Volera Deepens Alliance With Fujitsu Siemens Computers; Excelerator 2.0 Caching and Content Networking Software to Power PRIMERGY WebAccelerator Appliance Server

Business Wire, August 15, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif. & MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2001

Volera, Inc., the leading provider of content networking solutions and a subsidiary of Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq:NOVL), today announced that its industry-leading caching and content networking software, Excelerator 2.0(TM), will be incorporated into Fujitsu Siemens Computers' PRIMERGY WebAccelerator(TM) Appliance Server. The software upgrade adoption is an extension of a 1999 alliance, which paired Fujitsu Siemens Computers' first-generation Web accelerator with Volera's Excelerator version 1.3.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers' new, feature-rich PRIMERGY WebAccelerator appliance server supports forward-proxy caching for individual browser acceleration, reverse-proxy caching for server side acceleration and transparent caching for network-wide browser acceleration. Using Excelerator's add-ons, Media Excelerator(TM) and Secure Excelerator(TM), the appliance servers can also deliver rich and streaming media across all of today's content distribution network platforms and accelerate the processing of secure socket layer (SSL) eCommerce and eBusiness transactions.

"Our PRIMERGY WebAccelerator server powered by Volera's Excelerator 2.0 enables the quick and cost-effective delivery of the rich content and sophisticated applications that today's business climate demands," said Dieter Herzog, Director Intel-based servers at Fujitsu Siemens Computers.

"We are very pleased that Fujitsu-Siemens Computers has extended their product line with the inclusion of our second generation caching and content networking platform," said Simon Khalaf, president of Volera. "We look forward to this next stage of our channel alliance, and we are excited to offer Fujitsu-Siemens Computers' customers the significant business advantage provided by the efficient delivery of all forms of network content and the acceleration of secure online transactions."

Fujitsu Siemens Computers' PRIMERGY WebAccelerator(TM) Appliance Server featuring Excelerator 2.0 Caching and Content Networking Software is available directly from Fujitsu Siemens Computers and its selected resellers across Europe. Details can be found at:

www.fujitsu-siemens.com/primergy/en/appliances/webaccelerator.html and at www.volera.com/Products/Excelerator/HowToBuy.html.> About Volera

Volera, Inc. is transforming today's Internet into a fast, scaleable and reliable business tool by providing service providers and the enterprise with a comprehensive solution for managing the intelligent, efficient delivery of content.

Volera's core technology is the Excelerator(TM) platform -- the fastest caching technology in the industry based on third party testing. The company recently announced the beta launch of its Velocity CDN(TM) solution, comprising all of the tools, technologies and expertise service providers and enterprises need to build their own content distribution networks (CDN). The Velocity CDN Management Suite(TM) includes robust system management, content networking and accounting modules that give customers extraordinary control over the delivery and management of rich and streaming content, secure data and countless Web-based applications. Velocity CDN customers are supported by Volera Professional Services, which architects, integrates and operates Velocity CDN's for Volera customers. This division works in concert with Volera's system integrator partners and is comprised of the network architects and engineers who built and run the company's Network Operations Center (NOC).

Volera Inc. is a subsidiary of Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) with a strategic investment from Nortel Networks and equity participation from Accenture. More information on Volera can be found at http://www.volera.com

About Fujitsu Siemens Computers

Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the leading European computer company and offers one of the world's most complete product and solution portfolios. Its world-leading technology and innovative IT products span the entire range of personal computing and enterprise computing needs. With extensive manufacturing facilities in Germany and more than 7,000 employees serving our customers, the company operates in 25 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers offers unrivalled expertise in enterprise computing with best-in-class Intel- and Unix-based servers, mainframes and enterprise storage solutions. The company is also one of the leading providers of professional PCs, notebooks and workstations to business customers, and is Europe's leading supplier of PCs for home users and small offices.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers is jointly owned by Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, and benefits from the combined strengths and innovation of its parent companies. The global cooperation between Fujitsu and Siemens provides access to a worldwide network of service and integration partners as well as more than 80,000 specialists dedicated to the Fujitsu Siemens Computers product and solutions portfolio.