Scandent To Deliver Borland-Specific Consulting & Education Services
Relationship to provide a dedicated Borland Competency Center focused on vertical solutions, implementation best practices and methodologies
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Borland Conference 2004) - Sep 13, 2004 : Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ: NM: BORL), a global leader in platform independent solutions for Software Delivery Optimization, has selected Scandent Solutions, Inc., as an authorized Consulting & Education Services delivery partner in the United States.
Scandent Solutions, a part of the Scandent Group, is a leading systems integration firm serving several Fortune 500 clients in customized software development using large, on-site and offshore development teams. Borland’s industry leading Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) products will enable Scandent to more efficiently and effectively manage its distributed development teams and improve application time-to-market.
As part of the agreement, Scandent will leverage its vast experience in targeted vertical markets to increase the deployment of Borland solutions by aligning Borland’s technology to domain-specific applications. Scandent has a significant presence and in the areas of manufacturing, logistics, banking and financial services, insurance and government. Additionally, Scandent is developing a Borland Competency Center to maintain the highest level of resident skills on Borland technology and will be a core part of evolving Borland’s education catalog, consulting service offerings and implementation methodologies and best practices.
Ramesh Vangal, CEO of Scandent said, “We are excited to incorporate Borland’s suite into a number of our industry-specific applications. Clients continually ask for the right mix of technology and industry-specific content which together Borland and Scandent deliver. Our Competency Center will be able to showcase the power of Borland’s solutions in a language our clients can understand.”
“Scandent is a high growth, successful and nimble firm who will make a great partner,” said Chris Barbin, senior vice president of worldwide services at Borland. “They will be able to support us across the core vertical industries in which they specialize, while helping us augment and enhance our own consulting and education service offerings. We are equally excited about the initial contributions and ongoing content they are providing to our knowledge network and methodology - ‘Borland Accelerate SM’.”
About Scandent Group
Scandent Group ("Scandent") is a broad based IT and BPO services company that offers business consulting, application implementation, software engineering, maintenance and support services. The company’s 1,500 professionals serve customers in 3 continents through 20 locations worldwide. The firm strives to deliver differentiated solutions with impeccable quality. The industries that Scandent Group serves include Insurance, Banking & Finance, Logistics & Retail, Manufacturing & Consumer Products, Energy, Government & Public Sector, Utilities, Healthcare, Legal and Telecom. For more information about Scandent, please visit www.scandentsolutions.com.
About Borland
Founded in 1983, Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ: BORL) is the global leader in platform independent solutions for software delivery optimization. The company provides the software and services that align the teams, technology and processes 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. All Borland brands and products are 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 U.S. 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 projected acceptance by existing or potential customers of the combined Scandent/Borland offering, the benefit to be derived by Borland from a strategic relationship with Scandent, and the benefits to be derived by customers from utilizing the combination of Borland’s solutions and Scandent services. 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, the following: rapid technological change that can adversely affect the demand for Borland products, shifts in customer demand, shifts in strategic relationships, delays in Borland’s ability to deliver its products and services, software errors or announcements by competitors. 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.