Borland Enterprise Studio 4 for Java Now Shipping; Leading Products Form Complete Java Development Solution in Single Package.

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Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL) today announced the immediate availability of Borland(R) Enterprise Studio 4 for Java(TM), the latest version of its complete application development lifecycle solution that streamlines the modeling, development, performance tuning, and deployment of advanced Java applications. With JBuilder 7, the award-winning, market leading Java(TM) development environment as its foundation, and Borland's Optimizeit(TM) Suite for Java performance, new Borland Enterprise Studio 4 for Java combines in a single package the latest versions of market-leading products from Borland, Rational, and Macromedia to simplify the application life cycle, reduce total cost of ownership, and speed time to market.

"At MarketTouch we are delighted with the latest release of Borland Enterprise Studio for Java. In one box it gives us everything that we need for complete end-to-end Java development. We are particularly pleased that Optimizeit Suite is included. Studio enables us to increase productivity, reduce time-to-market, and build applications with the best tools on the market," said Jon Hatton, applications project manager, MarketTouch.

"The latest edition of Borland Enterprise Studio for Java demonstrates Rational's and Borland's ongoing collaboration to provide customers with powerful solutions for developing Java applications," said Eric Schurr, chief marketing officer, Rational Software. "The improved integration of Rational Rose and the Rational Unified Process with JBuilder provides comprehensive support for JDK 1.4 framework and EJB 2.0 standards."

"The collection of Java development applications in the Borland Enterprise Studio for Java brings developers a comprehensive solution that provides powerful tools for every step of the development process," said Beth Davis, senior vice president of product management at Macromedia. "Now, Java developers can develop clean, standards-compliant Web sites and JSP applications with Dreamweaver MX and JBuilder, while seamlessly planning, coding, and improving application performance with the full solution offered in the Borland Enterprise Studio for Java."

"In Enterprise Studio for Java, Borland has brought together market-leading products from Borland, Rational, and Macromedia to provide integrated modeling, development, performance tuning, and deployment of advanced Java applications," said Tony de la Lama, vice president and general manager of Java Solutions for Borland. "By streamlining the application development lifecycle, Borland continues to deliver on its commitment to help enterprise developers to improve productivity and reduce overall development costs."

Key Benefits of Borland Enterprise Studio for Java:

-- Low Total Cost of Ownership -- Comprehensive, well-integrated solution to produce faster, lower cost applications, which make efficient use of hardware and can be cost-effectively maintained.

-- Speeds Time to Market -- Allows enterprises to manage risks and harness the latest technologies to deliver complex applications faster.

-- Forward and Backward Integration -- Reduces transcribing errors, eases transitions between design and development stages, and provides transparent progress for better oversight by management.

Key Components of Borland Enterprise Studio 4 for Java:

Borland JBuilder 7 -- The leading environment for building enterprise Java(TM) applications. JBuilder 7 Enterprise enhances developer productivity with support for multiple platforms, application servers, and version control systems.

Borland Optimizeit Suite -- For large-scale Java projects including J2EE(TM) platform server applications, the Borland(R) Optimizeit(TM) Suite is essential for managing performance risks during development and for producing fast, reliable applications.

Borland Enterprise Server, AppServer Edition -- A leading certified implementation of the J2EE(TM) standard for the development and deployment of mission-critical enterprise Java applications and Web Services.

Rational Rose Professional J -- The industry-leading modeling tool for the development of robust, efficient solutions to meet real business needs in the Web-centric distributed enterprise and real-time systems environments. Includes round trip engineering allowing model code to be generated directly into JBuilder projects, and conversely, changes in JBuilder projects can be synchronized with a Rational Rose UML model.

Rational Unified Process(R) -- A Web-enabled set of software engineering best practices that provides guidance to streamline a team's development activities. The Rational Unified Process enables team members to easily choose the set of process components -- including guidelines, templates, and examples -- that are right for a project's specific needs. The Rational Unified Process makes process practical by providing an agile, customized roadmap to software development success.

Macromedia(R) Dreamweaver(R) MX -- An industry standard solution for professional Web development that combines ease and power in one integrated development environment for HTML, ColdFusion, ASP, and JSP Web sites.

For more information on Borland Enterprise Studio for Java, please visit http://www.borland.com/estudiojava.

Pricing and Availability

Borland Enterprise Studio 4 for Java is immediately available, with special upgrade pricing for current JBuilder and Enterprise Studio for Java owners. For pricing and additional information, please visit http://shop.borland.com/.

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].

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