Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Novell, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), Ronald W. Hovsepian, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, does hereby certify, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350), that to his knowledge:

(1) The Report 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 Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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/s/ Ronald W. Hovsepian

Ronald W. Hovsepian

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 14, 2011