Annual Borland Conference to Showcase Latest Technologies and Best Practices for Accelerating the Application Lifecycle

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2004--

Borland Extends Nomination Deadline for BorCon 2004 Customer and Partner Awards

“Software drives business success, and competitive advantage depends on the ability to create and deploy software applications that deliver new services, operational efficiencies and competitive responses -- fast”

With 25 days left until the annual Borland(R) Conference (BORCON(TM)), Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL) announced additional details around one of the premier events in the software industry. With more than 200 technical sessions, keynotes and presentations led by Borland and other software industry experts, BorCon 2004 offers an agenda appealing to all roles in the software delivery process, from IT directors and business analysts to architects and developers.

"Software drives business success, and competitive advantage depends on the ability to create and deploy software applications that deliver new services, operational efficiencies and competitive responses -- fast," said David Intersimone, vice president of developer relations at Borland Software. "At BorCon you will see how to optimize teamwork, enhance productivity, improve software quality, reduce costs, cut maintenance time and accelerate business flexibility and success."

BorCon 2004 sessions will cover application lifecycle management (ALM) methods and processes, security issues, team collaboration and management, model-driven and service oriented architectures, testing and quality, as well as best practices and emerging technologies for J2EE(TM), Microsoft(R) .NET and other development platforms.

At the conference, Borland will lead hands-on educational sessions for all its product lines, including previews for upcoming versions of the Borland(R) Delphi(TM) development environment, the Borland(R) StarTeam(TM) configuration and change management system and the Borland(R) CaliberRM(TM) requirements management solution.

Borland also announced today it is extending the nomination deadline for its annual BorCon customer and partner awards to August 23, 2004. The Customer Application of the Year award recognizes customers who use Borland solutions to build some of today's most innovative applications. The Partner Solution of the Year award recognizes the Borland partner who provides the most strategic solution for a third-party customer. Finally, the Borland Technology Partner of the Year award reconizes a partner who provides products that integrate with and add value to Borland development platforms and products.

To register for BorCon 2004 please visit: http://www.eventreg.com/borcon2004. To submit a nomination for the BorCon customer and partner awards, please visit: http://info.borland.com/conf2004/awardnominations.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.

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