| Novell reports 2nd quarter loss of $2M |
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Novell Inc., a seller of networking software and services, reported a second-quarter loss after job cuts increased expenses. Excluding some costs, earnings topped analysts' estimates, boosting the shares in extended trading.
The net loss was $2.19 million, or 1 cent a share, compared with profit of $3.34 million, or 1 cent, a year earlier, Novell, based in Waltham, Mass., said in a statement Wednesday. Taking out some costs, the company had a profit of 5 cents a share, compared with an average estimate of 1 cent in a Bloomberg survey. Sales also topped estimates, rising 2.6 percent to $239.2 million in the period ended April 30.
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