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Novell to Outline Future of NetWare at BrainShare '99 Novell Will Showcase 6 Pack and Modesto at World's Largest Networking Conference PROVO, Utah — March 10, 1999 — Novell®, Inc. today announced it will outline future directions for NetWare at its annual BrainShare conference in Salt Lake City from March 21-26. Early versions of two future products code-named 6 Pack and Modesto will take corporations and organizations into the next millennium with trusted, scalable, Web-based networking. 6 Pack will build upon the strengths of Novell's NetWare 5, the highly acclaimed pure IP server operating system that began shipping last September. 6 Pack will provide customers with greater network performance, scalability and management through multi-processor enabling all of NetWare's core networking services. 6 Pack will incorporate Novell Directory Services (NDS) version 8 (v8), Novell's next generation, highly- scalable Internet directory for managing both Internet and enterprise applications. NDS v8 will provide companies with the ability to manage millions of objects on one server with unprecedented performance, reliability and security. 6 Pack will also optimize server management capabilities the same way that directory-based Z.E.N.works revolutionized desktop management. Novell has already seen high interest among computer hardware vendors for 6 Pack. As a major partner, Compaq® Computer Corporation will be showcasing upcoming 8-way server technology at BrainShare that will take advantage of 6 Pack's benefits including improved processor optimization and performance. "Compaq is very excited to be a key Novell partner in bringing the next-level of scalability, performance and reliability to NetWare customers," says Paul Santeler, Compaq's director, Enterprise x86 Servers. "Novell's NDS v8 and 6-pack combined with Compaq's upcoming 8-way technology will deliver breakthrough performance for the enterprise directory and infrastructure critical to customers businesses." Modesto, originally announced at last year's BrainShare conference, is Novell's next generation 64-bit server operating system designed to run on Intel's future IA-64 processor family beginning with the Merced processor. This year Novell will be the first vendor in the computer industry to demonstrate an application and 64-bit server operating system on a Merced software development environment. Novell has been actively working with Intel toward the simultaneous release of Modesto with Intel's Merced processor targeted for mid-2000 production. "6 Pack will be the foundation for trusted, scalable, Web-based networks by optimizing the benefits of the directory as well as the latest 8-way technology," said Brian Faustyn, director of NetWare product marketing. "Modesto is focused on leveraging Intel's IA-64 architecture from a networking perspective. These systems are going to drive the next generation of Web-based computing."
About Novell Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the leading provider of network software enabled by directory software. Novell solutions give businesses total control of their private networks and the Internet, simplifying the management of user access and identity. 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 http://www.novell.com. Press may access Novell announcements and company information on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com/pressroom. Novell, NetWare and Novell Directory Services are registered trademarks and NDS is a trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. *All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Press Contacts:
Julie Geer-Brown
Ted Bockius
Marion Koehler
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