New partner status bolsters BravePoint's leading position in the emerging Web Services market Novell welcomes BravePoint as a top-level Platinum Integrator Partner in providing a Web Services-oriented application development, secure identity management and networking management solutions platform
BravePoint now offers a more compelling package for customers looking to develop and deploy advanced Web applications securely and across multiple platforms

Shields cited browser-based Internet access and real-time synchronization with the National Association of REALTORS® database (NRDS) as key factors in her decision. “Currently, we’re hand keying information for the majority of our members,” she says. “Having a simplified process for members to enter their own information so it can be synchronized immediately with NRDS will save us immeasurable hours and help us ensure that the data we are using is always current and correct.” LAMPS provides the following benefits:

BravePoint, a leader in the emerging Web services market, announced today that they are joining Novell's PartnerNet program at the Platinum Integrator level, becoming one of Novell's first partners to focus primarily on the Novell exteNd platform. Partnering with Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) provides BravePoint with a comprehensive environment for building, deploying, and managing services-oriented applications based on Java, XML, and Web Services standards. Novell software allows BravePoint to quickly deliver highly interactive solutions that integrate existing business systems. This powerful, integrated-suite enables the creation of new solutions that also tap Novell's industry-leading secure identity management and networking offerings.

BravePoint is widely recognized as a leader in delivering Web-based application solutions leveraging "best-of-breed" toolsets. Novell exteNd, a recent addition to Novell's product line that complements its security identity management and cross-platform networking solutions, makes Novell a leading player in the emerging Web Services market. With Novell exteNd, BravePoint can provide solutions that allow the creation of business applications that leverage the latest Web technologies and maximize the value of customers' existing IT investments. This approach aligns with BravePoint's vision of providing open-standard, cross-platform solutions based on J2EE.

BravePoint is enthusiastic in joining Novell in this innovative, platform-agnostic (thereby customer-oriented) approach. "This partnership offers all the key elements companies need to deploy advanced Web applications - Web Services application development with Novell extend, plus reliable, secure, scalable networking infrastructure software such as Novell eDirectory.

"Whatever the customer's current systems may be, our focus is on helping companies build and securely run Web Service applications on their existing infrastructure. This provides a compelling differentiator in favor of the BravePoint/Novell partnership as companies look for cost-effective ways to leverage the power of Web Services," said John Linss, Managing Director of BravePoint.

"Novell brings to market a strong set of offerings in secure identity management, crossplatform networking services, and, now, with exteNd, Web applications development," said

Nancy Reynolds, vice president of North American channel sales for Novell. "We're extremely pleased to have BravePoint join Novell's PartnerNet program as a Platinum Integrator, our top partnership level. BravePoint is our first partner with a strong focus on the Novell exteNd suite, and so we're counting on them to help us reach our customers more effectively with our Web application development products and Web services story."

About BravePoint
BravePoint Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia is a leading developer of e-business and enterprise solutions for Global 2000 corporations, independent software vendors (ISVs) and e-commerce companies. Their software product, LAMPS, is built to facilitate member management of REALTOR® Associations.

Since 1987, BravePoint has helped more than 1,000 organizations create efficiencies and increase competitive advantage through application development and integration, ongoing training and on-site support for the Progress® market as well as the Java™-based and .NET services sector.

BravePoint is included in the information services group of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK). For more information about BravePoint, please visit www.bravepoint.com. For more information about LAMPS visit www.getlamps.com

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