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Novell Incorporates DeveloperNet Track into BrainShare '97 -- Novell's Premier Technical Conference Novell to Provide Developers with Comprehensive Information on Creating Java™-Based and Directory-Enabled Network Applications at Spring Conference OREM, Utah -- January 21, 1997 -- Novell, Inc. today announced it will add a comprehensive conference track for developers to its BrainShare™ '97 technical conference, scheduled to take place in Salt Lake City, March 24 28. The new conference sessions build on Novell® Developer Services' rapidly expanding DeveloperNet™ program to provide software developers with the tools and knowledge they need to create next-generation network application software: Java™-based Internet/intranet and directory-enabled applications. By integrating DeveloperNet information within BrainShare '97, Novell will reach a broader range of developers including Java developers, corporate developers, consultants, independent hardware vendors (IHVs), independent software vendors (ISVs), systems integrators and vertical market developers. The DeveloperNet track will also offer code-break sessions for the first time at BrainShare, offering developers a hands-on opportunity to explore and develop sample code alongside Novell experts. In addition, BrainShare '97 will include keynote speeches from Novell executives and other industry leaders including Java visionary, James Gosling of JavaSoft, a business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc. The DeveloperNet track provides in-depth, technical sessions that developers require to build applications and hardware solutions leveraging Novell's advanced networking services including Novell Directory Services™ (NDS™). Novell network services add information access and management capabilities to products and improve end users' abilities to take advantage of network-based information and resources. Novell is also the only vendor that allows developers to exploit a comprehensive set of network services extending across all major client/server platforms. "DeveloperNet's comprehensive set of tools and information allows Novell's more than 7,000 software and hardware developers to build compelling applications for their markets," said Gary Mueller, vice president of Novell Developer Services. "The DeveloperNet track at BrainShare will provide developers with the skills to create Java-based applications, accessing Novell's networking services, including NDS, in a heterogeneous environment." DeveloperNet sessions will highlight the Novell DeveloperNet 2000™ initiative that gives developers the flexibility to build business intranets by using the development tools of their choice. Through DeveloperNet 2000, Novell is making its network services accessible to developers using Java, Scripting, RAD Components and C. The DeveloperNet track at BrainShare '97 features sessions on how developers can leverage network services in applications for Novell's core product categories: IntranetWare™, GroupWise™ and ManageWise™. The track focuses on such topics as directory-enabled applications; comparisons of several network directory-access application programming interfaces (APIs) including NDS, LDAP, X.500, ODSI, HTTP, MAPI; an NDS architecture overview; enabling existing applications to operate on the Internet and much more. Developers interested in object-oriented programming and Visual Basic can also take advantage of sessions designed to address development techniques within these environments. A complete listing of all BrainShare '97 sessions is now available on the World Wide Web at http://brainshare.novell.com/97/sessionslist.html. BrainShare '97 Registration Information Interested developers can register for BrainShare '97 at the Novell Web site http://brainshare.novell.com. Registrations can also be faxed to 1-314-827-6858 or mailed to BrainShare '97, P.O. Box 26106, Unit #3, Fenton, MO 63026-9925, U.S.A. Customer service representatives are available for phone registrations at 1-800-833-4862, option one, extension 31 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., E.S.T. from the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. From outside North America, registrations can be phoned in to 1-314-827-5249. Registrations prior to February 21 will qualify for a U.S.$200.00 early-bird discount. DeveloperNet subscribers will receive an additional discount on registration. DeveloperNet Program Novell's DeveloperNet is a comprehensive subscription program for developers creating and optimizing applications that utilize Novell's networking services and enable client/network computing. Client/network computing is an advanced computing paradigm that goes beyond desktop and client/server computing to give developers and users access to information components across global enterprise networks. A base subscription to DeveloperNet costs U.S.$345.00 per year; an advanced subscription costs U.S.$995.00 per year. To subscribe to DeveloperNet by phone, call 1-800-REDWORD (1-801-861-5281), e-mail to developerNet@novell.com or subscribe via the World Wide Web at http://developer.novell.com. About BrainShare BrainShare '97 is Novell's 13th annual technical conference. Since its inception, BrainShare has grown from a small developer conference hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a multi-national conference held in Australia, China, Europe, Japan, Russia and South Africa. BrainShare sessions are designed to appeal to a broad technical audience of certified Novell engineers (CNEs), consultants, developers, educators and certified Novell instructors (CNIs), IS and network managers, Novell channel partners and systems engineers and integrators. BrainShare '97 will offer attendees over 200 technical sessions and hands-on labs, and will also feature the BrainShare Super Lab, a state-of-the-art BrainShare network featuring Novell's products. 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. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks and BrainShare, DeveloperNet, DeveloperNet 2000, GroupWise, IntranetWare, ManageWise, Novell Directory Services and NDS are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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