NOVELL ANNOUNCES NEW LAN WORKPLACE FOR DOS

Hardware-Independent TCP/IP Networking Software Links DOS and Windows
Clients With Enterprise-Wide Information Systems

BOSTON, Mass., NETWORLD -- February 11, 1991 -- Novell, Inc., developer of
NetWare systems software products, today announced a new, hardware- and
media-independent version of LAN WorkPlace for DOS connectivity software,
which provides DOS and Windows users with direct, concurrent access to UNIX
systems, DEC VAX minicomputers, IBM mainframes and NetWare servers, via the
industry-standard TCP/IP protocol suite.  

Hardware- and media-independence allow LAN WorkPlace for DOS 4.0 to operate
on hundreds of available of Ethernet, Token-Ring and Arcnet adapters.  The
product also lets users maintain simultaneous sessions in, and move data
among, a variety of computing environments.  For example, users can cut and
paste between a UNIX mail message and a DOS-based word processing document,
or move numerical data from a host-based spreadsheet into a DOS-based
spreadsheet.

"Many customers have asked for a fully supported TCP/IP implementation that
leverages their existing hardware and integrates TCP/IP services with the
NetWare environment," said Bob Davis, director of product marketing at
Novell's San Jose development center.  "LAN WorkPlace for DOS 4.0 gives
users full citizenship in a variety of computing environments, and allows
them direct access to the broad range of services typical of today's
multi-vendor networks." 

LAN WorkPlace for DOS 4.0 is based on an optimized TCP/IP protocol stack
designed by Novell to provide DOS and/or Windows users with
high-performance TCP/IP connectivity while consuming a minimum of system
memory.  The TCP/IP transport facilities are augmented by two full sets of
new applications that provide File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and terminal
emulation (Telnet) services for both Windows and the conventional DOS
environment.

The TCP/IP elements of LAN WorkPlace for DOS 4.0 also allow NetWare clients
to connect directly to NetWare v3.11 servers that are accessible only via
TCP/IP routes, or to coexist with NetWare v3.11 servers in an environment
where only TCP/IP transport protocols are to be used.

For example, remote NetWare clients can log into NetWare v3.11 servers via
a TCP/IP internet because the product encapsulates SPX/IPX datagrams,
NetWare's native transport protocol suite, within TCP/IP packets.  The
target NetWare server then strips off the TCP/IP header, allowing users
transparent access to remote NetWare v3.11 resources such as file systems
and print queues.  

LAN WorkPlace for DOS 4.0 features:

o    File transfer -- FTP client and server applications allow users to
     transfer files among computer systems that support FTP.

o    Terminal emulation via Telnet -- DEC VT100 and VT220 terminal
     emulators are included for both Windows and DOS.  

o    Support for NetWare and other SPX/IPX-based applications via TCP/IP --
     includes both DOS client TCP/IP transport and an ODI driver that
     allows TCP/IP packets to carry IPX packets across an IP internet.

New LAN WorkPlace for DOS 4.0 Windows Applications

o    Host Presenter -- provides up to ten simultaneous Telnet session
     windows (emulating a VT220, VT52 or VT100 terminal) to multiple
     TCP/IP-equipped hosts.

o    Serving FTP -- provides an FTP server that runs in the background
     under Windows, waiting for an FTP user to establish a connection with
     the PC and initiate file transfers to or from local disk drives or
     NetWare volumes.

o    File Express -- provides a graphical front-end that makes FTP file
     transfer simple and intuitive.

Pricing and Availability

In the United States and Canada,  LAN WorkPlace for DOS 4.0 lists for U.S.
$450 for the single-user version and U.S. $1995 for the 10-user version. 
Both will be available through Novell's distribution channels.  For pricing
outside the United States and Canada, customers should contact their local
Novell Authorized reseller.  LAN WorkPlace for DOS customers wishing to
upgrade to 4.0 may call 1-800-346-7177 for information.

Novell, Inc., (NASDAQ:  NOVL) develops NetWare systems software products
that manage and control the sharing of data across a variety of network
computing environments, including computer workgroups, departmental
networks and business-wide information systems.

Contact:

 Kelli Christensen
 Novell, Inc.
 801/429-5933