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Novell Announces BrainShare '96 5,000 Networking Professionals to Learn About Novell's Solutions for Connecting Private Business Networks and the Internet OREM, Utah -- February 7, 1996 -- More than 5,000 networking professionals and industry media and analysts will be among the first to hear the latest on Novell's technology and product roadmaps, see new technology demonstrations and have the chance to meet and interact directly with Novell engineers and other technologists at BrainShare '96. The 12th annual BrainShare, Novell's premier technical conference, will take place March 18-22, 1996 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The theme of this year's BrainShare is Building the Smart Global Network, the interconnection of private business networks and the Internet into a single information resource for businesses and consumers. Highlights of this year's conference include: * Keynote addresses from industry leaders and technology visionaries, including Novell Chairman and CEO Robert J. Frankenberg outlining the steps Novell has taken to refocus the company on networking and deliver new value to customers through integration with the Internet; futurist, economist and technology expert George Gilder on the evolution of a network-centered economy; Novell Products Group executive vice president Steve Markman on Novell's solutions approach to key markets; and Novell chief scientist Drew Major on the important technology developments shaping the present and future of network software. * More than 250 technical breakout sessions throughout the five days of the conference with topics including enhancements and integration of the Internet with NetWare Directory Services (NDS) and other core NetWare services; Green River (code-name for the 1996 release of the NetWare 4 operating system); GroupWise XTD (advanced messaging and groupware); NetWare Connect Services for managed Internet and Wide-Area Network (WAN) access; the new NetWare Web Server for Intranet and external Internet publishing; and the integration of intelligent access devices with the Internet through Novell's Embedded Systems Technology (NEST). * Special developer sessions focused on Net2000, Novell's initiative to provide developers with a robust set of open interfaces to network services. BrainShare attendees will have access to the first technical specifications for the network interfaces, infrastructure, and core services necessary to build, manage and deploy applications across the Smart Global Network. * Hands-on technology demonstrations in Novell laboratories of increased network throughput with NetWare Symmetric Multiprocessing; complete access through any Internet Web browser to NDS and GroupWise; integrated computer-telephony integration solutions using Novell Telephony Services and Telephony Services API, and more. * Informal meetings and social events will provide the opportunity for participants to exchange ideas and information they need to grow their businesses and more effectively serve their customers. "BrainShare '96 will give networking professionals the critical edge they need to get the most out of Novell's network products and services," said Gary Mueller, Novell's vice president of corporate developer relations. "Novell's vision of the Smart Global Network is being implemented by everyone who develops, integrates and uses Novell products. BrainShare '96 is the 'mind-meld' that lets us share our vision and our newest technologies supporting it." Developers, CNEs, Master CNEs, CNIs, consultants, IS managers, system integrators, educators, systems engineers, Novell business partners and industry media and analysts will attend the conference. Novell also views the conference as a valuable opportunity to obtain feedback from partners and end users on its network products and services. Registration Information To register for BrainShare '96, call Novell at 1-800-833-4862, extension 15 (9:00 - 5:30 EDT), or visit Novell's BrainShare '96 site on the World Wide Web at http://BrainShare.novell.com. Outside North America, please call 1-314-827-5249. Additional BrainShare conferences are scheduled throughout 1996 in France, Japan, Australia and China. Novell (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the world's leading network software provider. Novell software provides the infrastructure for a networked world, enabling our customers to connect with other people and the information they need, anytime and anyplace. Novell partners with other technology and market leaders to help customers make networks a part of their everyday lives. Smart Global Network, NetWare Connect Services, NetWare Directory Services, NEST, NetWare Symmetric Multiprocessing, and GroupWise are trademarks, and NetWare is a registered trademark, of Novell Inc.
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