This training volume will help JBuilder 3 users build database applications fast and efficiently. Referentia for JBuilder 3: Building Database Applications features more than 45 in-depth lessons and concept animations covering key techniques for developing Java database applications. In this volume, users will gain a strong understanding of the JBuilder data model, master a solid foundation of essential and advanced database techniques, and learn various deployment strategies. The content has been fully updated to cover the new database features and functionality of JBuilder 3, with upgraded examples using dbSwing components. Specific topics include:

• Configuring JDBC Data Sources
• Simplifying Code with Data Modules
• Setting up a QueryDataSet Component
• Filtering Records
• Searching for Specific Records
• Enhancing Data Validation Beyond Masks
• Working with Master-Detail Forms
• Building Parameterized Queries with Data Modules
• Creating Stored Procedures
• Working with DataSetViews
• Working with the Deployment Wizard
• àand much more

Referentia for JBuilder 3 launches from JBuilder's Help menu, offering animated step-by-step tutorials, rich concept visualizations and a powerful Try It feature that lets users practice the lesson steps directly in JBuilder. The system presents Java developers with a high-quality training and support resource designed to provide just-in-time access to productivity-oriented instruction.

"Inprise is committed to ease of use and making JBuilder users productive as quickly as possible." Said Joe Nicholson, vice president of marketing at Borland. "We've teamed with Referentia to provide JBuilder developers with the most comprehensive interactive multimedia training solution. This gives JBuilder users access to training resources right at the desktop so they can learn while they work. Referentia for JBuilder is the easiest and fastest way to get productive in JBuilder 3."

"This training volume will facilitate rapid adoption of JBuilder 3 and Java 2 in the programming community," added Bill Kern, President of Referentia Systems Incorporated. "We're showing how to utilize dbSwing, and we've found that users really appreciate the focus on productivity within a specific IDE."

List price for the product is $149 US. Upgrade price is $89 for registered users of Referentia's previous Building Database Applications volume for JBuilder 2. Visit the Referentia web site at http://www.referentia.com/jbuilder for the latest information on any special promotions or additional volumes. A free sampler of selected lessons and concept animations from Referentia for JBuilder 3: Building Database Applications is available on the JBuilder 3 Companion Tools CD-ROM included in the box with JBuilder 3.

Referentia Systems has also completed similar integrated multimedia training products for several other software products, including AutoCAD Release 14 from Autodesk, Inc. and Crystal Reports and Seagate Info from Seagate Software.

About Referentia Systems Incorporated:
Referentia offers the software industry's first integrated, extensible CBT/EPSS technology. Large software companies and corporations have adopted Referentia's built-in learning system as a major new product feature and performance support tool. A press information kit and/or product demo can be ordered through Referentia Systems at 1-800-569-6255. Referentia's clients include Autodesk Inc., Inprise Corporation, Seagate Software, Science Applications International Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation, DARPA and the U.S. Navy. For more information please visit http://www.referentia.com.

About Borland, the software development tools division of Inprise Corporation:
Borland enhances the productivity of independent and corporate software developers through its Borland family of visual development and embedded database tools - and through borland.com, the premiere Web destination for software developers. In addition to its award-winning Delphi, C++Builder, JBuilder, MIDAS and InterBase products, Borland's borland.com website offers an online community and E-commerce site for software developers seeking a wide range of technical information, support services, and third-party products. Based in Scotts Valley, California, Borland is a division of Inprise Corporation (Nasdaq:INPR) -- a leading provider of solutions that simplify the complexity of software application development.