Borland IDE tools get Eclipsed

摘要

Borland software's acquisition of Segue Software and divestment of its integrated development environment tools line is being viewed as the inevitable evolution of the tools space amid the force of the open-source movement. Borland, of Cupertino, Calif., announced its intent to acquire Segue Software for $100 million and divestment of its IDE tools. The company said it will enrich its ALM (application lifecycle management) tools. Yet a key reason Borland left the tools space was the commoditization of that segment, led by the force of Eclipse, the open-source IDE spawned by IBM and which spun into an independent entity in 2004. Building a business around IDEs is becoming increasingly difficult given the comprehensive tools provided by free rivals such as Eclipse.