NOVELL BRINGS THE INTERNET RIGHT TO THE DESKTOP

LAN WorkPlace 5 Ships; Offers Easy Access to Internet, TCP/IP, UNIX and
NetWare Networks

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- May 30, 1995 -- Novell, Inc., the industry-leading
supplier of desktop TCP/IP products, today announced version 5 of its
popular LAN WorkPlace for MS Windows and DOS product. LAN WorkPlace 5 now
includes a world-class Internet browser that extends the reach of users
beyond traditional corporate information systems to give them powerful
access to the world of the Internet. Additionally, LAN WorkPlace 5
includes several new features and enhancements to existing capabilities
that simplify information access.

LAN WorkPlace 5 is Novell's premiere desktop TCP/IP solution, providing
networked and remote Windows and DOS users with concurrent access to
Internet, TCP/IP, UNIX and NetWare network resources. Its full-featured
suite of WinSock-compliant applications include terminal emulation,
drag-and-drop file transfer via File Transfer Protocol (FTP), transparent
Network File System (NFS) file sharing and easy dial-in from remote
locations.

With nearly three million users in over 30 countries, LAN WorkPlace is the
global, industry-leading TCP/IP solution. LAN WorkPlace 5 builds upon
Novell's expertise in the desktop TCP/IP market to deliver greater
information access capabilities to meet expanding customer requirements.
Designed specifically to extend desktop users' access to information and
resources, LAN WorkPlace 5 incorporates Netscape Navigator and a Windows
E-mail client to bring users directly into the realm of the Internet. This
release also augments Novell's broader line of products for integrating
NetWare and TCP/IP-based UNIX information systems.

"Easy and reliable information access is a fundamental requirement in
today's networking environment," said Steve Tucker, vice president and
general manager of Novell's Advanced Access Applications Division.
"Enabling users to access information on diverse systems and networking
environments, anytime, any place is essential in today's competitive
business world. Today's announcement of LAN WorkPlace 5 takes the PC well
beyond the desktop to give users expanded, simplified information
access."

SUMMARY OF FEATURES

New and enhanced applications and functionality of LAN WorkPlace 5
include:

** Netscape Navigator --provides world-class Internet browser and news
reader that lets users retrieve information and communicate on the
Internet; users get easy, point-and-click access to text, graphics, sound
and video files on the World Wide Web

** Windows Mailer --provides an easy-to-use interface for sending and
receiving messages and files over TCP/IP networks, including the Internet;
supports Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and the Post Office Protocol
version 3 (POP3)

** X-Server --lets users run X Windows-based applications on remote hosts
(over both IP and IPX) right from their desktop

** Windows Line Printer Daemon (LPD) and Line Printer Remote (LPR) print
drivers --enable Windows and UNIX systems to share printers attached to
either type of system

** WinSock compliance --now all Windows applications may be run on any
WinSock-compliant TCP/IP stack. Similarly, any other WinSock-compliant
application may be run on Novell's client TCP/IP stack, which is included
along with the NetWare client for DOS and Windows

** Graphical installation and configuration --lets users easily install or
reconfigure all LAN WorkPlace components including the NetWare client and
TCP/IP protocols through a single interface

** On-line manuals and help for quick answers

** Improved Windows TN3270 terminal emulator --gives Windows users easy
access to mainframe resources with their familiar commands Improved
terminal emulation using Telnet --Host Presenter now provides
drag-and-drop keyboard remapping, enabling keystroke sequences to be
simplified

** Integrated NFS client --gives users transparent access to files on any
host supporting the NFS standard

** Integrated Windows Dialer --provides remote users with "on-demand"
dial-in over standard phone lines using Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) or
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)

"Novell's LAN WorkPlace 5 brings together many of the requirements that we
have been seeking in a TCP/IP product," said Tom Hutton, technology
research consultant within the Information Management Technology Planning
group at Florida Power & Light. "The integration of the Windows-based
dialer and a Windows-based configuration will greatly improve the ability
to support the thousands of Windows-based PC nodes in our network. We have
over 600 dial-up ports with over 1,000 dial-up users, and LWP's new
features will allow these users to install, configure and run far more
efficiently than in the past."

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

LAN WorkPlace 5 is available immediately through Authorized Novell Channel
Partners. Suggested retail pricing is US$399 for a single-user version;
US$1,995 for a 10-user version; and US$12,995 for a 100-user version.
Upgrades prices for the single-user, 10-user and 100-user versions are
$100, $450 and $1,995, respectively.

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