[comp.os.os2.misc] BORLAND SUPPORTS OS/2!!!

Joe_Salemi@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Joe Salemi) (05/17/91)

IBM AND BORLAND SIGN AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECT-ORIENTED
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS May 16, 1991

IBM and Borland International, Inc. have entered into an agreement in
which Borland will develop specific object-oriented programming
languages and development tools for OS/2* 2.0, a powerful 32-bit
advanced operating system that will be generally available later this
year.

The Borland languages and development tools, which will be available
early next year, will bring the advantages of object-oriented
development to the 32-bit operating system.  The first object-oriented
product Borland will make available under the agreement is Borland C++
for OS/2.


Object-orientation, an advanced software development technology, enables
computer programmers to build more powerful, reliable and easy-to-use
software that is optimized for specific computer systems.

OS/2 2.0 is the 32-bit, advanced-function operating system developed by
IBM and positioned as the platform of choice for the industry.  It will
have the ability to run DOS, 16-bit Windows** and 16-bit and 32-bit OS/2
applications concurrently under a single operating system, making OS/2
the "integrating platform."  By exploiting current and future
technologies, such as networking, multimedia and object-oriented
programming environments, as well as 386SX** and higher hardware
platforms, OS/2 2.0 protects customer investments while moving them into
the future.

Together, OS/2 2.0 and Borland C++ will enable software programmers to
develop next-generation software applications for enterprise-wide
computing in the 1990s.

*   Trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machine
Corporation.

**  Trademark of Intel Corporation or Microsoft Corporation.


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