Beyond.com to Build and Manage E-commerce System for Inprise/Borland; New eStores Will Expand Inprise/Borland's Worldwide Sales Reach.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2000

E-commerce services provider Beyond.com(TM) (Nasdaq:BYND) announced today that it will build, manage and merchandise a full scale e-commerce system for Inprise/Borland (Nasdaq:INPR), through a series of domestic and international eStores.

The domestic eStore is expected to launch later this quarter, with the rollout of three international stores expected to launch in the second half of fiscal year 2000.

eStores by Beyond.com allow software developers, hardware manufacturers and systems OEMs to quickly launch a full-featured e-commerce store. The Inprise/Borland eStores will feature both physical and digitally downloadable Inprise products, and have multi-currency and multi-language capabilities.

"Inprise/Borland is uniquely positioned to capitalize on and service the enterprise computing marketplace worldwide," said John Vigouroux, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Beyond.com. "Inprise/Borland's products and customers are perfect for the Web, and we are excited to help them drive a successful global Web presence."

"We are taking advantage of fast-growing market opportunities for e-commerce both domestically, as well as internationally," said Stephanie Schweighofer-Jones, vice president of marketing for Inprise/Borland. "We chose Beyond.com because of its demonstrated experience in building, operating and maintaining first-rate e-commerce stores for top publishers worldwide.

"Beyond.com understands how to market on the Web, which will aid us in attracting new customers, increasing customer convenience and satisfaction, and quickly growing our online sales revenue worldwide."

Inprise/Borland Corporation is a leading provider of Internet access infrastructure tools and services for all major platforms, including Linux, Solaris and Windows. The company develops, markets and supports software development tools, intelligent middleware, database management systems and application management systems for business enterprises and independent software developers. The new eStores by Beyond.com will feature approximately 200 Inprise/Borland products, including the award-winning JBuilder(TM) visual development tools, Delphi(TM) Windows development tool and C++Builder(TM) for building desktop, Web and database applications.

The Inprise/Borland eStores by Beyond.com are the latest in a succession of Web stores built, managed and marketed by Beyond.com. eStores by Beyond.com offer physical and digitally downloadable products, online order tracking capabilities and customer support. Other eStores by Beyond.com are built and managed for industry leaders such as CADopia.com, Compaq Computer, IntelliGolf, McAfee.com, Microsoft, Palm Computing, SalesLogix, Symantec Corp., Systran Software, Telex and Trend Micro.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This includes statements relating to expectations about Beyond.com and Inprise/Borland's plans to build the Inprise domestic and international eStores. Such statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including the risk that Inprise decides not to pursue the international eStores, or that the contract is terminated prematurely. Beyond.com's business is subject to risks including reductions in or cancellations of customer orders, changes in relationships with software suppliers, changes in relationships with strategic partners, changes in the product mix sold by the company, competition from other online software resellers or publishers, inability to raise sufficient capital on satisfactory terms, or at all, and other factors described in the company's filings with the SEC.

About Beyond.com

Beyond.com is an e-commerce services provider that builds, manages and markets Web stores for businesses and sells software and computer related products to the government, corporate and consumer markets. The company's eStore Group allows software developers, hardware manufacturers and systems OEMs to launch a full-featured e-commerce store in a few weeks. Businesses can choose from an array of offerings, including website design and construction, transaction processing, physical and electronic order fulfillment, customer support, marketing, and merchandising support and reporting. Customers include CADopia.com, Compaq Computer, IntelliGolf, McAfee.com, Microsoft, Palm Computing, SalesLogix, Symantec, Systran Software, Telex and Trend Micro. Beyond.com's Government Systems Group provides digitally downloadable software and related services to a growing list of government agencies, including the Department of Treasury, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) and Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), a division of the Department of Commerce. Beyond.com also operates its own online store http://www.beyond.com/, where customers can find an expansive selection of software and computer related products. Beyond.com Corporation trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ("BYND"). More information on the company can be found in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

About Inprise/Borland

Inprise/Borland is a leading provider of Internet access infrastructure and application development tools and services for all major platforms, including Linux, Solaris and Windows. Founded in 1983, Inprise/Borland is headquartered in the Silicon Valley, California, with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Inprise/Borland at http://www.borland.com, the community site at http://community.borland.com or call the company at 800/632-2864.