Rich,
> Are the packages distributed in Sweden in Swedish, i.e. does
> Inprise truly internationalize their distribution?
As Jeroen points out, Inprise products are only internationalized
to a few languages, swedish not being among them. But since you
expect all swedish developers to be fluent in English, that's
really not a problem. What's more important, especially when
trying to get established in enterprise tools, is local
representation and support. Neither Borland or VisiGenic has
had any representation in Sweden for some years, but are now establishing sales and support channels. I know some big
companies that are now beginning to evaluate VisiBroker as
an alternative to Orbix (IONA), even though Orbix currently
has been longer in the market and also has better support
in Sweden.
Even though Microsoft and IBM naturally are much bigger, I
think there's an opening for Inprise. Microsoft offers
purely Windows solutions, and in my opinion the IBM tools
(Visual Age, ComponentBroker) are not as well integrated
as the Inprise tools.
The key for Inprise really is integration: development tool,
CORBA broker, and the Application Server working smoothly
together.
I do believe Inprise is becoming more aggresive in Sweden
and all across Europe, and that is a good sign.
Best,
/Hans-Erik |
