Delphi 6 is the only RAD environment that fully supports all major emerging
industry standards: XML, SOAP, WSDL, and XSL;
in turn, supporting emerging Web
Services based vendor platforms such as Microsoft®
.Net and BizTalk, and from
Sun Microsystems®
ONE, while providing the scalability and reliability that
enterprise and Web developers require.
"The adoption of Web Services is at a crossroads," said Evan Quinn, director
of application strategies for Hurwitz Group, an analyst, research, and
consulting firm. "Right now, individual and corporate developers need the
right tools to make Web Services applications powerful, yet easy to design.
With Delphi 6, Borland is responding to this critical industry need."
The new Delphi framework includes BizSnap™, WebSnap™
and DataSnap™, which will help users build server-side and client-side applications that support Web Services specifications through a fully integrated set of Web Service enabled visuals tool, advanced compiler technology and re-usable software components. Delphi 6 is designed to enable faster time-to-market by simplifying business-to-business integration.
"Web Services is the next step in application development on the Internet and developers are under pressure to quickly move business applications to open standards so even though two companies have different IT infrastructure, they can conduct e-business together," said Simon Thornhill, vice president and general manager of Borland's RAD products. "Delphi 6 enables any Enterprise to quickly move into the future of e-business application development with Web Services without abandoning past methodologies, skills and source code."
Borland Delphi 6 new product features include:
BizSnap Web Services RAD development platform simplifies business-to-business
integration by easily creating XML/SOAP Web Services and connections.
WebSnap is a component-based Web application development framework that supports
leading Web Application Servers, including Apache™, Netscape®
and Microsoft
Internet Information Services (IIS).
DataSnap allows customers to build high-performance, Web Service-enabled
middleware that enables any client application or service to easily connect
with any major database, such as Oracle®, MS-SQL Server, Informix®, IBM®
DB2®,
Sybase®
and InterBase®, through industry standard Web Services and XML, DCOM, or CORBA®.
In addition, when paired with Borland Kylix™, the first native RAD environment
for the Linux®
operating system (OS), Delphi 6 users can build single-source
applications for both Windows and Linux, which opens new opportunities and
increases the potential return on development investments.
Delphi 6 is scheduled to be available this month in three editions -- Enterprise, Professional and Personal.
About Borland®
Delphi 6™
Borland Delphi 6 is the first rapid application development environment for
Windows that fully supports new and emerging Web Services. With Delphi 6,
corporate or individual developers can create next generation e-business
applications quickly and easily. Major features include BizSnap, WebSnap and
DataSnap that enable developers to create applications that simplify
business-to-business integration with full support for XML, SOAP, and WSDL.
Delphi 6's industry standard Web Services support enables immediate and
ongoing integration with emerging Web Services based vendor platforms
such as .Net and BizTalk from Microsoft, and ONE from Sun Microsystems.
For more information about Delphi 6, please visit the Borland website,
http://www.borland.com/delphi.
About Borland
Borland is a leading provider of high performance e-business implementation
platforms designed to increase developer productivity and reduce time to
market for enterprise software projects. E-business implementation platforms
consist of software products that allow businesses to develop, deploy and
manage e-business applications. Borland is the vendor of choice for professional
e-business solution providers who demand a vendor-independent implementation
platform that supports rapid time to market, high productivity, performance
and availability. Founded in 1983, Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley,
California, with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Borland at
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