NOVELL ANNOUNCES RTOS VENDOR PROGRAM WHICH BRINGS INTEGRATED NETWORKING
SOLUTIONS TO THE EMBEDDED SYSTEMS MARKETPLACE

Orem, UT -- May 23, 1995 -- Novell, Inc. Today announced a new program to
assist vendors in integrating Novell NetWare and real-time operating
systems in embedded solutions. This new Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)
Vendor Program marks another step forward for the Novell Embedded Systems
Technology (NEST) initiative to create embedded system applications that
connect intelligent devices to NetWare networks. The first RTOS vendors to
join the program include Accelerated Technology Inc., Integrated Systems
Inc., and Wind River Systems, who together share over 60% of the RTOS
market. RTOS applications, ranging from automotive and industrial controls
to interactive multimedia, use embedded software to respond to situations
in real-time (as in the anti-lock brakes of a car).

This program is an instrumental component of Novell's mission to build a
billion user network by the year 2000. By incorporating the client
component of NetWare, NEST brings NetWare's security, directory services,
routing and management capabilities to all intelligent devices. NEST is
designed so that developers can easily build networking capabilities into
intelligent devices independent of operating system, processor type and
applications. Using NEST, developers can create consumer applications such
as remote care tune-ups, or business applications such as accessing e-mail
through interactive TV services.

"RTOS vendors have very focused expertise in multiple vertical markets,"
said Darl McBride, vice president and general manager of Novell's Extended
Networks Division. "By providing an established networking standard
(NetWare) pre-ported to their operating systems, RTOS vendors are able to
offer their customers a fully customized solution and help shorten the
time to market for network-connected devices. "

Each RTOS vendor plans to port their operating system to NEST as well as
market and resell the NEST Client Software Developer's Kit (SDK) to their
development communities. By porting Nucleus PLUS to the NEST Portable
Operating Environment (POSE), Accelerated Technology has provided a path
for embedded system developers to add Novell's popular NetWare support to
their products," said Neil F. Henderson, president and co-founder of
Accelerated Technology, Inc. "We have found Novell to be extremely helpful
and cooperative in our development efforts, further enhancing our overall
product offering."

In partnership with the RTOS vendors, Novell is taking the network beyond
the PC and embedding the power of distributed communication into
non-traditional computing markets. "We believe Novell's NEST will a
pivotal technology for many of Wind River's customers--particularly those
developing printers, copiers, multifunctional peripherals and other
networked office products," said David Larrimore, vice president of
marketing for Wind River Systems. "Wind River pioneered networking for the
embedded systems market and we are pleased to be working with Novell to
extend the reach of Novell's LAN-enabling technology."

Novell is committed to actively working with RTOS vendors to extend the
network into diverse environments such as business and factory controls,
interactive television and smart homes. "Because Novell used Integrated
Systems' FlexOS during the development and testing of NEST, we are in the
unique position of supporting it through both our real-time product lines
pSOSystem for deeply embedded markets, and FlexOS for point of sale," said
Moses Joseph, vice president of marketing for Integrated Systems.
"Developers using the FlexOS development kit and the expanded
pSOSystem/NEST package for everything from home security and entertainment
to office automation and global communications applications, now have
quick and easy access to the widest variety of standard networking
protocols."

NEST

NEST is a small, modular and operating system independent architecture that
enables everything from home electronics to automobiles to communicate
over computer networks. NEST allows users to take advantage of advanced
Novell technologies such as NetWare Directory Services (NDS) -- whether
they are connected from a home PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA),
their car or their television set. NEST brings NetWare's security,
directory services, routing and management capabilities to all intelligent
devices. Announced and made available in February, 1995, NEST gives OEMs
developing intelligent devices an inexpensive and simple way to include an
embedded network connection in their products. NEST is currently in use by
more than 50 major vendors, including Lexmark, Ricoh, Canon, QMS, Fujitsu,
Digital Products, Andover Controls, Xerox and Castelle.

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