Borland Delivers on Progressive Education Services Strategy, Launches Borland University; Customizable Education Solutions Underscore Need to Address the Experienced Learner

Business Wire, June 28, 2005

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. -- Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ:BORL) today announced a set of performance-based education service offerings targeting the experienced professional and designed to enable the rapid and successful deployment of Borland's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions. In line with the company's vision for Software Delivery Optimization(TM), Borland's education strategy seeks to better align the people who deliver software and the skills they need in their role, with the products and processes that serve them. Borland's new education offerings follow a process-centric design and role-based delivery model, allowing enterprises to train and re-skill their software teams in the most effective, economic and focused way possible.

"Customers tell us that end-user buy-in and adoption is one of the primary challenges they face in realizing the full value of their ALM solutions," said Chris Barbin, senior vice president of worldwide services at Borland. "The most successful organizations leverage a portfolio of training approaches, which explicitly address the diversity of skills and experiences within an organization, and enable the experienced learner to leverage skills they already know. This can not only prove a more effective learning experience for an individual, but offers much more sustainable value and a quicker return on investment for the company."

Borland's end-to-end training programs can be designed to address a customer's unique business processes and technology needs. It begins with a complete skills assessment conducted by a Borland Learning Solutions Architect. Following this, Borland and the customer work together to create a training program optimized to roles and underlying skills, the overarching development process, and the technology or products being deployed.

Courses are organized by role, process, project stage or product, and leverage a broad array of customizable formats to address an individual's specific learning style or team arrangement. This allows team members to develop the right knowledge and skills in a fast and familiar way, with faster time-to-benefit, and the flexibility to incorporate specialized and/or proprietary material into a training program.

Courses are now available on Borland University, a new web-based gateway for customers interested in learning more about Borland's education service offerings or looking to customize a training program for their team. Course formats include:

--Instructor-led training: These are live seminars and training workshops held onsite and facilitated by subject matter expert(s). These sessions are most appropriate for intensive training done with a co-located group.

--Virtual instructor-led training: These are live seminars and training workshops held using virtual classroom technology and facilitated by a subject matter expert. These sessions are most appropriate for distributed teams or those who want to break up the training into shorter sessions spread over time.

--Virtual "hands-on" labs: This is a product "sandbox" that is perfect for simulation, practice exercises and self study. These labs can also be used in conjunction with onsite or virtual training courses.

--Web-based training: These are self-paced training courses delivered online. This also includes "power-up" packages, which are short overviews of specific concepts or product functionality.

--Custom courses: Borland's Learning Solutions Architects work closely with the customer to build customized courses utilizing Borland's process-based design methods, integrating the appropriate solutions and customer processes.

Borland's offerings span the entire lifecycle of software development, helping people learn the processes and the technology they need to be successful - whether an analyst, architect, developer, tester, project manager or process specialist. The company's emphasis on "lifecycle learning" means expertise in one area is complemented by concepts and skills in adjacent areas, helping create stronger teams and reducing the communication gaps between software delivery phases.

"With our reliance on increasingly complex software, organizations must find ways to expand the effectiveness of their experienced professionals," said Cushing Anderson, program director, IDC's Learning Services research. "Technology leaders like Borland are finding innovative ways to make training efficient, accessible and easy for both individuals and their managers to develop the right skills at the right time."

For more information on Borland University and Borland's education services, please visit http://www.borland.com/services/education/offerings.html.> 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.