Novell Delivers ManageWise 2.5 with Strong Industry Support

Customers Extend Their Network Management Capabilities with Products That Integrate with ManageWise from AVM, Computer Associates, Gecko, Geneva Software, HiTecSoft, Intrusion Detection, NetPro, Seagate, Tobit, and Vinca

Provo, UT -- December 1, 1997 -- Novell, Inc. moved further ahead as the leader in network services by shipping ManageWise 2.5, the next release of the industry-leading network management solution. ManageWise 2.5 offers an advanced management platform through expanded support for snap-in applications from third-party solution providers. Hardware and software vendors such as AVM, Computer Associates, GECKO, Geneva Software, HiTecSoft, Intrusion Detection, NetPro, Seagate, Tobit, and Vinca are taking advantage of ManageWise's open platform architecture by integrating their products with ManageWise.

"Our 1997 survey shows ManageWise is the dominant management solution in medium to small businesses, where it is used in 25% of organizations, and it is also being used in 18% of Fortune 1000 companies and 14% of European companies. Because of this large installed base and its development team's good ideas for adding features, ManageWise has great potential in the area of server management and networked PC management," said Paul Strauss, senior research analyst for The Sentry Group.

"Nobody knows networks like Novell, so it's natural for IS managers to choose ManageWise as their management platform," said Robin McKinnon, marketing manager of the ManageWise Group at Novell. "We focus our energy on what we do best, manage the heterogeneous network. However, there are a lot of great specialized management products out there that focus on other areas and its our goal to help our customers take advantage of those other products by making ManageWise an open platform."

ManageWise is a comprehensive solution that lets IS professionals successfully manage and control their entire network through a single integrated interface. ManageWise 2.5 adds NT desktop management, InocuLAN virus protection, software distribution, and additional reporting capabilities to ManageWise's already proven management services. With ManageWise, customers easily manage IntranetWare, NetWare, and Windows NT servers, analyze network traffic, conduct network inventory, remotely control desktops, perform software distribution, and prevent virus infiltrations. ManageWise supports SNMP and RMON standards, and its cooperative management platform allows integrations with a broad range of snap-in management tools.

Pricing and Availability

ManageWise 2.5 is now shipping to customers through authorized Novell resellers. ManageWise pricing has changed from a server-based model to a simpler node-based model. Customers purchase ManageWise licenses based on the total number of nodes to be managed in their network environment. ManageWise 2.5 pricing ranges from $795 for a five node license to $36,595 for a one thousand node license. These licenses include the full functionality of ManageWise, NetWare/IntranetWare server management, workstation management, virus protection, network analysis, and software management. Unlike other management solutions on the market, customers do not have to purchase additional software or hardware products for underlying database functionality or to implement virus protection or software distribution in their management system.

The ManageWise Agent for Windows NT Server is available as a snap-in to ManageWise for $595 per server. All customers who have purchased ManageWise 2.1 on or after September 1, 1997 will receive a free ManageWise 2.5 upgrade. For more details visit ManageWise at the Novell web site ( http://www.novell.com).

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, 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 as http://www.novell.com.

Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks and ManageWise, Novell Directory Services, NDS, IntranetWare and Novell Application Launcher are trademarks of Novell, Inc. InocuLAN is a trademark of Computer Associates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Press Contacts:
Deena Monchick
Deena Monchick Communications
Phone: (408) 577-6851, (408) 736-2442
Internet: dmonchick@novell.com, dmonchic@pacbell.net

Gordon Evans
Novell Inc.
Phone: (408) 577-6371
Internet: gordon_evans@novell.com

What ManageWise Partners Have to Say

AVM Computersysteme
"Novell is a strategic partner for us and ManageWise is the best solution for managing Novell networks, so we've decided to integrate our NetWare MultiProtocol Router for ISDN with ManageWise," said Gerd Thiedemann, product manager at AVM Computersysteme.

Computer Associates
"CA is delighted that Novell is bundling CA's InocuLAN with ManageWise 2.5, to provide its customers with best-in-class virus protection right out of the box," said Wayne Lam, CA vice president. "ManageWise offers users a comprehensive solution for the management of Novell networks, and InocuLAN will further strengthen its value as a management platform. With InocuLAN's superior virus detection and cure and end-to-end management capabilities, ManageWise users have a powerful tool to ensure network security."

GECKO mbh
"ManageWise is one of the best network management solutions for LAN and WAN environments of five to thousands of users," said Holger Dopp, consultant at GECKO mbH. "The GECKO ManageWise Toolkit is a collection of ManageWise snap-in tools used to enhance the capability of the ManageWise Console and gives the management administrator easy access to vital information in the ManageWise system itself."

Geneva Software
"We are pleased to announce that we have enhanced AlertPage Enterprise, the leading monitoring and notification snap-in for ManageWise," said Kirk Fallbacher, president of Geneva Software. "Using AlertPage Enterprise, ManageWise customers can now expand their field of vision, increasing what they can monitor to include NT Services, IP Sockets, and Application Error Logs. Additionally, AlertPage will automatically generate Service Level Reports that include ManageWise events and alarms."

HiTecSoft
"HiTecSoft continues its support for Novell's ManageWise product line and we are excited to be part of Novell vision which is shaping the future of Network Management," Said Sean Moshir, CEO of HiTecSoft. "Novell's ManageWise 2.5 is an excellent management application and combined with our NetBasic Compiler SDK product it is ideally suited to help IS managers increase their productivity."

Intrusion Detection
"Our Kane Security Monitor is a perfect complement to ManageWise 2.5. Novell supplies a top- flight network management solution which we are pleased to support with a network security monitor that protects against unauthorized users. It's a great combination," said Robert Kane, CEO of Intrusion Detection.

NetPro
"DS Expert snaps into ManageWise to enable complete network management from a central location," says Joanne Carthey, president and CEO of NetPro. "We chose ManageWise as a console for DS Expert because is makes NDS management faster and more efficient for our customers."

Seagate Software
"Seagate Backup Exec for NetWare simplifies and automates enterprise-wide backup of critical information spread across multiple platforms and servers. As a ManageWise snap-in, Seagate Backup Exec for NetWare also provides single management for both servers and backup, making it possible to launch your backup from within the ManageWise Console," said Laura Graham at Seagate Software. "Backup Exec for NetWare is fully Novell 'Yes Tested and Approved', and will continue to provide reliable NetWare data protection, even as NetWare evolves."

Tobit Software
"We built our flagship network fax server - Tobit FaxWare 5 and our unified messaging server - David 5.1 to interoperate with ManageWise because Novell provides one of the best network management solutions in the industry," said Charles Nguyen, marketing director for Tobit Software. "Like Tobit software products, ManageWise is synonymous with user-friendliness, flexibility, and scalability."

Vinca
"As a strategic partner with Novell, Vinca has been delivering high-availability, server-mirroring solutions to Novell's customers for years," said Brent McKinley, vice president of marketing, Vinca Corporation. "ManageWise is on the best tools to notify network administrators when a server failover takes place. Using ManageWise with Vinca's StandbyeServer products provides network administrators with solid, effective tools for managing their networks."