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Novell and Network Associates Establish Strategic Relationship To Deliver Advanced Network Virus Protection Leading Providers of Networking and Anti-virus Technologies Join In Response to Customer Needs PROVO, Utah — October 5, 1998 — Continuing its leadership in directory-enabled networking for secure business transactions, Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) today announced a partnership with Network Associates, Inc., (NASDAQ:NETA) to provide network solutions with completely integrated, comprehensive virus protection. As a result of the partnership, Network Associates' advanced anti-virus software will ship with the newly announced NetWare for Small Business 4.2 in the fourth quarter of 1998 and will be included in additional products from Novell. The combination of services is intended to allow businesses to protect their corporate investments from viruses and other threats to information with minimal time and effort. The integration of Network Associates' security technology with Novell's leading network management components further eases the maintenance of combating viruses. Customers will be able to use Novell's networking solutions while obtaining cutting-edge protection for their corporate data, without having to install and configure a separate application or dedicate valuable resources to acquire and manage security features. "This partnership with Network Associates is part of our ongoing, extensive effort to meet customers' growing security needs as they extend mission-critical applications and information to the Internet," said Christopher Stone, senior vice president of strategy and corporate development at Novell. "As computer viruses become a growing threat to the benefits of open networking technologies, we want to ensure our customers obtain maximum protection of their most valuable IT investments." According to Dataquest, a leading computer industry research firm, the market for anti-virus products experienced 140 percent overall growth rate in 1997, compared with 1996. The anti-virus market is currently estimated at nearly $600 million for 1997. "Network Associates provides comprehensive protection against viruses in large enterprise environments," said Eric Hemmendinger, senior analyst for Information Security at the Aberdeen Group. "With this relationship, the company will expand protection into the NetWare environment, helping IS managers protect large NetWare installations. Novell customers can now get first-class protection against viruses from existing Novell distributors, providing a win-win situation for Novell customers, Novell and Network Associates." NetShield for NetWare has already received Novell Yes Tested and Approved certification, ensuring resellers and customers fully compatible anti-virus protection. The product also provides the following three features:
Pricing and Availability Customers will be able to purchase a one year subscription of Network Associates' NetShield from Novell for $100 for five users. Additional pricing configurations are available for Network Associates' VirusScan and GroupShield products. The first opportunity for Novell customers to obtain Network Associates NetShield and VirusScan will be with NetWare for Small Business 4.2 which is scheduled to be available in the fourth quarter of 1998. Availability of the Network Associates anti-virus software with other specific Novell products will be announced as they ship.
About Novell Novell 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.
About Network Associates With headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Network Associates Inc., formed by the merger of McAfee Associates and Network General, is a leading supplier of enterprise network security and management solutions. Network Associates' Net Tools Secure and Net Tools Manager offer best-of-breed, suite-based network security and management solutions. Net Tools Secure and Net Tools Manager suites combine to create Net Tools, which centralizes these point solutions within an easy-to-use integrated systems management environment. For more information, Network Associates can be reached at 408-988-3832 or on the Internet at http://www.nai.com. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks and NDS is a trademark of Novell, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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