Borland's Developer Tools Group Announces Plans to Rev Up Classic Turbo(TM).

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Borland's Turbo Pascal(R) Pioneered Early Software Development Tooling; New Turbo(TM) Products Offer a Fast and Easy Way to Develop Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and .NET Applications

Today, the Developer Tools Group of Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ:BORL) announced plans to release single language versions of Borland Developer Studio, the company's development environment for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and .NET applications. Bringing back the popular Turbo(TM) moniker, the new Borland Turbo products offer low-cost, language-specific rapid application development capabilities for students, hobbyist developers, occupational developers as well as individual professionals.

The Turbo product set includes Turbo Delphi(R) for Win32, Turbo Delphi for .NET(R), Turbo C++(R) and Turbo C#(R). Each version will be available in two editions: Turbo Explorer, a free downloadable version, and Turbo Professional, a version priced less than $500 which is designed to accept thousands of available third-party tools, components and plug-ins. All Turbo editions enable developers to rapidly build high performance GUI, Database, Web, and Web Services applications for Microsoft Windows. Turbo Delphi for .NET and Turbo C# support the Microsoft .NET and ASP.NET platforms. More information is available at www.turboexplorer.com.

"Even a development novice, who hasn't written a line of code, will find the Turbo editions extremely easy to use," said David Intersimone, vice president of developer relations and chief evangelist at Borland. "The Turbo products enable simplified but feature-rich software development via a user-friendly development tool for building and delivering software applications. As the Developer Tools Group prepares to embark on a new and independent venture, solely committed to the creation and improvement of tools and technology for the individual software developer and teams of developers, the release of these products couldn't come at a more exciting time for us."

In 1983, Borland revolutionized software development with one of the first PC development environments, Turbo Pascal(R), which helped make the commercial development of PC applications possible. The new products revive the popular Turbo brand and provide users with a simple but powerful development environment that combines quick and easy learning with rapid productivity gains.

"The brand is classic, but the technologies and capabilities in the new Turbo editions are leading edge," said Michael Swindell, senior director of product management for the Borland Developer Tools Group. "There are three categories of user for the Turbo products: the student or individual who is learning programming, the individual professional or hobbyist programmer, and the non-programmer who has that great idea they've been wanting to bring alive. If the Turbo user's requirements expand, they can seamlessly move into the Borland Developer Studio line."

The Turbo brand already has the strong support of industry leaders who helped cultivate Borland's original developer community. Zack Urlocker, now executive vice president for marketing and products at MySQL, and former product manager for Turbo Pascal and Delphi, explained the importance of today's announcement, "The Turbo brand and more importantly, the focus on developer productivity, is just what the industry needs. Borland has been legendary in providing more than 20 years of software craftsmanship."

Gene Wang was previously vice president of the languages business unit at Borland, and today he is chairman and CEO of Bitfone Corporation. "In the 90's, Turbo Pascal and Turbo C++ brought the power of programming to everyone," said Wang. "And now, Turbo power is back and ready to rev up the next generation of programmers to full productivity."

Technology partner Raize Software provides innovative tools and components that integrate with Borland development platforms and products including the upcoming Turbo releases. "While the full-featured Developer Studio product is an excellent development environment, there are many developers that simply do not need all the frameworks and programming languages that are included," said Ray Konopka, president of Raize Software. "Providing low cost, single language/frameworks, the new Turbo editions are a clear indicator that the Developer Tools Group is focused on all developers, not just those in large corporate development shops. Raize Software is committed to supporting the new Turbo editions with all of our developer tools."

The free Turbo Explorer editions are fixed, all-in-one solutions which let programmers learn and develop in a single language and platform environment. The Turbo Professional editions are extensible and customizable with over 200 pre-built drag and drop components. With everything developers need to start Windows or .NET development, the Turbo Professional editions also provide an extendable environment to build-your-own integrated tools and components or purchase and install any of thousands of available compatible third-party components.

Pricing and Availability

Turbo Delphi, Turbo Delphi for .NET, Turbo C++ and Turbo C# will be generally available in the third quarter of 2006. The Turbo Explorer editions of these products will be free. Pricing for the Turbo Professional editions will be under $500. Student academic pricing for the Turbo Professional editions will be under $100. For more information, visit www.turboexplorer.com.

About Borland

Founded in 1983, Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ:BORL) is the global leader in Software Delivery Optimization. The company provides the software and services that align the people, processes and technology required to maximize the business value of software. To learn more about delivering quality software, on time and within budget, visit: www.borland.com.

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