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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): February 24, 2004

|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 5. | Other Events. | 
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| | Effective February 24, 2004, Mr. T. Michael Nevens was appointed to the board of directors
of Borland Software Corporation, a Delaware corporation. A copy of the press release
issued on February 25, 2004 announcing Mr. Nevens appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference. | 
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| | Item 7. | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. | 
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| |  | (c) | Exhibits
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| |  | 99.1 | Press Release of Borland Software Corporation dated February 25, 2004.
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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: February 24, 2003 | By: /s/ TIMOTHY J. STEVENS                                            | 
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| |                         | Name: Timothy J. Stevens                                              | 
| |                         | Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

| | Exhibit Number |  | Description                                                            | 
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| | 99.1           |  | Press Release of Borland Software Corporation dated February 25, 2004. |