Yet Another Arnold Article

http://www.cbronline.com/blog.asp?show=cbr/2005/08/borlands_interi.html

Arnold said his first priority as the head of the application lifecycle
management, middleware and development tools company has been to manage the
transition from Fuller's leadership to his own, while at the same time asking
his chief marketing officer, Rick Jackson, to effect the communication of that
strategy both internally as well as with the company's key customers and
partners.

But just as quickly, Arnold said he has set about, "Much more aggressively
pursuing M&A activity than before, with the goal being to push faster to SDO
[Software Delivery Optimization] from ALM [application lifecycle management]. "

Doesn't sound much like a "care-taker" Interim CEO.

Arnold said that since both the tools business and middleware lines are
profitable, they help to fund research and development in the faster-growing ALM
and SDO spaces. However he noted that if the company received an offer for
either of those businesses, he and the board would be obliged to consider them
in line with their usual fiduciary duties and responsibilities.

If there was any doubt before, this should put the tools business into play.



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