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 March 31,
2003 (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/ Steven W. Caple
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Steven W. Caple
President
(Principal Executive Officer)



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


Dated May 15, 2003



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.