Novell Announces Departure of Support Executive

Orem, UT, -- May 16, 1995 -- Novell, Inc. today announced the departure of John C. Lewis, senior vice president, Novell Technical Services. Lewis has chosen to leave Novell to pursue other interests.

Lewis joined Novell as part of its 1994 merger with WordPerfect Corporation and immediately accepted the position of senior vice president responsible for customer service and support programs. Since the merger, Lewis has led the expansion and strengthening of Novell Technical Services (NTS), a broad range of flexible support programs for users of Novell application products and system software products worldwide.

Lewis continues through the end of May and will assist in the transition of responsibilities. Ongoing developments at NTS include a new, customizable Premium Service for large accounts. In addition, NTS has strengthened support for Novell applications in Europe at centralized sites in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. NTS has also expanded online and CD ROM support services to provide consistent technical information for all Novell products. In March, 1995 NTS online services were accessed by more than 3.5 million users.

Lewis originally joined WordPerfect in 1985 and later became executive vice president in the office of the president. He also served on WordPerfect's board of directors.