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NOVELL, INC.

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: February 13, 2009

Date: April 06, 2009 Time: 10:00 AM EST Location: Novell, Inc.

404 Wyman Street Waltham, MA 02451

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This is an overview only of the proxy materials. The materials you should review before you cast your vote are now available. You may view the proxy materials online or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

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How to Access the Proxy Materials

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1. Annual Report 2. Notice & Proxy Statement

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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s).

1. Election of Directors

Nominees

1 Albert Aiello

2 Fred Corrado

3 Richard L. Crandall

4 Gary G. Greenfield

5 Judith H. Hamilton

6 Ronald W. Hovsepian

7 Patrick S. Jones

8 Claudine B. Malone

9 Richard L. Nolan

10 Thomas G. Plaskett

11 John W. Poduska, Sr., Sc.D.

12 Kathy Brittain White

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s).

2 To approve the Novell, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan

3 To ratify the selection of

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Novell’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2009

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NOVELL, INC. ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 04/06/09 AT 10:00 A.M. EST FOR HOLDERS AS OF 02/13/09 * ISSUER CONFIRMATION COPY—INFO ONLY*

THIS FORM IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT USE IT FOR VOTING PURPOSES.

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DIRECTORS

PROPOSAL(S) 1A—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ALBERT AIELLO

1B—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: FRED CORRADO

1C—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: RICHARD L. CRANDALL

1D—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: GARY G. GREENFIELD

1E—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JUDITH H. HAMILTON

1F—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: RONALD W. HOVSEPIAN

1G—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: PATRICK S. JONES

1H—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: CLAUDINE B. MALONE

11—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: RICHARD L. NOLAN

1J—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: THOMAS G. PLASKETT

1K—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JOHN W. PODUSKA, SR., SC.D.

1L—ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: KATHY BRITTAIN WHITE

2 *- TO APPROVE THE NOVELL, INC. 2009 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN.

3 —TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS

NOVELL’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.

*NOTE* SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE

MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF

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PROXY FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE MATTERS MAY

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MEETING DATE. AND THE MATTER(S) BEFORE

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on Monday, April 6, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. (local time)

The 2009 Proxy Statement and the 2008 Annual Report are available at:

http://www.novell.com/company/annualmeeting2009

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Dear Stockholder:

The 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Novell, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on Monday, April 6, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), at the Company’s offices located at 404 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451.

The 2009 Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes:

(1) to elect the twelve nominees for director identified in the proxy statement;

(2) to approve the Novell, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan; and

(3) to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2009.

The Company’s Board of Directors Recommends a Vote “FOR” Proposals 1, 2 and 3.

The Board of Directors of the Company set February 13, 2009 as the record date for the 2009 Annual Meeting. Stockholders of record who owned the Company’s common stock at the close of business on that date are entitled to vote at and attend the 2009 Annual Meeting.

If you vote your shares electronically via the Internet, you will be asked to enter this 11-digit control number.

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Stockholders of record as of the record date are encouraged and cordially invited to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting. Directions to the 2009 Annual Meeting are available at http://www.novell.com/company/annualmeeting2009.

Meeting Location

Novel, Inc.

404 Wyman Street

Waltham, MA 02451

The following proxy materials are available for review at http://www.novell.com/company/annualmeeting2009

the Company’s 2009 Proxy Statement

the Company 2008 Annual Report

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A PAPER OR E-MAIL COPY OF THE PROXY MATERIALS.

The proxy materials for Novell, Inc. are available for review at:

http://www.novell.com/company/annualmeeting2009

VOTE ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE INTERNET

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http://www.novel.com/company/annualmeeting2009

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so please have this notice in hand when you access this website.

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