Novell and Aventail to Provide Secure IP Traffic for Corporate Extranets; Aventail To Be The First Extranet Vendor to Support BorderManager Enterprise Edition 3 Suite

Business Wire, Feb 23, 1999

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1999--Realizing customers must extend their enterprise across corporate boundaries, Aventail Corporation, the leading provider of Extranet Management and Security (EMS) software, and Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq:NOVL), the leader in directory-enabled network and security management solutions, jointly announced that all existing and new Novell BorderManager Enterprise Edition 3 customers will be able to secure all TCP/IP-based extranet traffic by utilizing Aventail's client software, Aventail Connect.

This partnership reflects Aventail's commitment with Novell to provide industry-leading security solutions.

"Our partnership with Aventail reinforces our commitment to provide leading partner security products that work seamlessly with BorderManager Enterprise Edition," stated Patrick Harr, director of Internet product marketing for Novell. "Combining BorderManager Enterprise Edition's leading directory-enabled security features -- firewall, VPN, authentication and caching services -- with Aventail Connect's best-of-breed extranet security client delivers an unmatched security solution for our enterprise customers implementing extranets."

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About Novell

Ns make networks more manageable and secure and reduce the total cost of ownership for organizations of every kind and size. Novell's worldwide channel, developer, education and technical support programs are the most extensive in the network computing industry.

For information on Novell's complete range of products and services, contact Novell's Customer Response Center at 888/321-4CRC (4272), or visit Novell's Web site at www.novell.com. Press may access Novell announcements and company information on the World Wide Web at www.novell.com/pressroom.> Aventail is a registered trademark of Aventail Corporation. Aventail ExtraNet Center, Aventail Connect and MultiProxy are trademarks of Aventail Corporation. Novell, NetWare and Novell Directory Services are registered trademarks and BorderManager is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other referenced trademarks are trademarks of their respective companies.

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