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Novell Intranet Solution Adds to Guest Amenities at Sundance Mountain Resort Sundance Resort Intranet Connects Resort Guests With Critical Conference Information and Provides Access to the Internet OREM, Utah -- March 18, 1997 -- The Sundance resort, which provides high-powered executives with low-key retreat atmosphere, added an intranet to its list of guest amenities at a Goldman Sachs conference held there last week. The intranet, based on Novell IntranetWare™ and Oracle7 Server, enabled the more than 100 CEOs and institutional investors in attendance to access the Internet to retrieve electronic stock quotes and E-mail messages quickly and easily while relaxing in the rustic resort in the North Fork of Provo Canyon in Utah. "We were extremely impressed with the conference intranet," said Mary Henry, managing director, Goldman Sachs. "Providing our investors and technology company executives with easy access to both stock prices and resort activities improved the retreat tremendously." "While we want our guests to enjoy the experience of getting away from it all, we find many can't separate themselves from the need for a constant flow of information," said Eric Van Blarcum, manager of information services, Sundance. "This intranet, built specifically for Sundance and Goldman Sachs by Novell, provided guests with the information they needed regarding daily resort and conference activities as well as access to the Internet where they could quickly check their favorite stocks." Novell Intranet Connects Guests to Business Information The Novell intranet provided conference attendees with hot links to information such as the conference schedule, current stock quotes and cool links to attendee corporate World Wide Web sites through AT&T's WorldNet Intranet Connect Service. This data was accessible to guests from laptop computers scattered throughout the resort at locations such as the Owl Bar, the Foundry Grill, the Screening Room and the Conference Retreat Center. Sundance, an environmentally conscious resort, that keeps paper waste to a minimum, also saved a few trees as the intranet electronic message board replaced the traditional cork bulletin board seen outside the conference center. Guests Use Novell Intranet to Plan Free Time In addition to accessing business information, guests also had the opportunity to take advantage of resort activities while not in conference sessions. Regardless of their location or the time of day, guests were able to easily schedule and confirm participation in activities by using one of the laptop computers located conveniently throughout the center. While giving the guest the freedom to browse and book activities with the click of a mouse, the intranet also allowed the resort concierge to focus on some of the more complicated and critical tasks of meeting guest's needs. "We are thrilled about our partnership with Novell," said Matt Bailey, vice president and general manager of Sundance. "This intranet amenity has enormous benefits for both the resort and guests. Its potential is limitless." IntranetWare incorporates industry-leading networking services with intranet and Internet capabilities, creating a comprehensive solution for building corporate intranets. These solutions include a high- performance Novell Web Server™; File Transfer Protocol (FTP) services, the Internet-standard method for allowing users to download files on remote servers via the Internet; Netscape Navigator; robust TCP/IP support; and integrated wide-area routing to connect geographically dispersed LANs to a corporate intranet or to the Internet. 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 IntranetWare and Novell Web Server are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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