Borland Enterprise Server Gets Highest Rating in New Report on J2EE Application Servers; Borland Ranked Ahead of IBM, BEA and Silverstream in CSIRO Report.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2002

Borland(R) Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL) today announced that Borland Enterprise Server 5.0 has emerged as the clear leader in a new report from CSIRO, one of the world's largest scientific research institutions.

The report -- Evaluating J2EE(TM) Application Servers -- Version 2.1 -- evaluates six competing Java(TM) 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE(TM)) application servers including IBM(R) WebSphere(R), BEA(TM) WebLogic(R), SilverStream(R) Application Server, Fujitsu Interstage, and open source JBoss(TM).

The products were evaluated against seven critical areas. Borland Enterprise Server 5.0 was found to be the leader in five of these seven areas and the clear leader overall. The areas where Borland leads are:

-- Performance/scalability;

-- Enterprise Java Bean (EJB(TM)) support;

-- J2EE support;

-- J2EE services; and

-- Development/deployment.

"This objective, comprehensive report shows Borland Enterprise Server 5.0 as the leading application server for J2EE deployments. It ranks Borland first in the majority of functional areas, including support for EJB, which are expected play an integral role in designing complex Web Services infrastructures," said Frank Slootman, senior vice president of software products, Borland Software Corporation. "According to Gartner, by 2005, the majority of J2EE application development will leverage EJBs in building complex, mission-critical and transaction-oriented solutions. These are exactly the kinds of applications that Borland Enterprise Server 5.0, with its exclusive application server partitioning and Web Services support, is designed to support low total cost of ownership. Anyone currently selecting a J2EE application server should consider the CSIRO report as required reading."

"Our findings indicate that all application servers are not created equal. There are significant differences in functionality, performance, and scalability across all the products tested," said Dr. Jeffrey Gosper, senior research engineer at CSIRO and author of the CSIRO report. "Borland Enterprise Server 5.0 was found to be a leader in the majority of the critical areas that were evaluated."

CSIRO is a government-funded body and provides impartial evaluation. For the report, Evaluating J2EE Application Servers -- Version 2.1, a level playing field was used for all products. This level playing field consisted of identical hardware, operating systems, databases and configurations, and code in all cases. Only the application servers were different, making direct comparisons straightforward.

Borland places significant value on independent benchmarking and is the only company to provide a downloadable ECperf(TM) testing kit on its website. In this way, Borland invites its customers to do their own 'apples-to-apples' benchmarking. "We have always been very open and confident about the performance of our technology," said Frank Slootman.

For further information on this report, visit: http://www.cmis.csiro.au/ADSaT/j2eev2.htm.

About Borland(R) Enterprise Server

Borland Enterprise Server is a unified software platform for deploying and managing a wide range of e-business applications and Web Services. Available in three editions, it is designed to meet the performance, reliability and scalability requirements of any size business at a low total cost of ownership (TCO). Providing an open and extensible application server foundation that supports ever-evolving standards including J2EE(TM), EJB, JSP(TM), Servlet, CORBA(R), XML, SOAP and .NET, Borland Enterprise Server can help companies to stay agile, cost-conscious and value-driven as they leverage the benefits of diverse technologies to achieve specific business objectives. For more information, visit: http://borland.com/besappserver/index.html.

About CSIRO

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) is Australia's world-renowned research and development organization. Over many years, CSIRO has established a global reputation for high quality research and innovation in many areas, including information technology.

The Software Architectures and Component Technologies (SACT) group, based in Sydney, specializes in working with enterprise middleware products. SACT works with industry clients who wish to evaluate, build and deploy enterprise systems using state-of-the-art middleware technology. Their work contributes to the Middleware Technology Evaluation (MTE) project, which produces qualitative and quantitative independent technology evaluation reports for end-user organisations.

More information on SACT can be found at http://www.cmis.csiro.au/SACT.

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 Developer Network 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].

All Borland brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

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