BORLAND SOFTWARE CORP
LETTER AGMT 11/7/95
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<P ALIGN=right>Exhibit 10.5 </P>

<P ALIGN="LEFT">[Sun Microsystems letterhead] </P>


<P ALIGN="right">November 7, 1995 </P>

<P ALIGN="LEFT">Mr. Robert Kohn <br>Borland International <br>Senior Vice President corporate
Affairs <br>100 Borland Way <br>Scotts Valley, CA 95066-3249 </P>
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<P ALIGN="LEFT">Dear Mr. Kohn: </P>

<P ALIGN="LEFT">This letter will summarize the understanding reached between Sun
Microsystems, Inc. (&#147;Sun&#148;) and Borland International, Inc.
(&#147;Borland&#148;) concerning the Technology License and Distribution
Agreement for Java technology (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) executed by the
parties concurrently herewith. </P>

<P ALIGN="LEFT">Sun hereby agrees that in the event the restrictions specified
in Section 2.5 (ii) concerning non-enforcement of copyright on interfaces for
Value Added Open Packages is removed by Sun for any of the following Borland
competitors: ***** who have signed Java technology license and distribution
agreements with Sun, then Sun shall also remove such restrictions on Borland by
amendment to the Agreement. </P>

<P ALIGN="LEFT">Please confirm your agreement with the terms of this Letter by
having an authorized representative sign below and return a fully executed
original to me at your earliest convenience. </P>

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     <TD><P ALIGN="LEFT">Sincerely, </P></TD>
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     <TD><P ALIGN="LEFT">/s/
Michele Huff </P></TD>
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     <TD><P ALIGN="LEFT">Michele
I. Huff<br><i>Counsel, Java Products Group</i> </P></TD>
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<P ALIGN="LEFT">AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED: <br>BORLAND INTERNATIONAL, INC. </P>

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     <TD WIDTH="8%" ALIGN="LEFT">BY:</TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="LEFT">[signature illegible]</TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT">TITLE:</TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT">VP. Business Development</TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT">DATE:</TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT">11/7/95</TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P ALIGN="LEFT"><i>cc: Lee Parch, Esq.</i> </P>
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               <TD ALIGN="RIGHT" WIDTH="3%">*****</TD>
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          Confidential treatment has been requested for the redacted portions. The
          confidential redacted portions have been filed separately with the Securities
          and Exchange Commission. </P></TD>
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