Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Novell, Inc.
     
         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}.
     
        {Home (http://www.novell.com/)}.
     
        (21 Sept 1995)