Inprise Helps Transform the IBM AS/400 Into an Enterprise-Class E-Business Server With New Java and Windows Tools.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1998-- Company Announces Major New Versions of JBuilder/400 and Delphi/400 at This Week's COMMON AS/400 User Conference Inprise Corporation Inprise Corporation - Borland Software Corporation. (Nasdaq:INPR INPR Institute for National Policy Research (Taipei, Taiwan) INPR Inventory Project Report INPR International Network on Personal Relationships ), a premier provider of integration software and services to leading enterprises, today announced new versions of JBuilder/400 and Delphi/400, the company's award-winning Java- and Windows-based rapid application development tools for the 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) AS/400 series of business computer. Inprise made the announcement as part of the Fall '98 COMMON AS/400 user conference being held 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. this week. "The IBM AS/400 is one of the world's most popular enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. platforms -- installed in 98 percent of the Fortune 100 -- and increasingly being deployed for Internet-commerce applications," said Marc H. Rudov, Inprise vice president of enterprise marketing. "By providing our high-productivity Java and Windows-based development environments for this high-reliability e-commerce platform, Inprise is helping enterprises fortify for·ti·fy v. for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing, for·ti·fies v.tr. To make strong, as: a. To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications. b. To reinforce by adding material. their relationships with their customers, suppliers, and business partners." The Inprise Family of Client/Server Development Tools for IBM AS/400 Inprise offers a complete family of interoperable AS/400 development tools for enterprises integrating proven IBM AS/400 systems with the emerging platforms made available by Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. and Sun's Java. Inprise's JBuilder/400 and Delphi/400 let enterprises protect and fully leverage their investments in AS/400 architecture while they develop and deploy 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. Windows and Web-based applications. "As IBM sets the stage for the AS/400 as a high-end, e-business server, many companies are transitioning from single-tier to multi-tier, distributed-computing architectures to improve their IT effectiveness," said Alejandro Trujillo, project director for Norrell Information Systems, a leading AS/400 systems integrator and Inprise/400 partner. "Inprise provides the only true enterprise-wide solution for AS/400 shops engaged in client/server and Internet application development. Through their support for industry standards such as Java, San Francisco, EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) A software component in Sun's J2EE platform, which provides a pure Java environment for developing and running distributed applications. EJBs are written as software modules that contain the business logic of the application. , Windows, and CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global , JBuilder/400 and Delphi/400 help integrate AS/400 development with the rest of the enterprise -- a big win for IT managers." At COMMON, Mr. Trujillo will be making a presentation on the evolution of AS/400 application development, on Wednesday, October 7th, at 11:00 a.m. For More Information on Inprise/400 JBuilder/400 and Delphi/400 are scheduled to be available this month from Inprise and authorized Inprise/400 business partners. For pricing and additional information on Inprise's AS/400 development tools, call 831.431.1064 or visit http://www.inprise.com/inprise400/ . Customers outside the United States should contact their local Inprise offices or Inprise/400 partners, http://www.inprise.com/inprise400/partner.html. About Inprise Corporation Inprise Corporation is a leading provider of software and services that simplify the complexity of enterprise application development, integration, deployment, and management. The company is distinguished for its award-winning Borland family of rapid application development products and for proven scalable middleware. Inprise integrates these offerings with application-management products to provide customers with end-to-end solutions. Inprise customers include leading enterprises and independent software vendors around the world. Founded in 1983, Inprise 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. , and has operations around the world. Inprise has more than 900 employees worldwide. For more information on Inprise, customers can visit the company's Web site at http://www.inprise.com Note to Editors: Forward-looking statements in this release, including but not limited to, those concerning Inprise's future financial performance, future market developments, Inprise's position in such markets, product availability dates, and the potential performance, features of or benefits to be derived from the Company's products, involve a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual events or results may differ materially. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include, among others, the following: difficulties in integrating the operations and technology of Visigenic Software or other companies or technologies which the Company may acquire, possible disruptive effects of organizational or personnel changes, shifts in customer demand, market acceptance of the Company's new or enhanced products, delays in scheduled product availability dates, actions or announcements by competitors, software errors, general business conditions and market development and growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. in the client/server and Internet software markets, and other factors described in the Company's S.E.C. reports on forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K. Inprise product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Inprise Corporation. Delphi/400 includes ClientObjects/400, a trademark of TCIS TCIS Thai Chinese International School TCIS Taejon Christian International School (Korea) TCIS Teacher Certification Information System TCIS Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools TCIS Treasury Check Information System . Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of the party using such names. |
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