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Novell Brings World Economic Forum to The Internet Provides Integrated Internet Messaging Solution, Teams with Real Networks to Support Worldwidd Web Casts from Annual Davos Meeting DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The world is coming to the 1999 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), thanks to Internet solutions provided by networking leader Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL - news). Over 1,000 chief executives, 40 heads of state and 250 senior government officials including U.S. Vice President Al Gore are among the 2,000 international V.I.P.s gathering here Jan. 28 to Feb. 1 for what is taking shape as a worldwide Internet event. Keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and new live Web Casts with the potential to reach millions of Internet users will focus on the theme of Responsible Globality: Managing the Impact of Globalization. In support of these events, Novell will provide the assembled delegates with an Internet Business Center and full-service Internet messaging and e-mail solution. Novell Chairman and CEO Dr. Eric Schmidt will participate in a Jan. 30 panel discussion on Best Practice in Strategic Leadership. In addition, Novell and Real Networks will facilitate the first public Web Casts of WEF addresses, press conferences, and panel discussions, including the Jan. 28 opening plenary session with Al Gore and panel discussions featuring Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and other high-tech executives. Internet users can access a complete schedule and the live sessions through a special Web site at live99.weforum.org produced in cooperation with CNNfn Interactive. ''Networks are changing the world,'' said Schmidt. ''The WEF is demonstrating how networks can help individuals and organizations transcend traditional boundaries and build communities of interest on abalobal scale. We see first hand how businesses and governments everywhere can use these same networking technologies to manage globalization.''biz.yahoo.com