Borland Software Corporation, the global leader for platform independent solutions for Software Delivery Optimization, today announced 2004 as a banner year for its products, with Borland solutions receiving numerous industry accolades and awards from around the globe. Industry recognition of Borland`s innovative solutions provides the company with significant momentum leading into 2005 and underscores Borland`s ongoing focus on technical excellence and customer value.
It also highlights the solid foundation upon which Borland will deliver its Software Delivery Optimization strategy, transforming software development from an unpredictable art form into a more manageable and repeatable business process. Unveiled in September at the Borland Conference 2004, Software Delivery Optimization builds on the technical efficiencies of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and incorporates the business processes and management capabilities companies need to align business and IT. The first iteration of Borland`s cohesive Software Delivery Optimization platform, codenamed "Themis," will incorporate capabilities from Borland`s award-winning ALM solutions.
"We set our standards high in order to deliver our customers with the quality software solutions and services they need to be as creative and productive as possible." said Boz Elloy, senior vice president of software products at Borland. "These awards demonstrate our drive to meet and exceed these standards, but mostly they are a tribute to our customers. It is their loyalty, support and feedback that helps us innovate year after year and win awards such as these."
Throughout 2004, Borland was recognized for technical innovation, experience and product strategy by various publications and organizations. Product recognition spanned categories across the application lifecycle, from individual and team development through modeling and testing. Awards also stretched across platforms and languages, underscoring Borland`s commitment to customer choice.
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a. Java Pro magazine awarded Borland Optimizeit(tm) Suite the Reader`s Choice Award for the "Best Java Optimization/Profiling Tool." Presented at the October JavaPro Live! Conference, Borland products were also finalists for "Best IDE," "Best Java Development Suite," "Best Java Modeling Tool," "Best Java Testing Tool," "Best Team Development Tool," "Best Mobile Development Tool," "Best Web Services Development Toolkit" and "Best Java Data Access Tool."
b. SD Magazine awarded Borland JBuilder(R) first place in the "Most Robust Tool" category for its October Reader`s Choice Awards.
c. Java Developer`s Journal selected Borland JBuilder as the "Best Java IDE Environment" in their Readers` Choice Awards. Those same readers voted Borland Together(R) ControlCenter(tm) to win in the "Best Java Application" category.
d. PC Magazine just recently awarded JBuilder 2005 the Editor`s Choice Award for Development Environments, giving it 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. Published earlier this year, JBuilder won the "Best of Development Tools" category in PC Magazine`s Best of 2003 awards, noting JBuilder`s world-class EJB development capabilities and its support for open standards.
e. Programmer`s Paradise recognized Borland JBuilder Enterprise as the best selling single language Integrated Developer Environment (IDE).
f. Borland Enterprise Server, which supports the J2EE(tm) platform, CORBA(R), and Web Services standards, won the Golden Software Award for Middleware, presented by the Ministry of Information Technology of China, China Software Association and Software World magazine.
g. VSJ (UK) readers voted JBuilder the winner of the "Best Java Tool or Environment 2004" in its annual Readers Choice Awards.
h. JBuilder, Together and Optimizeit recently won multiple categories at the Java Magazin`s Reader`s Choice Awards 2004 (Germany). JBuilder won for "Best IDE," Together received the "Best UML-Modeling Tool" award and Optimizeit won for the "Best Java Profiling Tool."
Microsoft .NET Awards
a. Together Edition for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET was voted by users as the best "Modeling Tool" by MSD2D.com in the Third Annual People`s Choice Awards, a yearly award recognizing the best products and companies in the .NET industry.
b. A MSD2D People`s Choice Award was also given to Borland Delphi(R) as the "Best IDE/Editor."
c. Delphi was voted "Best of Show" in the Developer Tools category at this year`s annual TechEd Europe.
d. Delphi was also recognized by readers of Web Services Journal as a finalist for the "Best GUI for a Web Services Product" competition. The product was nominated for its intuitive interface and rapid creation of industry standard Web services.
e. Finally, Visual Studio Magazine awarded Borland C#Builder(tm) (now a personality within Borland Delphi 2005) as "Best Development Tool" earlier this year.
For more information on these and other Borland ALM solutions, please visit: www.borland.com/products.
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Founded in 1983, Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ: BORL) is the global leader in platform independent solutions for software delivery optimization. The company provides the software and services that align the teams, technology and processes required to maximize the business value of software. To learn more about delivering quality software, on time and within budget, visit: http://www.borland.com.
Optimizeit, JBuilder, Together, ControlCenter, Delphi, C#Builder and all other Borland brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.