PRNewswire: Inprise/Borland Announces Borland C++Builder 5

“Inprise/Borland (Nasdaq: INPR) today announced Borland
C++Builder 5, a new version of its award-winning ANSI C++
development system. C++Builder 5 dramatically simplifies the
development of Internet, distributed, and Windows applications. The
company also announced it will soon offer its core C++ compiler
technology, upon which C++Builder 5 is based, free for all
developers. C++Builder 5 is scheduled to be available next month in
three editions — C++Builder 5 Enterprise, C++Builder 5
Professional, and C++Builder 5 Standard….”

“C++Builder 5 shakes-up the C++ landscape by fusing the Internet
with C++ development,” said Dale Fuller, interim president and CEO
of Inprise/Borland. “This breakthrough release brings together
Borland’s industry standard C++ development environment with the
latest Internet standards, XML and HTML 4, delivering the
highest-performance web server applications. Inprise is
committed to being a leading independent provider of rapid
application development tools for all major platforms, including
Linux, Windows and Solaris.”

“C++Builder 5 reaffirms Inprise’s position as a leader in the
rapid application development tools marketplace and gives
developers one of the best tools to easily create Internet and
distributed applications,” said Sally Cusack, an analyst and
research manager at International Data Corporation. “Millions of
developers worldwide have learned to program using Borland’s C++
compilers. Now, the entire development community will greatly
benefit from the availability of a free world-class ANSI C++
compiler, with a seamless path to C++Builder’s visual development
of Internet, database and Windows applications.”

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