-------- Forwarded Message -------- > 22/November/2010 > > > > > Ron > Hovsepian > > > Ron > Hovsepian > CEO > > > > > > Read the press release > + > > > > > > Dear Valued Novell > Partner, > > I am writing to let you > know that today we > announced that Novell > has entered into a > definitive merger > agreement under which > Attachmate Corporation > would acquire Novell > for $6.10 per share in > cash in a transaction > valued at approximately > $2.2 billion. > > We believe this > transaction is great > news for our partners > and customers. Novell > has a long history of > innovation and market > leadership, and this > tradition will be > preserved and built > upon by this > transaction. We place > tremendous importance > on the relationships > we've cultivated with > our partners and I can > assure you that working > with you to meet and > exceed our customers' > expectations remains a > top priority. > > We can also assure you > that the planned > transaction with > Attachmate Corporation > does not alter our > obligations to honor > our contractual > commitments to our > customers and partners > or the contractual > commitments we've made > under our PartnerNet > program. > > Novell also announced > the sale of certain > intellectual property > assets to CPTN Holdings > LLC. Customers will > continue to be > authorized to use > Novell products under > this intellectual > property. > > The transactions are > currently expected to > close in the first > quarter of 2011. Until > the merger transaction > closes, it is business > as usual. We have no > plans to change your > current partner > representation or > ordering practices. Our > partner executive team > will be contacting you > to discuss our ongoing > relationship and future > plans. In the meantime, > if you have any > questions or wish to > discuss this matter > further, please feel > free to contact your > Novell partner > executive. > > We hope you share our > enthusiasm about > Novell's exciting > future and we greatly > appreciate your > continued confidence > and support. > > Sincerely, > > Ron Hovsepian Signature > > Ronald W. Hovsepian > > Forward-Looking > STATEMENTS > > This communication > contains statements > that constitute > forward-looking > statements within the > meaning of the Private > Securities Litigation > Reform Act of 1995. > These statements are > based on the current > expectations and > beliefs of Novell and > are subject to a number > of risks, uncertainties > and assumptions that > could cause actual > results to differ > materially from those > described in the > forward-looking > statements. Many of > these risks are beyond > our control or ability > to predict. Important > factors that could > cause actual results to > differ from those set > forth in the > forward-looking > statements include, but > are not limited to, the > risk that the proposed > sale of certain > intellectual property > assets and the proposed > merger may not be > consummated in a timely > manner, if at all; the > risk that various > closing conditions will > not be satisfied or > waived, including the > risk that a > governmental entity may > prohibit, delay or > refuse to grant > approval for the > consummation of the > transactions; and other > risks and uncertainties > discussed in Novell's > filings with the > Securities and Exchange > Commission. You should > not rely upon > forward-looking > statements as > predictions of future > events. Novell > expressly disclaims any > obligation or > undertaking to update > or revise any > forward-looking > statements contained > herein. > > ADDITIONAL INFORMATION > ABOUT THE MERGER AND > WHERE TO FIND IT > > In connection with the > proposed merger, Novell > intends to file > relevant materials with > the SEC, including a > proxy statement. > Investors and security > holders of Novell are > urged to read these > documents (if and when > they become available) > and any other relevant > documents filed with > the SEC because they > will contain important > information about > Novell, the proposed > sale of certain > intellectual property > assets, the proposed > merger and the parties > to these proposed > transactions. Investors > and security holders > may obtain these > documents free of > charge at the SEC's > website at > http://www.sec.gov. In > addition, the documents > filed with the SEC by > Novell may be obtained > free of charge by > directing such request > to: Novell Investor > Relations at > 1-800-317-3195 or from > the investor relations > website portion of > Novell's website at > http://www.novell.com/company/ir/. > > Novell and its > directors and executive > officers may be deemed > to be participants in > the solicitation of > proxies from Novell's > stockholders in respect > of the proposed merger. > Information regarding > Novell's directors and > executive officers is > contained in Novell's > Annual Report on Form > 10-K for the fiscal > year ended October 31, > 2009, its proxy > statement for its 2010 > Annual Meeting of > Stockholders, dated > February 26, 2010, and > subsequent filings > which Novell has made > with the SEC. > Stockholders may obtain > additional information > about the directors and > executive officers of > Novell and their > respective interests > with respect to the > proposed merger by > reading the definitive > proxy statement and > other relevant > documents regarding the > proposed merger, when > filed with the SEC. > > Novell logo > _______________________ > > Novell®Making IT Work > As One™ | © Novell, > Inc. 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