Borland Selects Sonic Software to Deliver Industry Leading E-Business Messaging.

Business/Technology Editors

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. & BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2001

SonicMQ(R) Brings Best-in-Class J2EE(TM) Compliant Java(TM)

Messaging to Borland's Application Server Technology

Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq NM: BORL), a leading provider of e-business platform solutions, and Sonic Software, a leader in e-business messaging (EBM) software and services, today announced an agreement to deliver best-in-class messaging functionality for Borland customers. Borland will integrate SonicMQ(R) 3.5, the industry-leading Java(TM) Messaging Service (JMS(TM)), with the next release of Borland(R) AppServer(TM), a leading application server that supports a mixed Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE(TM)) and CORBA(R) framework. Additionally, Sonic MQ Developer Edition integrated with Borland AppServer is included with Borland(R) JBuilder(TM) Enterprise Edition, the leading Java development environment.

Messaging is an essential component of any e-business platform. By integrating SonicMQ, the most widely used JMS implementation, Borland will provide AppServer customers with Java messaging functionality in a single installation. This integrated environment will provide a seamless user experience, delivering business-critical data across incompatible systems and reducing the complexity of building mission-critical e-business applications.

"With SonicMQ we get more than just JMS, we get Sun certified J2EE compatibility that will scale to meet the real-world transactional needs of our customers," said Alan Shoap, vice president and general manager of the enterprise solutions for Borland. "Sonic Software pioneered Java messaging and remains the market leader. Including Sonic's industry leading e-business messaging solution with Borland AppServer will help our customers continue to gain faster time-to-market while lowering their total cost of ownership."

"Our partnership with industry leader Borland exemplifies our commitment to bringing best-in-class Java-based technology to today's extended enterprise," said Greg O'Connor, president of Sonic Software. "The combination of SonicMQ and Borland's award-winning AppServer offers customers a clear path to support the forthcoming J2EE standard, and a secure, reliable way to exchange business-critical information between enterprise applications."

About SonicMQ(R)

SonicMQ, the industry-leading Java Messaging Service (JMS), helps businesses meet today's global business application integration needs by providing reliable, scalable and secure high-performance business messaging technology. SonicMQ natively supports Web standards and the Java Message Service (JMS) specification, which provides a standard set of interfaces and messaging models. SonicMQ is fully compliant with the Sun JAVA 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) standard and includes a XAResource API to guarantee end-to-end transactional integrity of mission-critical information. Additionally, SonicMQ features patent-pending Dynamic Routing Architecture(TM) (DRA), providing guaranteed message delivery, and unparalleled performance and scalability.

About Borland(R) AppServer(TM)

Borland AppServer provides an industrial strength infrastructure for an e-business platform solution. The Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE platform) certified Borland AppServer provides clustering, load balancing and back-end integration, to enable customers with a powerful platform-independent application server that serves the rigorous needs of global e-business customers. Built upon the widely deployed CORBA object request broker, Borland brings this technology innovation and heritage to the J2EE platform.

About Borland

Borland is a leading provider of high performance e-business platform solutions designed to increase developer productivity and reduce time to market for enterprise software projects. E-business platform solutions consist of software products that allow businesses to develop, deploy and manage e-business applications. Borland is the vendor of choice for professional e-business solution providers who demand a vendor-independent platform that supports rapid time to market, high productivity, performance and availability. 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].

About Sonic Software

Sonic Software Corporation is a leading provider of e-business messaging (EBM) software and services. The SonicMQ(R) e-business messaging server serves as The Backbone For The Extended Enterprise(TM) by providing highly scalable, standards-based Internet middleware that enables the guaranteed and secure delivery of business data between applications across the distributed enterprise or between companies for B2B exchange.

Sonic Software Corporation's global customers include Commerce One and Hewlett Packard in addition to many of the world's largest corporations across a wide variety of industries including electronic commerce, financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, and energy. Sonic Software Corporation is an independent operating company of Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ:PRGS). Headquartered in Bedford, Mass., Sonic Software can be reached by dialing 1-781-999-7000 (toll free at 1-866-GETSONIC) or on the Web at www.sonicsoftware.com .

All Borland brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation, formerly known as Insprise Corporation, in the United States and other countries. SonicMQ, Dynamic Routing Architecture, and The Backbone of the Extended Enterprise are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Software Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and/or service marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

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