Letter from Borland CEO Tod Nielsen
To Our Customers and Shareholders
Today, Borland made a series of announcements that further demonstrate our commitment to tackling the most difficult challenges of software development. With our vision for Software Delivery Optimization (SDO), we’ve introduced a strategy for addressing critical process areas of the software delivery lifecycle through personalized, customized solutions. These solutions will target four key areas―IT Management & Governance, Requirements Definition & Management, Lifecycle Quality Management and Change Management. Each solution is architected to align people, process and technology with the goal of delivering greater control and predictability to your IT organization.
In support of this strategy we have announced we are acquiring Segue Software, a company focused on Software Quality Optimization. Segue has a very strong reputation in the market for delivering best-in-class solutions. Segue also shares Borland’s vision for an approach to quality that spans the entire software delivery lifecycle. This acquisition adds a vital component to our overall SDO strategy and will form the cornerstone of our Lifecycle Quality Management solution.
Our plan is to create tight linkage between the quality and performance management offering from Segue and Borland’s ALM offerings, creating a true end-to-end lifecycle quality solution. You will see Borland approach quality holistically with investments that align people, processes and technologies across the organization.
In addition, Borland announced today that we will be divesting our IDE product lines, driving even tighter focus on the ALM market. These product lines include our award-winning Borland Developer Studio (Delphi, C++ Builder and C# Builder) and JBuilder. Our intent is to create a standalone business focused on the IDE market, capable of investing in the opportunities that exist for these product lines and advancing developer productivity. Borland’s IDE business requires a distinct business model and focused investments different from our ALM business, which targets the broader software delivery organization. We believe that separating these businesses will enable both to flourish and grow more aggressively through targeted focus and investment. It goes without saying that we will do everything possible to ensure a successful transition of our products and customers to the new entity.
Through these moves, I hope one message is clear…Borland is doubling down on our vision for SDO. Our commitment to this vision is guiding major decisions and strong investments that enable Borland to deliver new levels of value for our customers. Today Borland has an unmatched combination of depth of solution and breadth of portfolio to tackle the industry’s most challenging business issues. We’re excited about this direction and the future we share together.
Tod Nielsen
President and Chief Executive Officer
February 8, 2006
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关于Windows平台的部分，我认为MS购买Delphi的机率有40%。首先pascal/delphi语言有非常庞大的用户群，对MS在win32/.net两个方向上都有足够的支持。再则Delphi的体系与.NET的体系有近同的地方，MS要改造它并不难。而另一方面，MS尽管在.NET时代力主推动C#，但对于既有的语言，例如C++、java、vb，甚至JScript也并不轻视。.NET的 语言系统内置C#、J#、VB.NET和JScript.NET，并不仅仅是“显示架构体系的整合能力”那么简单。当然，在这个体系中，加入Delphi for .NET，也是MS乐见之事。最后Anders Hejlsberg在MS和.NET中的角色，也使得Delphi收归MS不显得那么突兀。
leon : 不可能，vb它现在都干甩了，捧一个c#来，pascal算什么
leon : 看看java#吧，有几个人用？
leon : vb.net市场的萎缩速度估计微软都没有想到
我 : MS知道不可能由一个语言来一统天下的。
我 : 但可能如你所说，即使MS来做Delphi，也未必能活下来。这倒是真的。
leon : 但pascal肯定不是一个可以活下来的语言
leon : ms做，肯定活不下来
leon : 其他人做，也活不下来
我 : 我倒不担心这个～～说老实话。尽管我比较偏向MS来收购，但我只是认为没有更好的买家了。起码MS还有能力(而不是有可能)做好它。
leon : delphi死了！
leon : 他(MS)买就是让他死的
leon : 都是死，所以我说borland的这个决定其实已经宣判delphi死了
我 : 怎么说呢。那你说说谁买不是个死？
我 : 我的认为是：放在borland手里，是死路一条；放出来，有活的机会。
我 : ――看到我这一段时间的MSN签名了吗？
我 : “生存或者死亡，是个问题”。
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默哀
