“Inprise/Borland (Nasdaq: INPR) today announced a strategic
alliance with TurboLinux Inc… the companies plan to cooperate
to test, certify, integrate, enhance and market their products for
the Linux Operating System (OS) for worldwide
distribution.”
“Working together, Inprise/Borland and TurboLinux expect to
identify performance and feature enhancements, incorporate and
distribute their technologies worldwide, and develop educational
programs to increase the global awareness of the Linux OS.
TurboLinux, which boasts a market dominance in various channels
throughout the world, will help facilitate Inprise/Borland’s
penetration into the Global Linux market. Together, the companies
will be able to provide the service, support and training for Linux
products worldwide.”
“Inprise/Borland and TurboLinux will seek to secure a
Comprehensive Agreement that will leverage the strategic benefits
of their integrated suite of software solutions; including
Inprise/Borland’s Project Kylix, the upcoming high performance,
visual Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for the Linux
platform, which is scheduled to be released in mid-2000.”