< company , networking > A software development company specialising in network ing and workgroup applications.
Novell started life as Novell Data Systems , a computer hardware business. The company was reorganised as Novell, Inc., and began to focus almost entirely on networking in 1983, with the release of Novell Netware 1, a Network Operating System for IBM PC s.
Novell Netware 's success has left Novell in a dominant position in the network ing market. The product has evolved and now supports many hardware and software platform s together with WAN connectivity.
The company has diversified in recent years, with the acquisition of several mainstream applications, including Wordperfect and Quattro Pro. Other products include UnixWare , AppWare , Personal NetWare , Groupwise and Novell Dos 7 .
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(21 Sept 1995)