EXHIBIT 32.2

SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

     I, Dana C. Russell, Chief Financial Officer of Novell, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify that to my knowledge:

	(1)		The Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended October 31, 2007 (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 FINANCIAL OFFICER
/s/ Dana C. Russell   Dana C. Russell
Date: December 21, 2007