To: Lewis Edinburg who wrote (10462 ) 5/6/1998 3:02:00 PM From: Bipin Prasad Respond to of 10836
KL Group Java Components Added to Latest Version of Inprise's Borland JBuilder; KL Group's 100% Java JClass Tools Enhance Inprise's Acclaimed Development Environment Business Wire - May 06, 1998 08:00 %KL-GROUP BORL %NEW-YORK %COMPUTERS %ELECTRONICS %COMED %INTERACTIVE %MULTIMEDIA %INTERNET %PRODUCT V%BW P%BW TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 1998--KL Group Inc., a leading provider of GUI component and Java(TM) development tools, has announced the initiation of an agreement with Inprise Corp., (NASDAQ:BORL) to bundle its JClass Java components with the JBuilder 2 family of visual Java development tools, which Inprise released this week. JBuilder is part of Inprise's Borland family of award-winning products. JBuilder 2 works with the JDK 1.1 version of JClass components and comes bundled with JClass BWT, JClass Chart and JClass LiveTable. "We are pleased to include KL Group's JClass components with our JBuilder 2 offering," said Gillian Webster, director of Java product marketing at Inprise Corp. "With this integration, our customers not only get the fastest environment for building Java applications for the enterprise, but also receive an enhanced selection of tools for graphing and charting data." JBuilder's high-performance tools enable developers to create 100% Pure Java(TM) platform-independent applications, applets and JavaBeans(TM). JBuilder's scalable, component-based environment is designed for all levels of "Information Network" development projects ranging from applets and applications that require networked database connectivity to client/server and distributed enterprise-class systems. With KL Group's JavaBeans incorporated into JBuilder, developers can easily build powerful grid and charting functionality into their applications, as well as enhancing the look and quality of the AWT components. "Our high-quality components provide developers with a set of valuable, well-designed tools for GUI development that enable the creation of user-friendly, professional interfaces," said Greg Kiessling, president of KL Group. JBuilder will include the following products from KL Group's JClass family: -- JClass BWT: a 100% Pure Java technology-based GUI toolkit which enhances and extends AWT to improve the look and quality of Java applications. -- JClass LiveTable(1): an essential 100% Pure Java grid/table that enables developers to easily display and manipulate tables and forms. -- JClass Chart(1): a powerful 100% Pure Java component that enables developers to embed sophisticated graphs and charts into applications and applets quickly and easily. JBuilder users can visit the JClass Web site at klg.com for additional information on using JClass JavaBeans in JBuilder as well as special offers on the latest JClass products and support. About KL Group KL Group develops and markets the Olectra line of ActiveX components for Windows, the XRT family of GUI components for Motif, and JClass components for Java. Founded in 1989, KL Group has posted an operating profit for more than 20 consecutive quarters. It has been recognized by PROFIT magazine as one of the 100 fastest growing Canadian companies, and by Arthur Andersen as one of Canada's Fifty Best Managed Private Companies. Products are sold and supported through a worldwide network of qualified resellers, and from KL Group's European headquarters in Amsterdam and corporate headquarters in Toronto. For more information, call 416/594-1026 or Email info@klg.com. Visit KL Group on the World Wide Web at klg.com . Note to Editors: JClass, JClass BWT, JClass LiveTable, Olectra, Olectra Chart and XRT are trademarks of KL Group Inc. All other brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. (1) 100% Pure applies to 3.0 or later versions of JClass products only. CONTACT: Nadel Phelan, Inc. Tom Harvey, 408/439-5570 x244 tom@nadelphelan.com or KL Group Lee Garrison, 800/663-4723 x769 lee@klg.com Look at the buy block volumes:207.95.154.130 later, InSook Prasad