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Borland and Unisys Belgium Close Multi-Million Euro Deal With the Belgian Federal Public Service Finance

Posted on: Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 06:00 CDT

Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ:BORL), the global leader for Software Delivery Optimization(TM), and IT services provider Unisys in Belgium have signed an agreement with the Belgian Federal Public Service Finance (FOD Finance). The multi-million Euro contract, with a run-time of five years, is for a project called "SupDev," part of an initiative within FOD Finance to centralize its IT and telecoms infrastructure. FOD Finance chose to use Borland's Core Software Delivery Platform (Core SDP(TM)) and Unisys' services following the results of a Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) review.

The public service provider selected Unisys and Borland to jointly provide a complete solution for Software Delivery Optimization and process optimization for this large-scale project as a result of the changes required to its IT and telecoms infrastructure and organization. Unisys and Borland will provide the solutions and consultancy required to support software development initiatives, including the support and integration of existing legacy systems.

Jean-Christopher Troussart, project manager at FOD Finance, explains their choice of solution provider: "For this strategic project, we felt the flexibility of Borland products provided the best guarantee of success. Previous projects that Borland and Unisys have completed prove that Borland's development solutions work for organizations like FOD Finance."

Borland will deliver the tools needed to manage FOD Finance's application lifecycle, primarily through Borland's role-based, process-centric Core SDP platform. Mercury Interactive will provide optimization software for data testing.

Marc Frisque, customer relationship executive, public sector, at Unisys is enthusiastic about the cooperation with Borland: "This is our first project with Borland in the Belgian market, and at the same time this is one of the largest projects possible in the public sector. With 30,000 employees, FOD Finance is the biggest public service provider in Belgium. The roll-out of such a large and strategic IT and telecoms environment has a significant impact, both internally and externally."

"This Core SDP win demonstrates the demand we're seeing in the market for Software Delivery Optimization and the ongoing success we have with strategic partners like Unisys," said Nigel Brown, regional vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Borland. "Borland's platform independence was one of the key reasons for FOD Finance choosing our solution."

About Borland

Founded in 1983, Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ:BORL) is the global leader in Software Delivery Optimization. The company provides the software and services that align the people, processes 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.

Borland, Software Delivery Optimization, Core SDP, and all other Borland brand and product names are service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

Safe Harbor Statement

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to the safe harbors created by such laws. Forward-looking statements may relate to, but are not limited to, the expected value and benefits to Borland arising from a multi-year contract with the Belgian Federal Public Service Finance (FOD Finance), the expected benefits to be derived by FOD Finance from its use of Borland products, and the market demand expected for Software Delivery Optimization. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of uncertainties and risks that may cause actual events or results to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include, among others, our ability to enhance the quality and scalability of our products and improve the integration and overall functionality of our products as part of an ALM software development platform, the changing nature of the markets in which we operate, namely the maturing of the Java IDE market; acceptance of our products and services including our enterprise software development platform/solution; our failure to establish or enhance strategic alliances; rapid technological and business change that can adversely affect the demand for Borland products and services; and general economic factors and capital market conditions. These and other risks may be detailed from time to time in Borland periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained from www.sec.gov. Borland is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Unisys

Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure and server technology with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

Forward-Looking Statement

Any statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements rely on assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. In particular, statements in this release regarding the anticipated value of the contract are based upon assumptions regarding future volumes of business and the performance of the contract continuing for its full term. Because these volumes are subject to change, and because the agreement is terminable before the end of its term, the estimated value of the engagement is not guaranteed. Additional discussion of factors that could affect Unisys future results is contained in periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Source: Business Wire

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