Caldera Announces Borland's Certification of Kylix 1 With OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1; New Developer Technology Provides Fast, Efficient Choice.Business/High-Tech Editors OREM, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2001 Bridges Windows and Linux Caldera caldera: see crater. caldera Large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression that forms when the top of a volcanic cone collapses into the space left after magma is ejected during a violent volcanic eruption. The term is Spanish for “caldron. International, Inc. (Nasdaq:CALD CALD chronic active liver disease. ) announces that Borland has certified Kylix(TM)Server Developer with Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1. Borland Kylix is a high-performance rapid application development (RAD) environment for the Linux platform. Kylix is a component-based environment for two-way visual development of graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (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. ), Internet, database and server applications. Powered by a new high-speed native Borland Delphi For the language Borland Delphi is programmed in, see . Borland Delphi (now a product of Borland's subsidiary, CodeGear) is a software development package created by Borland. (TM) compiler for Linux, Kylix implements a native Linux and cross-platform version of the Borland 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. (VCL VCL - Visual Component Library ) architecture called CLX (library, graphics) CLX - The Common Lisp library providing a low-level interface to the X Window System, equivalent to Xlib. Graphics toolkits can be built on top of CLX, e.g. McCLIM, Garnet, CLUE and CLIO. . CLX is designed to radically speed native Linux application development and simplify the porting of Borland Delphi 6 applications between Windows and Linux operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1 is a complete, Linux platform-based operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. for developers who wish to create commercial, Open Source or corporate applications for an open standard environment. It provides unparalleled ease of installation and configuration in a developer workstation product. Certification of Borland Kylix with OpenLinux Workstation greatly benefits Linux developers in two ways: 1) It allows corporate developers to rapidly create Web, database and GUI applications much faster and more efficiently, thereby reducing time to market and total cost of ownership; 2) It simplifies and accelerates the process of porting existing Borland Delphi 6 applications from Windows to Linux; applications need only to be recompiled in Borland Kylix to run on Linux. "As a leading provider of high performance e-business solutions, Borland focuses on providing best-in-class development environments that support rapid time to market, high productivity, performance and availability," said Simon Thornhill, general manager and vice president RAD solutions, 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. . "Caldera's certification of Borland Kylix on OpenLinux provides a rich platform for developers that allows greater freedom of choice and underscores the growing demand for Kylix as a development environment." "Caldera continues our dedication to our target markets by again reinforcing the link between the Linux and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). developer world," said Drew Spencer, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Caldera. "Certification of Kylix on OpenLinux also removes yet another restrictive wall in the software industry by bridging the development worlds between Windows and Linux." "As a software provider to over 4,500 hotels of the world's largest chains, Hotel Software Systems, Ltd. has counted on the stability and reliability of Caldera OpenLinux for our thousands of customers," said Jonathan Cooley, 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. , HSS HSS Humanities and Social Sciences HSS High Speed Steel HSS Home Subscriber Server (3GPP) HSS Hospital for Special Surgery (New York, NY, USA) HSS Hospital for Special Surgery HSS History of Science Society , Ltd. "Borland Kylix has given us added market advantage with the speed that RAD to Linux provides. Together, Caldera's certification of Kylix on OpenLinux Workstation promises enhanced and unique performance, with the benefits of increased compiler technology for much faster application development and deployment." Visit http://www.borland.com/kylix/ for more information regarding Borland Kylix. See http://www.caldera.com/products/workstation/ for more details about Caldera OpenLinux Workstation. Borland Borland is a leading provider of high performance e-business platform solutions designed to increase developer productivity and reduce time to market for enterprise software projects. E-business platform solutions consist of software products that allow businesses to develop, deploy and manage e-business applications. Borland is the vendor of choice for professional e-business solution providers who demand a vendor-independent platform that supports rapid time to market, high productivity, performance and availability. 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. , with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Borland at http://www.borland.com, the community site at http://community.borland.com or call Borland at 800/632-2864. Hotel Software Systems, Ltd. Established 1986 Hotel Software Systems, Ltd. of Portland, Oregon, today provides on-site and ASP Property Management systems and software and database mining software to hotels in North America. Through its ZoomInn Entertainment group, the company provides Hotel in-room movies and Internet services. More information is available through their websites at www.hssltd.com, www.zoominn.com, and www.frontclerk.com. Caldera International, Inc. Caldera International (Nasdaq:CALD) is the leader in "Unifying UNIX with Linux for Business." Based in Orem, UT, Caldera has representation in 82 countries and has 15,000+ resellers worldwide. For more information on Caldera products and services, visit http://www.caldera.com. Caldera, OpenLinux, and "Unifying UNIX with Linux for Business" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Caldera International, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All Borland brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation, in the United States and other countries. All other products, services, companies, events and publications are trademarks, registered trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners in the U.S. and/or other countries. LINUX is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. ZoomInn, ZoomInn Entertainment, and FrontClerk are register trademarks of Hotel Software Systems, Ltd. Forward Looking Statements The statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company wishes to advise readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include the ability of the Company to successfully integrate the operation of the recently acquired assets and operations which are significantly larger than the historical operations of the Company, the continued acceptance in the marketplace of the historical products of the acquired operations, the ability of the Company to develop and successfully introduce products integrating its products and services with those historically offered by the recently acquired operations, the failure of recently introduced and new products to operate as designed due to incompatibility with some platforms or other defects; our reliance on developers in the open source community; new and changing technologies and customer acceptance of those technologies; the Company's ability to compete effectively with other companies; failure of our brand to achieve the broad recognition necessary to succeed; unenforceability of the GNU general public license A software license from the Free Software Foundation (FSF) that ensures every user receives the essential freedoms that define "free" software, which is free of restrictions (see free software). and other Open Source licenses; our reliance on third party developers of components of our software offerings; claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights; and disruption in the Company's distribution sales channel. These and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially, are discussed in more detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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