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Executive Summary: JBuilder 7
| USABILITY |
Good |
| CAPABILITY |
Excellent |
| PERFORMANCE |
Good |
| INTEROPERABILITY |
Excellent |
| MANAGEABILITY |
Excellent |
| SCALABILITY |
Good |
| SECURITY |
Good |
JBuilder 7 continues along the path thats been well-marked by past editions of Borlands exemplary suite for enterprise Java development. Distinguished by coding productivity aids, accessible modeling tools and multiplatform breadth that has stretched to include Mac OS X (as well as Windows and Unix variants), the update is a credible response to Oracles 9i JDeveloper—and provides a gradual on-ramp to Web services through downloadable add-on tools, rather than imposing the bottom-up redesign that jars many teams when they first confront Microsofts Visual Studio .Net.
Cost Analysis
With JBuilder 7s Standard Edition starting at $399, compared with the entry-level Visual Studio .Net at $1,079, we suspect that Borland is feeling price pressure from the free-download availability (for nonproduction development) of the JDeveloper suite. On Windows, the high-end JBuilder 7 Enterprise may look pricey, but the same CD also installs on Mac OS X or Unix/Linux machines—where its price looks more competitive.
(+) Keeps Borland near leading edge in developer productivity aids; invites development teams to explore the synergy of Mac OS Xs mainstream GUI on a Unix base; offers a more gradual Web services migration path than the .Net suite.
(-) User interface needs plenty of screen space to accommodate multiple tiers of tabbed panes.
Evaluation Short List
Oracles JDeveloper
Microsofts Visual Studio .Net
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With JBuilder 7s Standard Edition starting at $399, compared with the entry-level Visual Studio .Net at $1,079, we suspect that Borland is feeling price pressure from the free-download availability (for nonproduction development) of the JDeveloper suite. On Windows, the high-end JBuilder 7 Enterprise may look pricey, but the same CD also installs on Mac OS X or Unix/Linux machines—where its price looks more competitive.
(+) Keeps Borland near leading edge in developer productivity aids; invites development teams to explore the synergy of Mac OS Xs mainstream GUI on a Unix base; offers a more gradual Web services migration path than the .Net suite.
(-) User interface needs plenty of screen space to accommodate multiple tiers of tabbed panes.
Evaluation Short List
