CodeGear
| Company type | Private(wholly owned subsidiary) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | California(2006) |
| Headquarters | Scotts Valley, California |
Key people | Jim Douglas —CEO |
| Products | Delphi,JBuilder,C++ Builder,InterBase |
Number of employees | 200 est. (2006) |
| Parent | Embarcadero Technologies |
| Website | CodeGear |
CodeGearis a wholly owneddivisionofEmbarcadero Technologies.CodeGear develops software development tools such as theDelphi Integrated development environment,theprogramming language Delphi,and the database serverInterBase.Originally a division ofBorland Software Corporation,it was launched on 14 November 2006.
History
[edit]On 8 February 2006Borlandannounced that it would seek a buyer for its IDE division and database products.[1]During the spin-off negotiations, these divisions ( "developer tools group" ) internally reorganized into a division calledCodeGear.[2] Eventually, five parties bid for the group.[3]However, no bidder offered Borland "numbers that appropriately reflected the value we think is in the business," according to a conference call with Borland CEO Tod Nielsen.[4]
Borland's 2006 annual report showed that its CodeGear IDE business had sales of US$75.7 million in 2006, which accounted for 25 percent of Borland's total revenue.[5]
On 7 May 2008, Borland Software Corporation andEmbarcadero Technologiesannounced that Embarcadero had "signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to purchase CodeGear."[6][7]
On 1 July 2008, Embarcadero Technologies announced the completed acquisition of CodeGear from Borland Software Corporation on 30 June 2008, for approximately $24.5 million.[8]
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. era
[edit]On 25 August 2008, Embarcadero Technologies announced the release of Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009.[9]
On 28 September 2008, Embarcadero Technologies announced the release of InterBase SMP 2009.[10]
On 1 December 2008, Embarcadero Technologies announced the general availability of CodeGear RAD Studio 2009.[11]
Products
[edit]- RAD Studio(including Delphi, Delphi Prism and C++Builder)
- Delphi for PHP
- Delphi
- Delphi Prism
- JBuilder
- InterBase
- C++Builder
- JGear
- 3rdRail
References
[edit]- ^Intersimone, David (8 February 2006)."Borland plans separate company for its developer products".Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2006.Retrieved16 November2006.
- ^"Borland forming CodeGear to focus exclusively on developer productivity"(Press release). Borland. 14 November 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 30 December 2013.Retrieved15 November2006.
- ^Havenstein, Heather (15 November 2006)."Q&A: Borland exec explains reversal on tools division sale".Computerworld.Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2007.Retrieved16 November2006.
- ^Cowley, Stacy (16 November 2006)."Borland Does About-Face, Keeps Tools Group".CRN.Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2011.Retrieved14 November2006.
- ^Cowley, Stacy (15 March 2007)."Borland Reports CodeGear Sales As 'CodeRage' Rally Rolls".CRN.
- ^Intersimone, David (7 May 2008)."Community Letter: Embarcadero Technologies agrees to acquire CodeGear from Borland".Archived fromthe originalon 15 April 2012.Retrieved8 May2008.
- ^"Borland Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Announces Agreement for Sale of CodeGear Unit - Company Hits Transformation Milestone, Reaffirms 2008 Revenue and Profitability Expectations for Enterprise Segment".7 May 2008. Archived fromthe originalon November 27, 2008.
- ^Bravo, Thoma (1 July 2008)."Embarcadero Technologies Closes Acquisition of CodeGear".Archived fromthe originalon November 25, 2009.Retrieved3 July2008.
- ^"Embarcadero Goes Global with Next-Generation Delphi and C++Builder Development Tools for Windows - New tools enable ISVs and business developers to build high-performance client/server and packaged software applications that support rich user experiences worldwide".25 August 2008.
- ^"Embarcadero Announces High-Performance InterBase® SMP 2009 Database for Embedded and Enterprise Applications - New security, portability, performance and uptime capabilities".28 September 2008.
- ^"Embarcadero Extends CodeGear™ RAD Studio 2009 Capabilities from Windows to.NET and Mono - RAD Studio 2009 Delivers Comprehensive Rapid Application Development for Developers and ISV".1 December 2008.