Inprise Releases Free Cross-Platform Java Development Tool
JBuilder 3 Foundation Edition Now Available on Linux, Solaris, and Windows NT
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Java Business (SM) Conference in New York City, Inprise Corporation (Nasdaq: INPR) today announced the availability of JBuilder 3 Foundation, a cross platform development environment for creating Java(TM) 2 platform-based applications for Linux, the Solaris(TM) Operating Environment, and Windows. The product is available for free download at Inprise's Web site, www.borland.com/jbuilder. Attendees at the Java Business Conference can see the product demonstrated at the Inprise booth # 225.
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"This is the first version of JBuilder for the Linux operating system. As a leading independent application tools developer, Inprise is committed to providing our customers with the solutions they need to conduct business over the Internet," said Dale Fuller, interim president and CEO of Inprise Corporation. "We are making JBuilder Foundation, the market's most requested Java development tool, available to the market at no cost. This is not just a trial or demonstration version but a production quality tool that Java developers can use now to benefit from the power, performance and productivity of JBuilder across multiple platforms, including Linux, Solaris and Windows operating systems."
"Inprise has always been a strong supporter of the Java platform, and Inprise's new JBuilder 3 Foundation gives Java developers the necessary core development features to enable cross-platform development of enterprise applications based on the Java platform," said George Paolini, vice president, Java Community Development at Sun Microsystems, Inc. "JBuilder 3 Foundation enables developers to quickly and easily develop Java technology-based applications to deploy on Linux workstations and servers."
About JBuilder 3 Foundation
JBuilder 3 Foundation is ideally suited for Java technology developers who want a high productivity IDE (integrated development environment) to more easily create cross-platform applications for Linux, the Solaris operating environment, and Windows. JBuilder 3 Foundation allows users to rapidly develop, compile, run and debug applications using JBuilder visual tools as well as through traditional coding methods.
Key product features include the AppBrowser, to simplify code management; CodeInsight to reduce syntax errors and speed coding; the Java 2 platform graphical debugger; and Pure Java Two-Way-Tools. Additionally, users can easily customize and extend the environment to suit their development needs using the Open Tools API which enables easier integration of tools and components from third party vendors. A detailed list of features included in JBuilder 3 Foundation is located at www.borland.com/jbuilder. |
