8-K

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 and Exchange Act of 1934

February 12, 2007
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

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

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

404 Wyman Street, Suite 500
Waltham, MA 02451
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(781) 464-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

(c) On February 12, 2007, Novell, Inc. (“Novell”) named Dana C. Russell Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Russell, 44, had been serving as interim Chief Financial Officer since June 2006. Mr. Russell joined Novell in 1994. Until his appointment as interim Chief Executive Officer, he had previously served as Vice President of Finance from March 2000, as its Corporate Controller from June 2003, and as its Treasurer from October 2005.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Russell's appointment is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated February 14, 2007.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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. (Registrant)
Date: February 14, 2007	By /s/ Joseph A. LaSala, Jr. (Signature) Senior Vice President General Counsel and Secretary (Title)

EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibit is filed as part of this current report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit Number	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release of Novell, Inc. dated February 14, 2007

EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 14, 2007

Dana Russell Named CFO of Novell

Interim CFO takes permanent role

WALTHAM, Mass. – Feb. 14, 2007 – Novell today announced it has appointed Dana C. Russell as chief financial officer of Novell. Russell had been serving as interim CFO since June 2006. Russell's appointment was effective Feb. 12, 2007.

“Dana clearly has the strong financial background we need, and he has deep knowledge about Novell's business and products,” said Ron Hovsepian, president and CEO of Novell. “He understands the technology industry and the changes that open source software are having on business models. We're very pleased to promote him to the CFO role and make him a full member of the senior leadership team at Novell.”

Prior to assuming the interim CFO position, Russell, 44, served in a variety of financial roles at Novell. He was named vice president of finance and corporate controller in August 2003. He was also responsible for tax and treasury since September 2005. His earlier roles at Novell included operational vice president of finance, sales and marketing controller, product development controller and business unit controller. Prior to joining Novell in 1994, Dana held financial positions at WordPerfect, Iomega and Price Waterhouse. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in accounting from Weber State University.

“Novell is well positioned in a very dynamic sector of the technology industry, playing in important growth markets around Linux* and open source and security and management services,” said Russell. “I look forward to contributing to Novell's ongoing efforts to expand its leadership in these markets.”

About Novell

Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers infrastructure software for the Open Enterprise. We are a leader in enterprise-wide operating systems based on Linux and open source and the security and systems management services required to operate mixed IT environments. We help our customers minimize cost, complexity and risk, allowing them to focus on innovation and growth. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.

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Novell is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. *Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Press Contacts:
Bruce Lowry
Novell
(415) 383-8408
blowry@novell.com