitoring and Repair

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    No

    • ConsoleOne – Java based Administration Console

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • GUI management tools

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes


    Feature: Internet / Intranet

    SBS 5.0

    NWSB 4.20

    NWSB 4.11

    IWSB
    • IP Support

    Pure IP

    IP via NetWare/IP (encapsulation)

    IP via NetWare/IP (encapsulation)

    IP via NetWare/IP (encapsulation)

    • DHCP

    Yes
    (v3)

    Yes
    (v2.10)

    Yes
    (v2.10)

    Yes
    (v2.10)

    • DNS

    Yes
    (v3)

    Yes
    (v2)

    Yes
    (v2)

    Yes
    (v2)

    • Novell Internet Connection Expert

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • Novell Internet Connection Wizard

    Yes

    Yes

    No

    No

    • Netscape Communicator

    Yes

    Yes
    (v4.04)

    Yes
    (v3)

    Yes
    (v3)

    • QuickFinder for Netscape

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes
    (v1.1)

    No

    • Novell Webserver

    No

    No

    Yes

    Yes
    (v2.5)

    • Netscape FastTrack Server

    No

    Yes

    Yes

    No

    • Netscape Enterprise Server

    Yes

    Yes
    (free download)

    Yes
    (free download)

    Yes
    (free download)

    • BorderManager

    Yes
    (Proxy/Caching Services)

    Yes
    (FastCache)

    Add-on

    Add-on

    • NetWare MultiProtocol Router

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • IPX/IP Gateway

    No

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • NetWare Connect

    Yes
    (unlimited ports)

    Yes
    (unlimited ports)

    Yes
    (unlimited ports, v2.0)

    Yes
    (8 ports, v2.0)

    • FTP Services

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • Network Address Translator (NAT)

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    No


    Feature: Kernel

    SBS 5.0

    NWSB 4.20

    NWSB 4.11

    IWSB
    • Symmetrical Multiprocessing (SMP)

    Yes

    No

    No

    Yes

    • Memory Protection

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • Virtual Memory

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • Application Prioritization Capabilities

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • Number of Connections Supported

    50

    50

    25

    25


    Feature: Core Services

    SBS 5.0

    NWSB 4.20

    NWSB 4.11

    IWSB
    • Novell Storage Services (NSS)

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • Maximum Volume Size Supported

    8 Terabytes

    32 Gigabytes

    32 Gigabytes

    32 Gigabytes

    • Recovery Time (Average for 32 Gigabyte volume)

    Seconds

    Hours

    Hours

    Hours

    • Foot print

    Minimum fixed at 8 MB

    Depends on the number of directory entries in the file server

    Depends on the number of directory entries in the file server

    Depends on the number of directory entries in the file server

    • Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS)

    No

    No

    No

    No

    • I2O Support

    Yes

    Yes
    (free download)

    Yes
    (free download)

    Yes
    (free download)

    • Hot Plug PCI Support

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • RSA Public / Private Key

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • Auditing

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • Secure Authentication Services (SAS)

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

    Yes

    No

    No

    No


    Feature: Application Development

    SBS 5.0

    NWSB 4.20

    NWSB 4.11

    IWSB
    • Oracle8

    Yes

    Yes
    (5 users)

    Yes
    (5 users)

    No

    • CGI Scripting and NetBasic Support for creating Internet Applications

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • JVM and Java Tools

    Yes

    Add-on

    No

    No

    • CORBA ORB

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • NetBasic Interpreter

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • JavaBeans

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • JavaScript

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • Visual Basic Scripting Support

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    • PERL 5.1

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • Integrated Debugger

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    • International Cryptographic Services

    Yes

    No

    No

    No


    Feature: Upgrade Support

    SBS 5.0

    NWSB 4.20

    NWSB 4.11

    IWSB
    • Migration Agent

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    No

    • REXXware Migration Toolkit (RMT)

    Yes
    (free download)

    Yes
    (free download)

    Yes
    (free download)

    Yes
    (free download)

    • Novell Upgrade Wizard

    Yes

    Yes

    No

    No

    • Accelerated Upgrade

    Yes
    (free download)

    No

    No

    No