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To: EPS who wrote (26210)	3/22/1999 4:47:00 PM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 42771

ORACLE AND NOVELL EXPAND BUNDLING AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE ORACLE(R) WebDB With Netware, Enables Small and Mid-Sized Companies to Immediately Extend to Web NetWare Users Can Now Easily Leverage Oracle Database Bundle for Easy Web Development SALT LAKE CITY, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- At Novell's Brainshare '99 conference today, Oracle Corp. announced that a five-user version of Oracle(R) WebDB, Oracle's new Web application-development and content-management tool, will ship with NetWare. This expanded bundling agreement builds on the existing Oracle database bundle announced last year. Oracle WebDB will allow customers of Novell, Inc. to take advantage of the Oracle database they currently receive with NetWare to quickly build self-service Web applications and data-driven Web sites with almost no training. "Oracle's WebDB for NetWare will greatly enhance our users' ability to develop and deploy Internet applications easily and effectively to run their businesses," said Chris Stone, senior vice president of strategy and corporate development for Novell. "This enhancement represents the latest step in Novell's continuing cooperative relationship with Oracle, and allows us to offer NetWare users the latest in Web development tools." "Today's announcement is the latest milestone in Oracle's ongoing relationship with Novell to create an integrated application platform," said Michael Rocha, senior vice president of the Platform Technologies Division for Oracle. "With the addition of Oracle WebDB to the Oracle/Novell bundle, developing, deploying and managing Oracle database applications becomes even easier for small and mid-sized companies." Providing power through simplicity, Oracle WebDB provides a wizard-based development environment for building and managing applications and Web sites through a standard Web browser. By storing Web applications directly in the database, Oracle WebDB extends the power of the Oracle database to all Web applications, resulting in highly reliable, scalable and manageable access to information. This announcement builds on the companies' 10-year relationship, which has provided customers with an integrated application platform for developing and deploying business solutions. In February, Oracle and Novell announced they would provide integration of the Oracle8i(TM) database with Novell Directory Services (NDS) and interoperability between Oracle(R) Internet Directory (OID) and NDS for single sign-on and centralized administration. Oracle WebDB will be made available to NetWare customers later this year. The Oracle bundle also includes the Oracle database and Oracle Discoverer(TM) User Edition (60-day license). For more information on the Oracle bundle with NetWare, contact 800-RED WORD. Additional Oracle licenses, support and other products are available by calling 800-Oracle1, ext. 15197. Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of software for information management, and the world's second largest independent software company. With annual revenues of more than $8.3 billion, the company offers its database, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education, and support services, in more than 145 countries around the world. For more information about Oracle, please call 650-506-7000. Oracle's Worldwide Web address is (URL) oracle.com.

To: EPS who wrote (26210)	3/22/1999 4:52:00 PM
From: DJBEINO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

INDUSTRY LEADERS TARGET NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES WITH NETWARE AN Novell Directory Services Groundswell of Support for Leading Networking Platform Includes Integration By IBM, Compaq, Oracle, Lucent, Check Point and Cabletron SALT LAKE CITY, BrainShare '99, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced new milestones in the widespread industry adoption of NetWare, Novell's industry-leading server operating system and Novell Directory Services (NDS), the world's leading cross-platform directory technology for managing the complexity of today's networks. Recognizing the opportunity to offer new and better products and services to their customers, nearly 30 companies will announce support for NDS and the NetWare platform at BrainShare '99. These new partnerships complement existing relationships with additional industry leaders that have stated support for NDS over the past 12 months. The following summary highlights some of these new relationships. For more details, please refer to related press releases from the partner companies (available in the Novell Press Room). * Cabletron Systems -- This new relationship outlines a commitment from Novell and Cabletron to deliver standards-compliant, directory-enabled networking (DEN) products that will reduce cost of network ownership and administration for enterprise customers, while significantly improving manageability and the quality of network service. * Check Point Software -- Check Point is NDS-enabling their Firewall-1 and VPN-1 products, and have gained the "YES, Tested and Approved" certification for NDS. Novell and Check Point customers can now seamlessly manage security policies across an enterprise within a single, hierarchical NDS directory. Novell has also joined Check Point's Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity (OPSEC). * Compaq -- Compaq announced support for Novell Directory Services and is committed to helping customers quickly realize the maximum benefits from NDS by providing scalable and robust server platforms for the industry's most widely adopted, full-service directory. Compaq is a key partner for Novell in developing NDS v8 and Novell's Billion Object Tree demonstration. * IBM -- IBM and Novell today announced they will offer IBM WebSphere, a secure, Java-based programming platform to help design and deploy high-performance Web applications, with NetWare. With the integration of IBM WebSphere and NetWare, software developers can now leverage an open programming model to write and rapidly deploy Web-based applications on multiple platforms at reduced costs. * Lucent Technologies -- Lucent and Novell announced they are working together to provide customers with cross-platform IP management solutions based on Lucent's QIP. QIP enables centralized, dynamic IP name and address management across multiple platforms. Lucent has licensed and will be including NDS with QIP, to provide robust, fully distributed solutions on NetWare, NT, and numerous flavors of UNIX in the future. Novell and Lucent will take the lead in the development of next generation standards-based solutions for IP management. * Oracle Corporation -- Oracle and Novell announced an expanded bundling agreement that includes a five-user version of Oracle WebDB with NetWare. This new bundle enables small and mid-sized companies to easily develop self-service Web applications and data-driven Web sites with very little training. As directory services become the foundation for personalized Web-based applications, industry-leading companies are turning to Novell for a robust directory solution that offers unparalleled security, scalability and management capabilities. A common theme among the companies choosing to partner with Novell is the ability to better understand and meet customer needs with new products and services through the development of directory- enabled networks and applications. "The momentum behind NDS continues to build as leading companies recognize the power of directory-enabled applications to open new market opportunities through better customer information, and increased customer loyalty and retention," said Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO at Novell. "The strategic NDS partnerships we have announced today, and over the past few months, reinforce our belief that Internet applications built around a robust directory will enable companies to develop more personal, and profitable, relationships with their customers -- a competitive advantage that companies cannot afford to ignore." Eighty percent of the Fortune 1000 companies currently using directory services to manage and secure their networks already rely on NDS, according to a recent report by International Data Corporation (IDC). Analysts expect that in 2000, revenue for directory services products will reach $5 billion -- five times the amount of directory services revenue for 1998. About Novell Directory Services Novell's directory technology, NDS, is the world's leading directory service. It is the unifying, cross-platform infrastructure for managing, securing, accessing and developing to all major components of a network. NDS supports more APIs, tools, standards and protocols than any other directory service. The advanced functionality in NDS offers a strong development foundation for delivering secure, manageable network applications. The market-proven and powerful structure of NDS streamlines administrative tasks to minimize management time and expense.