Novell's Youngest, Fastest-Growing Certification Reaches 50,000 Certified Novell Administrator (CNA) Program Growing by 10,000 a Quarter

May 25, 1995--Orem, Utah--Novell, Inc. reached a significant milestone today when it announced the certification of its 50,000th Certified Novell Administrator (CNA), the front-line support professionals who perform administrative tasks and basic network troubleshooting. Growing at the rate of more than 10,000 a quarter, Novell's two-and-one-half-year-old CNA program is the company's fastest growing certification program; Fiona Desruisseaux of Ottawa, Canada is Novell's 50,000th CNA.

"The phenomenal growth of this certification worldwide attests to the success of CNAs in increasing literacy on Novell products," said Jerry Christensen, Director of Business Development for Novell Education. "CNAs provide the front-line expertise required to support small, medium, and large businesses. Together with Certified Novell Engineers, Certified Novell Administrators are key to Novell Education and Novell Inc.'s corporate support model."

CNAs set the global standard for administering networking and network applications. They play a key role in building the global pervasive computing infrastructure by ensuring that end users have the day-to-day networking and administration support they need.

50,000 CNA PERSPECTIVE

Fiona Desruisseaux, Novell's 50,000th CNA, completed her certification in April, having successfully passed the CNA exam at Netvision, a Drake Authorized Testing Center in Ottawa. A former end user herself, Desruisseaux pursued her certification to help her learn more about "the backbone" of computer systems. Relying on her CNA status, Desruisseaux is now a self employed networking administration consultant.

"I selected the CNA certification because I knew I would have an easier time establishing myself in this business if my expertise were in Novell products," said Desruisseaux. "The training I received gave me a good grounding in the fundamentals of networking. Those basics help me when servicing any client--whether they are using Novell products or not."

HOLISTIC CERTIFICATION STRATEGY

The certification of the 50,000th CNA follows Novell's March announcement of the 50,000th Certified Novell Engineer (CNE), Jan Schipper of Houten, The Netherlands. CNAs and CNEs are part of Novell's holistic certification strategy that supports networking and network application customers from installation and maintenance to administration to the desktop.

NOVELL EDUCATION

Novell Education's mission is to drive global pervasive computing through quality education programs and products; its purpose is to increase literacy on Novell products and technologies and thereby foster Novell's success worldwide. Novell Education plays a critical role in providing true pervasive computing by building the infrastructure of support and literacy that is necessary to drive and sustain that vision.