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With our 2010 fiscal year underway, I am more excited than ever for what I am sure will be a fantastic year for our partner community and Novell.

To get the year off to a great start, now is an excellent opportunity for us to unite around a common set of goals and objectives for 2010 that will ensure our mutual success.

To that end, I would like to extend to you a very special invitation to join our second-annual virtual company launch on November 18, 2009. It is extremely important to me, and the entire Novell Executive Leadership Team, that we provide the same information to you, real–time, that we are sharing with our Novell employees.

The goal of this global virtual event is to provide you with key company updates and all the latest resources that will help make your Novell business successful in the coming year.

2010 Launch Overview

• Novell Strategy - Ron Hovsepian, CEO
• CTO Outlook - Jeff Jaffe, CTO
• Partnering Update & Novell Marketing Update- John Dragoon, CMO & Channel Chief
• Solution Focus Area Updates: Data-Center, End-User Computing, Identity & Security - Business Unit Presidents

I encourage you to watch each of these virtual launch sessions, they all contain valuable information. And make sure you spend some time exploring and learning from the additional resources provided. Again, you will be able to access the 2010 Launch site and see all these sessions on November 18, 2009.

By taking pride in what we can achieve together, we can make a difference. Let's make it happen, and let's make IT work as one together in 2010!

Success through partnership,

John Dragoon
Senior Vice President
Chief Marketing Officer and
Channel Chief