* choking back the urge to say 'I told you so' *

ib-architect@... wrote:

>
> All:
>
> There has been a lot of speculation about Inprise and InterBase.
> My name is Ted Shelton. I am the Sr. VP of Business
> Development for Inprise. I have attached below a press release
> which is being sent out right now to clarify our position with
> respect to InterBase.
>
> Most importantly:
>
> 1) We are not shutting down InterBase. We continue to have a
> solid group of InterBase employees, we will continue to support
> our existing customers, and we will continue to participate in
> the InterBase community.
>

Have we heard this story before ?

> 2) We are working to develop a plan around supporting InterBase
> as an open source product. We will be inviting the community to
> make suggestions about how we can best accomplish this goal.
>

Ooooh, working to develop a plan. Funny. Too bad you already
chased off the people who actually had a plan, and the knowledge
and trust of the community to execute it.

> 3) We welcome the development of new companies seeking to
> support InterBase. We hope that, as with the Linux community,
> there will be many successful companies that develop around
> InterBase.
>
> While we were not able to come to an investment agreement with
> Ann Harrison and Paul Beach we appreciate the efforts they have
> made on behalf of the InterBase community and wish them the best
> in their endeavors.
>

How touching.

> Please feel free to send comments or questions to me directly
> at:
>
> tshelton@...
>
> yours,
>
> Ted Shelton
>
> INPRISE/BORLAND TERMINATES NEGOTIATIONS TO SELL INTERBASE®
> PRODUCT LINE; ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SUPPORT INTERBASE COMMUNITY
>
> SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., July 28, 2000 - Inprise/Borland (Nasdaq:
> INPR) today announced that it has terminated negotiations with
> Ann Harrison regarding the sale of the InterBase® product line
> to a start-up venture led by Ms. Harrison.
> The company is planning to fully support InterBase customers by
> retaining a core team to successfully transition the open source
> version of InterBase. Inprise/Borland is responding to the needs
> of open source developers, and is joining the many companies
> that have embraced open source.
>
> "After careful consideration, we determined that it was not in
> the best interest of Inprise/Borland's stockholders for us to
> sell the InterBase product line to a start-up entity which
> initially would be dependent on Inprise/Borland for funding,"
> said Dale Fuller, interim president and CEO of Inprise/Borland.
> "We are excited about building a relationship with the open
> source community. We believe this process will strengthen both
> the InterBase community and further enhance the product."
>
> Last week, Inprise/Borland announced that the source code for
> InterBase 6.0 and binary versions for Linux®, Windows®, and
> SolarisTM would be made available at the Inprise/Borland Web
> site, www.inprise.com/InterBase/. InterBase 6.0 was released
> under a variant on the Mozilla Public License (MPL) V1.1.
> Developers using InterBase under this license can modify the
> code or develop applications without being required to open
> source them. The open source license applies to all platforms.
>
> About InterBase 6.0
> InterBase 6.0 is the most recent version of the powerful,
> high-performance cross-platform database known for its
> low-maintenance requirements and enterprise-class features and
> performance. In addition to being the first open source release
> of InterBase, Version 6.0 introduces a number of new features
> including new data types (long integer, date, time), extended
> SQL92 compliance, an open interface for defining new national
> character sets, plus performance and security enhancements.
>
> Availability and Support
> InterBase 6.0 can be downloaded immediately from the
> Inprise/Borland Web site at www.inprise.com/InterBase/.
>
> About Inprise/Borland
> Inprise Corporation (referred to in this press release as
> Inprise/Borland) is a leading provider of Internet access
> infrastructure and application development tools and services
> for most major platforms, including Linux®, Sun (Nasdaq: SUNW)
> Solaris™, Windows® (Nasdaq: MSFT) and the Macintosh® OS (Nasdaq:
> AAPL). Founded in 1983, Inprise/Borland is headquartered in
> Scotts Valley, California with operations worldwide. To learn
> more, visit Inprise/Borland at http://www.borland.com/, the
> community site at http://community.borland.com/ or call the
> company at 800-632-2864.
>
> ###
>
> NOTE: Inprise/Borland's product names are trademarks or
> registered trademarks of Inprise Corporation. Other product
> names mentioned herein may be trademarks of the party using such
> names. Forward-looking statements in this release, including but
> not limited to, those concerning Inprise/Borland's future
> financial performance, product development plans, and the
> potential features of or benefits to be derived from the
> products developed, marketed or sold by Inprise/Borland, involve
> a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual events or
> results may differ materially. Factors that could cause actual
> events or results to differ materially include, among others,
> the following: possible disruptive effects of organizational or
> personnel changes by Inprise/Borland, shifts in customer demand,
> market acceptance of new or enhanced products developed,
> marketed or sold by Inprise/Borland, delays in scheduled product
> availability dates, actions or announcements by competitors,
> software errors, general business conditions and market growth
> rates in the client/server and Internet software markets, and
> other factors described in the reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q
> filed by Inprise/Borland with the SEC.
>
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