Press Release

Media Alert
Monday, April 8, 1996

Novell Lowers Price of LAN WorkPlace 5 for MS Windows and DOS; Releases Product in Five Additional Languages

What:

To help make universal host and Internet TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) connectivity easier and more accessible, Novell® has substantially reduced the price of the single- and 100-user versions of LAN WorkPlace® 5 for MS Windows® and DOS. The company also released the product, the world's leading desktop TCP/IP solution, in five additional languages.

Effective April 1, the price of the single-user pack has been lowered to $249 and the 100-user product to $6,995, from $399 and $12,995 respectively. This represents an average reduction of 42 percent, making the product the lowest-priced TCP/IP connectivity solution among industry leaders. Prices for major account programs have been similarly reduced.

Additionally, LAN WorkPlace 5 is now available in multiple languages, making the product more attractive for international and multi-national companies. The product is now available in Dutch, French, Italian, German and Spanish, in addition to the English version. Finally, installation of the product has been improved, in direct response to customer requests.

LAN WorkPlace 5 provides Windows and DOS users with concurrent access to TCP/IP Internet and NetWare® resources. The product's full suite of WinSock applications gives the user terminal emulation with drag-and-drop keyboard remapping, graphical file transfer via FTP (File Transfer Protocol), transparent NFS® (Network File System) file sharing and a graphical dialer for connecting easily from remote locations. The products come with a copy of Netscape Navigator®.

When:

The new prices are effective April 1. The new language versions are available starting March 29.

Novell:

Novell, Inc. (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 any place. Novell partners with other technology and market leaders to help customers make networks a part of their everyday lives.

Novell, LAN WorkPlace and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Netscape Navigator is a trademark of Netscape Communications, Inc. NFS is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc., licensed to Novell, Inc.

Press Contacts:
Kay Paumier
Communications Plus
(510) 656-8512
Internet:kay@surf.com

Mark Griffiths
Novell, Inc.
(408) 577-7440
Internet:mark_griffiths@novell.com