Press Release

Novell's GroupWise 5.5 Available for Testing

GroupWise 5.5 Lets Companies Easily Manage People, Documents and Resources

Novell, Inc. today announced the third phase of beta for GroupWise® 5.5, Novell's premier collaboration product for corporate networks and intranets. An enhanced business-class collaboration tool, GroupWise 5.5 gives network users immediate value through out-of-the-box functionality and improved tools that gather, access and communicate corporate information with expanded information manageability and inter-company collaboration capabilities.

GroupWise 5.5 incorporates new and expanded features that allow unified management of people, resources and documents from a single point. Users can leverage the power of the Internet through enhanced industry-standard Internet security and improved Internet standards support, as well as integrated Web publishing capabilities. Through document echoing and directory service support, users have full remote access to documents and the network. Expanded calendar options provide more searching, viewing and printing capabilities, offering users a simplified process for managing their schedules.

Additional information about GroupWise 5.5 and a copy of this beta can be accessed at http://www.novell.com/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. 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. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Media Contacts:
Shannon Harmon
Novell, Inc.
Phone: (801) 228-5126
Internet: smharmon@novell.com

Julie Geer-Brown
Cunningham Communication, Inc.
Phone: (650) 858-3706
Internet: jgeerbrown@ccipr.com