Financial Astrology of Novell, Inc.

FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY

First Trade Date for Novell, Inc.

Company Name	First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
Novell, Inc.	1985-01-17

Company Name	Symbol
Novell, Inc.	NOVL
History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation)
Novell, Inc. has been a thought leader in the field of computer networking since our development and release of NetWare(r) in 1983. Building on this foundation, we recently acquired two companies that are key players in the Linux market. As a result of our 20 years of experience as a leader in the field of computer networking, and the expertise in the companies that we recently acquired, we believe we employ some of the best engineers in the world. These engineers, in collaboration with our consulting professionals, create world-class information technology ("IT") solutions. We are proud of our people, their skills, and the dedication they give the company. Leveraging this expertise, we expect to continue the evolution of our cross-platform strategy and become a leader in providing cross-platform solutions, web services, and identity management. During fiscal 2003, we announced our strategy to support Linux as well as NetWare, giving our customers a choice by providing Novell(r) products and services that run on both NetWare and Linux platforms. Our solutions leverage our network expertise and the Web to help to create a world without information boundaries. Networking is more than connecting computers together or routing and managing data. Networks are inherently a varied mix of business process, infrastructure, computer systems, applications, and other devices. Networking is about connecting people to each other and the information they need. We provide business solutions that work across multiple platforms and are designed to secure and empower the networked world, help organizations solve complex business challenges, simplify their systems and processes, and capture new opportunities. These include software applications that are developed using open Internet standards, our own eDirectoryTM network infrastructure products and consulting services. They support highly distributed network solutions and capitalize on the growth of the Internet. With both software and service offerings, we can determine how business solutions can be optimally used by our customers, and we can provide the framework and applications for managing, maintaining, and accessing the information and services of our customers' networks. The outcome is a business solution that helps our customer deliver the right information, to the right individual, at the right time, and on the right device. Our training, service and support, and consulting groups also support our business solutions by providing worldwide consulting, training, developer, and distribution channel programs that support our product offerings. Novell was incorporated in Delaware on January 25, 1983. Our headquarters and principal executive offices are located at 404 Wyman Street, Suite 500, Waltham, MA 02451. Our telephone number at that address is (781) 464-8000. We also have offices located in Provo, Utah, telephone number (801) 861-7000. Our European headquarters are located in Paris, France, telephone number (33) 1 5669 5300. We conduct primary product development activities in Provo, Utah; Waltham, Massachusetts; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Ireland; Germany; and India. We also contract out some product development activities to third-party developers. Our website address, where we provide a link to our previous and current reports as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with the SEC, is http://www.novell.com/company/shareholder/. Our Annual Report, SEC filings, earnings announcements, and other financial information are available on our Investor Relations website at www.novell.com/ir. Mailed copies of financial materials can be obtained free of charge through our automated telephone access system at 800-317-3195 or by emailing Novell's investor relations department at irmail@novell.com.

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