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        DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY

            OF PREINSTALLED NETWARE ON INTEL-BASED SERVER


MAYNARD, Mass. -- November 4, 1992 -- Digital Equipment Corporation 
and Novell today announced that Novell's NetWare V3.11 software is 
now available as a preinstalled option on Digital's applicationDEC 
400xP Intel-based server beginning immediately.
     "Many customers have asked for the ability to license pre-
installed NetWare on servers, simplifying their purchasing and
installation process," said Jan Newman, executive vice president,
Novell NetWare systems group. "The availability of NetWare in pre-
installed configurations will answer this customer need by providing 
an option to license NetWare with high performance Digital servers."
     "This is another example of Digital's continued commitment to
industry-standard solutions for all customers," said Sultan Zia,
business manager of Digital's Data Servers Business Unit.
"Preinstalling NetWare is one of the ways Digital makes servers
easier to operate and manage."
     In addition to NetWare, Digital provides a broad offering of
products to the Intel and SCO UNIX market including the DECadvantage 
platform, a set of products comprised of compatible and tested 
applications packages, utilities, and tools, along with networking 
software and hardware elements. DECadvantage makes Intel-based 
servers built by Digital easier to install, integrate, and operate.
     Digital's line of Intel-based servers operate on the SCO UNIX
operating system.  The servers are designed to meet the needs of
customers in the small- to mid-size and departmental market.  The 
server lineup emphasizes modularity, upgradeability and reliability.  
Digital's servers are well tailored for applications in 
manufacturing, health care, wholesale distribution, professional
services, banking, government, and retail.
     NetWare is available in a number of preinstalled configurations 
on Digital's servers.  In addition to the price of the server, at 
the low-end, licensing options for up to five users cost $1,295; for 
10 users, $2,995; for 20 users, $4,195; and, a mid-range option for 
up to 50 users costs $5,995.  A high-end option for up to 100 users 
costs $8,495.
     Digital Equipment Corporation, headquartered in Maynard,
Massachusetts, is the leading worldwide supplier of networked
computer systems, software and services. Digital pioneered and
leads the industry in interactive, distributed and multivendor
computing.  Digital and its business partners deliver the power to
use the best integrated solutions - from desktop to data center -
in open information environments.
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Note to Editors:  applicationDEC, DECadvantage, and the Digital logo 
                  are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.

               	  NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.

     		  SCO UNIX is a trademark of The Santa Cruz Operation.
CORP/93/880

For further information contact:

Steve Goldfarb                     Alan R. Earls
Digital Equipment Corporation      Hill and Knowlton/New England
(508) 841-3096                     (617) 642-5919

Kelli Christensen
Novell
(801) 429-5933

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