In the product line of Borland, there are two products that are less eye-catching, that is, Borland from Ashton-Tate.
The DBASE series and the Intrabuilder of the flowers. For Borland, DBASE and
IntRabuilder is a very unfortunate victim. DBASE development gold time is washed by philippe kahn,
Infinite potential brought by intRabuilder is taking Delbert YoCAM. Borland's most chance
The critical moments are each CEO, I don't know if it is? Life is also? Is it also?
How does DBASE and Intrabuilder have developed in Borland? Why last DBASE
Will I enter the dead alley with Intrabuilder? Let us explore the secrets.
The birth of intrabuilder
Who says "insiders" must be a good thing? At the beginning, Copernico boldly proposed the celestial operation in centuries.
Christianity against the same force, thus being regarded by Christianity as evil, has been taught by Rome after 3 centuries
Huang admitted. And Copernico's life is under huge pressure, Borland's intRabuilder is almost
It has been the same fate.
In 1995, when the application of the browser became the main force, the applications of various web applications began to develop rapidly.
stand up. First start web application is based on file, many web applications use a plain text editor to develop HTML
Web page. But people quickly discovered that this way is very uneconomical, because of the web application, although there is a large part of them
In the needs of the art, after the web enters people's lives, many web applications begin to combine data processing.
And turn to the business. Therefore, the soon web solution begins to enter the use of static web pages.
The program is solved. However, the stage of the positive browser war, Netscape is positive and Microsoft
Internet Explorer is fighting for you to live, and Java has also started to rise. At this point, the browser does not have a standard.
It is also incomparable to HTML and JavaScript support. Therefore, although many programmers feel that
A web development tool helps them develop gradually hot web applications, and the information industry has also begun to have strong
Demand, but the confusing Web standard has made many programmers.
However, Borland's Visual DBase group saw great opportunities because of Visual DBase
When the future version is added to support the web, the Visual DBase team suddenly found that since the Web function is Xu
The multi-programmer wants, then why not directly provide a visual web development tool, let the need to develop
The programmer of the web application can have the best tool without having to use a plain text editor to open.
Send a web application?
At 1995, this is indeed a quite shocking idea because it reflects the trend of future demand. when
After the Visual DBase team puts forward this idea, it immediately got a great resonance in the department. Several negotiated,
The Visual DBase team decided to develop a visualized web development tool to test the market, and they decided
Use Visual DBase to develop this new product. This is really a bold and surprising decision because
At that time, not only did not have a similar product, but also decided to use Visual DBase instead of C / C to develop new products,
Is it incredible, can development tools really use Visual DBase to develop?
When the Visual DBase group decided to develop this new development tool, he faced some technical choices. What language is used as the core of this new development tool? In addition, since the product is a web developer
Without, it is necessary to need a web server as a rear driver engine. However, there are only Netscape in the market at the time.
Have a few vendors such as O'Reilly with a Web Server engine. Therefore, Borland must decide what to use Web
Server. However, these problems have soon an answer.
Because Java rapidly, Applet also became entry knowledge of Java, so JavaScript quickly
It is considered a standard language that everyone is developing a web application. So the Visual DBase group decided to use JavaScript
As the core language of this development tool, and enhance the JavaScript language at the time to support this new opening
Tool. In addition, since the Web Server is mostly inconvenient, the Visual DBase team determines
Develop a web server as the built-in web server of this development tool. Finally, Visual dbase is small
Group definition This development tool must have the following features:
■ Visualization development environment allows programmers to design web applications using components and tuning features
■ Use JavaScript as a core language
■ Provide built-in web server
■ Combine BDE / IDAPI to connect various databases
This development tool is intrabuilder - later shocking a pioneer pioneer.
After Intrabuilder began development, the Visual DBase group quickly discovered, although they can use Visual
DBASE completes most of the work, but after all functions are where Visual DBase is not arrested.
Therefore, in the later stage of Intrabuilder, in order to allow it to support Microsoft just launched, the same
APPLET phase-resistant ActiveX and dynamically executive applet, Visual DBase group still use
The C program code is completed.
Intrabuilder shock
In September 1996, after more than 1 year, IntRabuilder finally launched the world. IntrawiLder
After launch, the professional media around the world has almost praised intRabuilder, and they can't believe Borland.
The Web development tool for the database can be launched so quickly and in advance.
Borland is also confident before Intrabuilder is ready to be officially shipped.
full. I remember, after I got the beta version of Intrabuilder, although I still didn't have the development of the Web.
Too many experiences, but soon I learned about the potential of this product, because Intrabuilder and other Web at the time.
The development tool and editor are compared, it is simply a few generations, and it can be used as a school.
Xi JavaScript tool and development of web applications connecting to the database. These features are almost no
Any competitor can be compared. Even with today's standards, the web visualization provided by Intrabuilder
Design capacity is still a first class. Therefore, I felt that this would be a big sale.
Difficulties in Intrabuilder
Even if Borland is very confident, professional media is also optimistic, but did not think of it, in Intrabuilder
After the launch, only the first wave of sales boom, the subsequent sales quickly cooled down, resulting in intRabuilde
r
It is good to call the situation. This is really a very strange thing, because the intrabuilder product itself is not too
Big problem, the direction of the product is also correct. But why IntRabuilder is unable to have in the market
Bright manifestation? This problem is Borland to find answers. I remember to publish intrabuilder at the time.
When it seems to have a warm, but the actual attendance is not much. Taiwan Borland product manager is still in the venue
Ask me, why do you attend the reaction so unstead, isn't the product itself is not bad?
After Intrabuilder first appeared for the first time, Borland quickly found an important issue. Have
Some of the small flaws belonging to the product itself, some is the issue of the entire environment at the time. Summary At the invrawuilder
1.0 The reason for failure is:
■ IntRabuilder is too advanced, many programmers don't know how to use
■ IntRabuilder does not support Chinese
■ The browser is confused for the JavaScript language support
■ Intrabuilder render in GUI is still flawed
Since the program application of the web is also a germination period, the Internet / Intranet program application is still in the first wave.
Documentary phase, most web applications are made using HTML and general editors. This period is
It is still 1, 2 years from the second wave of programmers to develop a Web application in a large number of different web languages.
Time difference.
It is a pity that IntRabuilder is aware of this trend too early, so when IntRabuilder is launched.
Still the development of the second wave of web applications. From the graph below, we can also see intrabuilder
The launched time is indeed the step of the first one after several years.
It is precisely because IntRabuilder launched is too early, so it can only attract developers standing at the front end, most
Developers don't know their importance to such revolutionary products, resulting in intrabuilder only
The results of a few customers who can sell to Borland and the top of other areas. But I think this is a good thing.
Because Intrabuilder's secondary sales have not reached the preview of Borland, but intRabuilder
At the beginning, I opened the most important customer base, occupying the MIND-Share of the top of the pyramid. as long as
Intrabuilder can make persistent efforts, after 1 or 2 years, when most developers understand web development tools
Once the importance and practicality, IntRabuilder will quickly harvest the results. In addition Intrabuilder
Reading and technology leading the other competitors for a few years, even if other web development tools are launched, intRabuilder also
Ability to work, hurt competitors.
After Borland analyzed the factors of the setbacks of intrabuilder, it quickly launched the corresponding action because
The Visual DBase group is still very confident for Intrabuilder. Support DBCS, due to
IntRabuilder 1.0 does not support DBCS, thus causing many Asian countries and regions, including China Taiwan
District, Japan and South Korea and the Middle East unable to sell problems. This impact is of course very big, because the light is a day
This market can sell tens of millions of sets.
Another problem of disturbance is the web application developed by Intrabuilder in different browsers.
A web content and location will occur with the case where it is not consistent with the Intrabuilder. This problem is formed
The reason is complicated, mostly related to different browsers at the time in the render web page content. Of course, when
There is no consistent criteria, making different browser supported HTML versions and JavaScript versions. However, although these problems are not all Borland's mistakes, it is like an intRabuilder user at the time.
One sentence left in Forum "IT May Not Be Borland's Error, But IT Definitely IS A
Borland's Problem (not Borland's error, is a Borland problem) ".
In order to solve the issue of intrabuilder, the Visual DBase team has quickly started Intrabuilder.
The second version of the development work is to solve the problem complained in the intrabuilder customer, and strong
Chemical intrabuilder features in terms of scalability and implementation efficiency, in order to let more customers are willing to use
Intrawuilder. In June 1997, the Visual DBase team's hands and feet quickly launched intRabuilder 1.5,
Carry out the second attack.
Intrabuilder 1.5 is almost a mature web development tool because IntRabuilder 1.5 can support
DBCS and greatly improved the efficiency of the Intrabuilder application. In addition, the Visual DBase group
Also specifically use C to rewrite the function of intRabuilder in the Render web page, so that IntRabuilder can be more accurate
Present the content of the web page and greatly enhance the compatibility in different browsers.
After so much improvement, IntRabuilder has improved in the world, slowly
Borland is close to the target set for intRabuilder. Visual dbase group is of course very happy because
This proves that their eyes are correct. Therefore, the Visual dbase group stabilized in intrabuilder
After that, INTRABUILDER 2.0 has been carried out, I hope IntRabuilder through version 2.0
Become the most successful web development tool.
Make persistent efforts, Development of Intrabuilder 2.0
In 1997, Borland had prepared a new version of Intrabuilder, and in the borland conference
Publication is disclosed in IntRabuilder 2.0, which provides a development blueprint for future intRabuilder 3.0. new
Version of intRabuilder looks very smooth, and Visual DBase / Intrabuilder is small
The group is also full of confidence, ready to go down to IntRabuilder.
At that time, Borland's most influential Netscape and Microsoft jointly developed JavaScript standards.
And ready to capture to ECMA. At that time Intrabuilder Architect Randy Solton is busy with Netscape
And Microsoft's person-defined the final standard of JavaScript, I hope two browser Communicator and
Explorer can support this new standard in the future so that IntRabuilder's application can be correct
Emphasically executed in these two browsers. However, because Netscape and Microsoft are in the most intense warfire
In the middle, each other's ghosts, no one is not letting, so the process developed is very slow, not smooth, this
It is also indirectly to develop intrabuilder difficulty.
In Borland Conference 1997, Intrabuilder's Director Michael Gardner Exhibition at the time
Show new features of Intrabuilder 2.0. In Intrabuilder 2.0, Borland provides a built-in HTML visual editor to provide more
Accurate webpage writing function (similar to Today's Macromedia is provided). Intrabuilder 2.0 ActiveX
With the ability to perform simultaneous execution in the client and servo. This feature is very Cool because at the time, ActiveX
Most can only be executed on the client, but IntRabuilder 2.0 can make Activex execute at the client and
The servo end, this can be rare. In addition, Intrabuilder 2.0 supports JavaBean support will also be and ActiveX
As complete, this represents two different components technologies will be the same in intrabuilder will be the same first-Class.
Component. This is the technology that Macromedia can implement in Ultradev after several years.
Another IntRabuilder 2.0 is the most important feature to provide a cross-platform capabilities. Borland is ready
Developed Windows and UNIX platforms, Intrabuilders, planned UNIX platforms containing Solaris, HP
-Ux, AIX and IRIX. This is a very big hand at the time, because the market did not have a similar production.
Products, more is to provide a cross-platform web development tool. So I think that if Borland can stick to it.
It will have a great market opportunity.
In the 1997 Borland Conference, In addition to Michael Gardner's lecture, intRabuilder
Architect Randy Solton also talked two lectures in Borland Conference, discussed in depth
Intrabuilder 2.0 new features and implementation techniques.
In addition, the product manager of Intrabuilder, Klaus Krull (K.K.) Also performed on the scene, and sound
The Beta version of the InTrabuilder 2.0 will be provided to an interested developer test. From all signs,
IntRabuilder 2.0 is already ready to go.
In addition, the Intrabuilder's QA work was the leader of the Ken Chan from the Chinese. In fact, from Borland
Starting C / C 3.0, Chinese has always occupied a certain proportion in Borland's R & D, and QA departments, for Borland
Product development has a small contribution.
However, the development of things is so fast that everyone is unexpected, and it is held in Borland Conference in 1997.
Soon, Borland suddenly waited for intRabuilder. This news came, and I was eager for the time.
I am in IntRabuilder 2.0, it is really a sunny day. Why Borland will suddenly give up
Intrabuilder, this is the problem I have always wanted to know. I have asked friends from Taiwan Borland,
But they don't know the reasons for practical. Later I have heard several statements: one is Delbert Yocam for
IntRabuilder is not interested, so it is not willing to invest in resources to develop; another rumet is Borland
Decide to develop JBUILDER, so move the Intrabuilder's resources to jbuilder;
It is not that the Intrabuilder development team and Delbert are not coming, so the collective leaves Borland. What the actual situation is
The answer is still a mystery. Even if it is today, I still can't get determined when I work again for Borland.
The answer is really regrettable.
I think intrabuilder is one of the most unfortunate products, because in 1996, when other software companies have not perpleted that the Web needs a good, Borland, Borland acts, Borland actually
Mastering the software clock, and launched the actual product, it can be said to be a big good, but also Borland is less
Enough to take a good time in front of others. If Borland has continuously developed intRabuilder, I believe
Intrabuilder will become a good product than Today's Macromedia's Ultradev, and will also be I recognized.
For products that belong to "consumer software", Borland will be able to show Hongmu, 2000, 2000. only
I can't seem to be my brain, otherwise there is no eye, actually in Intrabuilder 2.0.
Decided to give up before completion. Not only let Borland have a place with a Web development tool.
Opportunities, I have lost a few years later to let the world's crazy Internet / intranet and dotcom's gold development stage,
It really made me a wrist. Even when Delphi 3/4, I strongly recommend developing similar intrabuilders in Delphi.
The wish of the function cannot be reached. I think this should be Borland after M & A ashton-Tate, another one
A major disregard.
Regrettable ending
After Delbert Yocam decided to abandon intRabuilder, this move is almost a finalized camel.
A straw because it is a very big blow to the Visual DBase group. Visual dbase group
It has been seen that the market of Visual DBase continues to decline and shrink, so it is urgent to need a new product to increase income.
And develop future product lines. However, after Delbert determines the fate of intRabuilder, it also represents
Announce the future of the Visual DBase group will end. It is because Delbert's decision, triggered 1 or 2 years.
Visual dbase group Everyone is rushing to jumping with Visual DBase, which has been a moment of flagship, turned
Hope to join the Java's new battleship, which triggered a great controversy within Borland later.
Until now, I still like and miss intrabuilder. Because I was in the CDC service, I used to be one.
Colleagues jointly introduced intRabuilder into CDC as a development tool for developing Web solutions. Due to CDC use Delphi
As the main development tool, the development model of intRabuilder is similar to Delphi, so for
Intrabuilder has a high level of acceptance. IntRabuilder 1.5 solves Chinese issues and execution efficiency issues,
The Pilot system I developed at the time was very smooth, so I decided to use the tool tools in the web.
Intrawuilder. Didn't think of it, later Borland actually abandoned intrabuilder, all between
Blood capital is water. I am a Borland product user, I can't accept this processing product of Borland.
Method, BORLAND does not provide any product that replaces intRabuilder at the time. Borland
Handling intRabuilder causing the rebound of many intrabuilder users at the time, making Borland
Almost unable to get involved in the market of web development tools.
Destinous DBASE
Review the life of the DBASE product is really unknown. DBASE has dominated the development of PC database technology
Mainstream, in the early days, almost occupied the PC database market. More than ten years ago, when people found a PC is executing
After DBASE, it is actually able to handle many daily data, and immediately fans for DBASE's incredible ability, which in turn creates DBASE or one era.
In August 1980, two george tare and Hal Lashle have created Software Plus software. a little
Like Microsoft, they purchased Vulcan Data Base software from a small software company, and
Develop a DBASE product based on Vulcan Data Base. Soon, George Tare and Hal Lashlee
The cooperation software has received many users, and their software is gradually popular in the market. Soon after,
George Tate and Hal Lashle have established Ashton Tate to expand the era of dbase myths.
After the Ashton-Tate launches DBASE II, the positive value PC begins to grow rapidly. Due to DBASE at the time
II provides reasonable data processing power on the PC, so there is a lot of users, DBASE II's shadow
The sound has also begun to penetrate into the field of commercial users, and Ashton-Tate will gradually become a well-known public.
Division.
1984 is the most important year for Ashton-Tate, because in June this year, Ashton-Tate is launched.
DBASE III. DBASE III is greatly improved in terms of DBASE II in terms of data processing power and operational speed, just right
It is in line with the demand for PC increasing data applications. After the Ashton-Tate launches DBASE III, immediately
The world is sold, and then the DBASE III Plus launched is also a supreme SHTON TARE in the PC database.
Status. DBASE III and DBASE III Plus are unprecedented, making Ashton-Tate revenue increased, and
Become the world's third largest software company. And Microsoft, Lotus is DOS, Lotus 1-2-3 and DBASE, respectively.
Each of the operating system, Spreadsheet, and database markets.
When Ashton-Tate is in the database market, Oracle is still a small company that is not known.
How do you know that the 10-year wind water is turned, and now Oracle has become the domain of the database. Why Ashton Tate
The company who used to hold the PC database will be lost. This has to be from Ashton-Tate's dbase iv
Speak.
Returning DBASE IV
When Ashton-Tate's DBase III / Plus is successful, the ambition of Ashton-Tate is even more urgent.
Microsoft / Lotus compete in the world. Ashton-Tate decided to invest a lot of resources to develop the next generation of DBASE soft
Parts, the ability to handle data is increased again, and more complex features are provided. Although Ashton-Tate wants
The law is very good, to raise the competition of the PC database again, providing a more advanced application, but I ignore the hard PC hard
Whether the device can keep up with the standard for the ASHTON-TATE set.
After Ashton-Tate developed DBASE IV to the medium term, it was found that the device of the PC could not perform DBASE.
IV, At this time, Ashton-Tate discovered that the situation was serious. In fact, before Ashton-Tate develops DBASE IV, and
There is no evaluation of hardware requirements or there is no development of DBASE IV. In any case, for Ashton-Tate,
DBASE is almost unique software and a successful pillar. As a result, the most important product is actually managed.
Sample, from this signs, I can know the Ashton-Tate at that time may be stunned by the victory of DBase III / Plus.
Head, and the night lakes started. Ashton-Tate found that after the problem of DBASE IV, immediately cooperate with some soft / hardware manufacturers, for only
Use 640K memory PC to add a new memory device to perform DBASE IV that requires a massive memory. Though
It is indeed a solution, but it is not accepted by the public. DBASE iv can't be in Ashton-Tate
Under the problem of solving memory demand, it is still launched, and the market has a negative evaluation. Not only the general PC memory is not
Enough enough to implement, plus the DBase IV's bugs is very much, and immediately be cast aside by the market. The original DBASE
The user continues to use DBASE III / Plus, do not want to upgrade to DBase IV, which makes Ashton-Tate face
Bloodbook is unhappy. Plus DBase has to face FoxBase and Borland Paradox more and more powerful competition.
Strive, Ashton-Tate can't launch next-generation products that make DBase users satisfied, can only look at the market
Loss.
At the beginning of 1990, there was an internal roof in Ashton-Tate, leading to the main Architect and many engineers.
Leaving Ashton-Tate, and Ashton-Tate still can't solve the problem of dbase IV between several years.
Connected. At this point, Ashton-Tate swallowed in Paradox and FoxBase, almost turned almost one
Empty shell. The company's revenue is continuously declined, and DBASE market share has declined, and personnel are quickly lost. Arrived
In 1991, Ashton-Tate had almost helped.
When Ashton-Tate quickly walked down, it was Borland to reach the peak. 1990, Philippe
Kahn's PARADOX growth in Borland itself knows the situation of DBASE, and has gradually seen ashton-
Tate's decline. So Philippe Kahn knows that the time of the Borland dominate the PC database market is coming,
Moreover, Borland must first shot better than Microsoft to win this kind of good opportunity to miss.
In 1991, when Ashton-Tate had riser, Philippe Kahn finally decided to shoot. because
Philippe kahn knows that you must not let Microsoft call. More is more, Philippe Kahn is shot
It is a Thunder's hit, and the condition is good to let Ashton-Tate cannot refuse. July 1991, when Philippe
Kahn After 440 Million called card, Ashton-Tate quickly surrendered and decided to marry Borland from now on.
Ashton-Tate's acquisition and walk into history
In 1991, the poor Philippe Kahn was a very domineering and the capital merger, and it had quickly walked down.
Ashton-Tate. Philippe Kahn Buying Ashton-Tate is in order to be with Bill Gates
The battle is short, and the picture is a dominant in the PC software. Another purpose is to completely eliminate DBASE because
Philippe Kahn thinks that Borland's own Paradox is too much than the problem with a lot of problems.
Once DBASE exits the market, then Paradox can sweep the PC database market, let Borland become a PC.
The boss in the PC database market, in turn, the Microsoft and Control PC of the Pocket PC operating system
The Lotus Chamber of the Software is resistant to.
After Borland purchased Ashton-Tate at an incredible high price, it immediately attracted the criticism of Wall Street.
Analysts for Wall Street believe that Philippe Kahn is too high, Ashton-Tate is not worth 440MILLION at the time. However, for Philippe Kahn, use more than 400 million US dollars to work with Microsoft / Lotus
Compared with a long-short big attempt, it is really nothing, because Borland is money.
When Borland acquired ashton-Tate in 1991, the market value of Borland was actually smaller than Ashton-Tate. At the time
Ashton-Tate is a 5th software company, while Borland is only ranked 9th. But Ashton-Tate has
Walk down the slope, hand tone. It is a lot of cash in the reverse view of Borland. Borland M & A ashton-
Tate, the media reported the title of "small fish eating big fish '". At that time, the turnover of Ashton-Tate was probably
It is more than 250 Million dollars, while Borland's turnover is approximately 230 Million. So in Borlan
di
After adding Ashton-Tate, it immediately became a software company with nearly 500 million, ranking.
For the world's third largest software company, second only to Microsoft and Lotus. Readers can think about it, now Borlan
di
The annual turnover is more than 200 Million, but it has already had 500 million before 10 years, it can be seen that Borland at the time.
Shengshi and large scale. After Borland completed the Ashton-Tate's mergers, Philippe Kahn Daily
Presidential, because in Philippe Kahn, it has become the world's largest, defeating Microsoft's days.
Not far away.
Ashton-Tate is passed by Borland M & A, and its glorious will pass past 10 years. Ashton-
Tate originally has a chance to become a Today's Oracle, continue to occupy the status of the PC database market, did not think
Ashton-Tate off a good game to the dead bureau, and finish his lifemare products. although
Ashton-Tate is a very good negative textbook, but human beings seem to learn will not learn from history, informix after several years.
Also embarked on the path and the Ashton-Tate extremely similar road.
Unwillingness, DBase for Windows 5.0
Soon after Philippe Kahn, Microsoft also acquired FoxBase this company and rapidly
The FoxPro can be executed in Windows, compatible with DBase. Because of Microsoft Palm
Holding the DBase programmer under the original DOS urgently needs a mentality of a DBASE development tool under Windows, so when FoxPro
After For Windows launched, it immediately attracted many users who originally DBASE III / DBASE III Plus.
Although Borland started the use of the user after the FoxPro for Windows launched in Microsoft,
At the time, the sales of Paradox For DOS were still good, so Philippe Kahn did not put it on the heart, still
Think the final Paradox for Windows can beat FoxPro for Windows. Here, Philippe Kahn
Obviously, the mistakes were made.
After Microsoft continuously launched two versions of FoxPro for Windows, Borland finally perceived the original DBASE.
The user is in a rapid loss. Although Borland has launched Paradox for Windows,
And sales are also expected, but it is clear that Paradox for Windows does not prevent DBASE customers from being lost. Philippe Kahn has begun to emerge. In addition, Borland is also available in DBase for DOS.
Users powerful pressure, they asked Borland to launch DBASE for Windows.
In fact, the DBase for Windows product itself is still good, but because it has been added to the Windows platform too late.
The database battlefield, and in the case of hasty, the bugs of themselves are of course a lot, plus facing lightweight
The foxpro for windows, DBase for Windows almost no more than. Subsequent result
However, as many people expect, DBase for Windows will not regret FoxPro for WINDOW after launch.
Windows's Jiangshan, which attracts despections of DBase users who are expected. DBASE user is waiting for WINDOW
s
After a few years, Borland still could not provide a high quality product. Suddenly, there is a lot of dissatisfaction
DBASE users turned to Microsoft's FoxPro for Windows, which also caused dbase for windows.
Unrebeatic defending.
After the DBASE for Windows lost, many people began to pair the spear head to Philippe Kahn, thinking is
Philippe Kahn's self-large and light enemy kills DBase for Windows This original product line originally organized. Such as
Philippe Kahn can develop DBase for Windows after M & A ashton-Tate, and
Propracted before Microsoft's FoxPro for Windows, then Borland will allow most of DBASE for
DOS users are transferred to the market of Windows. Hey, if the time can reverse, if Borland can launch it earlier
DBASE for Windows, then develop later relational database (RELATIONAL DATABASE) products,
Then, Borland may still be the top 3 software company.
Last Emperor - Visual DBase 7
Obviously, Microsoft bought FoxBase at a minimal price, and took FoxPro for Windows.
Philippe kahn spends a big money to buy the DBASE user, it is really equal to philippe kahn
A slap, let Philippe Kahn know, first shot does not mean that will win the final victory.
This is of course a shame that cannot be worn on the day and night, I want to defeat Microsoft.
Therefore, Philippe Kahn is not forgotten how to pull back to a city. Failure to DBASE for Windows 5.0
After that, Borland decided to re-start again, preparing to introduce new version of DBase for Windows to challenge
FoxPro for Windows. However, the development of the market situation has changed, and the PC database market has begun.
When walking into the relational database, the market of desktop databases has begun to fall.
In December 1997, Borland launched the last version of DBase for Windows 7.0 to compete for the market. DBASE for
The quality and function of Windows 7.0 is the product that Borland has been launched a few years ago, if Borland earlier
In the year, DBase for Windows 7.0 is launched, then the market of DBase under Windows will definitely be illegal by Borland, and FoxPro for Windows will not be an opponent. Unfortunately, I don't want to stay, launch in DBase for Windows 7.0
On the occasion, the market of DBASE under Windows has been dominated. Although dbase for Windows 7.0 is indeed
A good product, but it is no longer possible to change the market. In addition, the market in the PC desktop database is also gradually wilting.
Shrink, Microsoft is also ready to go to the relational database market, and the market of DBase under Windows is coming to Microsoft.
Say, it is not so important.
After DBASE for Windows 7.0, Borland did not detect changes in the PC database market.
Prepare the market where Interbase enters the relational database. So far, the PC desktop database for several years
The war has finally almost stopped.
When the Borland's Visual DBase team discovered changes in the entire database market, there was a quite large
Contradictions, many Visual DBase engineers decided to convert runways without optimistic about DBASE products.
"Abandoning" may be the most appropriate adjective at the time, almost all Visual DBase engineers hope to enter
Borland Java Development Team, no one is willing to continue to stay in the Visual DBase group. Therefore, Visual at the time
The DBASE team has caused a small unceotrans within Borland. Everyone thinks the Java team, many Borland
Engineers from the C / C group also wanted to enter the Java development group, but the Java team could not accommodate so many people.
Finally, many engineers who cannot enter the Java team are not leaving Borland, that is, with Borland sells DBASE.
Follow Visual DBase to the new company.
The Last Supper
The Borland Conference in 1998 should be Visual DBase in the last event in Borland. when
There are not many users who use Visual DBase, so the visual dbase is in Borcon 1998.
There are not many seats. However, for some loyal users of DBASE, Visual DBase 7.0 is still their
Favorite. So in Borcon 1998, the most famous supporter Alan Katz in Visual dbase is negative in the Visual DBASE.
Lectures for many Visual DBases have also called for many DBASE users to participate in this Borland.
Conference.
Alan Katz's efforts are clearly hoping that Borland does not give up Visual dbase, can continue to develop DBASE
product. However, these efforts are still unable to save the market's situation and the determination of Borland, Borcon 1998
Finally became the last stage of Visual DBase.
Continuation of life - DBASE 2000
In the second half of 1998, Borland finally decided to sell Visual DBase, because Borland didn't want to be in Desktop.
The database market is competitive. After Borland decided to sell Visual DBase, it immediately caused
Many DBASE users' strong reactions. They think Borland is not responsible, because if Borland is casual
Strip Visual DBase, then Visual DBase is destined to disappear. Since DBASE user
The pressure is too large, so Borland has to carefully handle this hot sack. Borland at that time
It's not that it is not, it's not going.
In order to alleviate the strong dissatisfaction of DBase users, Borland announced to choose to buy DBASE companies without casually selling DBase. At this time, Alan Katz also knows the decision of Borland. Be in pairs
Visual dbase love, Alan Katz decided to find the source of funds to put the copyright of DBase from Borland's hands
Buy. Soon, he found some DBASE enthusiasts, and each person took out certain funds to fund the purchase of Visual
DBASE copyright. After Alan Katz has obtained funds, it will be followed by Borland, ready and borland.
negotiation. Of course, in the process of Alan Katz, Borland also tries to find Visual dbase.
Companies or individuals, but this process is not going well.
Therefore, after Alan Katz and Borland contact, both parties immediately have intersection, and both parties have a high will. Do not
After in-depth negotiation, Borland quickly found the copyright of Alan Katz's funds and Borland.
Fees have a big distance. Original Borland didn't want to talk again, but in Alan Katz and Borland
After the news came out, many DBASE users were won. Alan Katz is known in the DBASE
The degree and the contribution to DBASE for many years make DBASE users, if they acquire DBASE by Alan Katz,
Then DBASE will still have a wonderful future. So the user of DBASE began to press Borland, I hope BORLAND
Can successfully talk about the conditions with Alan Katz.
Although Borland does not accept the conditions of Alan Katz, it is not available to the right buyer, plus dbase
The user's strong requirements and Borland are eager to solve Visual DBase, Borland finally in half buy half.
The DBASE all the original procedures and copyrights were sold to Alan Katz under the conditions of delivery. Decided in Borland to take off
After DBASE gave Alan Katz, Alan Katz immediately set up Ksoft Software with friends, ready to continue
Visual dbase's product life.
On March 12, 1999, Borland finally sold DBASE products that spend hundreds of millions of dollars in 1991,
DBASE is finally ended in Borland. Alan Katz does not have the copyright purchased DBASE
For a long time, the company is renamed DBASE Inc., 1 year later, in December 2000, DBASE INC.
Introduced your own new DBASE product, named DBASE 2000, to this DBASE series products finally continued
Product life. Since the birth of DBASE, DBASE has continued to survive for nearly 20 years, and it can be said to be in PC software.
The most powerful software for vitality. DBASE is sacrificed by Philippe Kahn, Intrabuilder
Due to the Delbert Yocam whisper died. Although dbase is resended for other companies,
But for Borland, DBASE and Intrabuilder have finally ended the product of life in regret.
Paradox
For Borland, Paradox has always been a shake money tree, making a lot of banknotes for Borland, and
Let Borland dominate the PC database market. However, Paradox is not Borland's own research and development (um, write here,
I suddenly thought that Borland database products were almost not developed, they were acquired.)
Small companies called Ansa are purchased. In 1985, in order to enter the PC database market, Borland saw Ansa's Paradox products, so I officially purchased Paradox in the fall of 1985, becoming Borland
A database development tool.
In fact, in all database products in Borland, Paradox is the most borland, which may be due to
For Paradox is the first database product of Borland, or may be because Philippe Kahn is for Paradox
Love has a unique moment. But Paradox also has a great impact on Borland, because Paradox will not only become Borlan.
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One of the main products, accessing the PARADOX data access engine has also become the main database of Delphi after several years.
Access engine, BDE / IDAPI is also evolved from Paradox Engine.
After Borland won the Paradox, Borland Paradox for DOS quickly developed, officially entered the army.
PC's database market. Due to the unique Query By Example (QBE) of Paradox and every version
Maintaining a compatible good characteristics, soon attracting many users, Paradox has also become the DBASE series at the time.
Another very popular database product is very popular abroad. And PARADOX is not at Taiwan
Bay / mainland is popular, the reason is that Paradox has been compatible with Double-Byte, and cannot be positive.
Handle Chinese information.
Because Paradox is very eye-catching in the initial version of DOS and Windows, Philippe Kahn
We want to dominate the PC desktop database market with Paradox, put into many resources to develop Paradox for Windows.
And I don't hesitate to suppress Borland's own DBase products to grow the share of Paradox in the Windows market. Do not
Over, it is clear that Borland's brain is still not turned. PC database such as DBASE, PARADOX and FOXPRO
After many years, the development tool has begun to slowly enter the market of general computer users to solve the day.
Often data processing work, therefore in the PC desktop database market, there are some more than DBASE, PARADOX
And FoxPro, etc. is more simple and easy to use. Lotus is better than Borland, because Lotus
Start developing desktop database tools suitable for general computer users, that is later Lotus Approach.
Paradox's orientation has always been programmers, and later Paradox leads proud development language Paradox
Application Language (PAL) also focuses on object-oriented, strong attractive
Programmer developing database applications in technology technology. It is because PARADOX is a programmer from the head to the end.
To, after Paradox arrived at the peak, it is still unable to attract a general computer user.
This emerging market - Paradox is much more difficult for such computer users. Therefore, when
Lotus Approach Steps (Well, "Approach" is really in line with the situation at the time), master
After the new PC desktop database tool market, Borland is equal to the DBase market to foxPro at the same time.
Unable to penetrate the new database tool market through Paradox.
When Borland also perceive Paradox's bottleneck and newly-raised PC desktop database market, it is eager to let
Paradox enters the market that Lotus Approach is mastered. Because Borland believes, it is excellent in paradox
Quality, there is absolutely chance to be a longer short of other new competitors. Therefore, Borland started the research and development of ParadoxFor Windows 5.0, ready to join many of the simple features for Paradox to open the new market.
Opportunity.
Although Borland is very trying to convert Paradox's product image and enter the new market, helpless Paradox
The product positioning is very fixed, and Microsoft has also entered the PC desktop database tool market.
And with Microsoft Access Slaughter and Blood Lotus Approach, Paradox is of course no chance.
This market is called. But it is also good, Borland is late into this market, I didn't let Paradox
Like Approach, the Access of Microsoft is eliminated in extreme unreasonable means.
In March 1994, the Novell at that time also wanted to fight in the Office product line and the Microsoft compete for a long, so the big hand
I acquired WordPerfect, and I walked Quattro Pro and Paradox from Borland.
Novell's idea is to let these Office products and Novell's NetWork OS is connected together for
Microsoft counterped, saving Novell's increasing situation. However, I didn't look at Novell at the time.
Actions. Lotus, which is mainly developing business applications, is not Microsoft's opponent, not to mention never
The business app is good at Novell? And in addition to NOS, Novell also developed what is well-known
Product? Therefore, Novell's true purpose is not to compete with Microsoft, but to protect Novell.
NOS's site prevents further erosion by Microsoft. From this phenomenon, we can know that Novell is early
In 1994, it began to take a defensive strategy, which is unable to compete with Microsoft.
PARADOX's bid
The fate of Paradox and Borland seems to have come to the end, although Borland tries in Paradox for
When Windows 5.0 changes Paradox's policy, turn to a general computer user, but Borland's efforts
However, the core of Paradox is not designed for this market. So in Paradox for Windows
5.0 After the performance is not satisfactory, Borland decided to position Paradox in a professional P C desktop database.
With the market, you are ready to launch the next Paradox important version - Paradox for Windows 7.0.
In December 1995, Borland launched almost the best quality PARADOX, which is Paradox for Windows 7.0.
Strictly speaking, Paradox for Windows 7.0 is the most functional in all PC desktop database development tools at that time.
Strong, the most stable tools can be said to be the king of the time. Unfortunately, I don't want to stay, most of the desktop
Database applications are taken away by Microsoft Access, and the general PC user has far exceeding the database programmer.
Quantity, the sales volume of Microsoft Access is several times more of all other PC desktop database development tools
There are many, plus the relational database is also rapidly popular in the application of the PC, and the PC desktop database development tool is
In the upper / lower clamping, the market has gradually disappeared.
For the continuous shrinkage market of the PC desktop database development, and the rapid rise of the relational database market,
Borland also learned that you must face a change in the market. Therefore, Borland started the interbase obtained from Ashton-Tate, preparing to enter the relational database market, and selling Paradox to centralize resource development interbase.
At this time, just Corel clamping CorelDraw and the thick funds obtained from the drawing software from Novell's hands.
PerfectOffice all software. Therefore, Borland also decided to sell all Paradox copyright to CORD one-time.
At the end of January 1996, Borland officially contracted the final Borland's preserved Paradox right to Corel.
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Since then, Borland no longer has any PARADOX rights and no longer developing Paradox. This is why
The PARADOX database specification in Delphi / C Builder is up to PARADOX 7, because Borland is again
There is no right to develop a new version of Paradox and Paradox Engine and database specification.
Corel has continuously developed Paradox for Windows until 9.0,
However, there is no impact on the market, because the PC desktop database market for more than 10 years has been retired
The mainstream of the market, whether it is DBASE, FoxPro, Paradox or other similar products, is also destined to be access
And the relationship database is gradually replaced.
Later words
Borland has been a problem in the PC desktop database and the relational database. In addition to Paradox
In addition, Borland has lost his good time in DBASE's main world, and did not pass Interbase early.
Enter the relational database market. If Borland is able to get Interbase from Ashton-Tate at the beginning
Afterwards, immediately develop and enter the relational database market, then the power of Borland is absolutely off.
Biard database of the domain. Because at that time, Oracle and other companies were still very small, and Microsoft did not
There are products with relational databases, but Borland has InterBase. Helpless, philippe kahn is not
Seeing the terrible growth potential of future database markets, the baby is idle for several years. Wait until other relationships
After the database vendor has been out of the name, it has found that there is a good thing in his home, but in the backwardness.
It is not easy to catch up with many people.
Can dominate the PC database market, continuously and Microsoft competition, and stationarize the status of the software. Review Borlan
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In the PC database market, it is really unreasonable! Since there is a potential for me-life and acquisition
Why are all database vendors, why is it a good opportunity? The answer to this question is probably only philippe
Kahn knows.
