Press Release

Novell Announces Departure of Finance Executive

OREM, Utah -- September 6, 1996 -- Novell, Inc. today announced the resignation of Stephen C. Wise, senior vice president, finance, effective September 27, 1996. Wise is leaving Novell to assume the chief financial officer position at Legato Systems, Inc., a Silicon Valley software company and Novell partner.

"We thank Steve for many years of effective contributions to Novell and its finance organization," said James Tolonen, executive vice president and chief financial officer. "Steve has built a strong and mature finance organization within Novell. We wish him well in his new position."

Wise has reported Tolonen. He joined Novell from the Excelan merger in 1987 and has served as senior vice president, finance since 1994. Novell will assign Wise's responsibilities to existing management staff in its finance organization.

Founded in 1983, 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. Novell education and technical support programs are the most comprehensive in the network computing industry. Information about Novell's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com.

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