UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                   May 8, 2001
                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                                  Novell, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Delaware                                               87-0393339
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File            (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)               Number)             Identification Number)



                             1800 South Novell Place
                                Provo, Utah 84606
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (801) 429-7000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








         Item 5.  Other Events.

Novell,  Inc.  has  scheduled  the  report of its  second  quarter  fiscal  2001
financial  results for Tuesday,  May 22, 2001 at 4pm EDT. A one hour  conference
call with  Novell  management  will be webcast at 5pm EDT on  Novell's  Investor
Relations       web      site       at:       www.novell.com/company/ir/qresults
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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                Novell, Inc.
                                                ----------------------
                                                (Registrant)
Date: May 8, 2001

                                                By /s/    BETTY DEPAOLA
                                                --------------------------------
                                                (Signature)

                                                Assistant Corporate Secretary
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                                                (Title)