Borland Announces RAD Pack for Delphi; RAD Pack Shortens Development Cycles by Combining Popular Borland Productivity Tools.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 1995--In response to the growing demand from Delphi customers for tools that will further speed up their development cycles and increase their productivity, Borland International Inc. today at DB/Expo announced the RAD Pack for Delphi, a powerful new companion tool set, which combines many of Borland's award-winning products into one competitively-priced package. Delphi and Delphi Client/Server, Borland's new rapid application development tools, are already successful among the major resellers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "Delphi has been very successful to date, and is quickly becoming a rapid application development tool market leader," said Kathy Pendergast, software buyer at CompUSA. The RAD Pack includes the Visual Component Library (programming) Visual Component Library - VCL A application framework library for Microsoft Windows and Borland Software Corp.'s Delphi and C++Builder rapid application development software. VCL was originally designed for Delphi but is now also used for C++Builder. source code, Resource Workshop, Resource Expert, Visual Solutions Pack, Delphi Language Reference Guide and Turbo Debugger (programming) Turbo Debugger - A source-level debugger designed for use with Borland and other compilers. http://borland.com/. in one box to provide Delphi developers with a faster and more productive way to deliver solutions. "Delphi's widespread early acceptance and support has prompted us to provide our customers with even more tools to rapidly increase programmer productivity," said David Watkins David Watkins may refer to:
The Delphi RAD Pack includes the following tools: Visual Component Library source code -- contains source code for over 70 components in Delphi, which developers can study and modify to create custom components. Resource Workshop -- allows developers to extract and modify standard Windows resources See Windows memory limitation. , such as icons, cursors, bitmaps, and dialogs. Resource Expert -- converts standard resource scripts into Delphi forms. Visual Solutions Pack -- a collection of VBX (Visual Basic EXtension) A component software technology from Microsoft that enabled a Visual Basic (Windows) program to add functionality by calling ready-made software modules. custom controls including, spreadsheet control, WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. word processors, asynchronous communications, image editors and many eye-catching gadgets. Delphi Language Reference Guide -- a printed reference of the Object Pascal language, including an in-depth reference of over 250 pages for the more advanced developer. Turbo Debugger for Windows -- Borland's award-winning debugger for the professional developer. Pricing and Availability The RAD Pack will be available on June 1, 1995 through major resellers or directly from Borland at a suggested retail price of $249.95. All prices are in U.S. dollars and apply only in the U.S. and Canada. Dealer prices may vary. For more information, customers can call (800) 453-3375 extension 1309. About Borland Borland International Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BORL) is a leading provider of products and services targeted to software developers. Borland is distinguished for its high-quality software development tools, which include Delphi, Delphi Client/Server, Borland C++, dBASE, Paradox and InterBase. Borland's award-winning products are supported through comprehensive programs for small- and large-sized software developers, corporate developers, value added resellers and system integrators. Founded in 1983, Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California Scotts Valley is a small city located in eastern Santa Cruz County, California, United States, about ten miles (16 km) south of San Jose and six miles (10 km) north of the beach in the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 11,385. . For more information on Borland products and services, customers can access Borland Online, Borland's World Wide Web (WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. ) site, at http://www.borland.com. CONTACT: Borland International Inc. Gillian Webster, 408/431-5862 gwebster@wpo.borland.com Marcy Schrader, 408/431-4304 mschrader@wpo.borland.com |
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