Novell Announces PerfectWorks For Kids For Windows 95

PERFECT WORKS FOR KIDS TO FOCUS ON EXTENDING NETWORK ACCESS THROUGH
CREATIVITY TOOLS

SEATTLE -- August 24, 1995 -- Novell, Inc. today announced the development
of PerfectWorks for Kids, a new children's creativity title for Windows 95
due to ship in November. PerfectWorks for Kids is a visual learning
environment for children ages 4-10 that encourages communication,
exploration and creativity.

PerfectWorks for Kids offers creative word processing, drawing and painting
tools and supports Windows 95 fax and e-mail capabilities. PerfectWorks
for Kids also includes integration with America Online (AOL), providing
kids with one-click access to the Kids Only section of AOL for helpful
content and information.

In May, AOL announced that Novell, Inc. and several other companies would
begin integrating multimedia titles with their commercial on-line
services. Through AOL, Novell will provide PerfectWorks for Kids users
quick access to forums like National Geographic WORLD or Compton's
Encyclopedia, which can be especially helpful for researching topics and
writing book reports.

PerfectWorks for Kids also makes it easy to fax a note or send an e-mail
message to friends or family members with a single button click in the
address book. The interface takes advantage of AOL's fax and e-mail
services, or any MAPI-based e-mail or fax software.

Novell's newly created Personal Access Division plans to extend network
access to individuals through products like PerfectWorks for Kids and
other PerfectHome products in the coming months.

"PerfectWorks for Kids makes creating colorful documents as easy and
natural for today's children as it was for their parents using crayons,"
said Dan Rask, senior product manager, Novell's Personal Access Division.
"It's unlike any other product in its category, combining a simple,
talking pictorial interface; Windows 95 feature support, robust Novell
word processing and paint tools, on-line access, and a guided activity
structure to tie it all together. PerfectWorks for Kids provides all the
tools to unleash the creative genius in kids."

PerfectWorks for Kids uses a fully-rendered, three-dimensional, graphical
screen called the Creativity Workshop. Kids will enjoy exploring the
screen for comical, purple, saber-toothed characters as well as a
wheel-screeching pencil, sticky glue bottle, magic beans, a couple of
elusive Dachshund dogs, and several other curious occurrences. Kids click
on talking hot spots to start activities like an ABC book, calendars,
letters, reports, signs, cards, an address book and others.

PerfectWorks for Kids includes more than 880 high-quality, colorful
graphics from 26 different categories including transportation, seasons,
animals, foods, fancy letters, people, clothes, decorations, holidays and
monsters. The program lets kids manipulate graphics in a variety of ways
including sizing characters bigger or smaller, turning them upside down or
viewing them from a reverse angle.

Another advantage over competing products is the multi-layer document
format. Templates in PerfectWorks for Kids are separated from the text and
graphics layers that kids use. Kids can change several parts of an
activity like a sign without permanently altering the original template
design. This approach encourages the youngest users to experiment and also
provides fun visual effects such as word balloons and "magic" words that
appear when pictures are erased.

PerfectWorks for Kids supports color printing and incorporates a full
parent set up menu that allows parents to customize activities for all
ages and ability levels. The product also features an optional "Kid Mode"
that prevents kids from switching away to the desktop or Program Manager,
or from accidentally tampering with files on the computer's hard drive.

PerfectWorks for Kids also features a talking interface which provides
feedback and guidance for young kids who can't read, making the program a
valuable tool for getting kids started early with writing and creativity.
The program also includes a text-to-speech feature that will read back to
kids what they've written. For kids who want to spell check their
documents, PerfectWorks for Kids incorporates a "Spelling Bee" that uses
the same 250,000 word spell checker as the best-selling WordPerfect word
processing program.

PRICING, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND AVAILABILITY

PerfectWorks for Kids has a suggested retail price of $49.95 (US) and
requires a color monitor with 256 color video display, a 486/25 compatible
PC, Windows 95 (or Windows 3.1 running WIN32S, included in PerfectWorks
for Kids), 8MB RAM, a double-speed CD-ROM, an MPC2 compatible sound card
and speakers, and a mouse.

PerfectWorks for Kids will be available in November from computer
superstores, retailers and warehouse clubs or directly from Novell at
(800) 451-5151.

UPGRADE TO PERFECTWORKS 2.1 FOR WINDOWS

Users of PerfectWorks for Kids will be able to upgrade to PerfectWorks 2.1
for Windows for $34.95 (US), plus shipping and handling. PerfectWorks 2.1
is the popular integrated software program for small businesses and home
offices that includes powerful word processing, spreadsheet, database,
drawing, painting and communications modules.
 
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