NetWare "Cobra" Release to Further Web-enable NetWare; 6 Pack and Modesto to Follow

LAS VEGAS (NetWorld+Interop) ¾ May 11, 1999 ¾ Continuing to build NetWare® 5 as a more robust platform for developing and deploying open, Web-based applications, Novell today announced it will soon deliver an Internet enhancement pack for the market-leading NetWare 5 server operating system. The company will integrate many important Web technologies into an upcoming release of NetWare, code-named "Cobra," that will make it easier for customers to manage their networks, run applications and integrate Novell Directory Services™ (NDS™).

The Cobra release of NetWare will integrate many Web-enabling technologies including a 5-user version of Oracle8i and Oracle WebDB for Web-enabling SQL databases, IBM WebSphere for developing high-end Web applications and the Netscape Enterprise Server for enterprise-class Web server capabilities. Cobra will also take greater advantage of HTTP as a core protocol and benefit customers by allowing them to manage servers through a browser.

"Integration of leading application server and database technology allows Cobra to put enterprise class Web applications within the reach of every NetWare customer," said Craig Peters, senior systems engineer with Intraware, a leading provider of Web-based business software services in New York. "Organizations will quickly reap the benefit of consolidating enterprise data and services access on the NetWare platform. By building Web applications on top of a proven directory, companies will maximize their resources."

"As companies look to take greater advantage of the Internet with their existing applications, NetWare will provide the best technologies to help them get there," said Brian Faustyn, director of NetWare product marketing at Novell. "With Cobra, Novell will provide our

customers with all the tools they need to take greater advantage of open, Internet-based applications and integrate them with their existing systems."

6 Pack

Following Cobra, Novell will release the multi-processor-enhanced version of NetWare, code-named "6 Pack." In this release, Novell will multi-processor enable all of the core networking services in NetWare including file and print services, Novell Storage Services™ , NDS 8 — Novell's highly scalable directory services ¾ and Novell's next-generation Java Virtual Machine.

With 6 Pack, customers will take advantage of multi-processor servers including 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32-way servers offered from many of Novell's key hardware partners including Compaq, DELL, Hewlett Packard and IBM. 6 Pack will offer increased performance, reliability and scalability that customers have come to expect and associate with NetWare.

Modesto

Novell is continuing to actively work with Intel on the company's IA-64 Merced processor initiatives and is planning a modular approach to releasing products on Merced. This approach to IA-64 will allow Novell to quickly and more easily provide 64-bit solutions for customers when Merced begins shipping — which Intel expects to be mid-2000.

At Novell's annual BrainShare conference in March, Novell demonstrated its first 64-bit caching application running on a simulated Merced processor. Novell expects to release several other 64-bit applications through its Modesto initiative following the release of Merced.

About Novell

Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the world's leading provider of directory-enabled networking 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, consulting, developer, education and technical support programs are the most extensive in the network computing industry.

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