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



                                February 6, 2001
                                 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 first quarter fiscal 2001 financial
results for Thursday,  February 15, 2001 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: February 6, 2001           By         /S/   BETTY DEPAOLA
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                                 (Signature)
                                 ASSISTANT CORPORATE SECRETARY
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                                 (Title)