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A joint marketing and development deal announced last week will tie Borland International Inc.'s desktop tools more closely to Sybase Inc.'s SQL Server database and help both vendors plug holes in their lineups, analysts said.
But the deal may also signal that Borland is backing away from its stated intention to make its Interbase database server the cornerstone of its upsizing strategy, they added.
Both companies will work to optimize Borland's desktop tools, including dBase, Paradox, and the upcoming Delphi95, to work with Sybase's SQL Server database server through high speed connections via Sybase's CTlib API.
Updated tools will ship before the end of Borland's fiscal year next April 1, said Ken...