VISUAL DBASE 5.5 AND COMPILER ANNOUNCES NEW VISUAL DBASE CLIENT/SERVER

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. July 24, 1995 Borland International Inc. this week
will begin shipping its Visual dBASE 5.5 database and Visual dBASE
Compiler for the Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 operating systems.
The company also announced a new product: Visual dBASE Client/Server,
which is targeted specifically to developers of front-end applications for
corporate database servers. Visual dBASE Client/Server will be available
in August.

Visual dBASE is a significant upgrade to the dBASE product line, said Mark
De Visser, Borland's director of dBASE marketing. The rich feature set,
ease-of-use and powerful data manipulation capabilities make it the
leading RAD desktop database. It offers users a new level of visual
productivity for developing Windows database applications. The new
client/server version goes even farther, by offering native drivers for
all the major database servers, as well as a local version of the
InterBase database server providing a complete client/server prototyping
environment.

Announced last month at PC Expo, Visual dBASE 5.5 is the only
second-generation, object-oriented Xbase database. 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, Visual dBASE 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.

Visual dBASE Client/Server

The new client/server version of Visual dBASE combines all the development
tools necessary for creating sophisticated frontends to existing Oracle,
Sybase, Microsoft SQL erver, Borland InterBase and Informix database
servers. The product includes Visual dBASE, The Visual dBASE Compiler,
native Borland SQL Links, a single-user Local InterBase Server and
Borland's new Data Pump Expert.

The real strength of Visual dBASE Client/Server is that you can do the vast
majority of your development, testing and prototyping on your desktop
without having to connect to a server, said Terry Crow, an Oracle and
dBASE developer for a major insurance company based in Ohio. Plus, Visual
dBASE gives me the scalability to be able to take a small application that
uses local database tables and upsize it into a front-end to our Oracle
server without a whole lot of extra work.

THE COMPONENTS OF VISUAL DBASE CLIENT/SERVER ARE:

Visual dBASE -- For Application Development

Visual dBASE 5.5 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 serverbased stored procedures;

* Take advantage of relational database features such as primary keys,
referential integrity, data dictionary capabilities, data encryption and
security, and database administration;

* Build applications that access the widest range of corporate data,
including desktop databases, SQL RDBMs, and all ODBC compliant data
sources.

Visual dBASE Compiler -- For Application Deployment

Allows developers to create and deploy stand-alone client applications
royalty-free to users.

Borland SQL -- Links 2.5 For HighPerformance Connectivity High-performance
native drivers for connecting client applications to Oracle, Sybase,
Microsoft SQL Server, Informix and InterBase database servers. A SQL Link
deployment license is available separately from Borland. Visual dBASE also
supports thirdparty ODBC drivers.

Local InterBase -- Server For Offline Development

The Local InterBase Server allows developers to build frontend applications
without having to physically connect to a remote server. The Local
InterBase Server is a complete ANSI SQL-92 compliant server that runs
under Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or Windows NT with a footprint of less than
6MB of hard disk space.

Data Pump Expert -- For Bulk Data Moving

Borland's new Data Pump Expert helps client/server developers move their
data to the location and format that is needed -- anywhere in the
enterprise. With the Data Pump Expert, data can be upsized from a desktop
data source to a database server, moved from one server to another,
ordownsized from a database server to a local database table.

Pricing and Availability

Visual dBASE 5.5, the Visual dBASE Compiler, and Visual dBASE Client/Server
are available through all major distribution channels. The estimated
street prices for Visual dBASE 5.5 and the Visual dBASE Compiler are
$349.95 each. Special upgrade prices are available for current users of
dBASE and competitive products. The estimated street price for Visual
dBASE Client/Server is $695. 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.

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 highquality software development tools, which include Delphi, Borland
C++, Visual dBASE, Paradox and InterBase. Borland's awardwinning products
are supported through comprehensive programs for small and largesized
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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