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Novell Gives Summit Attendees Opportunity to Leave Laptops Behind Novell, sponsor of Utah Information Technology Association's IT Summit '98, sets new standard in demonstrating the power of the network PROVO, Utah — September 21, 1998 — UITA's Summit '98 conference will be more accessible than ever before, thanks to Provo-based Novell, Inc. This year, more than 700 attendees of the seventh-annual event will have use of a full-service computer network complete with E-mail and Internet access. The network, Novell Connecting Points, will help them stay in touch with their offices and allow them to leave their laptops at work. For those not able to attend, Novell is broadcasting ("webcasting") the keynote speeches live via the Internet. "Novell is dedicated to Utah and the IT industry here," said John Slitz, senior vice president of marketing for Novell. "Being able to demonstrate our cutting-edge technology while making the conference more efficient and enjoyable, is a win for everyone."
Novell Connecting Points Novell Connecting Points is a full-service network, running on Novell's new platform, NetWare 5. Novell Connecting Points demonstrates the power, speed and manageability of Novell technology and GroupWise 5.5, a fully integrated, easy-to-use messaging system that offers a wide-range of communication and collaboration capabilities. Through Novell Connecting Points attendees will have the opportunity, while at the conference, to stay connected to each other and their offices, send and receive E-mail, schedule appointments and access the Internet.
Summit '98 Keynote Webcasts Also for the first time, people around the world unable to attend UITA IT Summit '98, we will be able to view the keynote addresses via a live webcast provided by Novell. A webcast is a video with audio broadcast on the Internet. The five keynote speeches to be webcast are as follows:
Viewing A Webcast The Summit keynote addresses will be webcast live starting on Tuesday, September 29, at approximately 8 a.m. MST and continuing throughout the day. The final keynote will be Wednesday, September 30, at approximately 8 a.m. MST. Video of all keynotes will be archived and can be viewed anytime after the initial broadcast at http://www.novell.com/news/webcast/archive.html. To view a UITA IT Summit '98 webcast, visit the Novell webcast site at http://www.novell.com/news/webcast. To view the keynote video, viewers must have RealPlayer™ 5.0, which can be downloaded for free from the RealNetworks™ website, at http://www.real.com/products/player/50player/index.html?src=download,v23. Viewers may want to download RealPlayer™ 5.0 prior to the day of the webcast, as it may take several minutes.
About IT Summit '98, UITA and Novell The UITA IT Summit '98 is the largest technology conference in the state of Utah, and is expected to draw more than 700 attendees this year. Hosted by Novell, the conference will focus on three major topics and feature five keynote addresses and 12 breakout sessions. It will be held on September 29 and 30 at the Utah State Fairpark. The Utah Information Technologies Association (UITA) is a statewide non-profit, information technology (IT) industry trade association that represents and provides business development services to more than 2,200 developers, producers and sellers of computer software, hardware, multimedia and telecommunications-related products with headquarters or operations in Utah.
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.
Press Contacts:
Kimberly Carroll
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