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Novell Wins Vote of Confidence from Reseller Community with Seven Major Product and Service Awards VARBusiness and Network VAR Give Novell Top Honors for GroupWise, IntranetWare and ManageWise NETWORLD+INTEROP, Atlanta, GA -- October 9, 1997 -- Building on its long history of product excellence, Novell, Inc. today garnered seven additional product and service awards from leading industry publications VARBusiness and Network VAR. In this year's Network VAR "Integrators' Choice Awards," Novell was singled out for excellence in three categories. In a write-in vote by the publication's reseller readers, Novell's IntranetWare was designated "Best Network Operating System," GroupWise won raves for "Best GroupWare/Messaging," and ManageWise was singled out for "Best Network Management." ManageWise distinguished itself further by winning integrators' votes for "Best Overall Product." In VARBusiness' 12th Annual Report Card on Value Added Reseller's (VARs) ratings of their relationships with vendors, Novell garnered top honors in the Internet Server Software category overall, and in the sub-categories of Products/Pricing, Support and Partnership, for its IntranetWare Network Operating System. Novell was chosen overwhelmingly from among the 85 vendors rated not only for the quality and advanced functionality of IntranetWare, but for the excellence of its IntranetWare channel management and VAR program administration, as well as its strong pre-sales, post-sales and marketing support. "The continuing confidence of resellers in Novell's major brands only serves to provide proof of what we have been saying all along -- that Novell is the best choice for addressing the business realities of networking, both today and in the future," said Dave Trotter, vice president of Channel and OEM sales for Novell. "These awards are validation that the strong relationships Novell has forged with its channel partners will continue to be a cornerstone of our leadership in the networking software market." "Our readers are out there in the trenches implementing these products every day," said Dave Brambert, editor-in-chief of Network VAR Magazine. "They know how these product perform under pressure. Obviously, many VARs have had positive experiences with GroupWise, IntranetWare and ManageWise, because they beat the competition handily." These recent wins are further proof points of Novell's leadership in the networking software industry. So far this year, Novell has captured nine awards for its IntranetWare product line alone from leading industry publications, including "Product of the Year" distinctions from InfoWorld, LAN Magazine and NetWork Magazine, as well as Network Computing's "Well-Connected Award." GroupWise has also been honored by LAN Magazine's "Product of the Year" award and Network Computing's "Well- Connected Award." In 1996, the company received 14 awards for IntranetWare and 11 for GroupWise. 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, as well as the network computing industry's most comprehensive education and technical support programs. Information about Novell and its complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com. Novell and GroupWise are registered trademarks, and IntranetWare and ManageWise are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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