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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): January 16, 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 9. | Regulation FD Disclosure. | 
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| | Borland
Software Corporation today announced that Blake Stone will step down as Borlands
Chief Technical Officer on February 6, 2004. Borland also announced that Roger Barney
will step down as Borlands Chief Administrative Officer on January 31, 2004 to
spend more time with his family and return to a career in consulting. Borland has no
immediate plans to replace either Mr. Barney or Mr. Stone. | 
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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: January 16, 2004 | By: /s/ KENNETH R. HAHN                                | 
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| |                        | Name: Kenneth R. Hahn                                  | 
| |                        | Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | 

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