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

December 11, 2009
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) 0-13351
(Commission File
Number) 87-0393339
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

404 Wyman Street, Suite 500
Waltham, MA 02451
(Address of principal executive offices, including 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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 14, 2009, Novell, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Dr. Jeffrey Jaffe, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Company, will leave the Company effective February 1, 2010. From the time of the Company’s reorganization of its structure and management, which is effective on January 1, 2010 and was announced on December 14, 2009, until February 1, 2010, Dr. Jaffe will serve as a strategic advisor, reporting to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Ronald Hovsepian.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The attached press release, entitled, “Novell Aligns Organization and Executive Team to Focus on Growing Market for Intelligent Workload Management Solutions” was issued by the Company on December 14, 2009. This press release is attached as exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Novell, Inc. dated December 14, 2009

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.
Date: December 17, 2009	By /s/ Dana C. Russell Dana C. Russell Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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 December 14, 2009