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EXHIBIT 32.1
SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
     I, Ronald W. Hovsepian, Chief Executive Officer of Novell, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify that:
  (1)   The Company’s periodic report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2006 (the “Form 10-K”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
  (2)   The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
     
/s/ Ronald W. Hovsepian
 
Ronald W. Hovsepian
   
Date: May 25, 2007