well, its official - Delphi 6 is out of the hat - the XML stuff, BTW, hassupport for XSD, but I couldn't say anything until this was out :) Also, we have a special on Kylix + Delphi 6 - buy Delphi 6 (well, preorder it :) ) and get Kylix for 1/2 price :) Call the office (09) 3600-231 for more info or visit us at the ComputerWorld expo in Auckland. There is an Akl / Welli / Chch launch of this and JBuilder 5 towards the end of the month, with David Intersimone doing the talking AFAIK :) Nic. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BORLAND UNVEILS INDUSTRY'S FIRST RAD WEB SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM Borland. DelphiT 6 Introduces New RAD Platform For The Rapid Creation Of Web Services Using Latest Industry Standards SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - May 8, 2001 - Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq NM: BORL), a leader in e-business implementation platforms, today announced the availability of Borland. DelphiT 6, the new version of its rapid application development (RAD) environment for Windows.. As the first RAD tool to help developers easily use and create industry standard Web Services, Delphi 6 enables the rapid development and deployment of applications using XML- and SOAP-based Web Services technologies. Delphi 6 Web Services and XML technologies speed e-business by allowing companies to share and exchange application data, such as information about a business, transaction or supplier, over the Internet with minimal human intervention. Delphi 6 is the only RAD environment that fully supports all major emerging industry standards: XML, SOAP, WSDL, and XSL; in turn, supporting emerging Web Services based vendor platforms such as Microsoft. .Net and BizTalk, and from Sun Microsystems. ONE, while providing the scalability and reliability that enterprise and Web developers require. "The adoption of Web Services is at a crossroads," said Evan Quinn, director of application strategies for Hurwitz Group, an analyst, research, and consulting firm. "Right now, individual and corporate developers need the right tools to make Web Services applications powerful, yet easy to design. With Delphi 6, Borland is responding to this critical industry need." The new Delphi framework includes BizSnapT, WebSnapT and DataSnapT, which will help users build server-side and client-side applications that support Web Services specifications through a fully integrated set of Web Service enabled visuals tool, advanced compiler technology and re-usable software components. Delphi 6 is designed to enable faster time-to-market by simplifying business-to-business integration. "Web Services is the next step in application development on the Internet and developers are under pressure to quickly move business applications to open standards so even though two companies have different IT infrastructure, they can conduct e-business together," said Simon Thornhill, vice president and general manager of Borland's RAD products. "Delphi 6 enables any Enterprise to quickly move into the future of e-business application development with Web Services without abandoning past methodologies, skills and source code." Borland Delphi 6 new product features include: * BizSnap Web Services RAD development platform simplifies business-to-business integration by easily creating XML/SOAP Web Services and connections. * WebSnap is a component-based Web application development framework that supports leading Web Application Servers, including ApacheT, Netscape. and Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). * DataSnap allows customers to build high-performance, Web Service-enabled middleware that enables any client application or service to easily connect with any major database, such as Oracle., MS-SQL Server, Informix., IBM. DB2., Sybase. and InterBase., through industry standard Web Services and XML, DCOM, or CORBA.. In addition, when paired with Borland KylixT, the first native RAD environment for the Linux. operating system (OS), Delphi 6 users can build single-source applications for both Windows and Linux, which opens new opportunities and increases the potential return on development investments. Delphi 6 is scheduled to be available this month in three editions -- Enterprise, Professional and Personal. About Borland . Delphi 6 T Borland Delphi 6 is the first rapid application development environment for Windows that fully supports new and emerging Web Services. With Delphi 6, corporate or individual developers can create next generation e-business applications quickly and easily. Major features include BizSnap, WebSnap and DataSnap that enable developers to create applications that simplify business-to-business integration with full support for XML, SOAP, and WSDL. 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