Borland to Participate in Trade Mission to Egypt and Morocco Led by Assistant Secretary of U.S. Dept. of Commerce.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 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 announced that Keith E. Gottfried, senior vice president-Law and Corporate Affairs, general counsel, corporate secretary and chief legal officer, will accompany Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Maria Cino Maria Cino (born 1957) is an American politician. Since March 2007 she has been Chief Executive Officer of the Committee of Arrangements (COA), which is organizing the 2008 Republican National Convention. , on a US. Commerce Department Trade Mission to Morocco and Egypt, May 25 through June 2, 2003. The focus of the mission, which will include stops in Casablanca, Rabat Rabat (räbät`), city (1994 pop. 787,745), capital of Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Bou Regreg estuary, opposite Salé. and Cairo, will be to strengthen economic relations between 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. and the North African North Africa A region of northern Africa generally considered to include the modern-day countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. North African adj. & n. Adj. 1. countries of Morocco and Egypt, help U.S. businesses, like Borland, explore new trade and investment opportunities in North Africa, and emphasize the benefits of international trade on economic development. "While Egypt and Morocco are new and nascent nascent /nas·cent/ (nas´ent) (na´sent) 1. being born; just coming into existence. 2. just liberated from a chemical combination, and hence more reactive because uncombined. markets for our products and services, we are excited about the potential that exists for us to grow our business in these countries," said Dale L. Fuller, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Borland. "Economic reforms undertaken in Morocco and Egypt's large, well-educated population holds much promise for new business opportunities. Through contacts with local government officials, we hope to reinforce the need for ongoing improvement in the general business climate in these countries and learn more about anti-piracy efforts and any changes in intellectual property protection and enforcement, especially pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to software." For more information on the trade mission, visit the U.S. Commerce Department website at http://www.ita.doc.gov/doctm/bus_dev_morocco_egypt_0503.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. |
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