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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

## FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2003

|Borland Software Corporation                      
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|(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

|Delaware                                       |  | 0-16096                  |  | 94-2895440                       
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|(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

|100 Enterprise Way, Scotts Valley, California 95066-3249                      
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|(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (831) 431-1000

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|(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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| | Item 12. | Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition. | 
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| | On
October 23, 2003, Borland Software Corporation (Borland) issued a press release announcing its financial
results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. A copy of the press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference. | 
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| | The
information in this report and the exhibits attached hereto are being furnished pursuant
to Item 12 of Form 8-K and shall not, except to the extent required by applicable law or
regulation, be deemed filed by Borland for purposes of § 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit
shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission made by Borland, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of
any general incorporation language in such filing. | 
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SIGNATURES

| | Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized. | 
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| |  | BORLAND SOFTWARE CORPORATION | 
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| | Date: October 23, 2003 | By: /s/ KENNETH R. HAHN                                  | 
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| |                        | Name: Kenneth R. Hahn                                    | 
| |                        | Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

| | Exhibit Number |  | Description                                                           | 
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| | 99.1           |  | Press Release of Borland Software Corporation dated October 23, 2003. | 

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