Novell Inc and Compaq Computer Corp are to join forces to develop enhanced fault-tolerant capabilities for local area networks. The aim is to develop one or more products that take advantage of Novell’s system fault tolerance technology and Compaq’s mul ti-processing technology to reach new lev els of overall reliability for personal computer networks. The pair will work on hardware and software extensions to the NetWare 386 operating system and Compaq Systempro server to support use of two ser vers, one redundant, in NetWare networks.