Borland Wins Best of Show at LinuxWorld for Kylix 3
Borland® Kylix(tm) Wins "Best of Show" at LinuxWorld 2002
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - August 26, 2002 - Borland Software Corporation
(Nasdaq NM: BORL) today announced that Borland® Kylix(tm) 3, the first Rapid
Application Development (RAD) solution for C++ and Borland Delphi(tm) on the
Linux® operating system, was awarded "Best of Show" at the 2002 LinuxWorld
Conference & Expo in San Francisco. LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the
world's leading and most comprehensive event focusing on Linux and Open
Source solutions.
The LinuxWorld Open Source Product Excellence awards recognizes open source
product and service innovation by some of the world's leading Independent
Software Vendors, Original Equipment Manufacturers, service providers and
developers. Other developer technology finalists included IBM*, Computer
Associates* and APPX* Software.
About Borland® Kylix(tm) 3
Kylix 3 is a high-performance C++ and Delphi language solution for rapidly
creating database, GUI, Web, and Web Services applications for the Linux
platform.
Kylix 3 can be combined with C++Builder or Delphi to create single-source,
cross-platform Linux/Windows applications. Customizable and extendable
pre-built CLX(tm) (Component Library for Cross-platform) components speed
the development of sophisticated applications and simplify the migration of
Windows-based applications onto the Linux platform. BizSnap(tm) expands the
capabilities of Linux and Apache(tm) with SOAP Web Services technologies
that seamlessly interoperate with other platforms, languages, and Web
Services. WebSnap(tm) transforms Apache Web servers into enterprise-class,
database-driven Web application servers. DataSnap(tm) delivers scalable
middleware for creating multi-tier enterprise-class database solutions.
About Borland
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develop, deploy and integrate software applications. Delivering
best-in-class technology solutions dedicated to interoperability, Borland
allows enterprises of all sizes to move into Web based computing while
leveraging legacy systems. From the Fortune 1000 to the Borland Developer
Network comprised of millions of developers around the world, Borland
provides customers the freedom to develop applications, deploy them
anywhere, and integrate and manage them across the enterprise. Borland
solutions enable organizations to increase productivity and deliver higher
performance projects faster and on budget, while lowering total cost of
ownership.
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