Novell Acquires JustOn

BANGALORE: Novell, Inc. has acquired JustOn, Inc. (www.juston.com),
a company engaged in offering services in hosted Internet file sharing and
publishing. Through this acquisition Novell acquires technology and expertise to
address the Application Service Provider (ASP) market, a release said. Financial
terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

JustOn's hosted Internet services enable users to store, share, manage and
publish files on the Internet. Novell will be able to extend this core strength
to fast-growing Internet markets, the release added. Toward that goal, Novell
will integrate JustOn services with its Novell Directory Services (NDS) and
Novell In-the-Net Services products in such areas as caching, directory,
identity management and messaging. "In-the-Net Services are extending
Novell's core networking strengths to the Internet and driving our growth as the
broadest supplier of Web infrastructure software," said Mike Sheridan,
Novell vice president for strategic business. "JustOn's technology and
expertise will help make file services a core element in the spectrum of
In-the-Net Services that will be coming from Novell in 2000."

Novell will integrate JustOn operations with Novell's In-the-Net Solutions
group based in San Jose, California and will continue support for JustOn's
existing services and customer commitments. The acquisition is conditional on
the usual state approvals.