Exhibit 99.1
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                          Certification
    Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18,
                       United States Code)

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18,
United States Code) (the "Act"), each of the undersigned officers
of Novo Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
does hereby certify that:

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2002 (the "Periodic Report") of the Company fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 780(d)) and information
contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.



/s/  BARRETT N. WISSMAN
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Barrett N. Wissman
President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)



/s/  SUSIE C. HOLLIDAY
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Susie C. Holliday
Senior Vice President
(Principal Accounting Officer)


Dated:  November 14, 2002



The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to
Section 906 of the Act and is not being filed as part of the
Periodic Report or as a separate disclosure document.