From: garyrich@qdeck.com (Gary Rich)
Subject: Press Release--LanWorkPlace DVX bundle
Organization: Quarterdeck Office Systems, Santa Monica CA
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 21:04:18 GMT


                                                NEWS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 Contact: Charles McHenry
                                              (503) 772-2382




      QUARTERDECK OFFERS NOVELL TCP/IP TRANSPORT FOR DOS 
                     TO DESQview/X USERS 


   Added Convenience for DESQview/X Users of TCP/IP Networks



   SANTA MONICA, Calif., August 25, 1992 --   Quarterdeck Office
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QDEK) today announced that it has licensed
Novell's TCP/IP Transport for DOS for its DESQview/X Network
Manager (to Other X Systems).  Novell's product is a TCP/IP
network driver used to interconnect DOS PCs with UNIX and other
X workstations.  As an introductory offer, the Novell TCP/IP
Transport for DOS will be made available free of charge to TCP/IP
users of DESQview/X.  Current users of the DESQview/X Network
Manager (to Other X Systems) will receive a free copy of the new
drivers on request; proof of purchase is required. Copies of the
DESQview/X Network Manager that are sold through March 31, 1993,
will contain a coupon that Quarterdeck will redeem for a free
copy of the Novell driver.
   "The Novell product gives our users added convenience," said
Therese Myers, president and co-founder of Quarterdeck. 
"Although DESQview/X does not specifically require the Novell
Transport for DOS, it does require a third party TCP/IP driver
for multiplatform computing.  The addition of the Novell driver
will provide one-stop shopping for those using, evaluating or
moving to TCP/IP networks."
   The TCP/IP network driver, a $100 value, combined with
DESQview/X and the DESQview/X Network Manager enables DOS PCs to
use programs running on remote UNIX workstations such as the
RS6000, and, conversely, enables X workstations to use DOS text
and Microsoft Windows programs running on the DESQview/X PC.The
Novell TCP/IP Transport for DOS is a subset of Novell's
LanWorkPlace for DOS and includes Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) files, the Open Datalink
Interface (ODI) driver set and the Internetwork Packet Exchange
(IPX) file for ODI.  The ODI driver set supports multiple network
protocols such as IPX and SPX as well as TCP/IP running at the
same time on a single network board, and thus enables PC users
to communicate with a variety of workstations, file servers, and
mini and mainframe computers via different protocols -- without
rebooting the PCs.
      QUARTERDECK OFFERS NOVELL TCP/IP TRANSPORT FOR DOS 
                     TO DESQview/X USERS 

   "Novell and Quarterdeck share the same vision of providing
users multi-vendor integration; Novell from the server, and
Quarterdeck from the desktop," said Darrell Miller, executive
vice president of Novell Inc.  "The combination of Quarterdeck's
DESQview/X and Novell TCP/IP Transport for DOS gives users the
resources to achieve DOS/UNIX interoperability."
   DESQview/X, which was released by Quarterdeck in March 1992,
combines DESQview's multitasking capabilities with a graphical
user interface and is the first complete implementation of the
X Window System under DOS.   The X Window System is the most
widely used standard for displaying information through graphical
windows, regardless of hardware and operating system platform.
   The suggested retail price for DESQview/X is $275. The
DESQview/X Network Manager (to Other X Systems), required to
interface DESQview/X to TCP/IP networks, has a list price of
$200.
   Quarterdeck is a technology leader in the development of
software products that enhance the performance of DOS-based
personal computer hardware and software.  The company develops,
markets and supports multitasking, windowing and memory
management software designed to bring cost-effective computing
solutions to business and professional PC users.
   Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. is located at 150 Pico
Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405.  The company can be reached
at (310) 392-9851.

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EDITORIAL CONTACT:                         Charles McHenry
                                           Howard La Mere
                                           (503) 772-2382 
                                           cmchenry (MCI ID); or,
                                           Claudia Zimmer
                                           (310) 392-9851
                                           McHenry & Associates




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