-=> NOVELL TO EXIT PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS BUSINESS <=-
 
    Orem -- UT., Oct. 30, 1995 -- Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) announced
today that it has decided to exit the personal productivity applications
business and is in discussions to sell its Business Applications
Division. The decision underscores Novell's previously announced
strategy to focus on the networking software business. The Business
Application Division accounted for 16 percent of Novell revenue in the
company's third fiscal quarter which ended in July 1995.
    Novell's objective is to successfully place its Business
Applications Division with an industry partner within Novell's first
fiscal quarter, ending January 1996. Novell intends to ensure its
award-winning PerfectOffice suite, WordPerfect word processing products,
Quattro Pro spreadsheet and other business applications are well
supported and continue to evolve to meet customer needs.
    These actions do not affect Novell's GroupWise Division, whose
networked applications are among the company's fastest growing products.
    In addition, the Novell board of directors authorized a stock
repurchase program. Under this program up to 10 percent, or
approximately 37 million shares of outstanding Novell common stock, may
be acquired through open market or private transactions over the next
twelve months. The repurchases will be funded from Novell cash and
short-term investments that currently total approximately $1.3 billion.
    Novell is the leading network software provider and the second
largest supplier of PC software worldwide.
 
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