Big Sur Technologies, Inc Receives 2006 Novell's "South Eastern Partner of the Year"

Provo, Utah - March 29, 2006

Big Sur Technologies, Inc. Has been awarded Novell's South Eastern Partner Of The Year for 2005 - Winners of the partner of the year awards were selected for their ability to grow their businesses around Novell's product lines. All these partners contributed significantly to Novell's business while expanding their own Novell-based revenues, a win-win proposition that underpins the business value of Novell's partner-focused approach. Each of these partners contributed significantly in driving forward the global ecosystem supporting Novell's Linux and identity services offerings.

This years recipients of the Novell Partner of Year Award have shown an uncanny ability to leverage their relationship with Novell to grow their businesses around new and exciting products and services, to lead with emerging technologies, and deliver an exceptional array of solutions that address their customers needs. In step with their endeavors to reach greater business success, they have demonstrated an extraordinary willingness and ability to drive Novell business forward as well, incorporating a diversity of Novell solutions throughout their customer base.

Official announcement from Novell: www.novell.com

About Novell, Inc.
Novell, Inc. is a leading provider of infrastructure software and services to over 50,000 customers in 43 countries. With more than 20 years of experience in data center, workgroup and desktop solutions, Novell's 6,000 employees, 5,000 partners and support centers around the world are meeting customer requirements for identity-driven computing and Linux solutions. By providing enterprise-class software and support for commercial and open source software, Novell delivers increased operating flexibility and choice at a lower total cost of ownership. More information about Novell can be found at www.novell.com.

About Big Sur Technologies, Inc.
Big Sur Technologies, Inc is a services and consulting organization that provides Information Technology Solutions to commercial, government, medical, and educational accounts throughout the Southeastern US. We provide a single point of contact for a wide variety of network services, hardware sales and software licensing. Big Sur Technologies has developed a consulting team that offers unique technical skills for Novell, Linux, Timespring Cisco, Messaging Architects, and Microsoft Software Technologies. We have an impressive success story that spans the last 6 years, covering medium to large, to enterprise accounts. More information about Big Sur Technologies, Inc. can be found at www.bigsurtech.com .

Press contact: press@bigsurtech.com