Novell Has Short List

Networking-software pro vider Novell has cut the list of contenders in its estimated $30 million review, sources said.

Austin, Texas-based incumbent SicolaMartin is partnering with parent company Young & Rubicam, New York, to defend, sources said.

The Orem, Utah-based client is also said to be considering Interpublic Group’s Mul len, Wenham, Mass., and Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Bos ton, as well as WPP Group’s J. Walter Thompson, New York, according to sources.

At least one other undisclosed agency may also be in the mix, sources said.

At press time, several of the shops had made presentations, and a decision is expected early next month, sources said.