SHIVA CORPORATION
                Proxy for Annual Meeting of Stockholders
                                June 18, 1998
                SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The undersigned hereby appoints Robert P. Cirrone and M. Elizabeth
Potthoff, and each of them, proxies, with full power of substitution,
to vote all shares of stock of Shiva Corporation (the "Company")
which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of the Company to be held on Thursday, June 18, 1998, 
at 10:00 a.m., local time, at the Fleet Headquarters, Fleet Center,
75 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, and at
any adjournments thereof, upon matters set forth in the Notice of
of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement dated April 
30, 1998, a copy of which has been received by the undersigned.
Execution of a proxy will not in any way affect a stockholder's
right to attend the meeting and vote in person.  The proxies are
further authorized to vote, in their discretion, upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments
thereof.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR,
IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS AND IN THE MANNER DIRECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER MATTER PROPERLY BROUGHT BEGFORE THE
ANNUAL MEETING.

                         SEE REVERSE SIDE

The Board of Directors Recommends a vote FOR Proposals 1 and 2.

                                          Please mark your
                                          votes as indicated   [ X ]
                                          in this example.

[   ]  To vote for all items AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF
       DIRECTORS, mark this box, sign, date and return this
       Proxy. (No additional vote necessary.)

1.  To elect two members to the Board of Directors,  FOR  WITHHELD 
    each to serve for a three-year term as a Class   [  ]   [  ]
    I Director:

Nominees:  Paul C. O'Brien and James L. Zucco, Jr.

For all nominees except as noted below

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2.  In their discretion, the proxies         FOR   AGAINST  ABSTAIN
    are authorized to vote upon such         [  ]   [  ]     [  ]
    other business as may properly come
    before the Annual Meeting or any
    adjournment or postponement thereof
    including without limitation a motion
    to adjourn the Annual Meeting.

- ------------------------------         MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS     [  ] 
- ------------------------------         CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT
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                                       MARK HERE IF YOU PLAN TO  [  ]
                                       ATTEND THE MEETING
                           
                                  Date
                                      -------------------------, 1998

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                                              SIGNATURE

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                                       SIGNATURE IF HELD JOINTLY

NOTE:  If signing as attorney, executor, trustee or guardian,
       please give your full title as such. If stock is held
       jointly, each owner should sign.


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