Borland计划分离IDE业务为一个单独的公司，
原因:
“Developers will always play an important role in the application lifecycle, but the ALM and IDE markets are very different - requiring distinct business models, different operational and marketing structures and a focused R&D team,” said Nielsen. “Both markets are important, but Borland can no longer give both the resources and attention they require. Therefore, Borland has chosen to focus wholly on its ALM business, while acting in the best interests of the development community. Our intention is to create a standalone business focused on advancing individual developer productivity.”
关于拆分Delphi业务为一个单独公司的建议，几个月前就由Borland的前雇员提出过。
现在新的CEO Nielsen(以前是Oracle担任高级营销副总裁)终于做出了这个决定，将Borland的业务定位于利润丰厚的企业ALM系统。
我曾经提到过锥子原理 ：
"只有像锥子一样将所有注意力与精力集中在一个研究焦点上，才有可能获得突破。
在突破之前的收益是很少的，突破之后的收益是很高的。
现实中最常见的干扰就是：突破之前的短期利益。
当短期利益的诱惑出现时，假设它的货币价值为V，
那么从长远看，接受短期利益诱惑的真实收益为：V/100，
拒绝短期利益，保持原来焦点的真实收益为：V*100。
两种选择的潜在差距为1万倍。"
所以我认为这样的业务分拆对于IDE(Delphi/C++Builder,JBuilder)以及Borland ALM 都是有积极意义的。
而且新公司成立后，相关的开发人员都会过去（包括Allen Bauer）。
由于Borland近几年收购了许多公司，为ALM作了充分的准备，所以在ALM方面人力也是很足的。
这样新的公司将所有精力集中于IDE业务，在IDE产品与市场上获得突破的机会比现在大得多。
以下是Allen Bauer在新闻组的发言，相关的新闻见他列出的链接。
>> I am still in shock.. but I probably should have expected this. It makes
>> sense. But I think that the new company should also buy the "Borland"
>> name. Many (still) get positive associations from "Borland".
>
> Me too. Despite their glossy spin on it, I can't help feeling that it's
> the beginning of the end. Borland dev tools were already being used in
> fewer and fewer software shops and I feel this will further exacerbate
> that trend.
What glossy spin? In fact, IMHO, this is one of the least "spin-ridden"
announcements to come from Borland in ages. It was straight and to the
point, including the reasons and motivations behind the descision. To be
truly "spin" filled, we'd have all the answers and be able to downplay all
the negatives... I don't see that happening. In fact there is so much that
is not known at this point it's amazing to me that we've gone public at this
stage at all. But it is what it is, and I, for one, am excited to be a part
of the change. This allows us (as in the future NewCo) to begin to
establish a very clear, open channel of communication... even when we don't
have all the facts and are still wrestling with the details.
Please read: http://blogs.borland.com/abauer/archive/2006/02/07/23006.aspx
and http://blogs.borland.com/abauer/archive/2006/02/08.aspx and
http://blogs.borland.com/davidi/archive/2006/02/08/23013.aspx and
http://blogs.borland.com/johnk/archive/2006/02/08/23053.aspx and
http://blogs.borland.com/DavidLock/archive/2006/02/08/23035.aspx
Oh. BTW, that last one is by a brand new junior member of the BDS R&D team.
David Lock, is a new, bright up-and-coming.
--
Allen Bauer
Delphi/C#Builder/C++Builder Chief Scientist
Borland Software Corporation.
