NOVELL OPEN SYSTEMS PRODUCTS PROVIDE INTERNETWORKING CONNECTIONS FOR 
 NETWARE USERS
 NetWare Protocol Engine Supports TCP/IP and OSI Standards

BOSTON, Mass., NETWORLD -- February 11, 1991 -- Novell, Inc., developer of
NetWare systems software products, today underscored its commitment to
industry standards and open systems networking by including a complete
TCP/IP transport protocol implementation in the core NetWare v3.11 network
operating system.  The company also announced NetWare FTAM, a
GOSIP-compliant file transfer implementation that links NetWare v3.11
servers with the OSI networking environment.

Novell's TCP/IP, implemented as a set of NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs),
is a platform for interoperable services among TCP/IP-compliant systems and
applications.  It also leverages the NetWare v3.11 modular architecture,
which supports simultaneous multiple protocols and services, to integrate
Novell's IPX protocols and TCP/IP traffic on the same network.  

"We're seeing more and more customers who need to integrate their NetWare
environments with TCP/IP systems," said Bob Davis, director of product
marketing at Novell's San Jose development center.  "Including TCP/IP in
the core operating system provides a seamless NetWare-TCP/IP integration
solution, reaffirms Novell's ongoing commitment to industry standards and
enhances NetWare's position as the most versatile and functional network
computing platform on the market today."

Novell's TCP/IP performs four primary functions:

o    Standard IP routing -- through Novell's TCP/IP, NetWare v3.11 supports
     dynamic IP routing, using TCP/IP's Routing Information Protocol (RIP),
     as well as static routing.  TCP/IP packets can be routed across
     separate network segments of similar (e.g., Ethernet-to-Ethernet) or
     dissimilar (e.g., Ethernet-to-Token Ring) topologies.

o    NetWare services over TCP/IP -- NetWare can take advantage of IP
     routing to move IPX packets across the TCP/IP internet.  This
     leverages existing IP infrastructures, such as campus or corporate
     backbones, and offers simplified network administration, since TCP/IP
     is the only protocol present on the wire.

o    Standard application development support -- Novell's TCP/IP includes
     TLI (Transport Link Interface), Socket Libraries and RPC (Remote
     Procedure Call) APIs (application programming interfaces), enabling
     interoperability with other standard TCP/IP implementations and giving
     programmers a familiar and consistent development environment.

o    Network management -- Novell's TCP/IP features an SNMP (Simple Network
     Management Protocol) agent, allowing NetWare v3.11 TCP/IP protocols to
     be administered by any network monitoring device that employs SNMP,
     such as Novell's LANtern network monitor.

NetWare FTAM

Novell also announced NetWare FTAM, a file transfer facility for exchanging
data in a multi-vendor OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) environment. 
NetWare FTAM (File Transfer, Access and Management) is a server-based
application for the NetWare v3.11 environment and runs at the application
layer of a full seven-layer OSI protocol implementation.  NetWare FTAM
gives NetWare servers full participation on OSI-based internetworks,
similar in nature to Novell's NetWare NFS in TCP/IP environments.

As a result of Novell's participation in various domestic and international
OSI standards bodies and compatibility testing organizations, such as
OSINET and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Testing), NetWare FTAM
is fully compliant with the United States' Government OSI Profile (GOSIP)
specifications.  

"With US GOSIP 1.0, OSI has emerged as an important interconnection
standard worldwide and Novell will continue to support it as it evolves,"
Davis said.  "NetWare FTAM, and the underlying OSI protocols, give our
customers in government agencies and large corporate installations the
ability to plan migration and coexistence strategies as OSI becomes more
prevalent."

Pricing and Availability

Novell's TCP/IP implementation is included in the NetWare v3.11 operating
system at no extra charge.  In the United States and Canada, NetWare FTAM
lists for U.S. $4995 and will be available in April 1991 from all Novell
Platinum resellers and qualified Novell Gold resellers.

For pricing outside the United States and Canada, customers should contact
their local Novell Authorized reseller.

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