Borland® StarTeam® Takes Top Honors at "Best of Microsoft Tech Ed 2005 Europe" Awards
Borland's Software Change and Configuration Management Solution Rated Best in Software Management Tools Category
CUPERTINO, Calif. - juil 25, 2005 : Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ NM: BORL), the global leader for Software Delivery Optimization™, announced today that its software change and configuration management solution – Borland® StarTeam® 2005 – was rated Best Software Management Tool at the Best of Microsoft Tech Ed 2005 Europe Awards. The Best of Tech Ed 2005 awards are judged by Windows IT Pro Magazine and SQL Server Magazine and given to companies who offer innovative products and services that support Microsoft customers.
"All of the products that were evaluated for the Best of Microsoft Tech Ed 2005 Europe awards were of exceptional quality and Borland's StarTeam stood out amongst the competition for providing the best strategic importance to the market, the highest competitive advantage to the organization, and the most value to the customer," said Mike Otey, senior technical editor for Windows IT Pro Magazine.
Borland StarTeam 2005 provides a complete command and control infrastructure for managing all project assets, from development through delivery, and is designed to help customers better manage changes as they occur in the software delivery lifecycle as well as overcome the challenges associated with globally-distributed software development. StarTeam enables users to manage the entire software delivery process, fostering team collaboration through centralized control of all project assets. This allows assets to be more easily shared and reused across the organization.
Software change and configuration management are key components of Borland's Software Delivery Optimization vision of helping organizations transform software development from an unpredictable and chaotic art into a more managed and repeatable business process.
"StarTeam is one of the building blocks of Software Delivery Optimization, and this prestigious award is further testament to its value and flexibility," said Corné Human, EMEA product line manager for Borland StarTeam. "StarTeam provides the best 'middle ground' for organizations who develop on both Microsoft .NET and other development environments."
About BorlandFounded 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 people, process, and technology 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.
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