Guidelight Business Solutions partners with Novell as Solution Provider

March 8, 2004 Guidelight Business Solutions today announced the beginning of a partnership with Novell. The partnership increases Guidelight Business Solutions’ access to strategic information surrounding the Novell ecosystem and provides Novell with an additional outlet for their highly valued enterprise IT solutions. The partnership is expected to deepen significantly over the coming months as Guidelight Business Solutions continues to broaden and deepen its capabilities with Novell technologies.

“Our partnership with Novell is a strategic move for Guidelight”, remarked George B. Stevens, President of Guidelight Business Solutions. “The recent acquisition of SuSE Linux and Ximian by Novell puts Guidelight’s customers at ease knowing that a large vendor like Novell is standing behind these technologies, and when coupled with Guidelight’s support and expertise, it’s a winning combination for all,” he added.

Novell purchase SuSE Linux and Ximian in late 2003 and is open and staunch supporter of so-called “open source” solutions – software that has its code available for inspection by anyone interested in looking at it or changing it. The interest in Linux is swelling among IT decision makers and many are seriously considering upgrading their systems to the open source operating system.

With security on everyone’s mind these days, Novell might just have the fix to soothe concerned companies. Guidelight is banking on Novell’s robust suite of products because they have had security concerns addressed from early on in their product lifetimes. Novell solutions have been shown to have much higher resistance to viruses and hacker attacks.

“We are very excited about the possibilities our new partnership presents for Guidelight and Guidelight’s customers,” commented Mr. Stevens.

About Guidelight Business Solutions

Guidelight Business Solutions, Inc. is a software development and systems integration outsourcing company. Focused on enhancing business through technology, Guidelight collaborates with clients to select, create, deploy and advance innovative solutions that are efficient, manageable and user friendly. For more information, please visit http://www.guidelightsolutions.com.

About Novell

Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL), is a leader in eBusiness solutions and Net services software designed to secure and power the networked world. Novell and its subsidiary, Cambridge Technology Partners, help organizations solve complex business challenges, simplify their systems and processes, and capture new opportunities with one Net solutions. Novell provides worldwide channel, consulting, education and developer programs to support its offerings. http://www.novell.com