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Novell to Provide Networking Infrastructure for the World Economic Forum Internet/intranet and Messaging Capabilities Available to All Summit Attendees GITEX Conference -- Dubai -- November 4, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced an agreement with the World Economic Forum to provide the electronic communication infrastructure for its annual meeting and regional summits over the next three years. The Annual Meeting in Davos of the World Economic Forum is considered to be the most important meeting of leaders from business, government and academia worldwide. Novell will provide the intranet infrastructure and support for World Economic Forum summits. This includes the network operating system software, network management, mobile technology, messaging tools, and Internet tools. Novell will also provide technical personnel and resources to install and support the systems and to provide training for the conference personnel. The pilot of the Novell project was launched at the last regional conference in Salzburg, Austria. The next regional economic summit will be held in Cairo, Egypt, November 12-14, 1996. The Annual Meeting will be held in Davos, Switzerland, January 30-February 4, 1997.
Customized Intranet There will be approximately 25 desktop computers in the main conference area to enable participants to exchange messages. Additionally, the World Economic Forum database has been integrated into the intranet to allow participants to search for personal or company profiles. The registration will also be handled through this network. The messaging system is based on Novell's IntranetWare and GroupWise products, plus a customised application, based on GroupWise, exclusively developed by Novell for the World Economic Forum. IntranetWare is Novell's new product that continues the evolution of NetWare, the world's leading network operating system, into a full-service intranet and Internet access platform. GroupWise is an extended client/server E-mail system and is Novell's premier intranet application. "We are pleased that our cooperation with Novell made it possible to provide such a value-added service to participants at the first Central and Eastern Economic Summit in Salzburg in July. Participants were able to contact each other via the electronic message system and at Novell's Cyber Lounge, to go on-line with the Internet," said Klaus Schwab, Founder and President of the World Economic Forum.
Experience Electronic Communication In addition to implementing the networking infrastructure for the event, Novell will also install the Novell Cyber Lounge at each conference. This lounge will be a meeting point and communication platform for the participants. It will offer the opportunity for in-depth information about modern Internet and intranet technologies that can then be put into practice at 15 Internet connecting points installed in the lounge. Using Novell's IntranetWare and Novell Web Server, the Cyber Lounge at the Cairo regional summit will be connected to the worldwide Internet using the latest advanced satellite technologies. There will be a direct satellite link between the Cairo International Convention Centre and Novell s office in Dusseldorf, Germany, and from there a connection right into the Internet. Through this connection, every participant will be able to collect business information available from news agencies around the world such as CNN, Reuters, and the Associated Press. Continuous updates on stocks from the New York Stock Exchange will also be provided to the attendees.
About Novell Founded in 1983, Novell (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the world's leading provider of network software. The company offers a wide range of network solutions for distributed network, Internet, intranet and small business markets. Novell education and technical support programs are the most comprehensive in the network computing industry. Information about Novell's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com.
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