Press Release

IDG Books Worldwide and Novell, Inc. Announce The Release of New Novell Press Titles

Foster City, CA -- November 4, 1996 -- IDG Books Worldwide and Novell, Inc. announce the availability of two new Novell Press reference books: Novell's Four Principles of NDS Design and Novell's GroupWise 5 User's Handbook. These books are the result of a partnership between IDG Books and Novell, Inc. that has been created to provide networking professionals and end-users with quality resources. These titles, as with all Novell Press titles, are published with the collaboration of the Novell technical staff.

About the Books:

Novell's Four Principles of NDS Design, by Jeffrey F. Hughes and Blair W. Thomas, provides the four essential design principles for installing NetWare 4 or redesigning a NetWare 4 Novell Directory Services tree. The four principles include physical infrastructure, organizational structure,optimal partition size and minimum replica placements, and time synchronization. Authors Hughes and Thomas, members of the Novell Consulting Group, assist Novell customers to install and maintain their NetWare 4 Networks.

Novell's GroupWise 5 User's Handbook, by Shawn B. Rogers and Richard H. McTague, is designed as a quick and easy reference guide for end-users of Novell's latest desktop messaging center, GroupWise 5. The authors give more than 100 power tips collected from messaging users world-wide on migrating to, configuring, and implementing GroupWise 5. The authors also highlight the many remote features that GroupWise 5 offers for system management of corporate road warriors or users who work away from the corporate site. Authors Rogers and McTague are Certified Novell Instructors for GroupWise.

How to Order:

IDG Books Worldwide's titles are available at all major bookstores and computer stores or direct from the publisher at (800)762-2974 -- 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST weekdays. For reseller, corporate or volume orders, contact Eric Taylor, IDG Books Worldwide, at (800) 842-8996 x3046.

Novell's Four Principles of NDS Design
by Jeff Hughes and Blair Thomas
Price: $34.99 USA/ $48.99 Canada
ISBN: 0-7645-4522-1

Novell's GroupWise 5 User's Handbook
by Shawn B. Rogers and Richard H. McTague
Price: $24.99 USA/ $34.99 Canada
ISBN: 0-7645-4509-4

About IDG Books Worldwide:

IDG Books Worldwide is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading IT media and research company. IDG publishes more than 275 computer newspapers and magazines and more than 430 book titles, produces 90 expositions, and provides IT market analysis through 41 research centers worldwide. Company information and access to any of IDG's more than 125 World Wide Web sites is available at http://www.idg.com.

About Novell, Inc.:

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.

About Novell Press:

Novell Press, the world's leading provider of networking books, publishes a spectrum of resources for the benefit of professionals involved in networking at any level. All Novell Press titles are published with the authorization and collaboration of the Novell technical staff.

Novell, Novell Press, NetWare, GroupWise, NDS, CNA, CNE and CNI are registered trademarks off Novell, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.

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