August 20, 2002 - Borland has announced a global distribution and marketing agreement with IBM Corporation. The agreement will provide customers with industry-leading development solutions for Windows® and Linux® operating systems. Designed to build on the popularity of IBM® DB2® database software and Borland® Rapid Application Development (RAD) technology with the development community, this will allow enterprises to create GUI, database, Web, and Web Services applications for Windows and Linux.
Starting later this summer, under the agreement IBM will bundle Borland® Delphi™ Studio Architect, Borland® C++Builder™ Enterprise, and Borland® Kylix™ Enterprise 30-day trial versions with the most current versions of IBM DB2 Universal Developer’s Edition and DB2 Universal Personal Edition. In return, Borland will bundle IBM’s DB2 Universal Developer’s Edition with the most current versions of Borland Delphi Studio Architect and Enterprise, Borland C++Builder Enterprise, and Borland Kylix Enterprise.
As part of the agreement, IBM and Borland will also create a portal to assist developers interested in migrating to IBM and Borland’s cross-platform solutions. The portal will be hosted on the IBM Web site and marketed by IBM and Borland.
"Borland is known as a market share leader that provides its customers, including millions of developers, with products that enhance developer productivity and performance across all major platforms," said Lauren Flaherty, vice-president of marketing, IBM Data Management Solutions. "Today’s agreement marks a new day for developers who now have a migration path to Borland development products and DB2."
"IBM is a clear leader in enterprise database technology with major corporate customers and a commanding 34% market share," said Nigel Brown, vice-president and general manager EMEA at Borland. "By entering a global distribution and marketing agreement, Borland and IBM will foster development across the enterprise by providing the developer community with superior alternatives."
As the development community looks for alternatives, Borland is providing an enhanced alternative for enterprise development in the rapid application development market. At the same time, IBM continues to strengthen DB2’s ease of use features, support for standards, and cross-platform capabilities for Windows and Linux.