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GroupWise Chosen As Messaging System for Democratic National Convention GroupWise and GroupWise WebAccess Enable Democratic National Committee to Communicate With Home Office From Convention Floor Via the Internet CHICAGO -- August 26, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced that the Democratic National Committee (DNC), which kicks off its campaign convention today in Chicago, is using GroupWise 4.1 and GroupWise WebAccess to allow Committee staff to communicate with committee headquarters from the convention floor via the Internet. By extending the power of GroupWise via the Internet through GroupWise WebAccess, the DNC is allowing its staff members to stay in close contact with the home office and each other, checking E-mail in real time, and even scheduling meetings from the convention floor during this critical week, all without the need for dedicated phone lines and unfamiliar communications software. After the convention, staff members working in the field will continue to rely on GroupWise WebAccess to keep them in close contact with headquarters. "We chose GroupWise because it is a powerful, flexible tool for communication and scheduling," said Brian Young, director of technology for the Democratic National Committee. "In looking at ways to extend that power to the convention floor, we found that GroupWise and GroupWise WebAccess offered the most effective way for staff members to leverage the Internet for the substantive, real-time communications required to mobilize field offices and keep the campaign moving. In addition, since our members already use GroupWise, there is virtually no learning curve associated with WebAccess." GroupWise serves as the E-mail system for the DNC, as well as the White House and most of the Democratic party. Party members use GroupWise to communicate with their staffs, schedule group meetings and keep their personal calendars. The DNC has 500 seats of GroupWise running on NetWare 4.1 at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. GroupWise 4.1 was the first enterprise-wide E-mail system to integrate personal calendaring, group scheduling, voice mail, faxes, Internet messages, task management and information access into a Universal In Box. By enabling users to access and manage all their critical information within a single environment, GroupWise 4.1 streamlines the electronic communication process while ensuring efficient delivery and receipt of messages. GroupWise leverages the network environment by integrating with Novell networking services, such as NDS (Novell Directory Services) and NWAdministrator, reducing the total cost of ownership and making GroupWise the most cost-effective E-mail solution to buy, administer and maintain. GroupWise WebAccess is a unique intranet solution that gives GroupWise users anytime, anyplace access to their Universal In Boxes via the Internet and a Web browser. GroupWise WebAccess is the only product on the market that gives users a single interface from which they can send and retrieve E-mail, voice mail, facsimiles, calendar items, appointments and tasks over the Internet. GroupWise 5, Novell's premier Intranet application, which will be introduced on September 12, is an expanded E-mail system that is the first in the industry to include full document and image management capabilities as part of a new Universal Mail Box. GroupWise 5 helps companies leverage their corporate network investments by providing an instant collaborative solution for the corporate intranet. Building on GroupWise 4.1, GroupWise 5 seamlessly integrates calendaring/scheduling, task management, shared folders, conferencing, workflow and Internet access into the Universal Mail Box. Additional information about GroupWise can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com/groupwise. 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. Information about Novell and its complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com. Novell is a registered trademark and GroupWise, GroupWise WebAccess, Novell Directory Services and NDS are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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