FYI. > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > INPRISE/BORLAND TERMINATES NEGOTIATIONS TO SELL INTERBASE. PRODUCT LINE; > > ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SUPPORT INTERBASE COMMUNITY > > SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., -- July 28, 2000 -- Inprise/Borland (Nasdaq: > INPR) today announced that it has terminated negotiations with Ann > Harrison regarding the sale of the InterBase. product line to a start-up > venture led by Ms. Harrison. The company is planning to fully support > InterBase customers by retaining a core team to successfully transition > the open source version of InterBase. Inprise/Borland is responding to > the needs of open source developers, and is joining the many companies > that have embraced open source. > > "After careful consideration, we determined that it was not in the best > interest of Inprise/Borland's stockholders for us to sell the InterBase > product line to a start-up entity which initially would be dependent on > Inprise/Borland for funding," said Dale Fuller, interim president and > CEO of Inprise/Borland. "We are excited about building a relationship > with the open source community. We believe this process will strengthen > both the InterBase community and further enhance the product." > > Last week, Inprise/Borland announced that the source code for InterBase > 6.0 and binary versions for Linux., Windows., and Solaris would be made > available at the Inprise/Borland Web site, www.inprise.com/InterBase/. > InterBase 6.0 was released under a variant on the Mozilla Public License > (MPL) V1.1. Developers using InterBase under this license can modify > the code or develop applications without being required to open source > them. The open source license applies to all platforms. > > About InterBase 6.0 > InterBase 6.0 is the most recent version of the powerful, > high-performance cross-platform database known for its low-maintenance > requirements and enterprise-class features and performance. In addition > to being the first open source release of InterBase, Version 6.0 > introduces a number of new features including new data types (long > integer, date, time), extended SQL92 compliance, an open interface for > defining new national character sets, plus performance and security > enhancements. > > Availability and Support > InterBase 6.0 can be downloaded immediately from the Inprise/Borland Web > site at www.inprise.com/InterBase/. > > About Inprise/Borland > Inprise Corporation (referred to in this press release as > Inprise/Borland) is a leading provider of Internet access infrastructure > and application development tools and services for most major platforms, > including Linux., Sun Solaris, Windows. and the Macintosh. OS. Founded > in 1983, Inprise/Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California > with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Inprise/Borland at > http://www.borland.com/, the community site at > http://community.borland.com/ or call the company at 800-632-2864. > > ### > > NOTE: Inprise/Borland's product names are trademarks or registered > trademarks of Inprise Corporation. Other product names mentioned herein > may be trademarks of the party using such names. Forward-looking > statements in this release, including but not limited to, those > concerning Inprise/Borland's future financial performance, product > development plans, and the potential features of or benefits to be > derived from the products developed, marketed or sold by > Inprise/Borland, involve a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual > events or results may differ materially. Factors that could cause actual > events or results to differ materially include, among others, the > following: possible disruptive effects of organizational or personnel > changes by Inprise/Borland, shifts in customer demand, market acceptance > of new or enhanced products developed, marketed or sold by > Inprise/Borland, delays in scheduled product availability dates, actions > or announcements by competitors, software errors, general business > conditions and market growth rates in the client/server and Internet > software markets, and other factors described in the reports on Forms > 10-K and 10-Q filed by Inprise/Borland with the SEC. > > Contact: > Elizabeth Crosta > TSI Communications Worldwide > (650) 635-0200 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > (See attached file: ibterm.doc) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz
