Borland Reveals Winners of BorCon Awards in Opening Keynote of 14th Annual Borland Conference.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 2003 Borland Conference SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2003 Innovation and Excellence Recognized Before Borland Development Community 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 NM: BORL) today announced the winners of the company's BorCon(TM) Awards, which were presented at the Opening Ceremony of the 14th annual Borland(R) Conference. During the Borland 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. , Dale L. Fuller, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Borland, honored St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a leading pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases. It is located in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1996, Peter Doherty, Ph.D., of St. , NDCHealth Corporation, Dunn Solutions Group, Raize Software, Infragistics, Inc., and David Randolph of LearnQuest. Awards were presented to eight companies that best exemplify the ability and commitment to create innovative, integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. solutions for the enterprise. "After extensive deliberation over this year's BorCon Award nominees, eight stood out for their exemplary leadership, dedication, and expertise; characteristics that define the Borland development community," said Dale L. Fuller, President and CEO of Borland. "Borland is committed to providing integrated application lifecycle management The administration and control of an application from inception to its demise. It embraces requirements management, system design, software development and configuration management and implies an integrated set of tools for developing and controlling the project. (ALM) solutions to assist today's enterprises in maximizing business processes and increasing return on investment. The technology solutions honored at the 2003 BorCon demonstrate a continued drive towards the development of innovative products, and we are thrilled to recognize those achievements today." BorCon Award winners are selected by a team of Borland executives, product managers, sales managers sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , customers, and development community members. Hundreds of nominations were received, and Award selection based on technology leadership, innovation, and customer satisfaction. This year's BorCon Awards were presented in the following categories: Customer Application of the Year - awarded to a Borland customer who builds an innovative application that is either used internally or sold to others. -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital -- NDCHealth Corporation Partner Solution of the Year - recognizes the efforts of a Borland solution partner in providing a solution for a third-party organization. -- Dunn Solutions Group Technology Partner of the Year - recognizes the efforts of a Borland Technology Partner (BTP (Business Transaction Protocol) An XML-based protocol from OASIS that adds the type of validation to transactions in a Web services environment that are normally performed by the two-phase commit within an enterprise. ) in providing products (tools, components, libraries, etc.) that integrate with and add value to Borland development platforms and products. -- Raize Software -- Infragistics, Inc. Learning Partner of the Year - Recognizes a Learning Partner based on the number of certified instructors, number of classes and students, numbers and results of student evaluations, and number of products qualified for instruction. -- Dunn Solutions Group Trainer of the Year - Recognizes a Learning Partner based on the number of products for which the trainer is certified, number of classes given, courseware evaluations, and student satisfaction. -- David Randolf, LearnQuest For additional information on the 2003 Borland Conference or the BorCon Award winners, please see: http://info.borland.com/conf2003/ About Borland Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq NM: 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 enables 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. All Borland brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation 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. and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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