Novell Delivers NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95, Providing Windows 95
Users with NetWare Connectivity

NetWare Application Manager Manages Desktop Applications Through NDS

OREM, Utah -- February 12, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced the
immediate availability of its NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95, the only
client software to provide full connectivity to NetWare 4 services,
including Novell's industry-standard NetWare Directory Services (NDS).
Available free of charge, the 32-bit client offers seamless integration
with Windows 95 installation processes and network interfaces to provide
access to NetWare services. With NetWare Client 32, Novell is also
delivering NetWare Application Manager that allows administrators to
manage and access desktop and network applications across the network,
through NDS. Together, these products constitute a key component in
Novell's strategy to enable a Smart Global Network by extending NetWare
services to a broad range of desktops, application servers and intelligent
devices.

"NDS has simplified my job as an administrator, helping me to protect the
network's integrity," said Bob Redding, Information Systems Manager,
Health Regulation, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control. "The NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 provides me with a complete
networking solution to ensure full compatibility with NDS and access to
NetWare services."

NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 Provides Seamless Integration

The NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 leverages the Windows 95 interface to
provide users tight integration while easing installation and delivering
comprehensive NDS access and support. Users can customize the client's
configuration through the Windows 95 Registry to optimize performance and
enable security features. Novell's NetWare client also enables users to:

 Access network services globally through native Windows 95 Network
 Neighborhood and Explorer interfaces;

 View network-wide NetWare directory resources hierarchically,
 including NetWare servers, printers and services, by leveraging
 the Windows 95 "Provider" interface;

 Browse for servers or NDS trees to select network resources during
 agraphical login;

 Authenticate to, and simultaneously browse resources on multiple
 NDS trees;

 Take advantage of extensive automatic reconnect capabilities,
 including open files and file locks;

 Access NetWare 2.x, 3.x and 4.x resources fully;

 Support long file name conventions;
 Access servers remotely using NetWare Connect or Remote Access
 Server (RAS);

 Utilize multiple network transport protocols, hardware and applications;
 and

 Ensure reliable network security.

In addition, the NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 provides administrators
with the following capabilities to manage their networks:

 Configure multiple workstation clients through system policies;

 Use a graphical management tool to administer individual NetWare
 file access and rights;

 Refresh client software automatically across a network with Automatic
 Client Update; and

 Easily administer network applications accessed by users with
 NetWare Application Manager.

NetWare Application Manager Simplifies Network Administration

The NetWare Application Manager works together with NDS to simplify network
applications management by allowing central administration of applications
that users can access at their desktops. From any single point on the
network, administrators can install or upgrade applications and ensure
changes dynamically appear on users' desktops.

The NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 with NetWare Application Manager is
available now to NetWare users electronically, free of charge, from
NetWire on CompuServe (GO NWCL32) and the World Wide Web
(http://netwire.novell.com). The NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 with
NetWare Application Manager will also be available from authorized Novell
resellers in March for US$99. For additional information, customers can
contact Novell at 1-800-NETWARE, or download information from NetWire on
CompuServe or the World Wide Web (http://www.novell.com).

Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the world's leading network software provider.
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.

Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks and NDS, NetWare Application
Manager, NetWare Client 32 and NetWare Directory Services are trademarks
of Novell, Inc. NetWire is a registered service mark of Novell, Inc. in
the United States and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United
States and/or other countries.

Press Contacts:
Chimene White
Cunningham Communication, Inc.
(408) 764-0751
Internet: chimene@ccipr.com

Kelly Hindley
Novell, Inc.
(801) 429-5870
Internet: kelly_hindley@novell.com
 
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