BORLAND ANNOUNCES VISUAL dBASE 5.5 AND THE VISUAL dBASE COMPILER

Greater Speed, New Productivity Tools, Robust Client/Server Capabilities,
and Support for Both Windows 3.1 & Windows 95

PC EXPO/NEW YORK -- June 20, 1995 -- Borland International Inc. today
introduced Visual dBASE 5.5, a major new upgrade to its award-winning
dBASE relational database management software, for the Microsoft Windows
3.1 and Windows 95 operating systems. Visual dBASE and a separate
executable (.EXE) compiler for Visual dBASE developers are scheduled to
ship next month. Borland will be demonstrating the new products this week
at PC Expo in New York, Jacob Javitz Center hall 1C, booth #139.

"Visual dBASE is a mature, all-purpose database application development
environment," said Mark DeVisser, Borland's director of dBASE marketing.
"Regardless of the size or complexity of a project -- from building
quick-and-easy desktop applications to advanced client/server front-end
development -- Visual dBASE provides the right database solution."

Previously known by its code-name, Voyager, Visual dBASE 5.5 is the only
second-generation, object-oriented Xbase product. Based on leading-edge
visual tools and a flexible, yet easy, programming language, Visual dBASE
provides business professionals and application developers with the
productivity and power to control their data. Besides support for both
Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, the database features new productivity tools
for users and developers, significant performance enhancements, and robust
client/server capabilities. The separate Visual dBASE Compiler allows
developers to create and deploy stand-alone .EXE applications royalty-free
to users.

"The Rapid Application Development tools in Visual dBASE are amazing. No
other database development platform even comes close," said Alan Katz,
president of Ksoft Inc., a software publishing and consulting firm in
Johnson City, New York. "For the first time in my 12 years as a Clipper
and Xbase programmer, everything I need -- including a compiler and
installer -- is available in a single development environment. I'm writing
programs in one tenth of the time, with one tenth the code that are ten
times better than anything I've ever done before. I've never before
achieved this kind of productivity."

Second Generation Object-Oriented Xbase

Compared to its competition, Visual dBASE 5.5 is the only object-oriented
Xbase product in its second release. Because of this, Visual dBASE
includes more than 100 new features based directly on users' real-world
testing of its award-winning predecessor, dBASE 5.0 for Windows, making
Visual dBASE faster, easier-to-use, and even more powerful.

One of the most significant innovations in Visual dBASE 5.5 is the addition
of Visual Inheritance, the ability to visually create libraries of custom
forms and controls that can be reused throughout developers' applications.
If changes are made to an object -- for example, the color and size of a
push-button -- all applications that use that button will automatically
inherit those changes, without programming. This greatly improves
consistency in applications and decreases the time needed for application
maintenance.

Performance Enhancements

Greater speed is a major benefit in the new release of dBASE. Due to
Borland's new patent-pending Exclusivity Simulation Protocol (ESP)
optimizing technology, Visual dBASE 5.5 is up to four times faster than
dBASE 5.0 for multi-user data access over a network. Through other
optimization, Visual dBASE is up to two times faster in almost all other
areas -- including important every-day database tasks such as browsing
data, loading forms, and running queries.

"One of the first and most dramatic improvements we noticed was the speedy
performance," InfoWorld Magazine reported in its June 5 First Look review
of the new dBASE. "Programs written in Visual dBASE have a snappiness
we're not used to seeing in applications built by anything less than a
full optimizing compiler, such as Delphi. List boxes and browse windows
were populated with data almost instantaneously as we scanned through the
records of multi-table order-entry forms on our 66-MHZ 486."

Productivity Tools for Users and Developers

Visual dBASE has many new tools to help both users and developers get their
work done better and faster, without programming. Among these are new
Experts for creating tables, reports and labels; an enhanced Form Expert;
over 20 new Visual Property Builders; and improvements to the Two-Way Form
and Menu Designers.

New Experts

** The Table Expert guides users in creating new database tables by
suggesting common business table and field structures. It allows them to
mix-and-match fields from any of the sample templates to easily create a
sophisticated, yet customized database. Besides dBASE and Paradox (.DBF
and .DB) tables, the Visual dBASE Table Expert can also create SQL and
other popular database formats by using ODBC or Borland SQL-Link drivers
(available separately).

** The Report Expert provides a quick and consistent way to create four
different types of report layouts: detail or summary, tabular or
columnar.

** The Label Expert gives users an easy and fast way to print mailing
labels from their database on one of over 45 pre-defined Avery label
standards. The Quick Address feature scans the database table for common
field names such as "FNAME" and "ZIP" and can automatically design an
address layout for the mailing label.

** The enhanced Form Expert is now fully customizable to add just the right
look-and-feel to a user's forms. Color schemes, controls, and fonts are
now completely editable in the Form Expert. Another addition is the
ability to automatically create tabbed, multi-page forms with a click of
the mouse.

Visual Property Builders

Visual dBASE 5.5 includes over 20 new and enhanced Visual Property
Builders. As opposed to Experts, which help users complete a specific task
step-by-step, these intuitive dialog-type boxes are specifically designed
to help developers customize and fine-tune their applications.
Traditionally time-consuming tasks for developers, such as building
arrays, creating a list of fields, and assigning graphical resources to
controls, can now be done much faster, visually.

Robust Client/Server

Visual dBASE brings advanced client/server features to a scalable
environment for easy front-end development and SQL database access. It
allows experienced dBASE and client/server developers to:

* Access local and remote data easily, using the same user interface
  and applications with each;
* Use SQL commands interactively or embed them into dBASE programs
  for better client/server performance;
* Mix-and-match SQL and dBASE commands, for greater flexibility
  and power;
* Access server-based stored procedures;
* Take advantage of advanced relational database features such
  as primary keys, referential integrity, data dictionary
  capabilities, data encryption and security, and database
  administration.

Through the Borland Database Engine, common to all of Borland's Windows
products, Visual dBASE enables users to access the most popular corporate
databases, including dBASE and Paradox, Oracle, Microsoft/Sybase SQL
Server, Informix, Borland InterBase, and all ODBC-compliant data sources,
such as DB2, Access, and AS/400.

Windows 3.1 & Windows 95 Support

Visual dBASE provides an ideal development solution for developers during
their client's transition from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 because it
supports both operating systems. A native 16-bit product, Visual dBASE has
been architected to automatically detect whether the computer is running
Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, and then takes advantage of that operating
system's capabilities and user interface. In addition, applications
developed with Visual dBASE and distributed with the Visual dBASE Compiler
will also automatically support Windows 95 features.

Visual dBASE and applications developed with Visual dBASE support many
Windows 95 features, including long file names, OLE 2.0 Automation, the
Application Key, extended file attributes, the universal naming convention
(UNC), and Microsoft interface standards such as context-sensitive menu
and icon bars, right-click context menus, system metrics, and tool tips.

"Visual dBASE gives me and my clients a huge advantage because it allows us
to manage the move to Windows 95 when we are ready," said Jim Sare, a
database developer based in the Detroit area. "For those customers who
want to stay with Windows 3.1 for a while, I'm able to distribute
sophisticated applications that run in only six megabytes of RAM. For
clients moving to Windows 95 early, I'll be able to deploy
high-performance applications with the new look-and-feel on the day that
the operating system ships. The real beauty of the Visual dBASE solution
is that this transition is automatic and transparent -- it requires
virtually no extra work on the developer's part."

Visual dBASE Compiler

The Visual dBASE Compiler includes all the tools and utilities that
developers need to distribute sophisticated, stand-alone Visual dBASE
applications as royalty-free .EXEs to their end-users. Available as a
separate product, the Visual dBASE Compiler seamlessly integrates into the
Visual dBASE environment to provide an all-in-one application development
and distribution package, complete with Help Compiler, Resource Workshop,
and Application Deployer.

** With the Microsoft Help Compiler, developers can use Word, WordPerfect,
or the Windows 95 WordPad to generate HLP files and create
context-sensitive Windows Help systems for their applications.

** The Borland Resource Workshop includes a set of intuitive tools that
lets the developer build commonly-needed resources, such as bitmaps and
icons for splash-screens and program group icons.

** The Application Deployer completes the last step of the development
process by asking developers which files need to be distributed,
compresses them, and splits them into 3.5-inch, 5.25-inch, or CD-ROM-ready
disk images. The Application Deployer also adds the famous "freeway"
install engine that Borland's own products use.

"The new Visual dBASE Compiler is a dream come true -- Borland has lived up
to my high hopes for this product," said Erik Breiter, a database
consultant/programmer based in Simi Valley, California. "My clients judge
my work by the usefulness and professional appearance of my applications.
Visual dBASE gives me the tools to write real programs that people can
really use and the Application Deployer can package them up into very
polished install disks that I'm proud to deliver to my customers."

Pricing and Availability

Visual dBASE 5.5 and the Visual dBASE Compiler will be available next month
from Borland and through all major distribution channels. The estimated
street price for Visual dBASE 5.5 is $349.95. The estimated street price
for the Visual dBASE Compiler is also $349.95. Special upgrade prices will
be available for current users of dBASE and competitive products. For more
information or to place orders, customers can call Borland at
800-233-2444. All estimated prices are in U.S. dollars and apply only in
the United States and Canada. Dealer prices may vary.

System Requirements

Visual dBASE 5.5 requires a 386-based (or higher) personal computer with
six megabytes of RAM, and a hard disk with 30 megabytes of free space for
full install. Borland recommends eight megabytes or more of RAM.
Applications distributed with the Visual dBASE Compiler have similar RAM
requirements. The Compiler needs Visual dBASE 5.5 to be installed.

Borland: Making Development Easier

Borland International Inc. (NASDAQ:BORL) is a leading provider of products
and services targeted to software developers. Borland is distinguished for
its high-quality software development tools, which include Delphi, Borland
C++, dBASE, Paradox and InterBase. Borland's award-winning products are
supported through comprehensive programs for small- and large-sized
software developers, corporate developers, value added resellers and
systems integrators. Founded in 1983, Borland is headquartered in Scotts
Valley, California. For more information on Borland products and services,
customers can access Borland Online, Borland's World Wide Web (WWW) site,
at http://www.borland.com.

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