EXHIBIT 32.1

SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

     I, Jack L. Messman, 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, 2005 (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/ Jack L. Messman

Jack L. Messman 

Date: January 9, 2006