FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Dick O'Donnell
Borland International, Inc.
(408) 439-1631

Sandra Hawker
Borland International, Inc.
(408) 439-1659

Jill Kramer
Ashton-Tate Corp.
(408) 927-5070

Fred Hoar
Miller Communications
(415) 962-9550


                    BORLAND TO ACQUIRE ASHTON-TATE


SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., -- July 10, 1991 -- Borland International, 
Inc. (NASDAQ:BORL) and Ashton-Tate Corporation (NASDAQ:TATE) 
announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger 
agreement providing for the acquisition of Ashton-Tate by Borland.

Under terms of the agreement, which was unanimously approved by the 
board of directors of both software companies late yesterday 
afternoon, Ashton-Tate shareholders will receive a fraction of a 
share of Borland common stock having a market value of $17.50 for 
each of their shares, provided that no less than 0.346 shares and no 
more than 0.398 shares will be issued for each Ashton-Tate share.  
Ashton-Tate has approximately 25.1 million shares outstanding and 
Borland has approximately 15 million shares outstanding.

Completion of the transaction is subject to, among other things, the 
approval of each company's shareholders and the receipt of all 
required governmental approvals.  It is anticipated that the 
transaction will be tax-free to Ashton-Tate's shareholders and 
accounted for as a pooling of interests. The transaction is expected 
to be completed later this year.

As part of the transaction, Ashton-Tate has granted to Borland an 
irrevocable option, exercisable under certain circumstances, to 
acquire five million authorized but unissued Ashton-Tate shares, or 
approximately 19.9 percent of Ashton-Tate's presently outstanding 
shares, at a price of $17.50 per share.  The merger agreement also 
provides that if the transaction is not completed under certain 
circumstances Ashton-Tate or Borland may be required to pay a fee of 
$13.5 million to the other.

Commenting on the proposed transaction, Phillippe Kahn, Borland's 
chairman, president and CEO, said: "Borland and Ashton-Tate are an 
excellent strategic fit and will have an exceptional organization, 
with the technology and product breadth to meet customer needs in the 
'90s.  This transaction will allow us to provide a full range of 
software products -- from databases and spreadsheets to graphics and 
programming languages -- all designed for client-server computing 
architectures on a variety of platforms.  We intend to protect 
customer investments in each company's products, including Paradox 
and dBASE products, and provide a smooth migration path to future 
technologies."

William P. Lyons, chairman and CEO of Ashton-Tate said: "This 
transaction provides outstanding value for our shareholders and 
expands our ability to meet customers' current and evolving computing 
needs.  Customers will benefit from our complementary product lines, 
distribution channels, Ashton-Tate's extensive global operations and 
Borland's object-oriented technology."

Borland officials said they expect to achieve economies of scale and 
significant operational efficiencies as a result of the merger.

Lazard-Freres & Co. is acting as financial advisor to Borland, and 
Goldman, Sachs & Co. as financial advisor to Ashton-Tate in 
connection with the transaction.

Borland International, Inc., headquartered in Scotts Valley, Calif., 
is a leading developer of object-oriented business software and 
programming languages.  Borland offers some of the world's most 
widely used PC software, including Paradox, Quattro Pro, 
ObjectVision, Borland C++, Turbo C++, Turbo Pascal for Windows and 
Sidekick.

Headquartered in Torrance, California, Ashton-Tate Corporation 
develops and markets business applications software for a broad range 
of platforms.  The company's major product categories include the 
dBASE family of database management systems, graphics, word 
processing and integrated decision support.  Ashton-Tate also offers 
a comprehensive line of training, consulting and support services.

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