Press Release

Novell Offers Limited-time Discount on Enterprise Networking Solution for NT

NDS for NT Available at 25 Percent Off Through April

Provo, UTAH -- January 13, 1998 -- Novell, Inc. today announced that NDS for NT, its enterprise directory software for reducing the costs and complexity of managing Microsoft NT Servers which began shipping last month, is now available at 25 percent off of its regular price. The promotion is effective from now through April 30, 1998 worldwide.

"NDS for NT brings our customers the power of enterprise level networking for NT Server. Along with that comes the freedom to build your network to match your businesses rather than the other way around," said John Slitz, senior vice president of marketing. "And the promotion we're offering will make getting started with NDS for NT even easier."

"The single network directory that NDS for NT provides not only gives the Centers for Disease Control users a single login, it also simplifies our network administration model," said Lisa Haygood, network specialist at the Centers for Disease Control. "With NDS for NT, we've cut our administration overhead considerably."

NDS for NT

Novell's NDS for NT reduces the costs and complexity of deploying and managing NT servers and applications by providing a single point of administration for mixed NetWare® and NT environments and a single log-in interface for users. NDS for NT also reduces the time and effort necessary to maintain networks by eliminating the need to manage trust relationships and by making NT Domains manageable objects within NDS. It provides seamless integration with Windows NT Server and will be updated to manage Windows NT 5.0 and Active Directory users, groups and applications when available.

"Novell's NDS for NT delivers such an elegant and cost-effective way to simplify the management of NT domains and trust relationships that our customers are anxious to get their hands on it," said Len Smith, chief technology officer, Inacom. "As a result, Inacom is fully prepared to help clients implement NDS for NT."

Pricing and availability

NDS for NT is currently shipping and is being offered at a special promotional price. Pricing (MSRP) and the applicable timeframe follows:

  Regular price 25% off through April 30, 1998
5-user $69.00 per user $51.75 per user
10-user $68.00 per user $51.00 per user
25-user $67.00 per user $50.25 per user
50-user $66.00 per user $49.50 per user
100-user $65.00 per user $48.75 per user
250-user $65.00 per user $48.75 per user

Significant discounts are also available for Novell Corporate License Agreement (CLA), Volume License Agreement (VLA) and Master License Agreement (MLA) accounts. Customers may contact their local resellers or Novell sales office or call Novell at 1-800-NETWARE for more information.

Users may download and evaluation copy of NDS for NT at http://www.novell.com/download. For more information about NDS for NT, users may visit the product web site at http://www.novell.com/nds/nds4nt.

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 NetWare are registered trademarks and NDS is a trademark of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press contacts:
Katrina Larson
Novell, Inc.
Phone: (801) 861-5593
Internet: kalarson@novell.com

Rona Brodrick
Cunningham Communication, Inc.
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