Novell to Resell NetVision's Synchronicity Meta-Directory Product Line; Synchronicity Brings Multi-Vendor Directory Replication to Novell Directory Services

Business Wire, August 18, 1998

OREM, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1998--NetVision Inc., a privately held company, Tuesday announced it signed an agreement to allow Novell(R) Inc. to resell Synchronicity(TM), NetVision's complete line of meta-directory products.

The agreement also stipulated that the two companies will collaborate on the development of future product offerings.

NetVision's Synchronicity products deliver meta-directory functionality to Novell Directory Services(TM) (NDS(TM)). Meta-directory services cross network and application environments, integrating existing directories into a large whole in terms of both management and access.

Synchronicity products not only provide organizations a single point of administration, thereby lowering network management and administration costs, but they also offer IS management the freedom to choose the appropriate network system to meet key IS objectives, such as selecting the optimum groupware product, database application, or application server platform.

Each Synchronicity product is built on NetVision's patented Global Event Services(TM) technology, which monitors, launches, and communicates network events on a global basis across an entire network.

"By adding meta-directory functionality to an existing directory, NetVision's products help customers integrate directories and build a stronger directory infrastructure," said Jamie Lewis, president of the Burton Group.

"The licensing arrangement between Novell and NetVision allows Novell to improve the integration and capabilities of NDS, which helps NetWare customers. It also broadens the market for NetVision's products, allowing the company to address a larger number of potential customers through Novell's existing sales channels."

Novell will resell the next generation of Synchronicity products, including Synchronicity for NT, Synchronicity for Notes, Synchronicity for Exchange, and Synchronicity for NetWare(R) 3, worldwide through Novell's dynamic distribution channel.

"We are pleased that Novell has partnered with us to distribute our NDS based meta-directory solutions," said Todd Lawson, president of NetVision, "and we are committed to pioneering multi-vendor directory integration solutions in order to make the directory the core of the business computing environment. "

About NetVision Inc.

NetVision Inc. delivers solutions that provide multi-vendor directory services integration. The company's core technology, Global Event Services, was designed from the ground up to leverage the power of Novell Directory Services. This technology provides an excellent platform for delivering directory management and network-ware, event-driven applications. The first solution to exploit this technology is the Synchronicity product family.

For more information on NetVision and its products phone 801/764-0400, fax 801/764-0600 Internet http://www.netvisn.com http://www.netvisn.com, or e-mail info@netvisn.com http://www.symantec.com.

Note to Editors: NetVision, Synchronicity, and Global Events Services are either trademarks or registered trademarks of NetVision Inc. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks and Novell Directory Services and NDS are trademarks of Novell Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

    CONTACT: NetVision Inc., Orem
              Jenny Sterne, 801/764-0400
               jsterne@netvisn.com
                      or
              Connect Public Relations, Provo
              Amy Neuberger, 801/373-7888
               amyn@connectpr.com