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Sun Microsystems Cofounder and Internet Pioneer Joins Networking Leader PROVO, Utah — July 28, 1998 — Novell, Inc. today named Bill Joy, the co-founder and current vice president for research at Sun Microsystems, Inc., to the company's Board of Directors. "Bill Joy's appointment further validates Novell's strategic direction to provide the intelligent Internet infrastructure that businesses need to compete in a networked economy," said Dr. Eric Schmidt, CEO and chairman of the Board of Directors of Novell. "Bill Joy is, in my opinion, the foremost computer scientist of his generation. It will be a pleasure to work with him again in an area that we both care deeply about: creating networking solutions for the enterprise." "Eric and his new team are clearly pursuing some of the most exciting opportunities in networking," said Joy. "Novell is way ahead of the curve in delivering distributed intelligence for business users. I'm delighted with the prospect of contributing to the decision making for the company." Joy was the principal designer of the University of California, Berkeley, version of the UNIX operating system whose networking protocols and implementations spawned the Internet. He is currently leading a Sun research effort - called JINI - to expand the power of Java technology. The JINI project focuses on technologies that enable spontaneous networking and dramatically simplifies the access and delivery of network services. He continues to be an important industry evangelist for the "open systems" model of computing, based on open industry standards, which maximizes flexibility and freedom of choice for network computing customers. Joy's appointment to the board is the second this month for Novell. It follows the July 21 appointment to Novell's board of Reed E. Hundt, a principal of Charles Ross Partners and former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Joy's appointment increases Novell's board representation to eight. In addition to Schmidt, Hundt, and Joy, the board includes: John Young as vice chairman, the former president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Company; Elaine R. Bond, formerly senior vice president with chief technology officer responsibilities at Chase Manhattan Bank; Hans-Werner Hector, cofounder and former member of the advisory board of SAP, AG, Germany; Jack L. Messman, president and chairman of Union Pacific Resources Group Inc.; and Larry W. Sonsini, member of the law firm of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati. 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 at http://www.novell.com.
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