News Brief

Novell Joins Sun Developer ConnectionSM Program

    PROVO, Utah —Feb. 26, 2001— Novell, Inc., the leading provider of Net services software, today announced it has joined the Sun Developer ConnectionSM Program. Novell has demonstrated its commitment to the Sun platform with its NDS eDirectory technology being fully compliant with the Solaris™ 8 Operating Environment. Novell’s continued support for the Solaris platform highlights a key component of the company’s Net services software strategy to create products that deliver universal services across all types of networks and leading operating systems.

    “The Solaris 8 Operating Environment, with its reliability and support for open standards, is an extremely efficient platform for the deployment of business-critical applications and services based on Novell’s Net services software,” said Blake Modersitzki, Novell vice president of strategic relationships. “Led by NDS eDirectory for Solaris, which significantly simplifies the complexities of managing users, identities and resources across all types of networks, Novell’s Net services software provides the cross-platform Net infrastructure required for the next generation of Internet applications and services.”

    The Sun Developer Connection provides a comprehensive set of resources and information tailored to meet the needs of Sun's developer community, one of the fastest-growing and second-largest developer community in the industry. For more information about the Sun Developer Connection, go to www.sun.com/developers.

    For information on Novell's cross-platform products and services, contact Novell's Customer Response Center at (888) 321-4CRC (4272), or visit Novell's Web site at www.novell.com.

    Press Contact:
    Shawn Dickerson
    Novell Inc.
    801-228-7239
    sdickerson@novell.com