Caldera Systems OpenLinux Wins Network Computing's 1999 Well-Connected Award at Networld+Interop; OpenLinux Tops Network Operating System Category

Business Wire, May 12, 1999

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1999--

Caldera Systems Inc. Tuesday announced that OpenLinux has received a Network Computing 1999 Well-Connected award in the Network Operating System category for its innovative transformation from OS to application server.

"For us, the Network Computing award validates our focus on Linux for Business," said Benoy Tamang, marketing vice president for Caldera Systems Inc. "This is not only a product award but recognition that OpenLinux can be more than just an operating system -- it can be a total solution for the enterprise marketplace."

A Well-Connected Award was presented to Caldera Systems Inc. at a gala event held last night at the Bellagio hotel during the NetWorld Interop99 Las Vegas trade show. OpenLinux will be highlighted in the May 17th issue of Network Computing and also on Network Computing Online at http://www.networkcomputing.com.

"The Well-Connected Awards are significantly different from other IT publications' awards," said Fritz Nelson, editor-in-chief, CMP's Network Computing. "Our editors worked at length to research and test the best products in the enterprise arena."

According to Nelson, the products singled out in the Well-Connected Awards are unique because "they are not a measure of popularity -- they are quality products tested over a networked enterprise firsthand by editors themselves. So we know that OpenLinux by Caldera Systems in truly an innovative solution."

Caldera Systems Inc. is a Canopy Group holding under the Ray Noorda/Canopy Group investment company. Ray Noorda is the former chief executive officer of Novell Inc. (Nasdaq:NOVL). Please visit our Web site at http://www.calderasystems.com.

Caldera is a registered trademark of Caldera Inc. OpenLinux and Linux for Business are trademarks of Caldera Systems Inc. All other products, services, companies, events and publications are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners in the United States and/or countries.

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CMP Media Inc.'s Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com) delivers 220,000(a) brand decision makers, bi-weekly. Through its Real-World Labs(R), Network Computing delivers solutions for the networked enterprise in print and online.

(a)December 1997 BPA