Borland Announces Web Services Strategy for Java; Best-in-Class Java Solutions to Bridge J2EE, .Net and Legacy Software Architectures

Business Wire, Sept 25, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001

Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL), a leading provider of e-business platform solutions, today announced the company's strategy to provide Web Services development and deployment solutions for the Java(TM) 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE(TM)). Borland will leverage Borland(R) JBuilder(TM), the leading Java development environment, and Borland(R) AppServer(TM) technology to support the development and deployment of robust, standards-based Web Services applications. Today's announcement marks a significant move towards establishing the needed infrastructure to bridge the disparate worlds of J2EE and Microsoft(R) .Net(TM) platforms in a consistent, industry standard way.

Gartner Group estimates that close to half of all new projects will make use of both Java and .Net technologies in the next several years. Customers therefore need an e-business platform that supports both environments and integrates legacy applications.

Borland's Web Services strategy for Java provides a development and deployment platform for companies to use existing and emerging Web Services standards, including XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Intergration), to leverage current resources and participate in the development of industry standard concepts and processes. Borland also plans to provide a Web Services solution pack for Java to allow developers to create applications using Java and Web Services together. The solution pack, an add-on to Borland JBuilder, is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs), architectures and additional standards developed by the Java community.

"Borland is committed to the rapid implementation and standardization of Web Services across all platforms, including Java," said Tony de la Lama, vice president and general manager of Java solutions for Borland. "Offering extensive XML support in JBuilder and continuing to develop solutions that address the complete Web Services lifecycle, Borland continues to be a leader in simplifying the development and deployment process for enterprises of all sizes."

Borland Web Services Initiatives

As a leader in platform independent technologies and a supporter of open standards, Borland continues to build on key Web Services initiatives. Earlier this year, Borland successfully launched Borland(R) Delphi(TM) 6, the first rapid application development (RAD) environment for building Web Services on the Windows(R) operating system, and recently announced plans to provide Web Services for the Linux(R) platform. Additionally, Borland announced a Web Services seminar series designed for CXOs and IT decision-makers that focuses on how businesses can leverage Web Services to seamlessly and efficiently connect partners, customers and employees worldwide. The seminars launched in September in the United States and Canada, and will begin in the fall in Europe, Asia Pacific and Brazil. For locations, dates and registration, visit http://www.borland.com/events/.> Web Services: Delivering on the promise of the Internet

Web Services -- business processes that can be discovered and run over the Internet using standard technologies -- deliver on the promise of the Internet by allowing developers to build e-business applications that can connect with any customer, supplier, and business partner anywhere in the world, regardless of the chosen platform or programming language. Companies can easily connect applications using standard XML formats over standard Internet protocols to virtually any client, including desktop applications, Web browsers, mobile devices, and PDAs. Similarly, Web Services easily interconnect applications from completely different hardware platforms, such as mainframes, application servers, and Web servers; Web Services also support connections among disparate operating systems such as Windows, Java, and Unix(R). For more information on Borland Web Services, please visit the Borland Web site, http://www.borland.com/webservices.> About Borland(R) JBuilder(TM)

Borland JBuilder is a rapid application development environment for creating business, database and distributed applications based on the Java(TM) 2 platform. The product supports development on the Windows, Linux, and Solaris(TM) operating environments. It includes strong support for the J2EE(TM) platform so programmers can rapidly deliver reliable and scalable EJB(TM) technology-based components. JBuilder provides wizards and visual tools for creating reusable JavaBeans(R) components and deploying to BEA(R) WebLogic(R), IBM(R) WebSphere(R) and Borland AppServer(TM), all of which support J2EE platform technology standards. JBuilder provides visual tools and reusable components for rapidly creating platform-independent applications for the Java 2 platform. A detailed matrix of features included in JBuilder is located at http://www.borland.com/jbuilder/jb5/feamatrix.> About Borland(R) AppServer(TM)

Borland AppServer provides an industrial strength infrastructure for an e-business platform solution. The J2EE(TM) platform certified Borland AppServer provides clustering, load balancing and back-end integration, to enable customers with a powerful platform-independent application server that serves the rigorous needs of global e-business customers. Built upon the widely deployed CORBA(R) object request broker, Borland brings this technology innovation and heritage to the J2EE platform.