NOVELL INC. BECOMES CORE FOUNDING MEMBER IN SALUTATION CONSORTIUM

Orem, UT -- July 13, 1995 -- Novell Inc. today announced its participation
as a core founding member in the Salutation Consortium. The Salutation
Consortium, consisting of 19 information technology companies, including
manufacturers of computers, network services and office equipment, has
been formed to produce an open specification for identifying and
exchanging capability information among devices such as copiers, printers,
fax machines and telephones.

Participation in the Consortium expands and complements the Novell Embedded
Systems Technology (NEST) initiative to extend the NetWare network
operating system to a broad range of office and consumer devices. Novell
has actively participated in the formation of the Consortium and has
contributed to the development of its architecture specification.

"Novell views the strategies of its Novell Embedded Systems Technology
(NEST) program and of the Salutation Consortium as synergistic approaches
in promoting interoperability amongst heterogenous devices," says Darl
McBride, vice president and general manager of Novell's Extended Networks
Division. The goal of the Salutation Consortium, to perpetuate access to
information anytime, anywhere', is clearly in line with our goals for
NEST. Several key NEST partners are members of the Consortium and are
actively working together to bring fully integrated networked solutions to
our targeted vertical markets."

NOVELL EXTENDED NETWORKS DIVISION

The Extended Networks Division develops and delivers software solutions for
extending access to the network beyond computers to non-traditional
computing devices such as television set-top boxes, building controls and
office automation equipment.

Its core product, the Novell Embedded Systems Technology (NEST) Software
Developer's Kit (SDK), enables OEMs to embed the client component of
NetWare in their hardware devices resulting in that device becoming a node
on a NetWare network. Novell and third party developers will provide
applications for those devices that help users access the network and its
comprehensive services. More than 40 OEMs are working with Novell to
include NEST capabilities in upcoming products, furthering the industry's
drive toward Pervasive Computing.

The business of Novell is connecting people with other people and the
information they need, enabling them to act on it anytime, anyplace.
Novell is the world's leading network software provider. The company's
products provide the distributed infrastructure, network services,
advanced network access and network applications required to make
networked information and pervasive computing an integral part of
everyone's daily life.
 
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