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Novell Appoints Christopher Stone Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development Object Management Group CEO to Advance Novell's Network Services Strategy PROVO, UT -- August 12, 1997 -- In the most recent of a series of moves to extend its leadership in network services, Novell, Inc. today announced the appointment of Christopher Stone as senior vice president of strategy and corporate development. Stone comes to Novell from the Object Management Group (OMG), the world's largest industry-sponsored software development organization, where he was founder, Chairman and CEO. At OMG, he led industry-wide development of the distributed object technology underlying the new generation of network applications and services. At Novell, he assumes responsibility for the company's network services strategy, including software architecture, strategic partnerships, and developer relations. He will report to Novell Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt, with his appointment effective September 2, 1997. "Attracting world-class talent is a top priority in building a world-class organization," said Schmidt. "Chris Stone is a proven entity and exactly the right person to establish Novell as a major force in the Internet. He has a demonstrated ability to bring together the brightest ideas and top talent to produce real-world solutions for customers." Schmidt added that object technology will play an increasingly important role in the implementation of Novell's network services strategy. "Chris is one of the industry's foremost visionaries in distributed object computing," he stated. "His vision of object technology enabling a world where 'everything's connected,' is perfectly in synch with our vision at Novell." Stone brings over fifteen years of major contributions to the software industry to his new role at Novell. In the mid 1980s he created the concept of distributed object computing, an approach to network software development and deployment that efficiently divides programs into discrete components, or objects, that can be distributed across the enterprise and the Internet. His ideas have quickly become the mainstream in network software development and neatly complement Novell's strategy to provide secure, managed access to all network information and objects through a comprehensive set of network services. "After focusing a considerable portion of my professional life on network software, it's the opportunity of a lifetime to join the world leader in networking," said Stone. "Eric Schmidt is putting together an Internet all-star team, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. Our goal now is to enable new classes of applications and activities for our customers and developers. Part of that effort includes getting closer to customers, listening to their concerns and understanding their requirements." Before founding the Object Management Group, Stone worked for eight years at Data General Corporation, where as group manager and director of software products he formulated strategy for integrated office products and helped pioneer the office suite and groupware concepts that have become widely accepted by businesses today. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in business and computer science and attended the Executive Management program for business at the University of Virginia's Colgate Darden School. Schmidt Attracts Top Talent Today's announcement as well as last week's appointment of John Slitz as Novell's senior vice president of corporate marketing resulted from a comprehensive nationwide search by Heidrick and Struggles. "We are pleased to land such high-caliber executives as Chris and John," said Mel Connet, managing partner of Heidrick's Software Industry Group. Founded in 1983, Novell 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 is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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