To prevent the main news page getting too long it
now only shows the most recent news items. All Borland News and IDP News is now
available by month in the News Archive; including the current month.
This new article explains how to use the Mozilla ActiveX Control
in a Delphi application and points out some of the differences between it and TWebBrowser.
Some users are seeing this message: "Error: This module was
compiled with a Trial Version of Delphi. The Trial period has expired". Delphi trial
versions time out after 60 days as do the applications they create. Someone distributed
software created with a trial version and it timed out on 26 November. This article contains
a solution for this issue.
A coalition spearheaded by Sun and Oracle is requesting that
companies work together to ensure developers write Java tool extensions once that can then
integrate with any other standards-based Java IDE.
Mobile development workshops presented by Borland and Nokia
will take place on December 7th and 8th at the HP Bazaar Camp in Palo Alto California.
This article has all the details and more.
Crystal Reports empowers Java developers to build business
applications with award winning reporting tools.
JBoss and Apache Sign First Open Source J2EE Licenses
19-Nov-03
The JBoss and Apache will become the first open
source J2EE licensees this week. JBoss unveiled their J2EE Founders Program, naming
Borland and others as partners that supported them in acquiring the license and will
help put the JBoss application server through rigorous compatibility tests.
Crystal Decisions Reporting Technology Within Reach of JBuilderX and Enterprise Studio 7 for Java Developers
18-Nov-03
Crystal Reports for JBuilder will be integrated with Enterprise
Studio 7 for Java and JBuilderX Enterprise. Shipping inside the box of both products, Crystal
Reports for JBuilder simplifies and accelerates the process of embedding Crystal Reports inside
Java Server Pages.
Since Dale Fuller became CEO in 1999, the once-troubled Borland
has overcome name and strategy changes to see its revenue double and cashflow increase.
Now he is hoping to double revenue again over the next five years.
Borland and NTT DoCoMo have collaborated to accelerate the
development of mobile applications for the NTT DoCoMo i-mode service.
Borland Connects The Dots Between .Net, Java Apps
11-Nov-03
Borland has unveiled the latest version of its interoperability
platform for connecting software built on Microsoft's .Net Framework with applications
based on Java 2 enterprise and CORBA technologies.
Not every American programmer loses when U.S. companies move
software development projects offshore. Borland Software, a maker of software tools to aid
in the creation of other software, figures the outsourcing titans of India and China will
need a lot of its products in coming years.
Borland has launched Janeva 6, an upgrade featuring security
improvements along with a new call back functionality that is currently lacking in some
Web services deployments.
This 5 minute sneak peek shows some of the features of Delphi 8
for the Microsoft .NET Framework, including VCL for .NET, Windows Forms, Borland Data Providers,
and the DB Web Controls for ASP.NET. This is a BDN TV presentation and requires Flash.
Telcos and ISVs are formulating a set of industry-wide
standards for mobile applications. The certification of mobile applications could be
enforced by different authorities during the next 12 months, according to Borland at
a round table discussion at its BorCon developers' conference on Tuesday.
Borland is 20 years old this year and celebrated the
milestone this week at its BorCon conference at the San Jose Convention Center.
In human terms, it's barely an adult. In business terms, it is a senior citizen.
Borland's Kylix development software remains in limbo,
with no new release having been issued for a year and the company not saying whether
there will be an upgrade.
Borland today announced the launch of ECO, a new model-driven
runtime platform for RAD which offers an application framework to help organizations bring
business solutions to market faster.
Salesforce.com announced the Sforce Toolkit for JBuilderX.
Sforce allows developers to customize, integrate and extend salesforce.com to create
CRM solutions that address their specific needs.
Borland executives trumpeted the company's profitability,
cross-platform support, and integration capabilities during an opening keynote session
at the BorCon conference in San Jose, California.
Delphi 8 Unveiled at BorCon 2003
03-Nov-03
Delphi 8 for the Microsoft .NET Framework is designed to
enable Delphi developers to create .NET applications and to migrate existing Win32
Delphi applications to .NET.
Microsoft and Borland may have competing development tools
for building Windows applications, but this does not mean the companies are not partners.
Microsoft's David Treadwell, general manager of the .Net Developer Platform team, and
Borland's David Intersimone, VP of developer relations, took turns hailing cooperation
between the two companies during BorCon.
Borland announced several new technologies at BorCon 2003,
including a new version of Delphi for .Net, a new modeling framework and a new integrated
ALM solution for Java.
As Borland celebrates its 20th year this week at its
BorCon conference, developers and managers around the industry are recalling
the company's legacy and impact on the software business.
Borland today announced an agreement with Microsoft in
which Borland ALM solutions for .NET will be available for use at Microsoft
Technology Centers located in the US. Under the terms of the agreement, Borland
enterprise customers looking to move to .NET will be able to leverage these facilities.
Borland today announced the winners of the BorCon
Awards, eight companies that best exemplify the ability and commitment to create
innovative, integrated software solutions for the enterprise.
Borland today announced the appointment of Scott Arnold
as Executive VPand COO. In this role he will be responsible for continuing to shape
the company's business strategy, product development, and sales and marketing operations.
