UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                NOVEMBER 8, 2000
                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                                  NOVELL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



        DELAWARE                   0-13351                  87-0393339
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File           (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)               Number)           Identification Number)



                             1800 SOUTH NOVELL PLACE
                                PROVO, UTAH 84606
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (801) 429-7000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








Item 5.  Other Events.

Novell,  Inc.  has  scheduled  the  report of its  fourth  quarter  fiscal  2000
financial  results  for  Tuesday,  November  21,  2000 at 4pm  EST.  A one  hour
conference  call with Novell  management will be webcast at 5 PM EST on Novell's
Investor Relations web site at: WWW.NOVELL.COM/COMPANY/IR/QRESULTS
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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                         NOVELL, INC.
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                                                        (Registrant)

Date: November 8, 2000                           By  /S/   BETTY DEPAOLA
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                                                           (Signature)

                                                  ASSISTANT CORPORATE SECRETARY
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                                                            (Title)