Novell Named "Best Identity Manager" in InfoWorld's 2006 Technology of the Year Awards


Novell Identity Manager wins for its powerful tools and intuitive
interfaces that deliver faster time to value for customers -

WALTHAM, Mass.-- Jan. 3, 2006 -- Novell® Identity Manager was chosen as
"Best Identity Manager" in InfoWorld's 2006 Technology of the Year
Awards. Winners for this prestigious annual award are selected by
InfoWorld test center analysts who judge products based on innovation
and effectiveness. According to InfoWorld, "Powerful graphical workflow
and design tools, intuitive user interface and solid directory
foundation give it (Novell Identity Manager 2) an edge over strong
competitors."

"Usability will be the next big battleground," wrote the InfoWorld test
center analysts. "So far, Novell has taken the lead in this area,
offering sophisticated management tools atop its mature directory server
foundation. The recently released Identity Manager 3 builds on an
already solid product offering with automated provisioning capabilities
and a visual policy designer based on the Eclipse framework."

In the identity management market for more than five years and with
more than 3,600 customers, Novell shipped the next generation of its
flagship identity management solution, Identity Manager 3, in Dec. 2005.
Through advanced visual modeling, workflow and self-service
capabilities, Novell Identity Manager 3 offers companies powerful new
tools to meet tough security and compliance requirements.

"Winning this award with Identity Manager 2 proves we understand the
real requirements of our customers," said Kent Erickson, vice president
of identity and resource management at Novell. "Now with Identity
Manager 3, we have raised the bar and taken the lead in solving real
customer problems. We are very proud of our leadership in this fast
growing market."

The Technology of the Year Awards were highlighted in the Jan. 2, 2006
issue of InfoWorld. For more information about Novell Identity and
Access Management, go to www.novell.com/identity.

About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers Software for the Open
Enterprise(TM). With more than 50,000 customers in 43 countries, Novell
helps customers manage, simplify, secure and integrate their technology
environments by leveraging best-of-breed, open standards-based software.
With over 20 years of experience, more than 5,000 employees, 5,000
partners and support centers around the world, Novell helps customers
gain control over their IT operating environment while reducing cost.
More information about Novell can be found at www.novell.com.

Novell is a registered trademark and Software for the Open Enterprise
is a trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other
countries.

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Novell
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smorton@novell.com

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Horn Group
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