PROVO, Utah — Dec. 18, 2002 — Novell today announced three of its solutions have been named finalists for the 18th-annual Codie Awards. Novell's Codie Awards finalists are:

• Best Mobile Product or Service - Novell ZENworks for Handhelds
• Best Storage Software - Novell iFolder Professional Edition 2
• Best Systems Management Tool - Novell ZENworks for Desktops 4

Sponsored by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the 2003 Codie Awards showcase the software and digital content industry's finest products and services and honor excellence for corporate achievement and philanthropic efforts. For a complete list of 2003 Codie Awards finalists, visit http://www.siia.net/codies2003/finalists.asp. The 2003 Codie Awards will be presented May 6 during the SIIA 2003 Annual Conference in San Francisco.

Complete information on the 2003 Codie Awards is available at http://www.siia.net/codies2003. For more information on Novell's finalists, visit http://www.novell.com/products.

Press contacts:
Kevan Barney
Novell, Inc.
Phone: (801) 861-2931
E-mail: kbarney@novell.com