Press Release

Novell Announces Boot Camp to Train Channel Partners in New Internet Messaging, NT Integration Products

Prepares Channel for Customer Demand for GroupWise 5.2 and NDS for NT

PROVO, UT -- October 13, 1997 -- Continuing its expanded commitment to channel partners and delivery of new intranet and Internet products, Novell, Inc. today announced a Boot Camp focusing on GroupWise 5.2, NDS for NT, and other new Novell solutions that are making networks work for customers. The two-day Boot Camp sessions for Novell channel partners will run between October 27th and November 11th, 1997 at Provo, Utah.

Novell expects up to 900 channel partners to attend the intensive, hands-on training sessions, surpassing the 700 partners who attended the company's first Boot Camp on the new BorderManager product held in August. Partners invited to attend include Certified Novell Engineers (CNEs) from Novell's Platinum, Gold and Corporate Resellers, Distribution Partners, OEMs and Enterprise Consulting Partners.

"Novell's concept and execution of the "Boot Camp" training model is another example of their recognition of the value of its channel partners," said Ken VanDerHorst, director of enterprise business development for MBSI, Chicago, IL, a Novell Platinum reseller. "Boot Camp is an effective method for providing timely and advanced training on GroupWise and other strategic products. This training enables Novell channel partners to deliver a high level of quality in the deployment of GroupWise for our customers and helps to assure the market that Novell delivers quality products on time."

"Internet, Java, and NT integration expertise is vital to meeting customers' business needs," said Bill Wall, Novell manager of channel marketing, development and programs. "The opportunity is here today for our channel partners to become leaders in these areas and transfer this competitive edge to their customers. Our Boot Camps are an important mechanism for making this happen."

Hands-On Training in Intranet and Internet Solutions

As Novell makes headlines with a wave of new intranet and Internet products, the company is ramping up programs to enable channel partners to fully capitalize on the new products and the competitive advantages they offer to both channel partners and their customers. The upcoming Boot Camp focuses on

  • GroupWise 5.2, the industry's most robust and scalable Internet messaging and groupware system with more than 8.5 million users. With its broad range of Internet standards and enhanced collaboration tools, GroupWise 5.2 allows companies to leverage the Internet for everyday business use and to improve the efficiency of work processes. In addition it expands users' ability to access different types of information, extends advanced collaboration to a variety of client platforms right out of the box and offers improved administration and management, which allows users to realize substantial savings in their cost of ownership.
  • NDS for NT is Novell's breakthrough solution for integrating NT Server platforms and applications into enterprise networks and intranets. NDS for NT enhances NT's native management architecture, NT Domains, by making them manageable objects within NDS. This greatly simplifies the process of deploying NT Server applications in network environments and dramatically reduces the network administration and management costs associated with cumbersome domains.
  • BorderManager Fast cache. This component of Novell's BorderManager product family delivers Web-based content to users 10 to 200 times faster than traditional Web access methods.
  • Java Strategy. Novell's strategy to make IntranetWare the industry's top platform for Java development and deployment includes the new, comprehensive server-side SDK for Java developers.

About Novell

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 GroupWise are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. Novell Directory Services, NDS, and IntranetWare are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press Contact:
Jonathan Cohen
Novell, Inc.
(408) 577-7268
jcohen@novell.com