Volera and Plano Independent School District Chosen by Aberdeen Group as One of the Top Ten Streaming Media Implementations of 2001

Business Wire, April 10, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2002

Volera Inc., the leading provider of intelligent content networking software solutions and a subsidiary of Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq:NOVL), today announced that its deployment at Plano Independent School District (Plano ISD) has been chosen by Aberdeen Group, a leading market research firm, as one of the top ten streaming media implementations of 2001.

"Volera's technology is giving Plano ISD significant cost and deployment savings, in a live streaming environment," said Michael Hoch, senior analyst, Internet Infrastructure for Aberdeen Group. "That is why it is one of the ten most significant streaming media implementations of 2001."

Plano ISD, based in Plano, Texas near Dallas, has over 49,000 full-time enrolled students ranging from pre-kindergarten through high school and more than 6,000 staff members and teachers. The district's broadband network links 69 sites, 200+ servers and 24,000 Internet-ready workstations. Milton Ramsey, director of technical support services at Plano ISD, chose Volera's Velocity CDN to help improve network performance and reduce bandwidth costs by more intelligently and efficiently managing the delivery of streaming media.

Aberdeen Group conducted a contest designed to uncover the most interesting and business-relevant streaming media implementations of 2001. Based on these criteria, Volera's implementation of its content delivery solutions at Plano ISD was chosen.

"This award is a true testament to the breadth of our content delivery solutions, providing customers such as Plano ISD with not only caching, security and management, but the ability to reliably and efficiently handle the delivery of streaming media," said Gloria Gavin, vice president of marketing and business development for Volera. "As Plano ISD's networking demands evolve, Volera's Velocity CDN platform has the flexibility and scalability to deliver."

Aberdeen Group will publish a detailed profile of the case study. This profile will be delivered with the other contest winners in an Aberdeen "What Works" report, available April 24, 2002. More information on the contest and the report can be found at www.aberdeen.com.

About Volera

Volera, Inc. is transforming today's Internet into a fast and reliable business tool with its comprehensive solution for the high-speed delivery and intelligent management of content. Enterprises and service providers can utilize Volera's Velocity CDN software platform as a content-aware network foundation for the deployment of next-generation rich media business applications such as e-learning and Webcasting for corporate communications. Velocity CDN is based upon Volera's comprehensive suite of content networking products that include not only content acceleration software, but also next- generation content management tools and a world-class professional services offering. Engineered to integrate with current networks and offer easy administration, Velocity CDN enables customers to leverage existing IT and network resources while dramatically reducing network and bandwidth expenditures. Volera's customers include American Airlines, AT&T, City of Stockholm, Datek Online, Pharmacia, Southwest Airlines, Target, TeleWest, UniSuper, United Airlines, University of North Texas, Watson Wyatt and many more. 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.