Filer: Inprise Corporation
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act of 1933 Commission File
No. 0-16096
On February 16, 2000, Inprise Corporation sent the following letter to its
customers:
Dear Valued Inprise/Borland Customer:
As you know, Inprise/Borland and Corel Corporation are merging.
There has been a lot of speculation about how the combined organization
will continue to support its existing enterprise customers and how much
emphasis the new company will place on expanding its products within this
space.
The combination of Corel and Inprise/Borland will enable us to provide our
customers with a complete range of products and applications - from the
desktop to the enterprise. We will continue to develop and support our
current product lines across multiple platforms including: Windows, UNIX,
OS/390, and Linux.
The new company plans to deliver solutions for the next generation of
computing, while ensuring compatibility across platforms and applications.
While a lot of the details are still being worked out because the merger
won't be completed until shareholder and regulatory approvals have been
received, we'd like to reinforce the commitment Inprise/Borland has to
developing and supporting products for the enterprise market.
In order to better serve our world-wide enterprise customers,
Inprise/Borland is forming a separate business unit dedicated to the
VisiBroker, Application Server and AppCenter products and customers. We
will be reviving the Visigenic name for this business unit, and it will
continue to be based in the Silicon Valley.
In addition, Inprise/Borland will continue to grow our world-wide
professional services organization within the Visigenic business unit,
which includes: consulting services, product and solution training and
technical support. The merger also allows Inprise/Borland customers to
leverage the existing services and support that Corel presently offers,
including a professional sales organization and a dedicated enterprise
sales force.
As the necessary approvals are obtained, and the merger is completed, you
will be provided with updates and other ongoing communication. In the
meantime, if you have questions about the merger, please e-mail them to
[email protected].
Investors and security holders are advised to read the joint proxy
statement/prospectus regarding the business combination transaction
referenced in the foregoing information, when it becomes available, because
it will contain important information. The joint proxy statement/prospectus
will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Inprise
Corporation and Corel Corporation. Investors and security holders may
obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available)
and other documents filed by Inprise Corporation and Corel Corporation with
the Commission at the Commission's web site at www.sec.gov. The joint proxy
statement/prospectus and such other documents may also be obtained for free
from Inprise Corporation by directing such request to: Inprise Corporation,
100 Enterprise Way, Scotts Valley, California 95066-3249, Attention:
Investor Relations, telephone: (831) 431-1000, e-mail: [email protected]
and to - Corel Corporation, 1600 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R7,
Attention: Investor Relations, telephone (613) 728-8200, e-mail:
[email protected].
Sincerely,
Mike Cowpland Dale Fuller
President and CEO Interim President and CEO
Corel Corporation Inprise/Borland
