Borland Enterprise Studio for Java Now Shipping; Latest Release of Industry Leading Java Application Life Cycle Solution for Enterprise Development.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2001

Borland Software Corporation (NasdaqNM:BORL) today announced the immediate availability of Borland(R) Enterprise Studio 3 for Java(TM) (the Studio). Designed for enterprises of all sizes, the Studio is an integrated, best-in-class, complete life cycle solution that streamlines the modeling, development, and deployment of advanced Java applications.

By integrating leading development applications into a single, easy-to-use package, the Studio simplifies application development and deployment, reduces total cost of ownership, and speeds time to market. Built on Borland(R) JBuilder(TM), the market leading Java development environment, and Rational Rose(R), Borland Enterprise Studio for Java delivers first-class design and modeling capabilities. The Studio also includes a development license for Borland(R) Enterprise Server, AppServer(TM) Edition, and may be optionally bundled with Macromedia(R) Dreamweaver(R) UltraDev(TM) 4.

"The Studio offers an ideal approach for helping organizations standardize on Java for development and deployment," said Tony de la Lama, vice president and general manager of Java solutions for Borland. "The Studio combines best-in-class solutions to model, develop, and deploy enterprise applications. We believe the visual design features for EJB(TM) development and UML(TM) code visualization will take Java development and deployment to the next level for enterprises of all sizes."

Key Benefits of the Studio:

-- Low Total Cost of Ownership -- Leverages existing resources to produce
applications faster, at a lower cost, and with greater functionality.

-- Speeds Time to Market -- Allows enterprises to build and deliver complex
applications faster.

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

Key Components of Borland(R) Enterprise Studio 3 for Java(TM) :

Borland JBuilder 6 -- makes EJB(TM) 2.0 development easier with two-way visual designers and rapid deployment to the leading J2EE(TM) platform application servers, including Borland(R) Enterprise Server, BEA(R) WebLogic(R), IBM(R) WebSphere(R), and iPlanet(TM).

Borland(R) Enterprise Server, AppServer(TM) Edition -- fully implements the latest industry standards: EJB 2.0, JMS 1.02, Servlet 2.3, JSP(TM) 1.2, XML, and SOAP. It is built on top of Borland VisiBroker(R), the most deployed CORBA(R) solution on the market. For more information on new features and offerings, please visit www.borland.com/appserver.

Rational Rose(R) Professional J Edition -- the industry-leading modeling tool for the development of robust, efficient solutions to real business needs in the Web-centric distributed enterprise and real-time systems environments. Rational Rose uses UML as the visual modeling language, making it accessible to non-programmers wanting to model business processes as well as to programmers modeling applications logic.

Rational Unified Process(R) (RUP(R)) -- a Web-enabled software engineering process that enhances team productivity and delivers software best practices to all team members. RUP makes process practical by providing extensive guidelines, templates, and examples for critical development activities.

Interactive Objects Software GmbH ArcStyler(TM) Demo CD -- provides a comprehensive, architecture-driven solution for end-to-end J2EE application development. By assisting developers with important architectural tasks, the ArcStyler simplifies and expedites the development life cycle, from the platform-independent business model to platform-specific refinement and optimized code generation for leading application servers.

Macromedia(R) Dreamweaver(R) UltraDev(TM) 4 (Included in Borland Enterprise Studio for Java with Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 Edition) -- a customizable, visual environment for professional Web development for JavaServer Pages(TM) (JSP) sites. Available as an optional bundle.

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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