Embarcadero Technologies Hosts Borland Memorabilia Auction for Haiti recovery
SCOTTS VALLEY — If you are secretly pining over old Borland memorabilia — the classic Pascal 3.0 software still in its original shrink wrap, a Borland varsity letter jacket once reserved for executives or a shiny yellow bumper sticker proclaiming that "Delphi Developers Do It Faster" — this is your chance to bid in an unusual auction and have your purchase support recovery efforts in Haiti.
The Scotts Valley-based former Borland crew that now works as part of Embarcadero Technologies has placed prized Borland-related possessions on eBay as part of a fundraiser. They hope to raise thousands of dollars for the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund when the auction closes Sunday at 6 p.m.
"I’m blown away that the Delphi bumper sticker has bidding up to $99," said Anders Ohlsson, a staff engineer with Embarcadero Technologies who has spearheaded the auction effort.
By Thursday, the current bid value on 69 posted items was $3,100. The items include company T-shirts and caps, a wine bottle opener and numerous first shipments of early technology. A paper bill of 500 Borland Bucks that features company founder Philippe Kahn’s image had a $1 bid.
New items will still be posted, Ohlsson said, confirming that one item included lunch anywhere in the world with David Intersimone, former Borland vice president of developer relations and chief evangelist who is now with Embarcadero Technologies. Ohlsson also hopes to post memorabilia signed by some of the big names in Borland’s early days and, he says that colleagues are offering up new items every day.
The effort is also a way to clean out the office in preparation for a move in spring of about 85 employees currently located in the Enterprise Technology Centre to a new office across the highway at the Granite Creek Business Center. In 2008, Embarcadero Technologies, a San Francisco global company that makes tools for application developers and database professionals, bought Code Gear, a Borland spin-off. The move is another transition for former Borland folks who have maintained a devoted developer fan base through numerous corporate incarnations.
"All this memorabilia has value to people," Ohlsson said. "We have one of the greatest communities out there of developers. Why not do two things at once? I can’t think of any better cause than raising money and supporting Haitian relief at this time."
Specifics about each item can be found on employee blogs such as the story behind Nick Hodges T-shirt which he won at a conference by answering correctly the question: What day was Delphi 1 released? Valentine’s 1995.
By Thursday, there were still several items without first bids, such as a Borland crystal paper weight and several multi-year conference button sets. Chris Hesik, a software engineer, had yet to receive bids on his Inprise championship team signed softball that conjures up memories of a September day in 2000 when the Delphi and C++ team somehow managed to beat the sales group in a heated softball battle. Hesik is also throwing in a receipt from the victors’ beer and pizza from Felton Round Table.
Bidding, however, was hot for a mystery "Bag Of Buyer’s Choice of Borland Stuff!"
Please visit the Borland memorabilia auction!
By JENNIFER PITTMAN – jrpittman@comcast.net
Posted: 02/06/2010 01:30:08 AM PST
Embarcadero Webinar: Creating Multi-Tier DataSnap Applications with Delphi 2010
SAN FRANCISCO – Feb. 5, 2010 – Join Embarcadero’s David Intersimone on Wednesday, February 10, as he explains how to create a DataSnap server with Delphi and connect to it from multiple clients built in Delphi, C++Builder and Delphi Prism.
While other RAD tools limit you to a specific database or architecture, or rely on “universal” data connectivity options, Delphi’s openness provides the flexibility and performance needed to build superior real-world applications. DataSnap with JSON, REST, HTTP, TCP/IP and XML support provides client/server and multi-tier connectivity with virtually any other system.
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David Intersimone (known to many as David I.) is a passionate and innovative software industry veteran-often referred to as a developer icon who extols and educates the world on Embarcadero developer programs and runs the rampant online developer community. He shares his visions as an active member of the industry speaking circuit and is tapped as an expert source by the media. He is a long-standing champion of software developers and works to ensure that their needs are folded into Embarcadero’s strategic product plans. Before Embarcadero, David spent more than 20 years with Borland in various evangelism, engineering and development capacities, including creating the company’s develop relations program. He previously served as director of product services for Softsel Computer Products Inc. (now Merisel). David holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, California.
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Embarcadero® ER/Studio® Portal is a web-based query and reporting tool to access and search the ER/Studio Repository for improved understanding of metadata, object whereabouts, and data usage. Microsoft SharePoint Server is a tool that enables an organizations information to be aggregated in one central, web-based application. This video documents the process of adding a link to an ERStudio Enterprise Portal to an existing Microsoft SharePoint Server.
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Fast-Tracking Data Warehousing and BI Projects via Intelligent Data Modeling Webinar Replay
It takes more than desire and pressure to fast-track data warehousing and BI projects. Key stakeholders, architects, and database professionals need intelligent data modeling to speed comprehension and collaboration on enterprise data sources, processes, and systems. Join BI and data warehouse expert, Claudia Imhoff, for an insightful webinar replay on intelligent data modeling practices to design and deliver superior BI faster.
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Embarcadero Webinar: Fast-Tracking Data Warehousing & BI Projects via Intelligent Data Modeling with Claudia Imhoff
SAN FRANCISCO – Jan. 15, 2010 — Join Embarcadero Technologies on Wednesday, January 20 at 11 a.m. PDT for a live one-hour webinar. Business intelligence (BI) and data warehouse expert, Dr. Claudia Imhoff will explore intelligent data modeling practices to design and deliver superior BI faster.
It takes more than desire and pressure to fast-track data warehousing and BI projects. Key stakeholders, architects and database professionals need intelligent data modeling to speed comprehension and collaboration on enterprise data sources, processes and systems.
During this free webinar, Dr. Imhoff will discuss:
• The characteristics and benefits of intelligent data modeling
• How to promote the use of data models to fast-track data warehouse and BI projects
• Three key ways to use data models to streamline collaboration, design and implementation of superior BI solutions
• How to avoid the four biggest traps that hinder BI projects
Registered webinar attendees will also receive a complimentary copy of Dr. Imhoff’s white paper, “Fast-Tracking Data Warehousing & BI Projects via Intelligent Data Modeling.”
To register for this webinar, visit:
http://www.embarcadero.com/fast-tracking-data-warehouse-projects.
About the Speaker:
A thought leader, visionary and practitioner in the rapidly growing fields of business intelligence and customer focused-strategy, Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D., is a popular and dynamic speaker and internationally recognized expert on analytical CRM, business intelligence and the infrastructure to support these initiatives – the Corporate Information Factory (CIF). Dr. Imhoff has co-authored five highly-regarded books on these subjects and writes monthly columns and articles (totaling more than 100) for technical and business magazines. She has served on the Board of Advisors for DAMA International and was chosen by the DAMA organization to receive the 1999 and 2005 Individual Achievement Awards. She is an advisor and a faculty member for The Data Warehousing Institute and serves as an advisor for several technology and commercial companies. Dr. Imhoff founded Intelligent Solutions, Inc. (www.IntelSols.com), a well respected business intelligence and CRM consulting and education firm in 1992. Her company has successfully implemented over 150 CIF architectures in all industry areas.
About Embarcadero Technologies
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of award-winning tools for application developers and database professionals so they can design systems right, build them faster and run them better, regardless of their platform or programming language. Ninety of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero products to increase productivity, reduce costs, simplify change management and compliance and accelerate innovation. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.
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RAD Studio upgrade discounts extended to January 31st
Three Reasons to Upgrade to RAD Studio 2010 BEFORE January 31, 2010
Reason #3: Upgrade discounts of 34% to 53% have been extended to January 31, 2010
Special upgrade pricing for registered owners of v1 through v2005 of Delphi® and C++Builder® ended on December 31, 2009. However, we’ve heard from many, many users who wanted to upgrade but couldn’t (for good reasons) before the end of last year. So we’re extending upgrade pricing for one last month through January 31, 2010. Registered users of 2006-2009 versions of CodeGear RAD Studio, Borland Developer Studio, Delphi, C++Builder, Turbo C++ Professional and Turbo Delphi Professional also qualify for the same great discounts. Act now to save money with upgrade pricing!
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Special upgrade pricing has been extended to January 31, 2010.
Developers using Delphi versions 2005 and older have come to our road shows, workshops and webinars and were convinced that RAD Studio 2010, Delphi 2010, C++Buildler 2010, and Delphi Prism 2010 are the product versions to use. Our resellers and web shops were inundated with orders at the end of last year. So that everyone can upgrade, we have extended the upgrade pricing offer until the end of January.
Here is the notice from the migration web site:
"Users of Delphi and C++Builder versions 2005 and older. Special upgrade pricing has been extended to January 31, 2010. This is your last chance to get upgrade pricing on the 2010 versions of Delphi, C++Builder, and Embarcadero RAD Studio."
The FAQ for the extended offer is at http://www.embarcadero.com/images/dm/RAD-2010-upgrade-FAQs.pdf
Pawel Glowacki, software consultant and product evangelist in our EMEA region, has put together a Delphi 2010 resource page at http://blogs.embarcadero.com/pawelglowacki/2009/12/02/38849
The RAD Studio 2010, Delphi 2010, C++Builder 2010, and Delphi Prism 2010 migration center can be found at http://www.embarcadero.com/rad-studio-2010-migration-center
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