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Novell Canada and Dell Canada Provide Caching Servers in Support of CANARIE's CA*net 3 Initiative TORONTO — Dec. 21, 1999 — Novell Canada Ltd. and Dell Canada have announced the contribution of three Internet caching systems to CANARIE Inc., Canada's advanced Internet development organization. The caching systems will be deployed on CA*net 3, the world's first national optical research and development Internet. Together, the caching systems form a unique distributed caching resource that exploits the high bandwidth capacity of CA*net 3, enabling researchers to test advanced caching techniques and gather important data on usage, performance and reliability. Located at McGill University, University of Saskatchewan and Carleton University, the distributed caching resource will benefit researchers at all the universities and research institutions connected to CA*net 3. The Novell® Internet Caching System™ — powered by Dell® is a scalable, plug-and-accelerate architecture that dramatically improves the speed and efficiency of delivering Internet content to employees, partners and customers within corporate intranets and extranets as well as across the Internet. The Novell Internet Caching System - powered by Dell, can increase the capacity of any Web server ten-fold. By storing frequently-accessed Web pages and Internet content on local servers, caching systems help accelerate the performance of e-business Web servers, speed information access and lower network telecommunications costs significantly. "Through this contribution, Novell Canada and Dell Canada are jointly investing in CANARIE's important research mandate, enabling us to participate in shaping the future of the Internet," said Don Chapman, vice-president and general manager, Novell Canada Ltd. "By deploying the Internet caching systems on CA*net 3, researchers will have significantly expanded capabilities to collaborate on the development and testing of new applications and technologies, lifting research to new heights." The Novell Internet Caching System, which is available for license by Intel architecture-based original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), runs on Dell's PowerEdge® line of network servers. Dell was the first company to license the Novell Internet Caching System, which is now endorsed as the premier caching solution by 16 other leading computer manufacturers. Please see www.novell.com/nics for more information. "The CA*net 3 network is an important element in maintaining Canada's global competitiveness and leadership in information technology," said Lawrence Pentland, president of Dell Canada. "We are pleased to be working with Novell and CANARIE to advance these research and development efforts." "By committing resources to this project, Novell and Dell are making a valuable contribution to the development of advanced caching techniques that take full advantage of the speed of our CA*net 3 network," said Andrew Bjerring, president and CEO of CANARIE Inc. "Partnerships like these are the cornerstone of CANARIE's ability to lead and innovate in advanced networking." About CANARIE CANARIE, Canada's advanced Internet development organization, is a private, not-for-profit organization supported by Industry Canada, 120 members and more than 500 project partners. CANARIE (www.canarie.ca) has succeeded in enhancing Canadian research Internet speeds by a factor of almost one million since its establishment in 1993, and has funded more than 200 advanced Internet applications projects involving more than 500 companies. About Dell Dell Canada is a Canadian company and wholly owned subsidiary of Dell Computer Corporation, the world's leading direct computer systems company with worldwide revenues of $23.6 billion (US) for the past four quarters. Dell is currently ranked in third place in the overall Canadian PC and PC server market. (IDC, October 1999) A vendor of desktop PCs, notebook PCs, workstations and enterprise server and storage products, Dell Canada is a premier supplier to major Canadian corporations, educational institutions and governments. Dell Canada employs 440 people in its North York, Ontario headquarters and sales offices in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. Dell designs and customizes products and services to end-user requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell Canada and its products and services can be obtained through its toll-free number 1-800-BUY-DELL, or by visiting the Dell Canada World Wide Web site at www.dell.ca. 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. Novell Canada is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, with sales and service offices in Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, London, Calgary and Vancouver. Information on Novell's complete range of products and services can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com/canada. 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 Centre at year2000@novell.com. Novell is a registered trademark and 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. Dell, the Dell logo and PowerEdge are registered trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation.
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