Borland Adopts New Auditor Policy Banning Auditors From Non-Financial Consulting Work.

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SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2002

Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL) announced today that it has adopted a new auditor policy which bans its outside auditors from performing non-financial consulting services for Borland, such as information technology consulting. Borland will continue to use its auditors to perform financial consulting in such areas as audits of statutory filings of foreign subsidiaries, acquisition due diligence, 401-K plan audits, reviews of SEC filings and registrations and tax compliance and planning. Borland's current auditors are PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Frederick A. Ball, Borland's executive vice president and chief financial officer, stated, "This change in policy is in no way a reflection on our current auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, but rather is to address the growing public sentiment against companies using their auditors for certain types of consulting services. In the current environment, it is important that our stockholders, and the market as a whole, have the utmost confidence in the integrity of the financial results we report and the auditing process. We are committed to taking any steps we need to take to eliminate any potential for the independence, or the perceived independence, of our outside auditors to be compromised. Just as we are a leader in providing best-in-class software development and deployment technology solutions, we want to be a leader in issuing financial reports that are transparent, easy to read and understand and, most of all, trustworthy."

The Audit Committee of Borland's Board of Directors will continue its current practice of reviewing the non-audit services that Borland's auditors are engaged to perform to ensure that the work does not compromise the auditors' independence in performing their audit services.

About Borland

Borland Software Corporation is a leading provider of technology used to develop, deploy and integrate software applications. Delivering best-in-class technology solutions dedicated to interoperability, Borland allows enterprises of all sizes to move into Web-based computing while leveraging legacy systems. From the Fortune 1000 to the Borland Nation comprised of millions of developers around the world, Borland provides customers the freedom to develop applications, deploy them anywhere, and integrate and manage them across the enterprise. Borland solutions enable organizations to increase productivity and deliver higher performance projects faster and on budget, while lowering total cost of ownership.

Founded in 1983, Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Borland at http://www.borland.com, the community site at http://community.borland.com, or call Borland at [phone].

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