BORLAND FORMS CLIENT/SERVER DIVISION
Promotes Dickerson to Head New Unit

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--April 29, 1993--ln response to the growing trend
among major corporations to evolve their data processing operations into
client/server environments, Borland International Inc. (NASDAQ:BORL) today
announced it has established a Client/Server Division. The new division
will be responsible for research, development and marketing of Borland's
client developer tools, middleware and server products in client/server
configurations.

The company also announced that Rob Dickerson, 36, was promoted to senior
vice president and will head the new division.

"With huge amounts of data stored on Borland databases and a decade of
leadership in the development of programming and database tools, Borland
is in a unique position to help customers reap the benefits of
client/server computing," said Philippe Kahn, president, chairman and CEO,
Borland International. "This new division will help ensure a complete
client/server solution to customers, including support technology,
technical support, service and training, and sales support and
distribution."

The Borland Client/Server Solution

Borland has developed and integrated a broad range of advanced client
tools, connected via a highly capable middleware layer, to the most
technologically advanced database server. The goal is to provide
best-of-breed solutions in each area, while embracing open standards,
thereby allowing customers to "mix and match" products to best meet their
needs.

Products to be managed by the client/server Division include the InterBase
server, upcoming SQL link products for Windows and current SQL links for
DOS; IDAPI middleware; and client developer kits based on desktop products
such as Paradox for Windows, and products under development, such as dBASE
for Windows.

Customers will be offered a broad range of high-end training, service and
support assistance, which is currently in place and being offered to such
InterBase customers as The Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Bear Stearns and
Chicago Research & Trading Group Ltd. InterBase has typically sold well in
these types of mission critical applications; as a result, Borland can
offer the full range of client/server solutions, from desktop applications
to departmental client/server applications, to mission-critical
client/server applications.

The client/server market is expected to grow substantially in the years
ahead according to leading market analysts. According to Forrester
Research, a Cambridge, Mass. computer industry research company, forecasts
for the client server market are will grow at an annual compound growth
rate of 70 percent from 1992 through 1996.

"Our strategy is to leverage our strength in the PC desktop market to
target departmental-level client/server needs, as well as retain our
strength in the mission-critical server market," said Rob Dickerson, vice
president. Client/Server Division. "Borland's unique technology strengths,
an approximately 70 percent market share of PC database products and our
ties with a developer community over S million strong provide an excellent
foundation for our continued emphasis on client/server solutions."

"As a client/server developer, we are using Borland tools for applications
being delivered to major corporations" said Paul Sharp, System Reeng Inc.
"We are excited about the integrated approach Borland is taking in the
database world; with Paradox for Windows and InterBase, you can deliver a
total solution that connects the desktop to every relevant portion of
company data using the latest user interfacing and application techniques.
The powerful combination of InterBase's multi-generational architecture,
IDAPI middleware and the object-oriented nature of Paradox for Windows,
surpasses anything else on the market today."

Borland's Object Component Architecture: A C/S Foundation

The Borland Object Component Architecture (BOCA) is Borland's client/server
foundation. At the heart of this architecture lies the InterBase Engine,
core Borland technology which ensures interoperability among Borland's
client products, including Paradox, dBASE, Quattro Pro and Borland C++.

Borland's most recently announced client developer product, Paradox for
Windows, has been built from the ground up in Windows to operate well in a
client/server environment and well as in standalone applications. It
offers the most sophisticated querying and reporting capabilities across
multiple data sources of any PC database product on the market. Using
Paradox for Windows, an end user can query multiple databases, including
dBASE, Paradox, Oracle and others, and rapidly present the information
into a single Paradox for Windows table, form or report.

Surrounding the InterBase Engine is an IDAPI middleware layer, which serves
as intelligent system software that supports existing standards and
connects a variety of clients to a variety of servers on a variety of
platforms. IDAPI is a platform-independent database connectivity solution
that meets customer needs by providing connectivity to both SQL and
non-SQL databases. IDAPI partner companies include Borland, IBM, Novell
and WordPerfect; over 40 additional companies have joined the IDAPI
standardization effort, including NEC, SyBase, Oracle, Pioneer and Gupta
among others. IDAPI will be made available across a number of platforms,
including DOS, OS/2, Microsoft Windows, and NetWare. It is complementary
to Microsoft's Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) specification; any
ODBC-compliant database driver will be able to be accessed through IDAPI
without modification.

To access to the greater world of data, Borland is scheduled to begin
shipping SQL connections for its client products in the third calendar
quarter. Paradox for Windows, for example, will be able to access data
from InterBase, DB2, Oracle, SyBase, and Microsoft/Sybase SQL server,
which far surpasses the number of SQL connections available for other PC
database products on the market.

The final component of BOCA is the InterBase server, the leading product on
the market to support peer-to-peer networks with multiple, distributed
databases, which is the emerging client/server model. InterBase also
features high performance throughput in mixed-use environments, superior
data management, support for complex data such as graphics, video, sound
and rich text, and ease of use and maintenance.

For millions of software developers and end users worldwide, Borland
International, Inc. is the leader in application development software. A
pioneer in the use of object-oriented technology, Borland is committed to
offering the world's best database management, programming languages,
development tools, spreadsheets and applications software. Borland's
products include Paradox, Quattro Pro, dBASE, InterBase, Borland C++ and
Borland Pascal for Objects. Founded in 1983 by Philippe Kahn, Borland is
headquartered in Scotts Valley, California

Borland International Inc
1800 Green Hills Rd
PO Box 660001
Scotts Valley, CA 95067-0001

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