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Novell Alliance and Product Announcements Reflect Industry Trend: Broad Acceptance and Application of Novell's Directory Service New Third-Party Adoption of NDS and Directory-Based Solutions Give Businesses More Manageable, Secure Networks; Novell CEO and Chairman Dr. Eric Schmidt Addresses National Trade Show Audience ATLANTA, GA (NetWorld+Interop Show) — October 19, 1998 — Addressing customer needs for open networks that are secure, manageable and affordable to maintain and upgrade, Novell, Inc. this week will announce an alliance and product enhancements that demonstrate the versatility and widespread acceptance of industry-leading Novell Directory Service (NDS). For organizations of all kinds, the resulting directory- enabled solutions will simplify and reduce the costs of integrating their complex networks with the Internet, opening the way for new applications and categories of business that improve competitiveness and productivity. The expanded third-party support for NDS, which now includes more than 400 applications, is amplified by today's announcement by Novell and Lucent Technologies that the two companies will work together to advance directory-enabled network solutions. The agreement includes Lucent's licensing of NDS for use with the company's high-capacity Cajun P550 telecommunications switch. Directory-enabled Lucent devices will allow customers to optimize network efficiency for increased end-user productivity and decreased cost of ownership. Other Novell announcements this week coincide with the NetWorld+Interop Trade Show in Atlanta, where Novell Chairman and CEO Dr. Eric Schmidt will deliver a keynote address titled Charting a Course in a Networked World on Thursday, October 22 at 9 a.m. EDT in Ballrooms II and III (West Hall, Level 4) at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Dr. Schmidt will explore how directory- based networks and applications enable organizations to establish their identities in virtual communities and locate information resources in a networked world. In other NetWorld+Interop announcements, Novell will introduce two new solutions in the BorderManager™ product family, Novell's complete Internet security management suite for NDS- enabled networks. This announcement is scheduled to take place during a NetWorld+Interop press conference on Tuesday, October 20 at 7 p.m. EDT at the Marriott Marquis, Bonn Room, in Atlanta. During NetWorld+Interop, Novell will also introduce the winners of its popular DeveloperNet contest and display their directory-enabled applications in the Partner Pavilion area of the Novell booth (#4611) at the Georgia World Congress Center. Novell's leading network solutions will be on display in the Novell booth, where the company will be showcasing such products as the BorderManager Enterprise Edition suite of Internet services and the recently-released NetWare® 5 server platform. As in recent years, Novell will be providing a directory-enabled intranet specifically for NetWorld+Interop participants. The network solution, called Novell Connecting Points, allows all registered attendees to send and retrieve E-mail, schedule appointments and access the Internet from several central locations on the tradeshow floor.
About Novell Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the world's largest network software company and the leader in directory-enabled network solutions. Novell solutions make networks more manageable and secure and reduce the total cost of ownership for organizations of every kind and size. Novell's worldwide channel, developer, education and technical support programs are the most extensive in the network computing industry. For information on Novell's complete range of products and services, contact Novell's Customer Response Center at (888) 321-4CRC (4272), or visit Novell's Web site at www.novell.com. Press may access Novell announcements and company information on the World Wide Web at www.novell.com/pressroom. Novell, Novell Directory Services and NetWare are registered trademarks and NDS and Novell BorderManager are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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Julie Geer-Brown
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