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Network Computing Names NetWare 4.1 Best NOS for Second Year NetWare 4.1 Retains Title as Most "Well-Connected" OREM, Utah -- April 24, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced that NetWare® 4.1, the industry's fastest growing network operating system (NOS), again received the "Best NOS" title in Network Computing Magazine's 1996 Well-Connected Awards. This award, the 15th bestowed on NetWare 4.1 since its 1994 introduction, further reinforces NetWare's position as the leading network server operating system of choice for organizations of all sizes."NetWare 4.1 continues to earn praise and recognition as more organizations implement it and fully realize the benefits of directory-enabled computing," said William Donahoo, vice president of marketing for Novell's NetWare Products Division. "We've focused on providing NetWare 4.1 users with the best networking technology to address their business requirements. This award from Network Computing recognizes our continued success in setting the standard for proven, reliable, open and robust networks." NetWare 4.1 continues to be recognized for its consistently strong feature set. Network Computing's editorial staff cited NetWare 4.1's industry-standard Novell Directory Services™ (NDS™), along with the wide variety of available third-party applications, advanced file management, file and directory compression and remote administration features as reasons for the product's continued success. "The Well-Connected Awards are significantly different from other IS or networking publications' awards," said Patricia Schnaidt, editor-in-chief of Network Computing. "Our awards aren't based on a reader popularity contest or editors' secondhand knowledge of the product marketplace. Our editors have tested these products themselves in our real-world labs. These are the products they would design into production networks of their own." NetWare 4.1 is the latest version of Novell's industry-leading network operating system. NetWare 4.1 simplifies users' access to network resources and information, eases network administration and reduces the cost of network ownership for businesses of all sizes while retaining the performance, reliability and scalability that have made NetWare the overwhelming NOS leader. In a recent International Data Corporation (IDC) study, Novell's NetWare costs less to install and administer than Windows NT Server due to simplified administration through NDS and more efficient hardware usage. As the only NOS integrating essential network services -- global directory, file, print, security, messaging, multiprotocol routing and management -- NetWare 4.1 lays the foundation for Novell's vision of a Smart Global Network connecting people to others and to the information they need anytime and anyplace. Sustained NetWare 4 success continues to drive Novell's momentum. According to IDC, Novell shipped more NetWare connections in 1995 than all other server operating systems in the world combined, including those from Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Hewlett-Packard, Banyan, SCO and all other Unix and NOS systems. In the NOS category, NetWare maintains an overwhelming 63 percent market share. These figures offer compelling evidence of the continuing growth of NetWare 4.1 as the network operating system of choice and its increasing recognition by customers, resellers and developers as a NOS standard. 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. NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks, and Novell Directory Services and NDS are trademarks, of Novell, Inc.
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