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Novell Integrates Internet Caching System with New Web Content Distribution Services Novell Caching Technology to Feature Built-In Access to New Class of Value-Added Services SAN JOSE, Calif. (ISPCON Fall '99) — October 26, 1999 — Novell Inc., today revealed new partnerships with Akamai Technologies and Edgix, Inc. that will make their Web content delivery services available to users of the Novell® Internet Caching System™. Software interfaces included in the Novell Internet Caching System 1.1 provide integration with this new class of services, which improve Internet response times by physically moving content closer to users and distributing it at different points in the Internet infrastructure. "ISPs who are thinking about offering broadband services realize that it will only exacerbate Internet congestion and frustrate customers who have high service expectations," said Martin Jasinski, Vice President, Service Management of Edgix. "Edgix's content delivery service, HotMedia, which will be deployed in conjunction with the Novell Internet Caching System at ISP points of presence, will allow ISPs to enhance their customers' Internet experience dramatically while reducing their upstream bandwidth costs." Caching is the process of storing frequently accessed Web pages and Internet content on local servers, speeding information access and lowering network telecommunications costs. Businesses of all sizes that are implementing caching can now benefit from further Internet performance enhancements through the integration of Web content delivery solutions. Additionally, caching helps ensure a positive experience for customers visiting e-business Web sites by accelerating the performance of that site's Web servers. The Internet Research Group, the publishers of the 1999 Internet Caching Report, estimates that the caching market will reach nearly $2.2 billion by the year 2003. "By providing a means for our Web content delivery partners to work with the Novell Internet Caching System, we are delivering the performance foundation necessary for value-added services," said Smita Deshpande, director of marketing, Novell, Inc. "With the continued adoption of our caching technology, Novell is focused on growing our eco-structure of Internet partners to create new e-Business revenue opportunities." Novell Internet Caching System Partners 18 partners today have licensed or endorsed the Novell Internet Caching System as the premier caching technology available in the market today. Licensees include Compaq, Dell, IBM, Microbits, NEC Corporation¹, Pionex, and Quantex. Novell ICS partners include AGIS, Akamai, Alteon WebSystems, Arrowpoint, Edgix, Foundry Networks, Intel, Log-On Data Corp, Mirror-Image Internet, N2H2, and SkyCache. Please see www.novell.com/nics for more information. New Features of Novell Internet Caching System v1.1 Originally announced in March at BrainShare®'99, Novell's annual developer's conference, the Novell Internet Caching System is a scalable, plug-and-accelerate caching appliance architecture available for license by OEMs. The Novell Internet Caching System effectively increases the capacity of any Web server ten-fold, which enables content publishers, ISPs and enterprises to deploy high performance, content rich Web storefronts that increase buyer satisfaction, attract new customers, and drive new revenue opportunities. New features in this revision of the product include:
Novell Internet Caching System Winner of PC Week's Best Internet Product at Spring Comdex 1999, Novell Internet Caching System dramatically improves the speed and efficiency of delivering Internet content to employees, business partners and customers within corporate intranets and extranets as well as across the Internet. Delivering unmatched scalability, flexibility and price/performance, Novell Internet Caching System can be quickly and easily implemented in less than 10 minutes within any environment (Unix, Cisco, NetWareŅ or NT). In fact, the Novell Internet Caching System OEM appliance is the only solution that delivers the ability and most importantly, affordability, to scale the entire network - from the branch office to the ISP. 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 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 is a registered trademark and the Novell Internet Caching System is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ¹ The agreement announced here is with NEC Corporation and does not (currently) cover the NEC Computer Systems Division (NEC CSD) which is responsible for the North American and South American geographies.
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