Novell Announces the NetWare Software Development Kit for the Java
Platform

Developers Can Easily Build and Deploy Applications Written in Java on
NetWare

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. -- MAY 29, 1996 -- At the JavaOne Development
conference today, Novell, Inc. announced the NetWare Software Development
Kit for the Java Platform, a software development kit that enables
developers to create Java applications and execute them on NetWare, the
world's leading network operating system. This announcement follows
Novell's licensing of the Java technology from Sun Microsystems Inc --
announced in March at BrainShare, Novell's annual technical developer
conference. The NetWare Software Development Kit for the Java Platform
will enable developers to build a new class of network-aware applications
that will make NetWare the premier platform for intranet applications.
Java logic can now be distributed to the server, leveraging the efficiency
and power of existing networks while increasing application performance.
Novell also announced that it is working with JavaSoft on proposals to
expand the Java class libraries to include such services as naming,
directory and other networking capabilities.

The NetWare Software Development Kit for the Java Platform will include the
Java Virtual Machine, a series of NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs) that
make applications written in Java executable on NetWare. The development
kit will also include the Java class libraries with additional
NetWare-specific class libraries to enhance NetWare development.
Developers using the Java for NetWare Software Development Kit can
automatically take advantage of the attributes and functions of network
services, including Novell Directory ServicesR (NDSR).

"At BTI we build small footprint, high-performance database engines for
high-volume, client/server applications," said Bo Holland, director of
Product Marketing at Btrieve Technologies, Inc. (BTI). "We are pleased to
partner with Novell in serving the needs of Internet/intranet customers.
With their Java for NetWare Software Development Kit delivering network
services, we can focus on our expertise-building engines for Java
applets."

Continuing to Deliver on Net2000 Promise

This announcement supports Novell's Net2000 developer initiative, a
collection of technologies designed to enhance and ease the development
and deployment of new, network-aware applications and components. Using
Net2000 application programming interfaces (APIs), developers can easily
create NetWare applications using industry-standard interfaces and
leverage network services to find and share those applications and objects
across networks, including intranets and the Internet.

During BrainShare in March, Novell delivered the first milestone of the
Net2000 initiative to developers, providing easier access to NetWare
services through standard interfaces such as OLE, Visual Basic and Delphi
controls. Also announced at BrainShare were component management services
based on NDS that will help developers access, secure and manage
distributed logic such as OLE objects, including Java applets and
Microsoft's ActiveX across networks. Through these controls,
administrators and developers can easily build applications using existing
authoring tools and access Novell's rich networking services such as NDS,
providing easier administration and management of the network.

The NetWare Software Development Kit for the Java Platform and other
Net2000 technologies will help developers hasten the advent of
client/network computing, an advanced computing paradigm that goes beyond
desktop and client/server computing to give developers and users access to
information components across global enterprise networks.

"In this new era of client/network computing solutions, Java will run on
the network," said Gary Mueller, vice president and general manager of the
Developer Services division for Novell. "To take advantage of the
performance benefits of distributing Java logic across the network,
developers need network services to manage and access Java objects. That's
why we are lending our networking expertise to expose network services
such as NDS to unleash the true potential of the network."

New Business Opportunities

Novell's support of Java significantly expands the scope of Java
developers' target audiences by over 50 million potential users --
providing a significant business opportunity to the growing number of
companies choosing to develop applications in Java.

"This announcement marks a significant business opportunity for Java
developers," said Jon Kannegaard, vice president of products at JavaSoft,
a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems. "Novell, with its expertise in
networking, is forging a path to server-side, distributed applications
written in Java that will maximize existing networks of over 50 million
users worldwide."

Availability

The NetWare Software Development Kit for the Java Platform will be
available in beta on NetWare 4.1 in fall 1996 to subscribers of
DeveloperNet, Novell's premier developer relations program. To learn more
about Novell development options available today or to join DeveloperNet
call 1-800-REDWORD or visit the Web site at http://developer.novell.com.

Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the world's leading networking software
provider. Novell software provides the infrastructure for a networked
world, enabling its 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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