Press Room

Novell Appoints Rick Crandall Chairman of its Board of Directors
WALTHAM, Mass.—15 May 2008— Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) today announced the appointment of Richard L. Crandall to the position of non-Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. Mr. Crandall succeeds Thomas G. Plaskett, who has served as non-Executive Chairman of Novell's Board of Directors since 2006. Mr. Plaskett will continue to serve on Novell's Board.

Novell Brings Team Workspace Capabilities to Workgroup Suite by Adding Novell Teaming
WALTHAM, Mass.—14 May 2008— Responding to industry needs for cost-effective, next-generation collaboration tools, Novell today announced the worldwide availability of Novell® Open Workgroup Suite with Novell Teaming included. This expanded offering delivers collaboration capabilities – like team workspaces, enterprise social networking, workflow, blogs and wikis – to the proven workforce productivity tools already available in the workgroup suite. Novell Open Workgroup Suite enables organizations to increase employee productivity by adding collaboration tools to their existing IT infrastructure, without the higher costs or vendor lock-in typically associated with proprietary-only software bundles.

Novell Announces Share Repurchase Program
WALTHAM, Mass.—13 May 2008— Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock. Repurchases may be made in the open market, through Rule 10b5-1 arrangements, or in privately negotiated transactions, including through block trades and the use of derivative securities, or otherwise. The manner, timing and amount of any repurchases will be determined by the Company's management. There is no fixed termination date for the repurchase program.

BrainShare 2008 Press Kit
March 16-21, 2008 – Salt Palace Convention Center – Salt Lake City, UT