POA.2009



                        POWER OF ATTORNEY



     Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned hereby

constitutes and appoints Scott N. Semel, Barbara A. Dirsa and

Elspeth Grant Pruett, signing singly, the undersigned's true and

lawful attorney-in-fact to:



     (1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

          undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Novell,

          Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section

          16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules

          thereunder;



     (2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

          undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and

          execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with

          the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any

          stock exchange or similar authority; and



     (3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection

          with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-

          fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally

          required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the

          documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the

          undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such

          form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-

          in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact

full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and

thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in

the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as

fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or

could do if personally present, with full power of substitution

or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such

attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or

substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of

this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact,

in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is

not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect

until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4

and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and

transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier

revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

foregoing attorney-in-fact.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be executed as of this 1st day of May, 2009.





                                   Signature:  /s/ T. G. Plaskett



                                   Print Name:  T. G. Plaskett



                  POWER OF ATTORNEY REVOCATION





     Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned hereby

revokes all Powers of Attorney previously granted to any person

other than Scott N. Semel, Barbara A. Dirsa, and/or Elspeth Grant

Pruett pursuant to which each such attorney-in-fact was

authorized to:



     (4)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

          undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Novell,

          Inc., Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the

          Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



     (5)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

          undersigned which may have been necessary or desirable to

          complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such

          form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

          and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



     (6)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection

          with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-

          fact, may have been of benefit to, in the best interest of, or

          legally required by, the undersigned.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney Revocation to be executed as of this 1st day of May,

2009.





                                   Signature: /s/ T. G. Plaskett



                                   Print Name: T. G. Plaskett