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The article provides basic information to help certified public accountants in business and industry in choosing between Novell Inc.'s Netware and Microsoft Corp.'s NT Server computer network programs. While there are several network programs available, no matter how big or small the organization is, the real choices have narrowed to just two giant vendors: Novell and Microsoft. While both programs can handle multiprocessing, NT is unique in that it automatically detects multiple processors during the installation and efficiently configures itself accordingly. NT can support up to four processors with standard, out-of-the-box software and can handle up to 32 processors with special Microsoft software added. NetWare has been the network performance leader for years; now Microsoft's NT is closing the gap very quickly. The Internet caught these two giant software firms off guard about a year ago. Neither had much built-in support for the Internet, and both companies have been scrambling to correct that omission. With version 4.0, Microsoft has forged ahead of Novell in this area. NT includes a Web server, an authoring and management tool and a component that can be downloaded to automatically index documents on the server. INSET: Which Network Operating System for Your Office?.