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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 19, 1998
  
  
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                            Borland International, Inc.
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
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           Delaware                       33-80946                94-2895440
  (State or other jurisdiction          (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)                File Number)          Identification No.)
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  100 Borland Way, Scotts Valley, California               95066-3249
  (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)
  
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (408) 431-1000
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                                   Not applicable
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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  ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
  
          On February 19, 1998, the registrant resolved to adjust its fiscal year
  end. The fiscal year end will change from the last Saturday ending closest to
  December thirty-first, to December thirty-first. The change will be effective
  for calendar year 1998 starting with the period beginning January 1, 1998 and
  will be reflected in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
  year ending December 31, 1998.
  
  
  
                                   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.
  
  
  
                                          BORLAND INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  
  
  
          Date: March 5, 1998             By:  /s/ Hobart McK. Birmingham
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text: 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 19, 1998
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
                            Borland International, Inc.
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
           Delaware                       33-80946                94-2895440
  (State or other jurisdiction          (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)                File Number)          Identification No.)
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  100 Borland Way, Scotts Valley, California               95066-3249
  (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (408) 431-1000
                                                       --------------
  
                                   Not applicable
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
  
          On February 19, 1998, the registrant resolved to adjust its fiscal year
  end. The fiscal year end will change from the last Saturday ending closest to
  December thirty-first, to December thirty-first. The change will be effective
  for calendar year 1998 starting with the period beginning January 1, 1998 and
  will be reflected in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
  year ending December 31, 1998.
  
                                   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.
  
                                          BORLAND INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  
          Date: March 5, 1998             By:  /s/ Hobart McK. Birmingham
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