Borland Powers Business Solutions with Expanded Software Platform for Java Technologies.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

JavaOne 2002

Booth #420

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002

Borland(R) Debuts New Java(TM) Products that Increase Software

Development Productivity and Deliver Higher Performance

Applications at Lower Total Cost of Ownership

Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL) today announced the expansion of the Borland(R) Software Platform for Java(TM) with the debut of Borland(R) Optimizeit(TM) Suite and JDataStore(TM) 5 next week at the JavaOne(SM) Conference, booth #420. Designed to drive mass adoption of Java technologies beyond "power users" to mainstream enterprise developers, the Borland Software Platform for Java accelerates the delivery of high performance applications at a lower total cost of ownership. In addition to existing support for industry standard Web Services standards, the expanded Borland Software Platform for Java, featuring Borland(R) Enterprise Studio and Borland(R) Enterprise Server, now features the following integrated products:

-- Optimizeit(TM) Suite, a performance assurance solution for robust
application development that integrates with leading development and deployment
environments

-- JDataStore(TM), a high performance, platform-independent database solution
written entirely in Java (and integrated with the market leading Borland(R)
JBuilder(TM)) for embedded, Web, and mobile database applications;

-- TeamSource(TM) DSP (Development Services Platform), a secure enterprise
quality service for commercial development. It combines essential source code
management features with integrated Business Messaging to deliver a secure,
easy-to-use collaborative software development platform for global teams
distributed across job functions, geographical locations and firewall
boundaries.

"The continued expansion of the Borland Software Platform with products that support the entire application life cycle, reinforces Borland's leadership role in powering business solutions for the Enterprise," said Frank Slootman, vice president of product solutions at Borland. "Borland will continue to build upon the success of our Java development and deployment environments, Borland Enterprise Studio and Borland Enterprise Server-, and deliver best-in-class, standards based solutions for the growing community of Java application developers."

Delivering Java Solutions that Power Business Profits and

Productivity

Borland is turning its vision for Java into reality with award-winning software that enable customers to increase productivity, bolster performance, and lower total cost of ownership. Industry leaders, customers and analysts point to Borland's open standards, interoperability, and ease of use as key to the company's success as a leader in Java development.

Experience the Borland Software Platform for Java at JavaOne

In addition to showcasing Optimizeit Suite, JDataStore and TeamSource at JavaOne, the Borland Software Platform for Java will be exhibited at Borland booth #420. The Platform features advances in development and deployment technologies as well as the latest in Web Services and wireless.

-- Borland(R) Enterprise Studio for Java(TM)

Borland Enterprise Studio for Java combines Borland JBuilder,

Borland Enterprise Server, Rational Rose(R) Professional J

Edition, and Rational Unified Process(R) (RUP(R)) into a

single, easy-to-use package that enables companies to build

enterprise-level e-business software more efficiently and

effectively. Borland Enterprise Studio is optionally bundled

with Macromedia(R) Dreamweaver(R) UltraDev(TM) 4 for building

Web application interfaces to provide all the necessary tools

for development and deployment of e-business applications. For

more information, visit http://www.borland.com/estudio/java/.

-- Borland(R) Enterprise Server

The Borland Enterprise Server family of application servers

offers a range of functionality to support today's complex

application development and deployment environments. Based on

Borland VisiBroker(R), the world's most deployed CORBA(R)

infrastructure, the Borland Enterprise Server was engineered

to provide high performance and reliability at a low overall

cost of ownership. From deploying and running JSPs and

servlets to enterprise J2EE-based application deployments,

Borland Enterprise Server provides the tools, performance, and

deployment flexibility to effectively and reliably manage

implementations throughout an ever changing IT environment.

The Borland Enterprise Server is available in three editions:

Web Edition, VisiBroker Edition, and AppServer(TM) Edition.

For more information, visit http://www.borland.com/bes/.

-- Borland(R) JBuilder(TM)

Borland JBuilder is the leading cross-platform environment for

building business, database, and distributed applications for

the Java 2 platform. JBuilder simplifies EJB(TM) 2.0

development with two-way visual designers and rapid deployment

to the leading J2EE(TM) platform application servers,

including BEA(R) WebLogic(R), IBM(R) WebSphere(R),

iPlanet(TM), and the integrated Borland Enterprise Server. It

enhances developer productivity with UML code visualization,

refactoring, unit testing, and documentation tools, and

enables development and deployment of applications on

Windows(R), Linux(R), Solaris(TM), and Mac(R) OS platforms.

JBuilder is available in three versions: Enterprise,

Professional, and Personal. For more information, visit

http://www.borland.com/jbuilder.

-- Borland(R) JBuilder(TM) MobileSet

JBuilder MobileSet 2 is a J2ME(TM) platform compliant

environment, fully integrated with Borland JBuilder, to

support software development in Java-enabled devices. JBuilder

MobileSet is an add-on to JBuilder, the market leading Java

development environment, that supports the development of J2ME

applications compliant with Connected Limited Device

Configuration (CLDC) and the Mobile Information Device Profile

(MIDP) targeted at mobile phones and PDAs. Together, JBuilder

and JBuilder MobileSet include visual design tools for

creating mobile applications, device emulation and debugging,

as well as all of the standard features offered with JBuilder.

For more information, visit

http://www.borland.com/jbuilder/mobileset/.

-- Borland(R) TeamSource(TM) DSP

Borland TeamSource DSP (Development Services Platform) is a

secure enterprise quality service for commercial, proprietary

development. It combines essential source code management

features with integrated Business Messaging to deliver a

secure, easy-to-use software collaborative development

platform for teams distributed across functions, locations and

companies. As an Internet-ready platform, TeamSource DSP

increases speed, performance and security across internal

networks and delivers vast improvements on collaborative

development efforts across the firewall. Aligned with

strategic objectives, TeamSource DSP facilitates innovation

and organizational flexibility, shortens product cycle times,

cuts development and overhead costs, and increases

productivity in ways that ultimately deliver significant

improvements in profitability. For more information, visit

http://www.borland.com/teamsource.

-- Borland(R) Web Services Kit for Java(TM)

The Borland Web Services Kit for Java allows enterprises to

create and deploy Web Services with the Java and the J2EE

platform using Borland JBuilder. The Borland Web Services Kit

for Java, available as a plug-in for JBuilder, is a collection

of application programming interfaces (APIs), architectures,

and additional standards developed by the Java community. For

more information, visit

http://www.borland.com/jbuilder/webservices/.

-- Borland(R) Optimizeit(TM) Suite

For large-scale J2EE(TM) platform server applications and

client-side Java(TM) programs alike, the Borland(R)

Optimizeit(TM) Suite is an essential for managing performance

risks throughout the development process and for producing

fast, reliable applications. The Suite's integrated

tools--Profiler, Thread Debugger, and Code Coverage--make it

easier for Java developers to efficiently find, prioritize,

and fix performance obstacles such as memory leaks,

performance bottlenecks, and thread issues. The Optimizeit

Suite provides full integration for popular J2EE application

servers, remote process connectivity, and tight IDE

integration. Combining ease-of-use, scalability, and powerful

functionality, the Optimizeit Suite is vital for successful

development processes. For more information on Optimizeit

Suite, please visit http://www.borland.com/optimizeit/.

For more information about Borland or to schedule a media briefing at the show, please contact Michael Myser of Schwartz Communications at 415/512-0770 ([e-mail]). More information about attending the 2002 JavaOne Conference is available online at http://servlet.java.sun.com/javaone/index.jsp.

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, Calif. 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 800/632-2864.

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