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Novell (NOVL) posted revenue for its fiscal third quarter ended July 31 of $245 million, ahead of the Street consensus of $241.4 million. The company had non-GAAP profits of 6 cents a share, beating the Street by a penny.

For the October 2008 fiscal year, the company sees revenue of $940 million to $970 million; the Street had been expecting $958.5 million. Novell said it now sees non-GAAP operating margin for the full year of 8%-10%, up from its prior view of 7%-9%.

After hours, NOVL is unchanged at $6.01; the stock rose 10 cents in the regular session.

This has been a sleepy week here in the Valley, but it’s time to wake up: this afternoon brings a boatload of pre-Labor Day earnings news. It’s pretty much the last gasp for the June and July quarter companies; with tomorrow the last trading day of August, it’s almost time for the first round of September-quarter pre-announcements. Something to look forward to when you get back from the beach.

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Results for the tech stocks in last week's preview were a mixed bag, some beats, some misses, some in line. By and large, expectations for tech companies reporting results this week remain high, though. Here's what analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial are anticipating in the way of earnings, as compared to the same period of the previous year.