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The four building campus that comprises Excelan (a Novell Company), of
which Kinetics is a division, made it through the quake and is fully
operational.  All employees were accounted for.  Here's some info I came
across.
-rsvp

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Novell Contributes $50,000 to Kick Off
United Way Earthquake Relief Fund

              San Jose, CA.     -- Novell, Inc., a computer networking
software company with more than 800 Bay Area employees, today contributed
$50,000 to the United Way of Santa Clara County to help kick off the newly
created United Way Earthquake Relief Fund.

Tom Vais, president of the Santa Clara County United Way, received the
check for $50,000 from Novell president and CEO Raymond J. Noorda at
United Way's Silicon Valley headquarters.

Established specifically to channel aid to victims of this week's quake, the
United Way Earthquake Relief Fund is intended to ensure that contributions
for relief meet the community's needs for immediate disaster response, as
well as for on-going assistance over the coming weeks and months.

"Some of our 800-plus Bay Area employees had narrow escapes, many of their
homes have been damaged, and all have been deeply affected," said Novell's
Noorda.  "All of us who have been through this tragedy need to do what we
can to help.

"United Way has a proven record of putting donations where they do the
most good," Noorda added.  "I'm sure that, through the Earthquake Relief
Fund, this money will reach the people who need it most."  According to
United Way, 100 percent of the Earthquake Relief Fund will be passed directly
to organizations working locally to aid earthquake victims, with no
deductions for administrative costs.

"We're grateful for Novell's rapid response to our call for help," said Vais.
"Our goal is to provide a community-wide clearing house for earthquake
relief funds to help people during the coming difficult months of clean-up
and rebuilding.  It's going to take this kind of generosity, from as many
sources as possible, to get the Bay Area back on its feet again."

Upon Novell's request, $5,000 of its donation will go to the Second Harvest
Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.  This organization, part of
the national Food Bank network, is an important source of food supplies to
the American Red Cross and Salvation Army relief efforts.  Some 19 semi-
trailer truck-loads of food and other supplies are arriving at the Food Bank
from across the country.  They will then be dispatched to the hardest-hit areas.

Second Harvest estimates it delivers $12 worth of food for every dollar
received in contributions.

In addition to its corporate contribution, over the coming weeks Novell will
funnel individual employee contributions to the United Way Earthquake
Relief Fund.

Novell has significant operations in the Bay Area, with facilities in San Jose,
Sunnyvale and Walnut Creek.  The company's employees live in virtually
every community affected by the quake, from the Marina District in San
Francisco to Santa Cruz.

Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the leading independent provider of high-
performance network computing products.  The company's NetWare(
network operating system software has become a standard for personal
computer-based local area networks.  Novell products account for more than
70 percent of networked PCs worldwide.

For additional Second Harvest Food Bank information please contact:
Mary Ellen Heising,  or Steve Mangold 408-286-9170
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Disclaimer:  I do not work for Novell, nor it's wholly owned susidiary,
Excelan, nor for its Kinetics division.  I'm Just contributing to mac
related earthquake news.