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To: Connor26 who wrote (92404)	4/8/2000 9:27:00 AM
From: Connor26	Respond to of 120523

IONA - friday night news story Friday April 7 8:35 PM ET Inprise Says Files Suit Against Iona Technologies SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) - Software developer Inprise/Borland Corp. (NasdaqNM:INPR - news), best known for its computer programming languages and tools, said on Friday it has filed a lawsuit against Iona Technologies Inc. (NasdaqNM:IONA - news) and its Ireland-based parent, alleging unfair business practices. Formerly called Borland International, Inprise/Borland once was considered enough of a threat to Microsoft Corp.(NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) that Chairman Bill Gates wrote a metaphorical memo to his staff, directing them to ``kill Phillipe,' referring to Borland founder Phillipe Kahn. On Monday, a federal judge found Microsoft, the world's biggest software company, guilty of violating antitrust law by abusing its monopoly in personal computer operating systems to harm rivals and consumers. Inprise/Borland, in its lawsuit against Iona Technologies, claims that Iona wrongfully solicited its employees, diluted its trademark and logo, interfered with its customers and spread misinformation about Inprise/Borland products and services. The complaint also names Iona's parent, Iona Technologies PLC, of Ireland, as a defendant. Iona also allegedly ``engaged in unfair competition under the California Business and Professions Code,' Inprise/Borland said in a statement, outlining details of its complaint. ``We filed this lawsuit as a necessary step to protect our business and prevent unfair competition,' Dale Fuller, Inprise/Borland's president and chief executive, said in a statement. Inprise/Borland, based in the Silicon Valley area, said it filed the complaint with California's Superior Court, adding that it pertains to Iona's parent corporation, Iona Technologies PLC. Ottawa-based software company Corel Corp. (Toronto:COR.TO - news) (NasdaqNM:CORL - news), which has said it would acquire Inprise/Borland, was not mentioned in Inprise/Borland's statement.