Borland Releases First Globalized Versions of CaliberRM and StarTeam Technologies; Enhanced StarTeam 5.3 and CaliberRM 5.1 Feature Multiple Language Functionality.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers JavaOne 2003 Booth #1509 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2003 Borland Software Corporation (company) Borland Software Corporation - A company that sells a variety of PC software development and database systems. Borland was founded in 1983 and initially became famous for their low-cost software, particularly Turbo Pascal, Turbo C, and Turbo Prolog. (Nasdaq:BORL) today introduced the first globalized versions of StarTeam(R) 5.3 and CaliberRM(TM) 5.1, providing greater functionality for data in multiple languages. Through the ongoing integration and globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation of CaliberRM and StarTeam technologies, Borland is expanding its footprint to address each phase of the application lifecycle and thus breaking down global barriers, enabling greater collaboration and helping enterprises outside the U.S. build better software, faster. "This latest announcement demonstrates our commitment to the technology gained from our recent acquisition of Starbase and underscores the Borland commitment to meet the needs of enterprises worldwide," said Patrick Kerpan, vice president and general manager of DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive solutions at Borland. "Historically, StarTeam and CaliberRM were primarily distributed in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . With the enhancements included in these latest releases, we are reassuring our global customers that Borland is committed to providing high quality products." Borland StarTeam 5.3 is an automated configuration and change management system that places control of the development process in the hands of project teams. Borland CaliberRM 5.1 is an enterprise requirements management The administration and control of the information needs of users. In order to achieve business objectives within an organization via information systems, user requirements must be defined in a consistent manner, prioritized and monitored. solution, designed to enable seamless collaboration for distributed teams. These solutions now support the storage and retrieval of data in languages other then English. StarTeam 5.3 Cross-Platform client has been localized in French, Japanese and German. This new version of CaliberRM now incorporates Borland(R) VisiBroker(R), allowing embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. to interoperate with CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global (R)-compliant enterprise applications. With the new VisiBroker integration, internal performance benchmarking shows that CaliberRM performance has improved by 100 to 300 percent under load, underscoring the Borland commitment to continually enhance its products and provide excellent solutions that accelerate application development for global development teams. Availability Borland StarTeam 5.3 is available now from authorized resellers. Borland CaliberRM will be available Summer 2003. For more detailed product information, visit: http://www.borland.com/products/index.html. About Borland Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL) is a world leader in platform independent software development and deployment solutions that are 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 the Borland Developer Network at http://bdn.borland.com/. Note to Editors: 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. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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