Borland Joins Java Tools Community, Helps Drive Progress on Important Issues for Java Applications Development.

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. -- Borland Software (Nasdaq:BORL) today announced that it has joined the Java(TM) Tools Community (JTC), the organization formed by tools industry leaders to promote tool-friendly Java technology standards. As a core member (the highest membership level) Borland will be contributing to important "toolability" issues to help ensure that developers get the standards-based tools they need to build better software, faster. "Toolability" is a measurement of how easy it is to build tools around a particular standard or technology.

The JTC was founded in January 2004 as an independent entity that advises the Java Community Process (JCP) on tool standards issues. The JTC acts as a discussion forum for tools vendors to collaborate on making Java tools better, easier, open and more interoperable, and is a liaison group to elevate these important issues within the JCP and its member companies.

"The Java platform has become one of the most comprehensive enterprise computing platforms the world has ever seen," said George Paolini, vice president and general manager of developer tools at Borland. "As a voice for millions of Java developers, Borland has an obligation to ensure that evolving Java standards meet developers' needs. Toolability is an important part of this, and we are excited to work with the JTC to encourage collaboration among the community."

The JTC will discuss the creation, adoption and advancement of Java(TM) Specification Requests (JSRs) for toolability and interoperability in the development community. This process allows tools vendors, customers and developers to access information and provide input when building or extending standards via the JCP. As a result, developers will be able to use Java technology to build Java applications more easily, which can further increase the rate of Java adoption.

Other participants in the JTC include BEA Systems, Compuware, Embarcadero Technologies, Iopsis Software, JetBrains, Oracle Corp., Quest Software, SAP AG, SAS and Sun Microsystems, Inc.

"Oracle is pleased at Borland's decision to join the JTC," said Ted Farrell, chief architect, application development at Oracle. "The JTC's strength comes from the diversity of the participants working together to make the Java standards stronger and more developer-friendly. Having Borland as a core member of the JTC will add vast additional knowledge of development tools and toolability that will result in a much stronger community."

"The JTC welcomes Borland to the core team as we believe it further underscores the backing of the Java community for interoperable development architectures," said Jeff Jackson, vice president of development platforms and tools at Sun Microsystems. "The Java tools community, comprised of several million developers worldwide, can benefit from the standards the JTC is helping to influence."

The JTC will work toward making standard Java technology application programming interfaces (APIs) friendlier for tool development. The JTC is a forum in which customers and vendors can work together to advance Java tools with the intent of producing higher quality development environments.

To learn more about the JTC or to participate in forum discussions, visit http://www.javatools.org/. To learn more about the JCP, visit http://www.jcp.org.

About Borland

Borland Software Corp. (Nasdaq:BORL) is a world leader in platform independent software development and deployment solutions 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 for the Borland Developer Network, please visit http://bdn.borland.com. All Borland brands and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corp. in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

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