Borland IntraBuilder Enables Visual Web Database Solutions; Point-and-Click JavaScript Tool Offers Easy Intranet APPS Creation; 'All You Need is Net,' Says Gross.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 1996--Borland International Inc. today announced the IntraBuilder line of web-based data-driven applications development suites for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Windows 95. IntraBuilder, IntraBuilder Professional and IntraBuilder Client/Server offer the easiest ways to develop and host live, browser-based database solutions over internal corporate intranets. The announcement was made during the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. at Borland's seventh annual Developer's Conference being held this week at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. here. A pre-release version of the core IntraBuilder product is available for user evaluation, without charge, over the Web at http://www.borland.com/intrabuilder beginning Wednesday, July 31, 1996. "IntraBuilder is the only complete set of robust web database tools suitable for both developers and webmasters of all skill levels. Visual report builders, dynamic HTML (1) A general term for (HTML pages) Web pages that are customized for each user; for example, returning different values from a search. Contrast with a "static HTML" page, which is the same for all users. See dynamic Web page. , JavaScript, forms designers, web servers, reusable components, database design and access, and more -- all in one box," said Paul Gross For the biologist and author, see Paul R. Gross. For the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering principal, see Paul L. Gross. Paul Michael Gross (born April 30, 1959), is a Canadian actor, producer, director, singer and writer born in Calgary, Alberta. , senior vice-president of research and development for Borland. "And with support for JavaScript, Java applets and ActiveX controls, IntraBuilder bridges the industry-standards gap of the Internet. All you really need is net access." Combining Borland's rich database tools with JavaScript -- the new web scripting language A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an developed by Netscape Communications Corporation (company) Netscape Communications Corporation - (Formlerly "Mosaic Communications Corporation", MCC) A company set up in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen <marca@netcom. and Sun Microsystems -- IntraBuilder is a completely integrated suite of tools that lets corporate intranet webmasters and database developers easily create and deploy live-data applications. Using robust, visual two-way tools, IntraBuilder users can quickly create web database solutions over intranets without traditional programming. "With the announcement of Netscape One Open Network Environment, Netscape is seeing the emergence of a new class of JavaScript-based Internet development tools such as IntraBuilder that will catalyze a whole wave of network applications for Intranets," said Marc Andreesen, co-founder and senior vice-president of technology at Netscape Communications Corporation. "We expect JavaScript to revolutionize Web-based applications development for the network the way Visual Basic transformed Windows programming for the desktop." Evan Quinn, research manager at International Data Corp. of Framingham, Mass., said, "The shift from building document-centric to data-centric applications for the Intranet is clearly underway. IntraBuilder's easy-to-use data driven approach should appeal to a variety of developers, from power users, to Webmasters, to client/server developers." JavaScript is an open, cross-platform Java-based scripting language that lets developers quickly and easily build a new generation of network applications for their Intranets. IntraBuilder can create web-based data-entry forms or dynamic reports without learning the JavaScript or HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. languages at all. Yet IntraBuilder allows easy modifications via full access to the JavaScript applications source code Intrabuilder automatically generates. IntraBuilder creates dynamic databased HTML pages on demand. "IntraBuilder truly exploits the power and promise of JavaScript, making it far easier for us to create data-driven Internet and Intranet applications for corporate clients," said Dana S. Kaufman, chief technical officer of Apogee Information Systems, Inc., an application development firm building and deploying data-driven web applications. "Borland has once again delivered the right combination of object-oriented programming support, powerful development tools and robust client/server access in this world-class visual development tool." IntraBuilder supports any web server running under Windows NT and Windows 95 that supports Netscape's server plug-in API, Microsoft's ISAPI (Internet Server API) A programming interface on Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft's Web server. Using ISAPI function calls, Web pages can invoke programs that are written as DLLs on the server, typically to access data in a database. or CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. . The CGI protocol works with a wide variety of Windows servers including the Windows 95 and NT versions of O'Reily's WebSite. All versions of IntraBuilder will ship with a web server included in the package. Specific details of which servers would be available were not disclosed. IntraBuilder natively provides access to a wide variety of database formats from Microsoft Access to Oracle, including native support for Borland's Paradox and Visual dBASE. Database servers supported with native drivers include Borland InterBase, Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. , Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) DB2, among others. Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Explorer are among the major web browsers IntraBuilder supports. Overall, IntraBuilder offers the only complete set of tools for data-driven web site development: -- IntraBuilder's two-way tools mean that developers never need to commit to code-only or designer-only methodologies; JavaScript source code is always available. JavaScript is easy to learn and use Easy to learn refers to software that is well designed and capable of being used right away without having to wade through documentation. If you make the program work with little effort, it is easy to learn. , yet contains many sophisticated features such as a dynamic object model, associative arrays and the ability to easily integrate components created in JavaScript, Java applets and ActiveX controls. -- IntraBuilder's thin-clients provides for fast execution with little or no local programming required, even for complex applications. -- IntraBuilder's feature-rich Experts walk users through designing tables, home pages, forms and reports. IntraBuilder Experts automatically write the JavaScript. -- IntraBuilder includes more than 20 Visual Property Builders to guide users through all the appropriate options for an object property. Visual Property Builders help users fine-tune the properties of any control or form. -- IntraBuilder embraces existing standards such as Java applets, Microsoft Windows ActiveX controls, ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. , HTML, CGI, Netscape server plug-in API, and ISAPI, plus emerging standards through its open architecture. -- IntraBuilder's high performance engine supports major data sources from local formats, like Microsoft Access, Borland dBASE and Borland Paradox, as well as SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. formats. -- IntraBuilder hosts a complete set of database administration tools needed to integrate databases into applications, for data controls and for multi-user support. Database administrators will appreciate tools for creating tables on remote servers, defining referential integrity rules and encrypting tables, plus development tools supporting application security. -- Transparent to users, Borland's unique state management features enable applications where users can create, update, query and browse live data, effectively bridging the worlds of database management with the web and intranets. Price and formal availability of all three versions of IntraBuilder will be announced at a later date. Borland: Making Development Easier 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, IntraBuilder, Borland C++, Visual 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 systems 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. . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Copies of previous Borland press releases and additional corporate and product information are available on Borland's Internet 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. W. Knox Richardson, 408/431-1201 krichardson@wpo.borland.com 
THE BEST SOFTWARE I EVER HAD. THE REASON WHY INTRABUILDER WAS NOT TOTALLY FAMOUS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PUBLISH WELL IN MANY COUNTRIES.<br><br>INTRABUILDER IS THE BEST, NOTHING COMPARES.<br><br>IF THIS WELL BE PUBLISH ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT A NEW INTRABUILDER 2008 IS LUNCH THAT WOULD BE A GREAT DEAL, AND WELL PROBABLY PUT-DOWN ALL OF SOME WEB DEVELOPMENT TOOLS.<br><br>Only pC ignorant doesn't acknowledge the capabilities of Intrabuilder. I care :)<br><br>rocarobin@yahoo.com<br>web database developer, wireless network administrator, expert technical troubleshooter. |
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