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Novell Announces Master License Agreement with the U.S. Army PROVO, Utah — Sept. 8, 1999 — Novell, Inc. today announced a Master License Agreement (MLA) with the U.S. Department of Army. This one-stop, army-wide contract simplifies the ordering process and provides a broad range of Army activities with the lowest available prices for purchasing, upgrading and maintaining Novell's complete family of directory-based network software products. GE Capital, a Novell channel partner, was awarded the role of fulfilling the contract. Central to the Novell products available through the Army MLA is Novell® Directory Services® (NDS®), the leading directory software for management and control of diverse computer platforms, applications and network equipment such as Cisco routers used on heterogeneous networks and the Internet. NDS is a core component of Novell's NetWare® server platform and also available through the MLA for the Microsoft NT and Solaris UNIX platforms used in many parts of the Army. "This blanket agreement with Novell represents an important new component of the Consolidated Software Maintenance Contract maintained by the U.S. Army Information Systems Support Center," said Susan Padgett, computer specialist/contracting officer's representative (COR), Acquisition and Distribution Directorate. "By consolidating all the Army software maintenance requirements for one vendor under one contract, we can reduce prices for the benefit of our Army clients and tax payers. In addition, Army users can now take advantage of a broader range of Novell software to simplify network management and integrate platforms and applications from multiple vendors." In addition to NDS and the NetWare server platform, the MLA supports directory-enabled Novell application products that make mixed-vendor Army networks easier to manage and use. These best-of-breed products include GroupWise® collaboration and e-mail, ManageWise® network management, ZENworks™ desktop management and software distribution with integrated Y2K auditing software, and the BorderManager™ family of Internet security management and performance caching services. Novell's market leadership in Internet caching includes recent licensing of the Novell Internet Caching System™ for use in caching appliances by Compaq, Dell and other OEMs. "As the Internet directory leader, Novell provides customers with an efficient way to manage and integrate the diverse resources on multi-vendor networks," said Mike Mclaughlin, Novell vice president for major markets. "For Novell customers, that means the opportunity to more effectively manage change and get the greatest return on existing investments from Novell, Microsoft and other major vendors. Through this MLA, we are now positioned to expand the networking options and opportunities available to our many users in the U.S. Army." Interested parties can obtain product and quote information by contacting Novell Army account executive Kevin Hanley of Novell at (703) 713-3524 or Al Smith of GE Capital at (800) 999-8595. In addition, contract and product ordering information can be accessed on GE Capital's Web site at www.gvt-contracts.com/gecits/cecom or on the ISSC site at http://technical.services.belvoir.army.mil/contracts/index.html. About Novell Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the leading provider of network software enabled by directory services. Novell solutions give customers total control of business 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. In addition, detailed comparisons between Novell products and competitive offerings from other vendors are available on the Web at http://www.novell.com/advantage. For information on the Year 2000 status of Novell products, please access Novell's Year 2000 Web site at http://www.novell.com/year2000 or contact Novell's Customer Response Center at year2000@novell.com. Novell, NetWare, Novell Directory Services, NDS, GroupWise and ManageWise are registered trademarks, and ZENworks, BorderManager and Novell Internet Caching System are trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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