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To: PJ Strifas who wrote (28769)	11/1/1999 8:51:00 AM
From: EPS	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42771

Monday November 1, 8:02 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Novell, Inc. Novell Appoints Carl S. Ledbetter as Senior Vice President, Business And Corporate Development PROVO, Utah, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL - news) today appointed Carl S. Ledbetter as senior vice president, Business and Corporate Development. Mr. Ledbetter joins Novell from Hybrid Networks, Inc., a leader and innovator in the wireless broadband industry, where he was chairman and chief executive officer. At Novell, he assumes responsibility for the company's directory-based business strategies, including software architecture, strategic partnerships and technology evangelism. Reporting directly to Novell Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt, he replaces Christopher Stone who resigned in October to found a startup company focused on directory-based e-business software. Novell has established the foundation for directory-enabled networks and applications with Novell© Directory Services© (NDS©), its industry-leading software that simplifies the management and security of e-business spanning enterprise networks and the Internet. NDS, available across multiple platforms for use in heterogeneous networks, supports leading applications and Internet services while serving over 60 million users. Mr. Ledbetter will further develop and implement Novell's strategy to accelerate directory deployments through strategic partnerships, alliances, acquisitions and investments in companies worldwide that are leveraging NDS in e-business solutions. ``Carl brings to the Novell team the right vision and business acumen to accelerate Novell's momentum as a growth company,' Schmidt said. ``The explosion of e-business has produced an exciting spectrum of opportunities for NDS and Novell's expanding line of directory-based products and services. I have worked with Carl for eight years, beginning at Sun, and I know he will be a great asset for Novell.' ``Novell is solidly positioned to become an indispensable part of the Internet infrastructure,' Ledbetter said. ``Eric Schmidt and the Novell team have completed the transition to a growth company and created one of the great opportunities in all of e-business. I'm delighted to be part of it, and I look forward to working with Eric to fully develop this opportunity through strategic planning and partnerships.' Mr. Ledbetter comes to Novell with over 20 years of technical and managerial experience in computers, networking and telecommunications. Prior to joining Hybrid in 1996, he was president of ATT Consumer Products, a $3 billion business that develops and markets telephones, cellular phones and other communications equipment. He has also held managerial and technical positions at Sun Microsystems, Decision Point Consulting, IBM, Prime Computer and Control Data Corporation. Mr. Ledbetter holds a doctorate in mathematics from Clark University, a master's degree in mathematics from Brandeis University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands. About Novell Novell, Inc. is the world's leading provider of directory-enabled networking software. Novell solutions give businesses total control of their private networks and the Internet, simplifying the management of user access and identity. Novell's worldwide channel, consulting, developer, education and technical support programs are the most extensive in the network computing industry. For information on Novell's complete range of products and services, contact Novell's Customer Response Center at 888-321-4CRC (4272), or visit Novell's Web site at novell.com . Press may access Novell announcements and company information on the World Wide Web at novell.com . In addition, detailed comparisons between Novell products and competitive offerings from other vendors are available on the Web at novell.com . For information on the Year 2000 status of Novell products, please access Novell's Year 2000 Web site at novell.com or contact Novell's Customer Response Center at year2000@novell.com.

To: PJ Strifas who wrote (28769)	11/1/1999 11:32:00 AM
From: PJ Strifas	Respond to of 42771

Here's some interesting news about the big fish in the caching market. Seems that consolidation is already starting in this business....things should really heat up as next year starts: - Caching Gets A Boost Inktomi Inc., which sells high-end caching software to Internet service providers and telcos, today will introduce caching products for corporate intranets and Web-server farms. And Cisco Systems Inc. this week will unveil a plan to embed caching and other performance-optimizing functions into its switches and routers, following its acquisition last week of Tasmania Network Systems Inc., a startup that develops network caching technology. Meanwhile, Digital Island Inc. last week said it is merging with caching service provider SandPiper Networks Inc., in a deal worth about $645 million, to offer as large a caching network as possible. And Exodus Communications Inc. is buying for $280 million Service Metrics Inc., a Web-site performance monitoring company whose infrastructure Exodus will use to extend the reach of its ReadyCache service. Caching is a key technology for improving Web-site performance. It's most effective when used with load- balancing software, application-aware switching, and policy- based networking. Analysis firm NSS Group's benchmarks show that without caching, it takes an average of nearly 14 seconds to get an object over a 64-Kbps connection. That's reduced to less than seven seconds the first time the object is retrieved and put in cache. Once stored, retrieval takes as little as 0.64 seconds. Says Joel Yaffe, an analyst at Giga Information Group: "These services are addressing a big point of pain for companies that are struggling to manage their Web servers as the number of hits increases and as performance becomes an important differentiator." - Brian Riggs and Bob Wallace