Monday, May 12, 2008

Borland Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Announces Agreement for Sale of CodeGear Unit

Company Hits Transformation Milestone, Reaffirms 2008 Revenue and Profitability Expectations for Enterprise Segment

AUSTIN, Texas - May 07, 2008 : Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ:BORL), the global leader in Open Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), today announced preliminary financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Borland also announced today a definitive agreement to sell the assets of its individual developer tools unit, CodeGear, to Embarcadero Technologies. The purchase price for CodeGear is expected to be approximately $23 million. Borland will also retain CodeGear's accounts receivables with an approximate value of an additional $7 million. The transaction is expected to close by June 30, 2008.

For the first quarter of 2008, Borland reported total revenue of $58.3 million, GAAP net loss of $22.3 million, or $0.31 per share, and non-GAAP net loss of $4.0 million, or $0.05 per share. GAAP net loss included an impairment charge of $13.3 million in CodeGear goodwill, $1.6 million in stock-based compensation, $2.2 million in amortization of intangible assets, and $1.3 million in restructuring expenses.

Revenue for ALM products and services for the first quarter of 2008 was $32.4 million. Deployment (DPG) products and services revenue was $13.7 million and CodeGear (IDE) products and services revenue was $12.2 million.

"Borland is in the midst of a multi-year transformation aimed at creating a growing, profitable, innovative leader in the ALM market," said Tod Nielsen, president and CEO of Borland. "Today we achieved a significant milestone by signing an agreement to sell CodeGear. Upon deal closing, Borland will be able to accelerate cost reduction initiatives which will improve our strategic and operational performance."

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