Novell, IBM Strengthen Alliance with New Agreement for LAN-to-Host
Connectivity Offerings

ATLANTA, Sept. 26, 1995--IBM Corp. and Novell, Inc. today announced a joint
development, marketing and support agreement for Novell's comprehensive
solution for connecting local area networks (LANs) to host systems using
Systems Network Architecture (SNA).

The agreement, based on the collaborative strengths of both companies,
ensures that Novell NetWare for SAA and NetWare HostPrint products will
continue to be the most advanced solutions for communication between
NetWare networks and System/390 or AS/400 host systems.

Under the terms of the agreement, the NetWare for SAA product family will
continue to be available through Novell's extensive distribution channel.
Product requirements will be jointly defined and implemented by both IBM
and Novell based on their respective areas of expertise.

The agreement also tightly integrates IBM and Novell support services: IBM
is known for its superior technical support and unrivaled SNA expertise,
and the worldwide network of Certified Novell Engineers and Certified
Novell Instructors provides NetWare customers with unmatched networking
experience. Customers can depend on a consistent level of technical and
field support and more advanced product solutions than either company can
provide independently.

"An alliance with IBM, the company that created SNA, is the obvious choice
for Novell in providing our customers with advanced LAN-to-host
connectivity solutions," said Tom Steding, vice president and general
manager of Novell's Communications Infrastructure Division. "Together,
these two companies pioneered networked computing and will continue to
provide customers with greater access to information whenever and wherever
they need it."

An Evolving Marketplace

"IBM has long recognized the importance of NetWare to many of our SNA
customers and the need for host connectivity continues to grow," said Lois
Dimpfel, vice president of Networking Software Products, IBM Networking
Software Division. "With this collaboration agreement, IBM will have an
even greater opportunity to deliver the level of advanced connectivity
that enterprises increasingly require."

Driven by the evolution of the network computing market, the agreement
between Novell and IBM will provide seamless NetWare-to-SNA integration,
as well as formulate the strategic development of existing and future host
connectivity products. This agreement is the next step in a long-running
collaborative development relationship between the two companies.

Company Profiles

IBM, the world's largest software provider, creates, develops and
manufactures the industry's most advanced information technologies,
including networking systems, software, computing systems, storage devices
and microelectronics. IBM is committed to network-centric computing, and
this agreement with Novell helps fulfill the promise of "anywhere,
anytime" computing.

The business of Novell Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL), is connecting people to 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 software 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 life.
 
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