Borland Delphi 8 for the Microsoft .NET Framework Now Shipping.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2003 Borland Software Corporation (company) Borland Software Corporation - A company that sells a variety of PC software development and database systems. Borland was founded in 1983 and initially became famous for their low-cost software, particularly Turbo Pascal, Turbo C, and Turbo Prolog. (Nasdaq:BORL) today announced the immediate availability of Borland(R) Delphi(TM) 8 for the Microsoft(R) .NET Framework. More than half of the Borland customers who are Delphi developers are planning to move to the .NET Framework within the next year. This latest edition of the award-winning Delphi development environment outlines a clear path for the future of Delphi, enabling Delphi developers to use their existing Delphi language and Framework skills to create .NET Framework-based applications and migrate existing Win32(R) Delphi applications to the .NET Framework. Features Delphi 8 for the Microsoft .NET See .NET. Framework is engineered to address the needs of Delphi developers by providing a pure Delphi, pure .NET Framework solution with support for all .NET Framework classes. This new development environment is designed to enable rapid development of rich and reliable applications with: -- Microsoft ASP.NET Web Forms & XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. for robust Web development -- Windows Forms Windows Forms is the name given to the graphical user interface application programming interface (API) included as a part of Microsoft's .NET Framework, providing access to the native Microsoft Windows interface elements by wrapping the existing Windows API in managed code. and Visual Control Library (VCL VCL - Visual Component Library ) Controls and hundreds of included classes and controls -- Microsoft ADO.NET and Borland(R) Data Provider (BDP BDP Botswana Democratic Party BDP Bund Der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (German Scouts) BDP Boogie Down Productions BDP Bandwidth Delay Product BDP Beclomethasone Dipropionate BDP Business Development Program ) for high-performance database applications -- Borland(R) Enterprise Core Objects (ECO E·co , Umberto Born 1932. 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(TM)) to accelerate design-driven development Benefits Development teams are able to use Delphi 8 for the Microsoft .NET Framework to upgrade their Delphi investments by: -- Sharing components and source with over 20 languages that run on the .NET Framework -- Increasing competitive advantage by developing for the next generation Windows platform today -- Augmenting reliability, security, interoperability and capabilities of Delphi-based products by migrating them to the .NET Framework Pricing and Availability Borland is now shipping three editions of Delphi 8: Borland(R) Delphi(TM) Architect Edition for model-driven application design and development, Borland(R) Delphi(TM) Enterprise Edition for teams building enterprise-class databases applications with Microsoft ADO.NET and Borland(R) Delphi(TM) Professional Edition ideal for individuals building Web and GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. applications for the Microsoft .NET Framework. Pricing information is available at: http://www.borland.com/delphi_net/. About Borland Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL) is a world leader in platform independent software development and deployment solutions that are designed to accelerate the entire application development lifecycle. By connecting managers, testers, designers, developers, and implementers in real time, Borland software is designed to enable enterprises worldwide to define and sustain their competitive advantage. For more information, visit: http://www.borland.com or the Borland Developer Network at http://bdn.borland.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, and is subject to the safe harbors created by such laws. Forward-looking statements may relate to, but are not limited to the size and anticipated growth of the market for applications for the .NET Framework and the projected acceptance by existing or potential customers of our technologies for the Microsoft .NET Framework. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of uncertainties and risks that may cause actual events or results to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include, among others, shifts in customer demand, market acceptance of our new or enhanced products for the Microsoft .NET Framework, actions or announcements by competitors (including Microsoft Corporation), general economic factors, general industry trends, the potential effects on Borland of competition in software product and services markets, rapid technological change that can harm the demand for Borland products, and software errors. These and other risks may be detailed from time to time in Borland periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , copies of which may be obtained from www.sec.gov. Borland is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All Borland brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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