Novell Puts Developers on Network Fast Track with Previews, Software
Development Kits for Key 1996 Technologies

Delivers on Schedule Pre-releases of Green River and NetWare Distributed
Print Services APIs

PROVO, Utah -- January 9, 1995 -- Novell, Inc. In December finished 1995 by
providing top developers with previews of key network technologies that
will shape the future of NetWare in 1996, including the code- named
Net2000 application programming interface, NetWare" Distributed Print
Services" (NDPS"), and Green River -- code name for the next major release
of the NetWare" 4 operating system scheduled for summer 1996.

At two December conferences, Novell delivered on its fall 1995 promises to
assist independent software vendors and corporate developers by
pre-releasing Green River and NDPS. Novell also used the conferences to
receive developer input for both near-term and future technology
planning.

Over 60 developers at the December Partner Summit in Monterey, California
received an alpha Software Developer's Kit (SDK) for Green River and a
review of the robust set of network services that Novell will open to
developers through its code-named Net2000 initiative. Net2000 is a key
element of Novell's strategy to enable the Smart Global Network by
providing developers with a universal interface to network services. It
will provide the network interfaces, infrastructure and core services
necessary to build, manage and deploy business logic, content, extended
services and resources across applications, applets, objects, components
and devices throughout the network.

A separate group of 130 developers met in Provo, Utah in December to
preview and receive the Alpha SDK for NetWare Distributed Print Services
(NDPS), a critical component of Green River that will support control and
management of print services across distributed networks. NDPS provides a
rich set of printing options and information that virtually guarantees
trouble-free printing, using a distributed database within the NetWare
Directory Service (NDS) to deliver transparent access to printing
resources. Novell partnered with Hewlett-Packard and Xerox to create NDPS,
which will be available to customers in the Summer 1996.

As a follow-up to the Partner Summit, Novell Corporate Developer Relations
is hosting an opportunity for strategic developers to sit down with the
Net2000 team to discuss and give live feedback on Net2000 architecture,
infrastructure, components and interfaces. This invitation- only Special
Interest Group (SIG) meeting will take place in Utah on Feb. 15-16.

"This will be a developer-to-developer meeting designed to provide insight
for both groups into the Net2000 initiative," said Gary Mueller, vice
president of corporate developer relations. "The meeting demonstrates our
commitment to assisting developers as they develop to our technology."

The Summit Partners Speak Out

"The Partner's Summit reinforced Novell's new strategy and focus on
networking services, and demonstrated the Company's commitment to seek
input on new technology from its partners. Being in the technology
strategy loop early enables us to focus on our future 4GL tool strategy
and further enhance our existing NetWare development tools such as
ManageWare and NetBasic -- and these enhancements will translate into
greater productivity for our customers," stated Sean Moshir, president and
CEO of HiTecSoft Corporation.

"I am impressed with Novell's strict focus on networking, and the Company's
efforts to foster relationships that fit this strategy," stated Tom
George, senior product marketing manager, Gupta Corporation. "Net2000, in
particular, builds on Novell's core competency and provides significant
business opportunities for partners by allowing us to extend and market
new value in our network applications."

"Our customers are Novell's customers and it is our mutual goal to provide
the best development tools in the marketplace," stated Eric Siverts, sales
manager for Base Technology, Inc. "As a strategic business partner, the
major expected benefit to Base Technology will be increased sales of our
NLM Software Development Kits by participating in Novell's co-operative
advertising, direct marketing, Technology Roadshows and Brainshare
programs."

NetWare Distributed Print Services Conference Kudos

"It is exciting to see the growing interest from developers who attended
the NetWare Distributed Print Services Developer's Conference," said Linda
North, Network Solution Product Manager of Hewlett-Packard. "As part of
HP's 'Operation Camouflage', NDPS is critical to providing our shared
NetWare customers with transparent network printing."

"As a leading printer vendor, we have worked together with Novell to define
an advanced printing service in response to the needs of customers," said
Jim Baroody, Xerox product manager. "Xerox is pleased that our
NDPS-enabled products will be supported by applications from the key
industry participants at this conference."

"We consult with Novell OEMs and customers so we're very eager to learn
more about NDPS," said Bill Hogan, product manager at Auco, Inc. "We
definitely feel Novell's Smart Global Network strategy is the right
direction for Novell and we expect our business to increase as they
execute on it."

"The pre-release NDPS APIs we received at the conference will give us an
early start in adding new printing capabilities to our applications. NDPS
provides a powerful new framework for developing advanced network printing
and publishing systems," said Jean-Cristophe Bandini, chief technical
officer, Tumbleweed Software Corporation. "As the developers of Novell's
Envoy portable document software and complementary products, such as
Tumbleweed's Publishing Essentials, Tumbleweed Software intends to utilize
NDPS to offer next-generation network publishing solutions.

Novell Continues to Deliver on Road Map Strategy

In addition to bringing developers early into the development loop at the
Partner Summit and the upcoming developer SIG, Novell will deliver Net2000
alpha interface specifications at its BrainShare" conference in March,
1996. This deliverable will include: specifications for naming,
communication and security; architecture documents; and OCX components to
demonstrate access to current services. The complete Net2000 SDK is
scheduled for shipment by the end of 1996.

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Novell software provides the infrastructure for a networked world,
enabling our customers to connect with other people and the information
they need, anytime and anyplace. Novell partners with other technology and
market leaders to help customers make networks a part of their everyday
lives.
 
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