<div>Dear Richard,</div>
<div>Will you still have an office staff?</div>
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<div>Paul</div>
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<div>Full Article . . .</div>
<div><a href="http://www.irishdev.com/NewsArticle.aspx?id=2639">http://www.irishdev.com/NewsArticle.aspx?id=2639</a></div>
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<div>Datelined June 9 2006</div>
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<p><strong>"Update on the Developer Tools Group Divestiture</strong> </p>
<p>"Borland announced on February 8, 2006 the intention to divest its Integrated Developer Environment (IDE) product lines. Nigel Brown, previously vice president of Borland EMEA, has been appointed general manager of Borland's internally formed Developer Tools Group. This group now consists of approximately 180 Borland employees, with sales, marketing and product teams working independently within the Company. The divesture process is proceeding according to schedule and attracting a strong number of qualified bidders. Borland is working to have a buyer identified within the next several months.
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<div>"Borland will reduce its workforce by approximately 300 employees, or about 20 percent of its regular full-time staff. <strong>The majority of staff reductions will come from the re-scoping of Borland's international operations
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<div>"The majority of Borland's planned workforce reductions are part of a plan to re-scope its international operations, which currently serves 29 countries. Going forward, Borland will focus on enhancing its existing direct sales model in major IT markets, supporting customers in secondary markets through a mix of direct, partner and channel relationships. Borland expects to complete this reduction in workforce by the end of July 2006.
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