Borland Appoints Former Hewlett Packard Executive as President and Rep

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    TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2005--Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL), a global leader for Software Delivery Optimization(TM) solutions, today announced the appointment of Masaya Kawahara as president and representative director of Borland Japan, effective immediately. Kawahara-san, a former Hewlett Packard executive in Japan, will drive Borland's Japan operations and provide strategic direction and leadership. He will be responsible for growing Borland's existing customer base and promoting greater awareness of Borland's Software Delivery Optimization solutions among enterprise customers and development customers alike. Kawahara-san replaces Kiyoshi Kotegawa, who has retired.
    "We are delighted that Kawahara-san will be leading Borland's operations in Japan. Kawahara-san is highly regarded in the industry and is a welcome addition to the Asia Pacific leadership team," said Dale L. Fuller, president and CEO of Borland. "Borland will benefit from Kawahara-san's considerable expertise in working with enterprise customers and developing strategic partnerships in Japan and throughout the Asia Pacific region. His experience in services and manufacturing will also help position Borland to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the region and in particular with manufacturing companies and off-shoring opportunities across Japan, China, and India."
    Kawahara-san, age 57, brings to Borland 33 years of experience in the IT industry in various sales, product marketing and general management positions at HP and has considerable expertise in working with enterprise customers and developing strategic partnerships across Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Borland, he was the vice president and general manager of HP Consulting and Integration. In that role he managed 2,000 people with the goal of addressing the strategic IT needs of customers in the telecommunications, manufacturing and finance sectors.
    Previously, Kawahara-san was the vice president and general manager of HP Consulting, Asia Pacific, where he successfully grew the Asia Pacific consulting business to become the largest region within HP worldwide. Prior to that, he was the Manufacturing & SAP Practice Manager in Japan, where he managed the newly created consulting and integration service business in Japan focused on the manufacturing sector.
    "Borland's vision for Software Delivery Optimization and making software more valuable to businesses was one of the key reasons why I chose to join Borland. I look forward to bringing this vision -- and the software, services and partnerships that will help us deliver on it -- to even more customers in Japan," said Kawahara-san. "Borland is known for its technical excellence and commitment to champion the customers' agenda, and it is one of the few companies that can make this vision a reality. Borland is poised to drive a revolution in the Japanese IT industry, and it is an exciting time to join the company and be a part of its ongoing success in such an important region."
    Borland currently operates 15 offices in the Asia Pacific region (China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, and Australia).

    About Borland

    Founded in 1983, Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL) is a global leader in platform independent solutions for Software Delivery Optimization. The company provides the software and services that align the people, process, and technology required to maximize the business value of software. To learn more about delivering quality software, on time and within budget, visit http://www.borland.com.

    Software Delivery Optimization and all other Borland brand and product names are service marks, 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.

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to the safe harbors created by such laws. Forward-looking statements may relate to, but are not limited to, Borland's strategic focus and anticipated near-term and long-term performance in the Asia Pacific region. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of uncertainties and risks that may cause actual events or results to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include, among others, our ability to sell multi-product solutions for the application development lifecycle; the effects of a longer sales cycle as we increase our focus on larger enterprise customers; the changing nature of the markets in which we operate, namely the maturing of the Java IDE market, the effects that altered spending priorities will have on our financial results; market acceptance of our products and services including our enterprise software development platform/solution; and general industry trends, general economic factors and capital market conditions. These and other risks may be detailed from time to time in Borland's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, and its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained from http://www.sec.gov. Borland is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Information contained in our website is not incorporated by reference in, or made part of this press release.

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