EXHIBIT 99.19


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     Centura Software Corporation            
     Kathy Lane
     Senior Vice President                                            
     (650) 596-3400                
     www.centurasoft.com


                           CENTURA SOFTWARE CORPORATION 
                                   PRESS RELEASE

     CENTURA ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH NOVELL
     
     REDWOOD SHORES, CA. (SEPTEMBER 14, 1998) -- Centura Software Corporation
     (NASDAQ: CNTR / formerly Gupta Corporation) today announces a partnership
     with Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) involving SQLBase 7.0 database for Novell's
     NetWare 5, formalizing a long term commitment between Novell and Centura.
     The two companies will jointly participate in worldwide electronic and
     event marketing efforts.
     
     Centura's SQLBase 7.0 for NetWare is a leading network application
     optimized for NetWare 5 and one of the first database applications to apply
     for certification to use the NetWare 5 YES Tested and Approved Logo.
     Thousands of applications built using Centura's products, including
     applications for payroll services, banking and sales automation can be
     immediately deployed on the NetWare 5 platform. NetWare 5 is Novell's pure
     IP server operating system that provides the speed, scalability and
     reliability customers require to manage and deploy network applications and
     resources.
     
     The SQLBase 7.0 embedded database offers features such as a DBA-less
     environment, small footprint, and automatic self-recovery. SQLBase is built
     into applications that scale from the web to smart cards and devices.
     
     Centura database products and tools have been available for the NetWare
     environment since the release of NetWare 3. With Novell's beta release of
     NetWare 5, Centura expanded efforts to create a Novell Products Group
     within Centura to engineer and test NetWare, ensuring compatibility with
     the NetWare 5 PureIP environment. Enhancements have been made specifically
     for NetWare 5, including support for NetWare Directory Services (NDS). 
     SQLBase 7.0 is currently undergoing Netware 5 certification testing.


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     Centura's SQLBase 7.0 is the first database to offer Java developers JDBC
     level 4 support.  Centura's commitment to NetWare, to Java cross-platform
     computing, and to the support of networked devices has resulted in the
     company's introduction of a highly intelligent integration server called
     Centura Blazer. With this server installed in a NetWare Web environment,
     developers can now integrate and add server-side processing logic to events
     or transactions coming from multiple data sources.  Devices on the network
     can then interact with database servers, SQLBase 7.0 or others, and take
     advantage of services such as Novell's NDS.
                                          
     "Novell has always been an important platform for Centura and we are
     extremely pleased to be selected as a software partner by Novell," states
     Scott Broomfield, president and CEO of Centura. "We are excited about
     working with Novell to offer solutions in the emerging market for embedded
     software and smart devices that connect to networks."
     
     "We are very pleased to see Centura's continued commitment to the NetWare
     platform," says Rich Running, director of product marketing, Novell.
     "Centura products can add significant value to application developers and
     customers. Centura's decision to certify SQLBase 7.0 with NetWare 5 gives
     developers an optimum solution to create, deploy and support applications
     requiring an embedded database, whether it's being used on the NetWare
     server, the desktop client or in a distributed/mobile application."
     
     ABOUT CENTURA SOFTWARE CORPORATION
     
     Centura Software (NASDAQ:CNTR), founded as Gupta in 1984, was the first 
     company to create fully relational client/server embedded DBMS for the 
     personal computer.  Today Centura's products help developers build and 
     deploy component based business applications requiring embedded 
     databases. Centura's D3 Framework (Develop, Deploy and Distribute) 
     consists of world-class products including SQLBase, Centura Team 
     Developer and Centura net.db, all of which can scale from the Web down 
     to smart devices. Current Centura products are all year 2000 compliant. 
     Centura has 26 offices located throughout the world in North America, 
     Latin America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. More 
     information about the company and its products is located on Centura's 
     Web site at www.centurasoft.com.
     
      ABOUT NOVELL
     
     Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the world's leading provider of network software.
     The company offers a wide range of network solutions for distributed
     network, Internet/intranet and small-business markets, as well as the
     network computing industry's most comprehensive education and technical
     support programs. Information about Novell and its complete range of
     products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at
     http://www.novell.com. 
     
     Novell, NetWare and ManageWise are registered trademarks and NDS and
     Z.E.N.works are trademark of Novell, Inc. All other trademarks are the
     property of their respective holders.
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