CodeGear

CodeGear is a wholly-owned division of Embarcadero Technologies. CodeGear develops software development tools such as the Delphi IDE, the programming language Delphi, and the database server InterBase. Originally a division of Borland Software Corporation, it was launched on 14 November 2006. CodeGear's first CEO was Ben Smith. The current CEO is Jim Douglas.

History

On 8 February 2006 Borland announced that it would seek a buyer for its IDE division and database products. During the spin-off negotiations, these divisions ("developer tools group") internally reorganized into a division called CodeGear. Eventually, five parties bid for the group. 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.

Borland's 2006 annual report showed that its CodeGear IDE business had sales of $75.7 million in 2006, which accounted for 25 percent of Borland's total revenue.

On 7 May 2008, Borland and Embarcadero Technologies announced that Embarcadero had "signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to purchase CodeGear. The acquisition, for approximately $24.5 million, closed on 30 June 2008.

Products

• RAD Studio (including Delphi, Delphi.NET, C++Builder, C#Builder)
• Turbo Delphi
• Delphi for PHP
• Delphi
• Delphi/400
• JBuilder
• InterBase
• Turbo C#
• Turbo C++
• C++BuilderX
• C#Builder
• C++ Builder
• JGear
• 3rdRail

Notes

References

• CodeGear web site
• Delphi 2007 for Win32
• C++Builder
• JBuilder
• Delphi for PHP
• InterBase
• Borland. Borland forming CodeGear to focus exclusively on developer productivity. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.