Well now: after all those denials, WordPerfect Corp now confesses that it has held exploratory talks about possible mergers with several computer companies, including Borland International Inc, but decided a merger is not in its best interests now: You always talk about these issues, senior sales and marketing vice-president Ad Rietveld said; Rietveld also told Reuter in a telephone interview that while the firm has prepared itself for an initial public offering, nothing is planned now – he said the firm wanted to be prepared to go public in case it wanted to acquire another company or to enter into a merger.
