Novell Joins Java Education World Tour

Novell Joins IBM, Netscape and Sun to Sponsor Global Effort In Delivering Java™ Education Training

OREM, Utah -- February 5, 1997 -- Novell, Inc. today joined IBM Corp., Netscape Communications™ Corp. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. as a new sponsor and participant in the Java™ Education World Tour, which begins February 21 in San Francisco. The worldwide tour will deliver the most up-to-date Java information and underscore industry support and momentum for Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s 100 Percent Pure Java™ initiative. The tour program will include Novell president Joe Marengi in a videotaped presentation highlighting Novell's strategy and contributions to the Java development environment. Novell technical staff will also provide attendees with educational support for the latest advancements in Java.

"Novell has made a major commitment to Java as the technology ideally suited for developing and deploying networked applications across corporate intranets and the Internet," said Gary Mueller, vice president of Novell's Developer Services. "Through our close partnership with other industry leaders and support for the 100 Percent Pure Java initiative, we are providing developers and customers with the network operating platforms, network services, programming tools and interfaces developers need to maintain their competitive advantage. The Java Education World Tour offers attendees an unprecedented opportunity to see how the industry's leaders are putting the technology to work for business today."

Java Education World Tour Partners

Novell is proud to join other industry leaders in supporting the 100 Percent Pure Java initiative.

• IBM -- "We welcome Novell's participation in bringing the Java Education World Tour to developers around the globe," said Jeff Mason general manager of IBM's Solution Partner Marketing. "Java will play a significant role in our customers' ongoing business transformation. The tour promises to help developers increase the contributions they can make to helping their customers improve speed to market and unlock the power of the network."
• Netscape -- "Novell's experience in networking and Netscape's leadership in Internet technologies strengthen Java's position as the future network development environment," said Danny Shader, vice president of Industry and Developer Relations at Netscape. "The companies' commitment to Java and participation in the Java Education World Tour further the industry momentum for the 100 Percent Pure Java initiative."
• Sun Microsystems -- "We welcome Novell's participation as a new sponsor in the Java Education World Tour," said George Paolini, director of corporate communications at JavaSoft, a business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Sun is pleased to be working with IBM, Netscape and now Novell to demonstrate the tremendous value of Java to developers around the world."

Novell Support for Java

Novell recently released the IntranetWare™ software development kit (SDK) for Java, which enables developers to write platform-independent, scalable and distributed applications and execute them on Novell's industry-leading IntranetWare and NetWare platforms. Novell is also working closely with Sun Microsystems and other industry partners to provide Java developers with easy access to Novell's leading network services, including Novell Directory Services™ (NDS™) through open, 100 Percent Pure Java class libraries. Developers will use Java directory and naming interfaces to build directory-enabled applications for business intranets and the Internet.

For more information on the IntranetWare SDK for Java and Novell's work to advance Java, please visit the Novell Java Web site at http://developer.novell.com/net2000/java.

Registration Information

Registrations for the Java Education World Tour are being accepted on the Web at http://javaworldtour.sbexpos.com, and attendees can pay by credit card. Interested participants can also register by telephone at 888-554-JAVA or 415-372-7073.

Seminar fees are U.S.$99.00 in advance and U.S.$149.00 at the door. Individuals who are a part of a developer program offered by IBM, Netscape, Novell or Sun are eligible for a special discount and should check with their administrator for details. Members of Novell's DeveloperNet™ program can register in advance for U.S.$49.00. Call 1-800-REDWORD (1-800-733-9673) or access Novell's DeveloperNet Web site at http://devsup.novell.com/java for more information. All attendees will receive a Java text book, a listing of seminar proceedings and two CD-ROMs, including a four-hour set of interactive courseware provided by CBT Systems and a collection of Java developer tools provided by IBM and Sun.

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 DeveloperNet, IntranetWare, NDS and Novell Directory Services are trademarks of Novell. All other companies and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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