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Novell's Focus on Upgrade Abuse Pays Off Again in $130,000 Lawsuit Settlement PROVO, Utah -- August 20, 1997 -- Novell, Inc. announced it has reached a settlement of $130,000.00 in its complaint against Super Resources of San Jose, California. The case was first filed in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division in February of 1997. Novell's original complaint alleged that Super Resources, also known as High Tech Mart, had been filling out upgrade forms using the same original serial number in order to receive multiple upgrades. Novell's anti-piracy group has negotiated over $2 million in settlements involving companies trying to defraud Novell's upgrade policies during 1997. "We have focused some of our efforts of the past two years on the upgrade abuse problems and this focus is now paying off," stated Harrison Colter, associate general counsel for Novell. "This is just another example of the steps Novell will take to protect the integrity of its sales programs." More than $11 billion each year is lost to software piracy, according to the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and Software Publisher's Association (SPA). Novell investigates more than 500 cases worldwide every year. Novell is an active member of both the SPA and BSA. Novell has established an anti-piracy group and telephone hotline for reporting illegal use of Novell software or making related inquiries. Call 1-800 PIRATES (800-747-2837) or send e-mail to pirates@novell.com. 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, NetWare and IntranetWare are trademarks of Novell, Inc.
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