"Borland's JBuilder developers have been working closely with IBM's San Francisco team for over a year to provide a blueprint for enterprise-wide Java development," said Del Yocam, Borland's chairman and CEO. "Both companies have been very pleased with the results from integrating JBuilder's tools with the San Francisco codebase and the value it will bring to Java developers."

As part of this joint development effort, Borland and IBM are working together to explore ways to improve the Java development process through an integration of visual tools, Wizards and object-oriented components. The project's focus is to optimize learning and productivity as it relates to San Francisco. As part of this effort, JBuilder will be installed worldwide at IBM San Francisco education centers.

About the IBM San Francisco Initiative
San Francisco is an object-oriented application foundation for efficient development of distributed, Internet-enabled enterprise applications on multiple platforms. Windows 95 and Windows NT development environments -- and Windows NT and AIX application servers will be supported in the first release by San Francisco, with AS/400 server support to follow. For more information on San Francisco, visit the IBM SF home page at http://www.ibm.com/java/SanFrancisco/.

About JBuilder
Borland JBuilder is a family of highly-productive, visual development tools for creating high-performance, platform-independent applications using the Java programming language created by Sun Microsystems. JBuilder's scalable, component-based environment is designed for all levels of "Information Network" development projects ranging from applets and applications that require networked database connectivity to client/server and enterprise-wide, distributed multi-tier computing solutions. As part of Borland's Golden Gate strategy to support major industry standards in all of its tools, JBuilder's open environment supports 100% Pure Java, JavaBeans, JDK 1.1, JFC, AFC, RMI, CORBA, JDBC, ODBC, and all major corporate database servers.

Borland: Making Development Easier
Borland International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BORL) is a leading provider of high-quality software products for software application developers worldwide. Borland is distinguished for its award-winning family of rapid application development tools and scalable middleware technology for desktop, client/server, Internet/intranet, and enterprise systems. The Company's products are supported through comprehensive corporate and independent developer programs, value added resellers, and systems integrators. Founded in 1983, Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California.

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