Borland Announces New International Translation Tools for Delphi; Delphi Language Pack & Delphi Translation Suite Ease Development of Localized Applications

Business Wire, July 9, 1996

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 1996--Borland International Inc. today announced two new tools for translating Delphi applications into international languages, the Delphi Language Pack and the Delphi Translation Suite. These tools provide an integrated and powerful way to localize Delphi applications into Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.

"These translation tools use the same technology that Borland uses to localize our own products for international markets," said Zack Urlocker, Borland's director of Delphi Product Management. "By taking advantage of these tools, Delphi developers can easily offer their applications in many different languages -- without having to start from scratch each time. It truly opens up a global marketplace for their software."

Delphi 2.0 is Borland's 32-bit, Windows 95 and Windows NT family of high-performance, visual component-based, rapid application development (RAD) tools. Introduced in March, Delphi 2.0 is the industry's fastest-growing RAD environment -- winning awards and customer praise due to its suite of powerful client and server development tools that enable large corporations and government organizations to build robust, scalable applications in shorter amounts of time.

Delphi Language Pack

The Delphi Language Pack includes already-translated system messages for Delphi's Visual Component Libraries (VCLs) and Borland Database Engine (BDE), as well as translated message templates for Delphi forms, dialogs, and menus. It also includes the Delphi Language Manager that allows developers to safely and easily switch between languages. The Delphi Language Pack gives developers a quick and easy head-start in creating fully localized applications.

Delphi Translation Suite

The Delphi Translation Suite is a complete localization solution for corporate developers, ISVs, VARs, and system integrators who need to deliver larger-scale applications internationally with a more thorough translation than the Delphi Language Pack can provide. The suite can help translate new or existing applications, and includes all the functionality of the Delphi Language Pack -- plus a comprehensive suite of powerful development tools to automate and test the translation process, all from a single codebase.

Developers using the Delphi Translation Suite will receive many time, cost, quality and safety advantages from the product's table-based design. Any new application enhancements or bug-fixes also apply immediately to all translated versions. The developer's translation staff do not need to be technical to do the localization, and cannot access or modify the application's source code -- ensuring greater security. The Suite's GUI conversion features allow the translator to preview how the translation will appear, avoiding message truncation problems and pick letter duplicates. Most importantly, all of the work that the Delphi Translation Suite does is designed to be re-usable: As new versions of applications are created, only the new or changed items need to be translated -- greatly reducing localization time and costs for the developer.

Pricing and Availability

The Delphi Language Pack and Delphi Translation Suite are scheduled to be available later this quarter from Borland. The Delphi Language Pack is priced at $199.95, and the price for the Delphi Translation Suite is $3,499.95. Special introductory pricing is available for customers who place orders before September 30, 1996. For more information or to place orders, customers can call Borland at 800-233-2444. All prices are in US dollars and apply only in the United States and Canada.

Borland: Making Development Easier

Borland International Inc. (NASDAQ:BORL) is a leading provider of products and services for software developers. Borland is distinguished for its high-quality software development tools, which include Delphi, Delphi Client/Server Suite, Borland C , Visual dBASE, 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. -0-

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CONTACT: Borland International Inc.

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