（CNET07/20美西电）Robert Coates是Borland股票持有人，也是Borland前董事会成员。他透露将向董事会提交计划，建议将公司部分产品分化出去，意图籍此恢复Borland的市场价值。在周三发表的一份声明中，Coates称他目前正制订一个方案，要将Borlan d内不同类别的开发工具部门分解成各自独立的公司，以期更好地服务客户。在声明中Coates表示：“这个计划，能让Borland把拳头产品持续转化为稳定的市场收益。”

Borland一度是开发工具市场中的风云人物，但目前备感来自开源同类产业及像IBM和微软等这样大公司的压力。Borland首席执行长（CEO）Dale Fuller于本月稍早宣布卸任伊始，也正值Borland宣布第2财政季度亏损超出预估之际。在提出此计划之前，Coates也曾数度出击。今年5月，他发表声明呼吁Borland股东扮演更主动的角色，扩大对公司管理的影响力。2003年末，他提交代 理方案，使得Borland董事会成员每年由股东选举产生。


Shareholder calls for Borland breakup
July 20, 2005
Martin LaMonica，Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Robert Coates, a shareholder and former board member of Borland Software, has said that he will submit a plan to spin off some product lines in order to "restore Borland's market value." In a statement issued Wednesday, Coates said he is developing a plan to break off Borland's different development tool product units as separate companies to better serve customers. "This will also allow Borland to deliver dependable and sustainable growth in revenues and earnings from a core set of products," Coates said in the statement.

Once a large player in the development tools business, Borland is facing increasing competition from open-source alternatives and larger companies, notably IBM and Microsoft. The company's CEO, Dale Fuller, resigned earlier this month when Borland said its second-quarter loss would be larger than expected. The forthcoming plan by Coates is one of several actions he has taken. In May, he issued a statement calling on shareholders to play a more active role in shaking up Borland's management. And in late 2003, he submitted a proxy resolution to have Borland board members elected annually by shareholders.
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