DeltaPoint, Inc. WebTools ships with Borland's Visual dBASE Professional with Intranet tools; DeltaPoint's Internet technology included in Borland's Xbase Tools for publishing and searching databases on the World Wide Web.MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1996--DeltaPoint, 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 : DTPT) today announced the inclusion of DeltaPoint WebTools(TM) in Borland International Inc.'s new Internet-enabled version of its Visual dBASE See dBASE versions. (language) Visual dBASE - A Rapid Application Development suite with a compiler and intranet tools to enable developers to publish data on the World-Wide Web. Originally a Borland product, the first version released by dBase, Inc. was Visual dBase 5.7. database, Visual dBASE Professional with Intranet Tools. The Visual dBASE Intranet Tools are a set of utilities designed to allow Visual dBASE and other Xbase developers to easily create interactive database applications for the World Wide Web and corporate Intranets. "Borland selected DeltaPoint WebTools for Visual dBASE Intranet Tools because it is based on a database publishing Using desktop publishing to produce reports of database contents. See desktop publishing. metaphor," said Ross Dembecki, Borland's Group Product Manager for Desktop and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. development tools. "Together, our tools allow desktop database developers to naturally extend the reach of their existing and future applications to the vast number of users being empowered by Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
"With DeltaPoint providing WebTools, which is based on DeltaPoint QuickSite's 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. page publishing engine technology, Borland has designed an interactive solution for creating enhanced World Wide Web pages," said Song Huang, VP of Marketing/Internet Products for DeltaPoint, Inc. "We believe this validates the premise that Web sites and Web applications of the future will be based on a database architecture. WebTools, and its parent technology QuickSite, is well positioned to take developers into the next generation of interactive Web sites." Visual dBASE Intranet Tools The Visual dBASE Intranet Tools are available along with Visual dBASE 5.5 and the Visual dBASE Compiler in Borland's new Visual dBASE Professional version. For those developers that currently own Visual dBASE and its Compiler, the Intranet Tools are available separately from Borland. The Visual dBASE Intranet Tools are designed to provide an easy way for Xbase developers to publish desktop and server database tables on the Web, so that they can be accessed and queried by users on any platform with a standard Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . The Visual dBASE Intranet Tools consist of three components for easy and powerful Web database development: the Table Publish WebExpert, the Table Search WebExpert, and DeltaPoint Inc.'s WebTools for Visual dBASE. DeltaPoint, Inc.'s WebTools DeltaPoint WebTools for Visual dBASE is a class library and collection of development utilities that provide a Common Gateway Interface ("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. ") and Web development tools for creating database-driven Web sites. With DeltaPoint WebTools, users can design World Wide Web-enabled database applications using Visual dBASE and the Visual dBASE Compiler. Licensed by Borland from DeltaPoint, Inc., these tools are written completely in Visual dBASE, and include a powerful HTML-publishing engine, class library source code, a reference guide to classes, methods, functions, and many documented examples. Pricing and Availability Borland has announced Visual dBASE Professional with Intranet Tools is shipping this week from Borland and will be available next week through major software distribution channels. The estimated street price (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ) for Visual dBASE Professional is $495.95. A special upgrade offer is also available for owners of competitive database products at an ESP of $329.95. Current owners of Visual dBASE and the Visual dBASE Compiler can purchase the Intranet Tools directly from Borland for $24.95. For more information or to place orders, customers can call Borland at 800-233-2444, or contact their local reseller. All estimated prices are in U.S. dollars and apply only in the United States and Canada. Dealer prices may vary. Borland International Inc. (NASDAQ: 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 Visual dBASE, Delphi, Delphi Client/Server, Borland C++, 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. . Copies of previous Borland press releases and additional corporate and product information can be accessed from Borland's World Wide Web site at http://www.borland.com. DeltaPoint, Inc., founded in 1989, has headquarters in Monterey, California, and distribution partners in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia-Pacific. A public company traded on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market (DTPT), DeltaPoint, Inc. is committed to providing customers with easy-to-use, streamlined on-line and desktop visualization software solutions. DeltaPoint, Inc. is the publisher of DeltaPoint QuickSite, an innovative World Wide Web site creation and management software product for Windows(R); DeltaGraph(R), an award-winning charting and graphing application for Macintosh(R) and Windows; and of Drag 'n Draw(TM), a business diagramming and drawing program for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1. Through DeltaPoint Inc.'s World Wide Web site, customers are able to obtain product and pricing information, read press reviews of DeltaPoint, Inc. products, download free software demos, and even place orders through DeltaPoint, Inc. directly or through a hot line to several World Wide Web malls. The World Wide Web URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. for DeltaPoint, Inc.'s Web site is http://www.deltapoint.com. This news release, other than historical financial information, consists of forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including quarterly fluctuations in results, the timely availability of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and the other risks detailed from time to time in DeltaPoint's SEC reports, including DeltaPoint's 1995 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. . CONTACT: Donald B. Witmer, COO & CFO See Chief Financial Officer. Amy McManus, Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. DELTAPOINT, INC. (408) 648-4000, ext. 4813 amy_mcmanus@deltapoint.com or Steve Curry BORLAND INTERNATIONAL INC. (408) 431-4863 scurry@wpo.borland.com or Stephen D. 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