Enterprise-Class IDE Integrates Open Source and Commercial Development
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, CodeGear, formerly known as the Developer Tools Group of Borland
Software Corporation (NASDAQ:BORL), announced JBuilder®
2007, an enterprise-class integrated development environment (IDE) built
on Eclipse to make collaborative development fast and reliable for JavaTM,
open source and the web. CodeGearTM JBuilder
2007 accelerates developer velocity with Visual EJBTM
and web services GUIs, provides balance between the worlds of open
source and commercial software with TeamInsightTM,
an integrated collaboration portal, and increases developer confidence,
through better control over open source plug-ins. Improving on its
acclaimed Rapid Application Development (RAD) and team collaboration
capabilities, JBuilder 2007 (formerly codenamed "Peloton")
has been completely redesigned to leverage the Eclipse platform and help
organizations be more successful and productive with open source.
"JBuilder 2007 is about continuing the same
rich and comprehensive development environment that Borland's
Developer Tools Group achieved with the JBuilder product line, but is
now based on Eclipse," says Bola Rotibi,
principal analyst at Ovum. "As customers look
to maximize the capabilities of Eclipse, they will need to look to those
providers who can confidently provide strong and rich development and
management support whilst embracing the open Eclipse
community. CodeGear's JBuilder 2007 will be well placed in such a market."
Two major trends are driving change in software development today: 1)
open source is more pervasive than ever, and 2) development teams are
increasingly distributed around the world. Providing "free"
tools, components and unlimited flexibility, open source by its nature
creates an uncontrolled development environment that can make it
difficult to manage an already complicated process, ultimately
increasing development costs, lowering productivity and reducing
confidence in the software used and developed. At the same time,
macroeconomic changes have encouraged the increasing distribution of
software development, creating challenges and increasing the cost of
managing teams in remote locations.
JBuilder 2007 addresses these challenges with enterprise-class
collaboration features that restore confidence in the software
development process while leveraging an ecosystem of commercial and open
source plug-ins, 3rd party tools and
frameworks. "For enterprise development, open
source promises compelling cost benefits and flexibility, but realizing
that potential without productivity loss, disorganization, and risk is
difficult," explained Michael Swindell, vice
president of products and strategy for CodeGear. "JBuilder
2007 will prove that enterprise development and open source are
complementary, and can create unmistakable value for the overall
organization."
Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation, said, "JBuilder
2007 delivers enterprise-class capabilities that complement and extend
the Eclipse platform, helping organizations and developers to better
manage distributed teams and development. We are pleased that CodeGear
has chosen Eclipse for building its next generation JBuilder IDE, which
we expect to be a major new product in the Eclipse ecosystem."
Completely rebuilt and re-architected to take advantage of Eclipse,
CodeGear's JBuilder 2007 combines the
advantages of an open platform with JBuilder's
trademark functionality, ease-of-use and productivity, including
collaborative capabilities that help developers and organizations more
effectively manage complex projects across teams and locations.
Important benefits and features include:
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VELOCITY - JBuilder 2007
increases the development velocity of Java teams and individuals with
P2P, Visual EJB and web services GUIs and Java5 Enterprise
functionality. JBuilder 2007 delivers an innovative and highly
productive visual "drag and drop"
environment with enterprise-class project management capabilities
designed to increase speed and productivity.
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BALANCE - JBuilder 2007 helps
organizations manage and balance complex development projects across
teams and locations, and across open source and proprietary software.
JBuilder 2007's TeamInsight is an
innovative collaboration foundation that lets organizations leverage
best of breed solutions for source code management, requirements, bug
tracking and project management. To manage the application lifecycle,
JBuilder 2007 integrates with popular Borland Application Lifecycle
Management (ALM) products including Together®
and StarTeam®,
also based on Eclipse.
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CONFIDENCE - A trusted
commercial solution, JBuilder 2007 establishes confidence in the
software development process. JBuilder 2007 embraces and integrates
the most popular open source plug-ins, tools and frameworks, all
within a certified and managed turnkey development solution that
organizations of any size can rely on.
JBuilder 2007 extends the value of Java and open source resources for
individual, small business, and enterprise developers worldwide.
Developers already familiar with Eclipse will benefit from the broad
support for various OSS and commercial application servers in JBuilder
2007, in addition to integrated performance tuning and management
capabilities. Other unique features include LiveSource®
Java visual source code modeling, OptimizeitTM
Java Code Profiling, source code audits and metrics, refactoring and the
complete TeamInsight agile open source development and deployment stack.
Today's release includes JBuilder 2007
Developer for individuals, JBuilder 2007 Professional for departmental
users, and JBuilder 2007 Enterprise for enterprise teams.
Pricing and Availability
JBuilder 2007 will be generally available for purchase later this
quarter, with introductory pricing for new users, upgrades and renewals.
JBuilder 2006 customers will be able to easily migrate existing
applications to the new, Eclipse-based JBuilder 2007 IDE. English
language versions will be available later this quarter, with localized
versions in German, Japanese and French to become available in Q1 2007.
For more information on system requirements, languages, pricing and
availability, visit www.borland.com/us/products/jbuilder/index.html.
About CodeGear
CodeGear, formerly Borland's Developer Tools
Group, delivers innovative, high-productivity development tools for a
wide spectrum of software developers ranging from individuals to
enterprise teams. CodeGear's products enable
developers to freely develop on their platform of choice while focusing
on simplifying complex technologies and tasks so they can concentrate on
application design, not infrastructure, to ensure on-time project
delivery.
About Borland
Founded in 1983, Borland (NASDAQ:BORL) is a global leader in application
lifecycle management (ALM), providing solutions that make software
delivery a more manageable, efficient and predictable business process.
Borland provides the software, services and training that enable
companies to achieve Software Delivery Optimization and maximize the
business value of software. To learn more about delivering quality
software, on time and within budget, visit http://www.borland.com.
Borland, CodeGear, JBuilder, Together, StarTeam, LiveSource,
TeamInsight, Optimizeit and all other Borland brand and product names
are service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland
Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. Java, EJB
and all other Sun brand and product names are service marks, trademarks
or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States
and other countries. All other marks are the property of their
respective owners.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains "forward-looking
statements" as defined under the U.S. Federal
Securities Laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 and is subject to the safe harbors created by such laws.
Forward-looking statements may relate to, but are not limited to, the
features available in, and the potential benefits to be derived from,
Borland products and solutions, and the release dates, plans and market
acceptance of such products and solutions, including JBuilder 2007. Such
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that
involve a number of uncertainties and risks that may cause actual events
or results to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual events
or results to differ materially include, among others, the following:
rapid technological change that can adversely affect the demand for
Borland products, shifts in customer demand, shifts in strategic
relationships, delays in Borland's ability to
deliver its products and services, software errors or announcements by
competitors. These and other risks may be detailed from time to time in
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Commission, including, but not limited to, its latest Annual Report on
Form 10-K and its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, copies of which
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Contacts
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Julie Tangen, 212-673-1082
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