Leading Automakers Select NetWare 4.1

OREM, UTAH -- MAY 21, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced that three U.S.
auto manufacturers have all selected NetWare 4.1, the industry's leading
network operating system (NOS) as the foundation of their companies'
computer networks. Chrysler and EDS, a subsidiary of General Motors, have
recently decided to adopt NetWare 4.1 and Novell Directory Services (NDS);
Ford Motor Company, an early adopter of NetWare 4, continues to build one
of the world's largest NetWare installations.

The network platform and services offered in NetWare 4.1 will provide these
automakers with the capability to integrate their companies' heterogeneous
computing platforms into a single environment. This network environment
will give employees easy, seamless access to the information they need
from any location, increasing employee productivity and simplifying
network administration.

"EDS' Consistent Office environment (COe) project adopted NetWare in 1993
and will move to NetWare 4.1 and Novell Directory Services in 1996," said
Bob Sellars, Consistent Office environment program manager with EDS.

EDS launched the COe project three years ago to reduce the number of
dissimilar computer systems and to provide a consistent set of hardware,
software and networking services to the enterprise. As the project enters
its third year, NetWare 4.1 and NDS will provide the network
infrastructure for its parent company's North American operations.

Chrysler, a long-time NetWare customer, is preparing to move into its new
corporate headquarters in 1996, where it will use NetWare 4.1 and powerful
superservers to consolidate its networking resources. "We have installed
NetWare 4.1 on superservers to create a fault-tolerant network system able
to handle our most critical computer functions and users," said Joel Van
Dyke, manager of hardware planning for Chrysler. "We are upgrading
existing NetWare servers to NetWare 4.1 and consolidating them on more
powerful hardware for use in our new headquarters. We anticipate NetWare
4.1's reliability and stability will support any mission-critical
situation that arises."

All three auto manufacturers will deploy Novell Directory Services, the
industry-standard directory provided in NetWare 4.1. NDS transforms a
multi-server network into a single, integrated information system that is
easier for network managers and users to access, administer, operate and
maintain. For users, NDS provides a single point of access to all network
information and resources they need. For administrators, NDS provides a
single point of administration for the entire network. Currently, more
than 160 third-party applications -- including messaging, management,
telephony, imaging and backup solutions, leverage NDS -- making it the
directory with the most independent software vendor support in the
industry.

The emergence of NDS as a critical network service fueled record shipments
of NetWare 4.1 in 1995, a year in which Novell shipped more NetWare than
at any other time in its history. This rapid growth in NetWare 4.1
deployment drove a year-over-year increase in NetWare server license sales
of more than 300 percent. Sales of upgrades to NetWare 4.1 from previous
versions of NetWare grew nearly 400 percent.

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.
 
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