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AOL and Novell Jointly Develop 'instantme' Real Time Instant Messaging Tool instantme Extends Reach of digitalme Users to AOL Instant Messenger Community NEW YORK — Oct. 5, 1999 — Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) and America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) today introduced 'instantme™,' a new communications tool that allows digitalme™ users to send instant messages to people listed in their digitalme dynamic address book and to the community of 45 million AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) users. In August, Novell and AOL announced an agreement to develop and distribute this co-branded instant messenger product to link users of its business solutions to other members of the AOL Instant Messenger community. Through instantme, Novell users will be able to trade personalized and private online messages in real time with business associates as well as friends, family and other members of the AIM network. Through its usage of Novell's industry-leading directory service, Novell® Directory Services® (NDS®), and digitalme solution, instantme will allow business users to gain managed access to the 45 million members of the AIM community. "Novell is proud to join with AOL to expand the use of popular instant messenger technologies to corporate enterprise end users," said Mike Sheridan, vice president for Strategic Business, Novell. "Since the Web has become such an integral part of our lives, Novell is building applications like instantme to make the Web experience as easy and convenient as possible. digitalme, powered by NDS technology, gives individuals the security and control they demand, while AIM offers Internet users the friendly and easy-to-use technology they've come to trust. instantme brings these two benefits together." David Gang, AOL's senior vice president for Strategic Development, said, "Instant messaging is not only the fastest-growing and most exciting phenomenon on the Internet — it's incredible at enhancing productivity in the workplace by making communication faster and easier than ever before. We're delighted to join with Novell on instantme, which enables us to work together to build the world's leading instant messaging community both at home and in the workplace." About America Online, Inc. Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Va., is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. America Online, Inc. operates: two worldwide Internet services, America Online, with more than 17 million members, and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members; several leading Internet brands including ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger and Digital City, Inc.; the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM portals; the Netscape Navigator and Communicator browsers; AOL MovieFone, the nation's #1 movie listing guide and ticketing service; and Spinner Networks and NullSoft, Inc., leaders in Internet music. Through its strategic alliance with Sun Microsystems, the Company develops and offers easy-to-deploy, end-to-end e-commerce and enterprise solutions for companies operating in the Net Economy. 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. For information on digitalme, please call 1-877-meBusiness. 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, Novell Directory Services and NDS are registered trademarks, and instantme and digitalme 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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