It will be able to compile to the CLI (Common Language Infrastructure), a piece of Microsoft's runtime environment enabling Web services to function.
It appears that Borland & IBM will be bundling each other's software now too.
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/19084.html
Looks like Borland is going to package IBM's DB2 Universal Developer's Edition with shipments of Delphi Studio Architect and Enterprise, C++Builder Enterprise and Kylix Enterprise.
If you've never used Delphi and you have some spare time you should download their free demo and play with it some...it's really quite slick.

>Glenn
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>From the little that I've read about Delphi (I've never seen the product (knowingly, at least)) I surmise that Delphi does NOT have any "native" DML-type commands.
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>I believe it is this aspect of VFP that effectively disqualifies it from .NET.
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>cheers
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>>What does it take to add a .Net to your software? What has Borland done to it's software to make it .Net? Perhaps some builders and classes? maybe! Can they now create and consume Web Services? Hmmm. .Fox?
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>>Glenn