Borland Software Corporation announced the release of JBuilder® 2006 – a significant upgrade of Borland's market-leading Java® integrated development environment (IDE) designed to accelerate development of industrial-strength enterprise Java applications.

Borland JBuilder 2006 includes new capabilities designed to help software teams more effectively collaborate in real time, even across geographic boundaries, with new peer-to-peer developer collaboration features and integrated application lifecycle support for requirements management, source code management and unit testing.

In addition, the company introduced a new version of its Optimizeit™ application performance management toolkit, Borland's latest solution for isolating and resolving performance hazards during the development of J2EE® applications.

Both JBuilder and Optimizeit are important components of Borland's application lifecycle management (ALM) solution. The new versions being introduced today are tightly integrated with other Borland ALM products including the CaliberRM™ requirements management solution, giving developers integrated tools to increase their own productivity as well as that of the entire software organization.
Accelerating Distributed Java Development

JBuilder 2006 is designed with the unique needs of distributed teams in mind, with new collaboration capabilities to help individuals and teams more effectively work with outsourced, offshore, remote or distributed team members. New peer-to-peer collaboration features enable developers to jointly perform code editing, visual design, and debugging tasks in real-time, whether they are located in the next building or around the world. Additionally, distributed re-factoring and change management capabilities automatically propagate local changes to remote projects and provide automatic notification of changes to requirements.

JBuilder 2006 is also designed to give developers the tools they need to help identify and reduce security hazards throughout the development process. JBuilder includes innovative technology from Borland partner Fortify Software to analyze code and identify security vulnerabilities using best practices and automated code audits. In addition to new collaboration and strengthened security features, JBuilder 2006 is also designed to:

   * Reduce Complexity when Adopting New Technology Standards– Out-of-the-box support for Enterprise JavaBeans®, Web Services, XML, and mobile and database application development provide standards-based support for virtually all types of Java development. Teams can also bridge J2EE 1.4 and JDK® 5.0 seamlessly with integrated migration capabilities.
   * Simplify Project Management and Integration Efforts– By providing a central environment to coordinate the entire development process, JBuilder 2006 offers a way to simplify management and administration of development tools across the software organization. Its open architecture also helps reduce the need for multiple integration efforts, giving teams the flexibility to integrate with existing software investments.
   * Leverage Extensibility– JBuilder 2006 allows developers to leverage thousands of third-party plug-ins as well as create their own customized enhancements. Flexible workflow processes for tasks such as change management or defect tracking can be tailored to maximize productivity without imposing rigid structures. Further, teams can configure IDE personalities to streamline and customize the interface for each project.

Looking Ahead: Peloton and Core::Developer™

As a leader in software development and the original pioneer of the IDE, Borland will continue to leverage and support its IDEs as part of its overall Software Delivery Optimization (SDO™) strategy. With this in mind, the company is incorporating innovative productivity features such as those found in JBuilder 2006, into Core::Developer™, the developer role within the Borland Core Software Delivery Platform (SDP) – providing a path for customers who want to more fully optimize their software development activities.

In addition to Core::Developer, work is well underway on the development of a new generation of commercial developer products that will utilize Eclipse as the underlying integration framework. "Peloton," the first of these Eclipse-based products, is expected to be available in the first half of 2006, and will bring JBuilder's trademark usability, advanced collaboration features, ALM integrations and enterprise-class support to Eclipse.
Availability

JBuilder 2006 will be available for customer shipments in mid-September, and Optimizeit 2006 is now available. Customers on JBuilder and Optimizeit support and maintenance, or those renewing their agreements, will be entitled to JBuilder 2006 and Optimizeit 2006, respectively, at no extra charge. For more information about JBuilder support and maintenance, go to http://support.borland.com or for more information regarding Borland products, see http://www.borland.com/us/products/index.html.