Novell Ships IntranetWare

Novell's Market-leading NetWare Platform Evolves into Full-Service Intranet Solution

ATLANTA -- September 17, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. announced today at Networld+Interop that IntranetWare™ will ship October 7, 1996, and will retain similar pricing and license stratification as NetWare® 4.1. Additionally, Novell introduced several promotions to ease customer upgrades to IntranetWare, including a limited-time free upgrade offer for NetWare 4.1 customers. IntranetWare evolves NetWare, the world's leading network operating system (NOS), into a full-service intranet and Internet access platform solution for businesses of all sizes. Currently in manufacturing, IntranetWare will enable NetWare customers to preserve their existing network investment while evolving their business networks to embrace Internet technology.

IntranetWare incorporates all of NetWare 4.11's industry-leading networking services with new intranet and Internet capabilities, creating a comprehensive solution for building corporate intranets. These solutions include a high-performance NetWare Web Server™ 2.5; File Transfer Protocol (FTP) services, the Internet-standard method for allowing users to download files on remote servers via the Internet; Netscape Navigator; an IPX™-to-IP gateway to provide IPX users with access to all IP resources; and integrated wide-area routing to connect geographically dispersed LANs to a corporate intranet or to the Internet.

IntranetWare also allows organizations to leverage their existing hardware and software investments as they integrate Internet technologies into their network at their own pace, eliminating the need to "rip and replace" in order to become Internet/intranet-enabled. Because IntranetWare fully embraces all open standards, including the TCP/IP protocol, it also provides users with seamless connectivity to Web servers and browsers, as well as complete access to HTTP and HTML files. IntranetWare is a comprehensive solution that offers organizations the technologies they need to evolve their existing networks into corporate intranets, while continuing to provide the networking services they have always relied on.

"IntranetWare opens our full complement of business-tested network services to the intranet environment," said Joe Marengi, president of Novell. "This new solution represents a major shift for us towards a services-based business featuring IntranetWare, Novell's intranet platform and the future of Novell. With offerings like IntranetWare, we're delivering broad-based solutions that our customers want and need to carry their businesses into the next century."

"With IntranetWare, Novell is providing organizations with the best solution available to move to the Internet faster and develop corporate intranets more easily," said Denice Y. Gibson, senior vice president and general manager of the Distributed Networks Business Unit at Novell. "IntranetWare allows all of our over 55 million customers to enhance their existing NetWare networks with new Internet/intranet solutions while providing new users with a turn-key solution for building intranets."

"I'm very impressed with IntranetWare and its integration of NetWare with standards-based Internet and intranet technologies to create a complete Internet/intranet solution," said Carl V. Carr, Jr., technical support manager at Holman's of Nevada. "And because it's fully compatible with my existing NetWare servers, I'll be able to incorporate IntranetWare into my corporate network smoothly and seamlessly."

IntranetWare Launch Event

These announcements, made at Novell's IntranetWare launch event at the historic Fox Theater in Atlanta, showcased network solutions using Novell software to demonstrate how day-to-day business activities are enabled by IntranetWare. The event's theme, "Look What You've Got," was captured in the opening act by the "Rhythmics," a group that utilizes materials found in their surroundings to create compelling music. The "Look What You've Got" theme was carried through the event presentations, with Novell executives, including Gibson, providing examples of how existing investments in Novell technology enable organizations to create, administer and evolve intranets and Internet solutions. Partner presentations from Netscape, Oracle and UUNet demonstrated strong partner support for IntranetWare, underscoring Novell's commitment to the intranet market.

IntranetWare and NetWare 4.11 Pricing

Although IntranetWare contains NetWare 4.11, NetWare 4.11 will also be available separately. IntranetWare and NetWare 4.11 will be available at similar pricing and license stratification as NetWare 4.1, with a $400 price decrease on 10-user versions and a $100 price decrease on upgrades to the 10-user version. All standard upgrades to NetWare 4.1, which allowed customers to upgrade to the same or a larger user license, will be replaced with like-to-like only upgrades to IntranetWare. New with IntranetWare, customers wishing to increase the number of users on new or upgrade licenses of IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11 may now purchase 10-, 25- or 50-user additive licenses. Upgrades from competitive products are available through Novell's Customer Connection program. Please contact a local Novell authorized reseller for more details about these programs. (All prices listed are in U.S. dollars, MSRP.)

New Product                    License        Price

IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11   5 user         $1,095
IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11   10 user        $2,095
IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11   25 user        $3,695
IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11   50 user        $4,995
IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11   100 user       $6,995
IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11   250 user       $12,495
IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11   500 user       $24,995
IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11   1,000 user     $47,995

Upgrade Product               License                      Price

From any NetWare 2, 3 or 4.x  5 to 5 user upgrade          $495
From any NetWare 2, 3 or 4.x  10 to 10 user upgrade        $895
From any NetWare 2, 3 or 4.x  25 to 25 user upgrade        $1,495
From any NetWare 2, 3 or 4.x  50 to 50 user upgrade        $1,995
From any NetWare 2, 3 or 4.x  100 to 100 user upgrade      $2,795
From any NetWare 2, 3 or 4.x  250 to 250 user upgrade      $4,995
From any NetWare 2, 3 or 4.x  500 to 500 user upgrade      $6,295
From any NetWare 2, 3 or 4.x  1,000 to 1,000 user upgrade  $8,395

Upgrades and Limited Time Price Offer

As a special incentive to upgrade to IntranetWare, limited time promotional upgrade prices will be extended to NetWare 4.x customers who wish to migrate. These special promotional prices will be available through January 7, 1997.

Upgrade Product        License               90-day Special Price

From any NetWare 4.x   5 to 5 user upgrade          $395
From any NetWare 4.x   10 to 10 user upgrade        $595
From any NetWare 4.x   25 to 25 user upgrade        $695
From any NetWare 4.x   50 to 50 user upgrade        $995
From any NetWare 4.x   100 to 100 user upgrade      $1,395
From any NetWare 4.x   250 to 250 user upgrade      $2,495
From any NetWare 4.x   500 to 500 user upgrade      $3,195
From any NetWare 4.x   1,000 to 1,000 user upgrade  $4,195

Additive License Product

With the introduction of IntranetWare and NetWare 4.11, Novell is offering additive license packs that allow IntranetWare and NetWare 4.11 users the option to increase licenses in 10-, 25- or 50-user increments.

Additive License Product      License                   Price

IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11  10 user additive license  $1,295
IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11  25 user additive license  $2,895
IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11  50 user additive license  $4,295

Additional Services for IntranetWare and NetWare 4.11

The following services and upgrades will be available for purchase with IntranetWare and NetWare 4.11. The Symmetric Multi Processing™ (SMP) Services license provides support for an additional set of four processors for each package purchased (beyond the four processors included in the IntranetWare and NetWare 4.11 products). System Fault Tolerance (SFT III) has been combined and priced as a first-time license and upgrade product.

Additional Products      License                 Price
SFT III Services
for IntranetWare         server license
and NetWare 4.11         100 users or fewer      $1,495

SFT III Services
for IntranetWare         server license
and NetWare 4.11         more than 100 users     $3,495

SMP Services     
for IntranetWare         four
and NetWare 4.11         additional processors   $1,995

Availability and Features

IntranetWare will ship October 7, 1996. Call 1-800-NETWARE to locate a local authorized Novell reseller to purchase IntranetWare or NetWare 4.11. Open beta software for IntranetWare, which includes NetWare 4.11, is currently available for a nominal shipping and handling fee from Novell. Additionally, customers can register to receive the open beta IntranetWare software at the World Wide Web site http://www.novell.com/intranetware/) or by calling 800-200-9140 or 512-434-1564.

IntranetWare is built on Novell's core file, print and directory services and preserves all enhancements to the operating system, services and utilities in NetWare 4.11. These include:

• Symmetric Multi Processing scalability to support network applications and intranets;
• Integrated TCP/IP support to simplify network management and ease user access to both corporate intranet and Internet resources, including support for BootP and DHCP;
• NetBasic, a Basic scripting tool that allows access to network services and easy development of intranet applications;
• Easier network migration and installation functionality;
• New graphical administration tools to better manage companies' networks and Novell Directory Services™ (NDS™); and
• C2-level security to protect sensitive data during transmission across networks. IntranetWare contains all the services included with NetWare 4.11. In addition, IntranetWare enables businesses to access and publish information on intranets and the Internet with a high-performance Web server, browser and Internet-connectivity technologies. These include:
• Novell's NetWare Web Server 2.5, the fastest and most powerful Web server in its class, and the only Web server integrated with NDS for fast and easy management of intranet-based information and resources;
• IPX-to-IP gateway for intranet services within existing IPX networks;
• Integrated wide-area routing for connecting geographically dispersed LANs through leased lines, Frame Relay or ISDN to a corporate intranet or to the Internet;
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to enable users to download files on remote servers, including the Internet;
• User and group-level security tied to NDS; and
• Netscape Navigator, the world's most popular browser for accessing the World Wide Web and HTML-based applications and services.

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