Apple and Novell to Bring NetWare 4 to Apple's PowerPC Processor- based
Server Platforms

Strategic Agreement Intended to Provide Tighter Integration of Apple and
Novell Technologies, Sales and Support Programs

CUPERTINO, California--April 25, 1994--Novell, Inc. and Apple Computer,
Inc. today announced plans to implement Novell's NetWare 4 native on Apple
 PowerPC microprocessor-based servers.  The agreement between the two
industry leaders is part of a plan designed to provide customers with the
scalability and extensive feature set of NetWare 4 and the leading
price/performance characteristics of PowerPC processor-based systems.

With NetWare 4 on the PowerPC processor-based servers, Apple intends to
provide an ideal solution for larger, more diverse distributed network
environments.  As a result of the agreement, both Apple and Novell
customers will have greater choice in selecting the hardware and software
platforms that best fit their networking needs.

Apple and Novell outlined plans to jointly develop NetWare 4 on Workgroup
Servers which were introduced by Apple today (see related release).  This
will provide customers with a range of high performance PowerPC servers
and the option to run NetWare 4, Novell's industry-leading network
operating system.

According to Michael Spindler, Apple Computer president and chief executive
officer:  "This announcement builds on our strategy to make Apple
technologies more open and accessible to a broader range of customers
across computing platforms and operating systems, and is further evidence
of industry support  for Apple's new PowerPC processor-based Workgroup
Servers.  By embracing industry standards like NetWare 4, we are
broadening Apple's networking solutions and providing our customers with a
wider range of product offerings."

"NetWare 4 on Apple's PowerPC processor-based servers will provide advanced
distributed networking services on a high-performance platform," said
Robert J. Frankenberg, Novell's president and chief executive officer. 
"PowerPC will clearly be a major force in the industry and NetWare on
PowerPC will position Apple as a strong player in increasingly
heterogeneous corporate networking environments. Novell is working with
Apple as a key industry partner in providing NetWare services to our
mutual customers."

NetWare on Workgroup Servers from Apple will complement and extend Apple's
family of LAN services, which include AppleShare  file and print services,
PowerShare  Collaboration Servers, AppleSearch and Apple Remote Access. 
Apple's NetWare implementation will provide integrated support for both
NetWare and AppleTalk protocols.  Customers can smoothly grow from small,
peer-to-peer networks of PCs and Macintosh computers to plug-and-play
client/server solutions based on Apple LAN services, to larger, more
diverse distributed network environments with NetWare 4. Apple and Novell
are working together to ensure a smooth growth path and excellent
interoperability between Apple LAN services and the NetWare environment.

Developers gain a rich environment in which to build new NetWare Loadable
Modules, network software applications and services that take advantage of
the NetWare for PowerPC platform.  According to Stu Schuster, Sybase Inc.
executive vice president of marketing: "The combination of the advanced
services of NetWare 4 and the performance of Apple servers based on the 
PowerPC processor promises to make this a strategic platform for many
companies. Sybase supports this strategic partnership because it lets
customers choose the hardware and software platforms that make sense for
their businesses."

NetWare 4, Novell's distributed network software, is expected to be
available on PowerPC processor-based Workgroup Servers from Apple in late
1994.  Details of the product plans will be made available at that time.

Interoperability Directions

In addition to supporting NetWare 4 running on PowerPC processor- based
servers from Apple, the two companies plan to continue cooperating in
other areas to enhance interoperability.  To that end, Novell stated its
support for Apple's Open Transport Communications Architecture as a
framework in the Macintosh evironment to implement multiple protocols. 
Novell will continue its commitment to support AppleTalk as a key
networking protocol within NetWare.

The NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) will be implemented on Macintosh personal
computers using the Open Transport Communications Architecture.  The NCP
client will be supported over Novell's IPX/SPX networking protocol or
TCP/IP.  This capability will offer Macintosh users two alternatives for
NetWare connection.  Using AppleTalk-based protocols, Macintosh users
obtain the plug-and- play benefits of AppleTalk and transparent access to
NetWare and AppleShare servers.  Using NCP protocols, Macintosh computers
can be managed and administered as an integral part of an all-NetWare
network.  As a result of these cooperative efforts between Novell and
Apple, NetWare customers will have greater freedom of choice and Macintosh
users will enjoy equal client status on the NetWare network.

Apple and Novell also stated their intention to further integrate Novell's
NetWare Directory Services (NDS), Message Handling Service (MHS), and
Apple's Open Collaboration Environment (AOCE), including PowerTalk  client
products.

Both companies will also cooperate to ensure compatibility between Novell's
AppWare Development Environment and OpenDoc.  Apple and Novell plan to
continue their work with Component Integration Labs to deliver OpenDoc
simultaneously on Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX  and Windows systems.

Additionally, the two companies intend to work together to provide training
for Apple and Novell field sales representatives as well as their
respective resellers.  Both companies plan to leverage their existing
Technical Support Alliance to ensure high quality and well coordinated
support for developers and customers.

Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)
develops, manufactures and markets personal computer, server and personal
interactive electronic systems for use in business, education, the home,
science, engineering and government.  A recognized pioneer and innovator
in the information industry, Apple does business in more than 120
countries.

Novell, Inc. is an information system software company, developer of
network services, specialized and general purpose operating system
products, and application programming tools.  The networks Novell serves
span from small businesses, to major enterprise system environments, to
internetworks.  Through its merger with WordPerfect Corp., expected to be
completed in mid-summer, Novell intends to take a leadership role in
developing network applications.  Novell's NetWare, UnixWare and AppWare
families of products provide matched system components for rightsizing
information systems within multivendor network computing environments.

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014
408-996-1010

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