Borland Advances J2EE Performance Testing with Launch of Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter.

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SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2003

Powerful Diagnostics Solution helps Reduce Infrastructure Costs and

Receives Broad Industry Backing

Borland Software Corporation, (Nasdaq:BORL), announced today the launch of Optimizeit(TM) ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter, a performance assurance solution designed to streamline the development and testing of Java 2 Enterprise Edition(TM) (J2EE(TM)) applications in distributed and clustered environments. The launch was accompanied by broad industry backing from J2EE infrastructure and testing organizations such as BEA, JBoss, Oracle, Segue and Sun; please see quote sheet at: http://www.borland.com/news/pr_quotes.html for details.

Testing teams have traditionally relied on load testing solutions that can only confirm the existence of performance issues in J2EE systems. Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter is designed to help testers automatically diagnose the cause of application problems so that they can be fixed much more quickly. By optimizing their application performance, enterprises can reduce hardware and software platform costs in deployment.

"The average cost of unplanned downtime for a mission-critical application is $100,000 per hour," explained Gartner analyst, Theresa Lanowitz. "When application development and operation teams work together to improve IT process, execute pre-deployment testing, and complete operations training, up to eighty percent of unplanned downtime can be eliminated."

Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter additionally strengthens the test phase of the Borland Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution, designed to align business needs with software capability.

"Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter marks the furthering of our efforts to provide a powerful, J2EE performance testing environment. It is designed specifically for Quality Assurance (QA) teams with developers in mind, giving them broader insight into the root cause of J2EE application issues so that solutions may be expedited," said George Paolini, vice president and general manager of Java solutions at Borland Software. "As a result, organizations can increase reliability and performance of their applications. Moreover, they can save time and money by better utilizing existing hardware and software to meet service level agreements."

BEA Systems Inc, indicated that Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter was valuable for enhancing application performance for the BEA WebLogic platform:

"Borland Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter can provide a valuable solution for managing J2EE system performance," said Scott Edgington, vice president and general manager, global software partners, BEA Systems. "Optimizeit ServerTrace used alongside BEA WebLogic Server(TM) and BEA WebLogic JRockit is designed to help customers avoid business down-time, reduce costs, and accelerate time-to-market by easily and efficiently tuning and managing J2EE application performance."

Testing solutions company Segue also warmly welcomed Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter:

"Borland Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter used with Segue testing solutions allows test engineers to isolate and understand performance vulnerabilities in J2EE systems throughout functional and load-testing," said Ernst Ambichl, Segue's chief technology officer for performance management. "Test teams can not only identify problems, but isolate them at the component level across distributed systems and then drill down to specific lines of code, providing a powerful and reliable communication bridge between test teams and development groups."

New and enhanced capabilities for Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter:

Optimizeit ServerTrace provides the following new and enhanced features designed to assist enterprise testing teams:

-- Track and Trace Technology(TM) - gathers performance data in

real-time across multiple Java(TM) Virtual Machines (JVM(TM)s)

and application servers; enables performance analysis across

large, distributed or clustered J2EE systems

-- System DataCenter View - delivers a simple view into the

complex interactions of all components of aggregate J2EE

systems; This makes it easier for QA and test teams to quickly

isolate performance problems without having in-depth knowledge

of the application architecture

-- Component Performance Views - provides detailed performance

break down of key J2EE components. This helps to locate where

time is spent and exactly where performance problems lie,

dramatically shortening the time to resolution.

-- TotalCapture(TM) Snapshots - provides a common communication

framework around performance for test teams and developers to

achieve quick resolution of problems. Test cycles can be

greatly reduced, cutting development costs and shortening time 

to deployment.

-- PDF reporting capabilities allow complete performance analysis

data to be easily shared and archived.

Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter integrates with all leading Java application servers and supports the Windows(R), Solaris(TM), Linux(R), IBM(R) AIX(R) and HP-UX(R) operating systems.

Availability

Optimizeit ServerTrace 2.0 DataCenter is currently planned to be available in late September 2003. For additional product information, visit http://www.borland.com/opt_servertrace/index.html.

About Borland

Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq NM: BORL) is a world leader in platform independent software development and deployment solutions that are designed to accelerate the entire application development lifecycle. By connecting managers, testers, designers, developers, and implementers in real time, Borland enables enterprises worldwide to define and sustain their competitive advantage. For more information, visit: http://www.borland.com or the Borland Developer Network at http://bdn.borland.com.

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