Borland Targets World's Largest Class of Software Developers:
Launches Borland® C++BuilderX™ and Borland® Enterprise Studio for C++

First Multi-Platform, Multi-Compiler Development Environment and Application Lifecycle Management Suite for C++ Designed to Help Advance C++ Development in Modern-Day Enterprises

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - Sep 15, 2003 : Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq NM: BORL) announced today the launch of Borland® C++BuilderX,™ a new C++ integrated development environment (IDE) and Borland® Enterprise Studio for C++, the first technology independent application lifecycle management suite designed to address the increased complexity of modern-day application development in the C++ programming language. According to analyst research firm IDC, C and C++ professionals will remain the largest class of developers through 2005.

"In addition to our 15-year track-record of offering C and C++ solutions, C++BuilderX is the result of over two years of a renewed research and development effort focused on delivering new advanced development capabilities for the entire C++ market," commented J.P. LeBlanc, vice president and general manager of the mobile and C++ solutions group at Borland. "Our goal is to address modernization in organizations by bringing C++ development into a new era. We are focused on standards-based C++ application lifecycle management, as well as multi-platform and multi-compiler support as important priorities."

Addressing C++ Industry Mega-trends and Pain Points

Both C++BuilderX and Borland® Enterprise Studio for C++ moreover, address six important mega-trends/pain-points inside of organizations using C++:

  • Continuing use of C++ to build scalable and high-performance applications related to performance computing
  • Demand for multi-platform support as applications continue to migrate from UNIX to Linux
  • Suppot and maintenance requirements for millions of lines of C++ legacy code
  • Growth of mobile and embedded device computing that use C++
  • Broad demand for ANSI/ISO compliance for C++ compilers due to incompatibility between existing C++ environments
  • The need to manage multiple compilers and debuggers on multiple platforms

"When application run-time performance, code size and low-level access to machine functions and resources, is critical, C++ is often the language of choice for building the types of applications frequently found in the defense, aerospace, finance, manufacturing, and scientific and engineering industries," explained Rikki Kirzner, research director at IDC. "Many of these developers are using non-integrated tools and are eager for a solution that allows them to overcome the disparities in compiler and platform support in order to build better software, faster."

Advances for a New Era in C++ Development

Borland has championed C and C++ development for over fifteen years, most recently with its popular C++Builder programming environment first launched in 1991. The new C++BuilderX offers first time UNIX support with VisiBroker CORBA IDE integration. Moreover, it takes a fresh standards-based, cross-platform approach to programming in pure C++ by offering a newly purposed, consistent IDE based on the same proven enterprise IDE framework used by Borland® JBuilder.® A single XML project formats minimizes the complexities of managing multiple compilers and debuggers through a single user interface. Coupled with advanced debugging capabilities this shortens the porting time of applications to new platforms.

C++BuilderX notably eases platform portability by delivering a new Borland 100% ANSI/ISO C++ and C99 compliant compiler, as well as a C++ platform development framework to allow developers to visually build and deliver cross-platform applications that do not require compiler extensions. C++BuilderX offers extended support for mobile and embedded computing2, continued integration with Borland C++ compilers as well as support for other widely used standards-based C++ compilers including, GCC, Intel, Metrowerks, Microsoft® Visual C++® and Sun® Forte C++.

"Borland is a leader in C++ development. Recognizing the importance of strong performance and the latest Intel microprocessor technologies, the C++BuilderX IDE notably incorporates Intel® C++ Compilers, Intel® Performance Libraries, and Intel® VTune® Performance Analyzers for Windows® and Linux,® supporting the Intel® Pentium,® Itanium,® and Intel XScale™ families of processors," commented Jonathan Khazam, general manager of the Intel software products division. "This illustrates our shared commitment to delivering outstanding performance for enterprise C++ applications targeted at Intel-based platforms."

Enterprise Studio for C++BuilderX tackles the growing complexity of enterprise applications and offers a first-time technology independent application lifecycle management (ALM) solution across define, design, development, test, deploy and management stages of C++ application development, to help align business needs with software capabilities. Importantly, included in Enterprise Studio for C++BuilderX is the new Borland® Together® Edition for C++BuilderX,™ enabling C++BuilderX developers to increase project success by simultaneously creating and visually communicating complex projects with detailed blueprints in the form of UML-based models, to everyone involved in the application development process.

Availability

Both Borland C++BuilderX and Borland Enterprise Studio for C++ will be available in September 2003. For additional information on Borland C++BuilderX, please visit: http://www.borland.com/cbuilderx.

Notes to Editors:

  1. Source: The 2001 IDC Developer Model
  2. Note: Please see separate Borland announcement, also distributed today, "Mobile Industry Welcomes the Launch of Borland C++BuilderX"
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