Borland Strengthens Premier Partner Program; Borland Expands Program with New Premier Partners, Delphi Client/Server Certification, InterBase Test Drive Program, and New Premier VAR Program.SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 1996--Borland International Inc. today announced increased support for the company's Premier Partner Program through additional strategic alliances with leading system integrators and consultants, Delphi Client/Server certification, a new InterBase Test Drive program, and a new Premier VAR program for building cross-platform client/server solutions. Since the announcement of Borland's Premier Partner Program in February 1996, 23 industry-leading system integrators and consultants have joined the program to provide major corporations and government clients with applications, consulting and training services for Borland's client/server software products (Delphi Client/Server, InterBase and ReportSmith). "The Premier Partner Program has quickly grown into an association of leading strategic solutions providers focused on delivering high-quality solutions and services for client/server and Internet application development," said Michael Greenbaum, vice president of worldwide marketing at Borland. "With Delphi Client/Server Suite's high-performance and true object-oriented programming object-oriented programming, a modular approach to computer program (software) design. Each module, or object, combines data and procedures (sequences of instructions) that act on the data; in traditional, or procedural, programming the data are separated from the environment, system integrators and VARs are utilizing Delphi Client/Server Suite to provide their clients with a business advantage." Organizations who have recently joined the program include: Automated Concepts Inc., Cambridge Technology Partners, IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. Technologies Inc., Millennium Computer Technology, Professional Computer Solutions Inc., Sterling Information Group, and Tactics. Existing members of the program include: Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing Business Consulting; ANATEC; Grant Thornton LLP  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. 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Borland's Premier Partners have successfully sold and implemented Delphi Client/Server systems for large corporations and government agencies such as: American Family Insurance American Family Insurance Group (aka "AmFam") is a private mutual company which focuses on property, casualty and auto insurance, but also offers commercial insurance, life, health, and homeowners coverage, as well as investment and retirement-planning products. , America Online See AOL. , Chrysler Corporation, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , the Federal Trade Commission, GE Capital, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Healthcare, formerly known as Intermountain Health Care (IHC), is a not-for-profit healthcare system and is the largest health care provider in the Intermountain West. Intermountain Healthcare provides hospital and other medical services in Utah, and Idaho. , International Paper, Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. , and Times Publishing. "Borland's Premier Partner Program has not only strengthened our market position, but it has also allowed us to establish new client relationships," said Gary Gentry Gary Edward Gentry (born October 6, 1946 in Phoenix, Arizona), is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who played seven seasons for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves between 1969 and 1975. , vice president of technology for ANATEC. "We have embraced Delphi 2.0 and created a suite of multimedia components to be used in kiosk and Internet-based applications. Delphi's speed, flexibility, and true object-oriented language object-oriented language - object-oriented programming allow us to deliver on our promises. For us, it s the new standard for corporate developers." "Since becoming a Borland Premier Partner in September 1995, we have sold over $500,000 of Delphi Client/Server Suite, and another $500,000 for training and consulting," said Paul Fischer For the Danish artist, see . Paul Fischer was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Fischer did not finish his first round heat. , senior manager for Financial Dynamics, a client/server training and development firm serving corporations worldwide. "We've gained a significant number of new clients because of our relationship with Borland, and have converted a lot of our existing clients to Delphi Client/Server Suite. For the next year, we're expecting to sell almost $1.5 million of Delphi Client/Server Suite product sales alone, not including training and consulting. We're quickly building up our staff in order to support the high demand for Delphi, and because of our clients' interest in working with Borland tools for their Internet development." "Sterling Information Group uses the best technology available for our clients," said Darrell Hanshaw, vice president of software consulting for Sterling Information Group, a new member to the program. "Borland's Delphi is clearly a leading client/server development environment that can help us provide our customers with industrial-strength solutions for their demanding business problems. We view the Premier Partner Program as an opportunity to help our clients take advantage of this outstanding product, both with applications in the traditional client/server arena and in Internet/Web applications, as well." New Additions to Premier Partner Program The following new Premier Partners offer extensive experience and high-quality support for client/server and Internet development: Automated Concepts Inc. -- a national systems integrator with regional offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New Jersey, Chicago, and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. that delivers quality client/server systems planning, design, implementation and educational services. Cambridge Technology Partners -- an international professional services provider of methodologies and technical expertise for development and deployment of customized IT solutions. IPC Technologies Inc. -- provides client-server consulting, custom application development and database design for the mid- Atlantic region through the company's Professional Services Division. The Resource Services division offers infrastructure support, networking and help-desk services. Millennium Computer Technology -- offers consulting, systems integration, and on- and off-site software development for strategic planning and implementation of Delphi Client/Server solutions in the Southeastern region. Professional Computer Solutions Inc. -- a leading Northeastern- based service provider for all phases of software development, specializing in Delphi client/server development with Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft and Borland relational database systems. Sterling Information Group -- a leading software consulting company headquartered in Austin, Texas with over 70 employees. Services clients through client/server development, software development planning, and relational database management software. Tactics -- one of the largest consulting organizations in the Southeastern United States specializing in Oracle database solutions with offices in Atlanta, Charlotte and Memphis. New Delphi Client/Server Certification New Delphi Client/Server certification now assists partners in delivering quality applications and education to Borland customers worldwide. The program includes two tracks for becoming either a certified Delphi Client/Server developer or training professional. After meeting certification requirements, developers and trainers receive a certificate of recognition, the Borland Delphi Client/Server Certified logo which designates their expertise with Delphi Client/Server, a free listing in Borland's Official Partners Directory and On-line Resource Locator, in addition to other program benefits. New InterBase Test Drive Program To support the increased demand for Borland's InterBase relational database management system relational database management system - relational database , Borland recently launched its InterBase Test Drive Program for Premier Partners. This program provides Premier Partners the opportunity to test-drive developing InterBase applications for internal use at no cost. Partners receive 10 InterBase Win 95 or NT Evaluation user licenses for a 90 day period, and a free five-day training class for one developer, in addition to 30-day technical support and InterBase documentation. New Premier VAR Program A new Premier value added reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). (VAR) program, targeting vertical software application developers, now gives VARs the ability to build cross-platform client/server solutions with Borland's InterBase, Delphi Client/Server, and ReportSmith. No other VAR program offers VARs the combination of a small footprint, high- performance 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. database that operates on Unix and NT platforms; the industry's fastest RAD environment; and a highly flexible and programmable reporting tool. About Borland's Premier Partner Program Borland's Premier Partner Program consists of a select group of system integrators and consultants that provide clients with high- quality client/server and Internet solutions and consulting based on Borland products. In order to qualify as a Premier Partner, organizations must employ 50 or more consultants, earn more than $5 million in annual revenues, and offer extensive client/server expertise. Premier Partners also dedicate sales and technical resources focused on exceeding an annual software revenue objective of $120,000. Participants in the Premier Partner Program are organizations that are legally independent from Borland and are not "agents" or "partners" of Borland in the legal sense of those terms. For more information on Borland s partner programs, call (408) 431-1064 or visit Borland Online at http://www.borland.com. About Delphi The Delphi Client/Server Suite 2.0 is Borland's 32-bit, Windows 95 and Windows NT version of the new industry standard for high-performance, client/server application development tools. Introduced in March, Delphi 2.0 is winning awards and customer praise due to its suite of powerful client and server development tools that enable large corporations and government organizations to build robust, scalable applications in shorter amounts of time. 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 for software developers. Borland is distinguished for its high-quality software development tools, which include Delphi, Delphi Client/Server Suite, Borland C++, Visual dBASE, Paradox, ReportSmith 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 also 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. 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