Borland Ships New Version of J2EE -- TM -- Application Server; Borland Enterprise Server 5.2 Increases Speed and Performance Across the Development Lifecycle.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2003

Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL) today announced the availability of Borland(R) Enterprise Server 5.2, the latest release of the company's high-performance deployment solution for business-critical applications. Reaffirming the Borland commitment to accelerate the application development lifecycle, Borland Enterprise Server 5.2 improves developer productivity and application performance, speeding time to market and increasing business efficiency across the enterprise.

Global 1000 companies spanning a wide variety of industries, including telecommunications, financial services and manufacturing, are already running business-critical applications such as operations and business support systems, securities trading applications and enterprise resource planning systems on Borland Enterprise Server 5.2. Aon Consulting, a subsidiary of Aon Corporation, one of the world's premier insurance brokerage, consulting services and consumer insurance underwriting organizations, used Borland Enterprise Server in conjunction with Borland JBuilder(R) to quickly and cost-effectively Web-enable a pension plan administration application that supports Aon's global sales force.

"Choosing Borland Enterprise Server was the most strategic decision we made as we moved into multi-tiered application development," said Denis Gagnon, vice president of information technology at Aon Consulting Canada. "We were able to reuse a large portion of our already stable source code, yet change the whole outdated infrastructure, while improving service and achieving greater application stability and scalability. We drastically reduced the effort and cost of Web-enabling our business solution, and the new features in Borland Enterprise Server 5.2 bring us even greater price/performance advantages."

Recent SpecJAppServer 2001 benchmark results demonstrate Borland Enterprise Server 5.2 price and performance excellence. (See http://www.spec.org/jAppServer2001/ for a full disclosure.)

"Borland Enterprise Server 5.2 delivers on our commitment to excellence in scalability, reliability and runtime performance," said Boz Elloy, vice president and general manager of the enterprise solutions group at Borland. "Tightly integrated with market-leading development solutions, Borland Enterprise Server not only speeds time-to-market but also offers companies greater flexibility in extending and integrating existing applications, accelerating the entire application development lifecycle and protecting past investments."

New Key Features and Benefits

The new features in Borland Enterprise Server 5.2 focus on improving developer productivity and application performance:

-- Enhanced integration with Borland JBuilder 8 accelerates development and deployment cycles

-- Support for the new Java Development Kit 1.4.1 improves Java application scalability and performance

-- Support for IPv6 specification enables deployment on next-generation TCP/IP networks

-- Native messaging support eases integration with non-CORBA applications

-- Enhanced access and reporting of process utilization assists developers and IT managers in optimizing application performance

Availability

Borland Enterprise Server Version 5.2 is now available for Windows, Solaris and Red Hat Linux platforms. It is available in three editions: the Web Edition, the VisiBroker(R) Edition and the AppServer Edition. A development license of the AppServer Edition ships with Borland JBuilder, Enterprise Edition.

For a complete listing of features and benefits, visit http://borland.com/besappserver/index.html.

About Borland

Borland Software Corp. 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 Developer Network 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 Borland Developer Network at http://bdn.borland.com or call Borland at 800/632-2864.

All Borland brand and product names 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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