Monday, January 14, 2002
Scotts Valley, CA
Happy New Year !
All of the Borland family wishes Happy New Year to our worldwide
community of software developers and computer professionals!
2001 was a trying year in many ways. A dark day in September
touched all our lives, and an economic downturn made life
difficult for many members of our community. An essayist in
The New York Times advised that the most apt resolution for
this new year might simply be "to be happy again." That is
certainly our wish for every member of the Borland Community.
The Year In Review
It was an eventful year for Borland. We shipped significant
products, announced important new initiatives, and held one
of our biggest and best conferences ever. Join me in taking
a look at some of the highlights.
January 3: JBuilder 4 named finalist for Software &
Information Industry Association's 2001 Codie Award
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/codie.html
January 22: Inprise completes name change to Borland Software
Corporation
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/namechange.html
January 31: Borland simplifies enterprise data integration on
Linux with Kylix support for Oracle 8i and IBM DB2.
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/kylix_db.html
January 31: Borland announces Kylix: native RAD for Linux
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/kylix_release.html
February 2: Kylix wins show favorite award at LinuxWorld
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/kylix_wins.html
February 5: Borland AppServer 4.5 ships
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/appserver_availability.html
February 8: Software Development magazine names JBuilder,
AppCenter, and VisiBroker finalists in development tool
awards
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/jolt.html
February 14: Borland announces Enterprise Studio Java
Edition
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/entrprsstudioreleased.html
February 22: JBuilder Enterprise wins eWeek eXcellence
award
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/eweek.html
March 7: Borland Kylix now available
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/kylix_mainstream.html
April 12: JBuilder wins Jolt Award two consecutive years
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/jolt_41601.html
May 8: Borland announces Delphi 6 -- a RAD Web-services
development platform
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/del6released.html
May 15: Borland announces JBuilder 5, integrating Java and XML
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/jb5released.html
May 21: JBuilder 5 for Mac OS X previewed at Apple Worldwide
Developer Conference
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/jb5formac.html
June 4: JBuilder 5 ships
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/jbuilder_available.html
June 8: JBuilder wins JavaWorld Editor's Choice award
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/ide_award.html
June 12: JBuilder dominates 2001 JavaPro Reader's Choice
awards
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/javapro.html
June 18: Delphi 6 ships
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/delphi6_webservices.html
July 17: Borland announces TeamSource DSP (Development
Services Platform)
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/teamsourceavailable.html
July 19: Borland revenues rise 20% in second quarter
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/2ndq01.html
July 20: No-cost JBuilder 5 Personal announced
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/jb5_personal.html
July 23: Borland introduces new Enterprise Studio for Java
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/estudio2available.html
July 25: Borland delivers Kylix Open Edition for Linux
community
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/kylix_open.html
August 6: Delphi 6 Personal Edition now available
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/delphi_personal.html
August 20: Enterprise Studio for Java ships
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/estudio_for_java.html
August 20: Borland establishes first office in People's
Republic of China
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/borland_in_china.html
August 28: Borland announces Web services strategy for Linux
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/linux_world.html
September 25: Borland announces Web services strategy for Java
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/webservices_strategy.html
October 16: Study names Kylix leading Linux application
development solution
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/evans_data.html
October 23: Borland announces Kylix 2: Web services solution
for Linux
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/kylix2.html
October 25: Borland revenues rise 16% in third quarter
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/3rdq01.html
November 6: Kylix 2 ships
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/k2_ships.html
November 12: Borland announces Borland Software Platform
for J2EE
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/java_drive.html
November 13: Borland Enterprise Server achieves highest rating
in tests
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/csiro.html
November 27: JBuilder 6 ships
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/jb6_ships.html
November 28: Borland ships new TeamSource DSP
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/teamsourcedsp.html
December 3: Borland Enterprise Server ships
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/bes_available.html
December 4: InterBase 6.5 ships
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/interbase65_available.html
December 10: Enterprise Studio 3 for Java ships
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/estudio_for_java_available.html
December 10: Borland selected as platinum sponsor for JavaOne
2002
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/javaone_2002sponser.html
December 14: Intelligent Enterprise names Borland a 2002
"company to watch"
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/intelligent_enterprise.html
December 18: Borland Web Services Kit for Java ships
http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/kit_for_java.html
Whew! What a year 2001 was. Let's have fun in 2002.
What does it all mean? I think it means that despite the
economic downturn that swept through the country in the
aftermath of the September 11 attacks, despite the "burst"
of the Internet bubble, a company can succeed by delivering
great technology and paying attention to what developers
need and want.
As we look forward to another successful year in 2002, you'll see us putting a special emphasis on Web Services, Mobile computing, .NET, J2EE, cross-platform development, and enterprise application development. Of course, we're not going to forget all of the other areas that developers are interested in.
Make sure you reserve May 18-22 on your calendar. These are the dates for
BorCon 2002 in Anaheim California. If you've never attended another Borland Conference, this is the one Borland conference that you won't want to miss.
From all of us at Borland -- and especially from Sydney Kaster and
Matthew Ellis, the newest members of the Developer
Relations staff (Sydney was born to Borland's John Kaster, Matthew was born to Borland's Christine Ellis) -- please accept my best wishes for a happy
and prosperous new year.
David Intersimone "David I"
Vice President, Developer Relations
Borland
davidi@borland.com
