About CodeGear

CodeGear delivers innovative, high-productivity development tools for a wide spectrum of software developers, from individuals to enterprise teams. Formed from the Developer Tools Division of Borland to focus exclusively on technical innovation and support for software developers, CodeGear has more than 25 years of technology leadership and more than 3.2M users of its products worldwide. In November 2006, CodeGear became an independent organization within Borland Software Corporation - with a separate management, R&D, sales, marketing and operations team.

CodeGear is dedicated to meeting the needs of developers around the world - a number that will increase to 13 million globally in 2007 and 17 million by 2011, according to International Data Corporation.

Market Position

With an active community of millions of developers in 29 countries, CodeGear is among the world's top tools providers - and the only one of the top vendors focused exclusively on developer tools.

CodeGear products are used extensively by individual developers, enterprises, small-to-medium businesses, Independent Software Vendors and Value Added Resellers. Customers in the largest vertical market segments, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare and government, use CodeGear products to develop applications critical to their businesses and operations.

CodeGear Firsts

CodeGear invented the first commercial Integrated Development Environment (IDE), which provides comprehensive capabilities for developers to efficiently produce software. CodeGear brought to market the first pure Java IDE, the first IDE for C++, the first J2EE-compliant IDE, the first Rapid Application Development IDE for Linux, and was the first company to have SOAP Web services support in the IDE, the language, and the runtime library across multiple popular programming languages.

CodeGear and Open Source

CodeGear's mission is to help developers control and manage the open source environment. As open source has changed the nature of software development, developers can accumulate a variety of free tools and products, but then must make them all work together. That can be challenging and cost developers their most precious commodity - time and productivity.

CodeGear has become a top provider of tools that add value on top of Eclipse, which has become a huge force in software development but presents integration and other challenges for developers.

CodeGear also has introduced groundbreaking products aimed at open source communities such as PHP and Ruby on Rails. And it has contributed key technologies to open source projects such as Mylyn and the Dynamic Languages Tool Kit (DLTK).

Products

Java Development

JBuilder® 2008, the first application server-independent, enterprise-class IDE built on Eclipse. It provides all the economic benefits of an open source platform, with the reliability of a trusted, turnkey solution provider.

JGear™, a set of specialized plug-ins for Eclipse that both augments and accelerates the open-source platform and tools in three key areas (Java application performance, visual development, and team collaboration) that aren't addressed by Eclipse-based IDE solutions today.

Windows and .NET Development

CodeGear RAD Studio 2007, a new version of the award-winning RAD environment for Microsoft Windows that combines Delphi® for Win32®, C++Builder® and Delphi .NET. The offering is designed to help developers more quickly and cost-effectively build rich database-driven Windows and Web applications.

C++ Builder 2007, the world's only native C++ Rapid Application Development IDE and framework for Windows. C++ Builder 2007 provides support for Microsoft Windows Vista and AJAX, and offers new features that allow developers to rapidly and visually build Web applications and rich AJAX interfaces.

Delphi 2007 for Win32 speeds Win32 development by combining Delphi's visual Rapid Application Development approach with support for Windows Vista, AJAX, and streamlined database connectivity.

Dynamic Languages

Delphi® for PHP is an integrated visual RAD environment for the popular PHP Web development language.

3rdRail™ is a powerful IDE built specifically for Ruby on Rails, the open-source framework written in the Ruby programming language and popular with next-generation Web developers. David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails, has said: "CodeGear's new 3rdRail IDE represents an important step in tooling for Ruby on Rails."

Databases

InterBase® 2007 is a leading SQL-compliant database for embedded and enterprise applications.

Blackfish™ SQL is a high-performance, small footprint, SQL-92 compliant database for .NET and Java platforms.

CodeGear Developer Network

The CodeGear Developer Network is an online community of worldwide developers that enables developers to communicate, collaborate, and gain access to unique content. CodeGear's Developer Relations and Evangelist teams work closely with this community, ensuring their needs and requirements are met and folded into CodeGear's strategic product plans.

In addition, a group of customers known as TeamB manage and monitor CodeGear newsgroups - user-supported areas where developers can exchange information, tips and techniques on CodeGear products. TeamB members, who come from a range of backgrounds and professionals, volunteer their time, expertise and advice to enhance the technical skills of other customers.

Key Partners

CodeGear products are available from more than 130 channel partners worldwide. Its partners network includes companies such as: CDW, Danysoft, Digital China, DiS, GlobalSoft, Gopac, Grey Matter, Ingram Micro, Insight, IT Tools Unisolutions, Logix, MicroGraphics, MSol, PC-Ware, Programmer's Paradise, QBS, Rios, Sinter, SoftbanK BB, SoftCell, SoftGEN, Softpark, Softprom Sonata, and Tech Data.

Service Support and Training

CodeGear developer support engineers are true experts in the CodeGear product lines and key related technologies. CodeGear Support can provide up-to-date service and installation information; answers to software usage and functionality questions; information on, and pointers to tools and fixes to prevent known software problems; and responses and resolutions for software inquiries and issues.

CodeGear Education Services provides training solutions for developers of all skill levels throughout the world, leveraging a highly experienced community of partners and web-based technologies.