Novell to Report Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2009 Results

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL)
today announced it will issue a press release providing its fourth fiscal
quarter and full fiscal year 2009 financial results on Thursday, December 3,
2009, following the market close. The press release will also be posted on
Novell's website at: www.novell.com/company/ir/qresults. A one-hour conference
call with Novell management will follow beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET. The
conference call will be available live as a listen-only webcast at:
www.novell.com/company/ir/qresults. The domestic toll-free dial-in number is
866-335-5255, password "Novell". The international dial-in number is
+1-706-679-2263, password "Novell".

Following the live event, an archived version of the webcast will be available
for twelve months on the Novell Investor Relations website at:
www.novell.com/company/ir/qresults.

About Novell
Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) delivers the best engineered, most interoperable
Linux platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management software that helps
customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and risk. With our
infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell harmoniously
integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology to work as
one. For more information, visit www.novell.com.

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SOURCE Novell, Inc.

Ian Bruce, +1-781-464-8034, ibruce@novell.com, or Susan Walker White,
1-800-317-3195, swhite@novell.com, both of Novell, Inc.