I've taken the HTML Email I received from RemObjects and converted it to Plain Text below - worth a read :)
--- Today, at Microsoft PDC2008 in Los Angeles, California, RemObjects Software and Embarcadero Technologies have announced that they have joined forces to develop and release Delphi Prism, the next generation development suite for .NET and Mono, based on our award-winning Oxygene compiler technology. Delphi Prism will replace both Delphi for .NET and the existing Oxygene product, allowing the two companies to work together on providing one unified solution for managed development. It will ship in three editions, Professional, Enterprise and Architect. All three editions will be super-sets of the current Oxygene product and include additional database-focused features from Embarcadero Technologies. Delphi Prism for Existing Oxygene Users Of course, customers with an active Oxygene subscription will automatically receive Delphi Prism as part of their ongoing subscription, and at no extra cost. If you are an Oxygene user, you will receive a separate email today with more information. If you are not an Oxygene user, you still have the chance to purchase a subscription at current Oxygene pricing, for the next couple of weeks. >From a technical standpoint, migration from Oxygene to Delphi Prism will be a non-issue. Just as with any quarterly Oxygene upgrade, you will be able to install Delphi Prism across your existing Oxygene install, and all your projects will continue to work, and your development and design experience will remain the same - except that you will have a newer version of the compiler and IDE integration, and access to additional database technologies from Embarcadero, such as dbExpress and DataSnap ADO.NET providers or the fully-managed Blackfish SQL database engine. More about Delphi Prism A big question many of our customers will be asking is what effects this announcement will have on their favorite compiler product. You may rest assured that we have entered this agreement with Embarcadero because we believe it provides the best possible outcome for our current and future users. It will ensure that the Oxygene language gets an even brighter future than it has already and that it will get much more exposure and see wider adoption. Both Embarcadero and RemObjects are looking at this as a long term path to make the product successful. This is not a one-time licensing deal, but the teams at both companies will work closely together to continue to expand Delphi Prism and evolve the product over the coming months and years. The Oxygene team here at RemObjects Software will continue to develop and drive the direction that the Oxygene compiler itself is going. We'll of course listen to feedback from our friends at Embarcadero, but we will not compromise product quality or language integrity, and we will continue to develop the compiler and language according to the vision and path that weve moved it along for the past four years. So users should expect no negative change in the quality they have come to expect from the Oxygene language, and the dedication we put into the product. All ownership rights for Oxygene and all its technologies continue to remain with RemObjects Software and are licensed to Embarcadero for exclusive use in Delphi Prism. Find out more You can read more about this announcement and the official press release at remobjects.com/prism. And as mentioned above, until Delphi Prism ships, Oxygene is still available in our online store at remobjects.com/oxygene. Also, a friendly reminder, we are exhibiting at Microsoft PDC this week, so if you are attending, make sure to drop by our booth #910 during Expo hours, to have a chat with us, see demos of Data Abstract and Delphi Prism, or find out about any special offers we might have for PDC attendees. And even if youre not attending PDC, you dont have to miss out - visit the PDC page on our website for frequent updates on whats going on at our booth or at PDC in general. Yours, marc hoffman RemObjects Software The Infrastructure Company http://www.remobjects.com __________________________________________________ Delphi-Talk mailing list -> [email protected] http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
