One analyst said Borland is pushing to show that it can compete in the application and Web services development tools space. “The demos [of Borland's technology] were as good as any I have seen from Microsoft [Corp.] or IBM,” said Ron Schmelzer, an analyst with ZapThink LLC, in Cambridge, Mass. “XML Web services is making its way to the masses, and those who think that only the big boys have the lead share here are mistaken.”

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