This is quite old? I thought we discussed this here? But
there is more information now, so it is pertinent.
Borland is closing the Auckland office - as I am with
DevCo, they don't need it. That will be as of the end of this month. The phone
number 3600231 will be answered directly by myself (it will redirect to my
cellphone). All order taking will be going to a partner that will focus on the
DevCo development tools (expect to see a lot of activity in this area from DevCo
and partner). Until the partner is set up I can't talk details but be assured
they will be trying to contact as many people as possible and working with
everyone to enliven Delphi, InterBase and JBuilder in New Zealand (as will DevCo
generally in the rest of the world).
Richard
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Richard Vowles, Solutions Architect,
Borland New Zealand
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
phone: +64-9-9184573
cell: +64-21-467747
other: MSN [EMAIL PROTECTED], skype:
rvowles
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul A Norman
Sent: Tuesday, 13 June 2006 11:08 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: [DUG] 300 Borland Staff reductions from international operations
Dear Richard,
Will you still have an office staff?
Paul
Full Article . . .
Datelined June 9 2006
. . .
"Update on the Developer Tools Group Divestiture
"Borland announced on February 8, 2006 the intention to divest its Integrated Developer Environment (IDE) product lines. Nigel Brown, previously vice president of Borland EMEA, has been appointed general manager of Borland's internally formed Developer Tools Group. This group now consists of approximately 180 Borland employees, with sales, marketing and product teams working independently within the Company. The divesture process is proceeding according to schedule and attracting a strong number of qualified bidders. Borland is working to have a buyer identified within the next several months.
. . .
"Borland will reduce its workforce by approximately 300 employees, or about 20 percent of its regular full-time staff. The majority of staff reductions will come from the re-scoping of Borland's international operations .. . ."The majority of Borland's planned workforce reductions are part of a plan to re-scope its international operations, which currently serves 29 countries. Going forward, Borland will focus on enhancing its existing direct sales model in major IT markets, supporting customers in secondary markets through a mix of direct, partner and channel relationships. Borland expects to complete this reduction in workforce by the end of July 2006.
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