Vendors who stopped supporting Delphi

Vendors who went out of business
athrasoft.com – Vendor of Athrasoft Plugins
cgiexpert.com – Vendor of CGIExpert
odbc98.com – Vendor of ODBC98 – reason cited as poor or non-existent sales
classicsw.com – Vendor of Classic Component
fesoft.com – Vendor of PIMFlash
turbopower.com – Vendor of TurboPower Components
maxcomponents.net – Vendor of Max Help and Max Components
buypin.com – Vendor of B.S. components
vistadb.com – Vendor of Apollo database
asp-express.com – Vendor of classic ASP components
classicworks.com.au – Vendor of Classworks Development VCL
defined.net – Vendor of Defined Forms
dream-com.com – Vendor of Dream Company
crynesoft.com – Vendor of Genesis Component Pack
teletech-systems.com – HelpWriter application
volgadb.com – Vendor of Volga Database
DFS (Delphi Free Stuff)
animatedmenus.com – Vendor of Animated Menus – cited Poor sales
acctsync.com – Vendor of QuickBooks Components
DuckReports – Vendor of Duck Reporting Components
BalticSolutions – Vendor of ColorMemo
Helping Hands Software – n/a
UDC Corp – Vendor of MemoWriter, PowerSpreadsheet
IBrightSolutions – Vendor of Simulation Software
Unley Software – KeyDB

1) Dream Company (their website now redirects to Atrium/ or no longer available for sale)
2) DictaSoft.com, Layout Components. 
3)CrystalVCL.net, Crystal VCL and other components
4) Cando Framework
5) RHITech.com, Excel Add-in component
6) DScriptVCL.com, Delphi Scripting VCL components
7) CSS-Software.com, CSS Component Suite
8) JB Components/ JB Component Suite
9) CytonResearch.com, VCL Component Packs
10) Codecellerate.com, Drawing Engine,
11) EZCad Soft, EZSoft Engineering
12) ValdSoft, VSLib component package
13) AriseSoft, AriseSoft Shell Component Pack (and others)
14) CoolPaint.com, HTML tokenizer, HTML mini-viewer, Cool Chart
15) ksv.hypermart.net, Handmade VCL Components
16) alphadomino.ru, Gantt Chart components
17) ta4delphi.com, Technical Analysis Charting components
18) praktical.com, Praktical Organic button components.
19) maverick.co.uk, Aqua Mac-looking components

20) FlatStyle.de, Flat Style Components
21) SlickTools.com, InfoMatters office components,
22) MediaPilot.com, Installation components
23) Intag.de, DxComponent Collection

Vendors who stopped supporting Delphi
Softel VDM – Vendor of SftTree, SftBox, SftButton – reason cited as “massive software piracy”
AHM Tritron Tools – Vendor of AHM Components
adrock.com – Adrock Calendar Components (GPL)
tekhnologos.com – Their VCL library is no longer for licensing
SweetControls.com – Sweet Controls
degisy.com – Degisy Controls

Vendors who stopped supporting one of their Delphi components/ or all of their products:
1) MicroOlap.com, Packet Sniffer for Delphi, end-of-life
2) SciBit.com MySQL Components, end of life.
3) KsDev.com, Block Engine, Office VCL (disappeared from their site)
4) AlphaAsp.com Alpha Corporation, Alpha Units, Alpha Interceptor (disappeared from their site).
5) Djordje Peric, PDJ Packs (their website is no longer available)
6) CodeBot.com, CodeBot library (no longer available for download)
7) SuiPack.com, KeyDB (formerly from SUIPack)
8) Syntetix.com, Theme Control
9) CoolDev.com (All their Delphi products are now freeware)
10) 9spice.net RapidSolutions, RapidTree, 9Rays Treeview,
11) Willmark.ru, WillMark Tree Wizard
12 GeoCities/Stephan Marais – Open Sybase CT-Library Library
13) TekhneLogos.com, PowerCad, supposedly given a non-existent 10% discount on Torry’s.
14) Baltsoft.com, ProjectPlus components.
15) Tops.com.pl, SMSC Delphi components (cited as “no demand” or “very low response”)
16) Timelesstech.com, all their Delphi components (Lock & Key, Fax components)

Delphi beta testing leaks over the years

The unofficial official Delphi beta leaks article

Over the past decade, since Delphi 3 was released, there has been this infamous underground community that used to sell “slots” or Gold CDs which contained beta copies of Delphi, C++ Builder. If you look around, there is “Delphi 2 with full source codes”, “Delphi Voyager Compiler”. That was the last known leaks (other than Turbo Pascal 7 source code leak) of the DCC32 compiler.

Delphi 6, 7, Kylix, 2005 beta leaks
Borland formerly operated an FTP server and links would be given. However, that site could be accessible by anyone with an FTP connection. Surprisingly, nobody bothered to make it password protected nor watermark the huge ZIP files (approx 250mb).

Those Chinese PHPBB “Delphi Forums” (now defunct) would have someone who posts FTP links to Borland’s FTP site along with a serial number. There is some claims that someone uploaded Kylix betas to Chinese FTP sites.

Delphi 2006 beta leaks

Since the rise of FTP and forums, there have been the most infamous DA.RU (Russian) board (Now defunct) which someone posted beta links for Delphi 2006 and everyone started to download it.

CodeGear Delphi 2007, 2009 beta leaks

Since Borland created this “CodeGear” tools division, ditto, someone posted the FTP links on Russian illegal (now defunct) forum along with a valid serial number.

Delphi 2010, “XE” beta leak

The most infamous leak, by South American person and advertised on certain illegal websites, was traced down because this blog raised the attention of the leak to Embarcadero. Since the installer was watermarked, Embarcadero could find who exactly leaked it.

Delphi 2012 “XE2” beta leak

Partial files are on file-sharing websites (Search for “Pulsar 5”, “Pulsar Beta 5”, “Delphi Pulsar Beta 6”, “Pulsar Beta 7″*, “Delphi Pulsar Beta 7″*). There are discussions about Delphi “64-bits”, “Pulsar” and Mac OS on illegal sites and binaries made with 64-bit being circulated around.**

* Pulsar Beta 7 (according to a certain Turkish newsgroup posting, was released on 8th July 2011).
** If someone can kindly post a SCIMARK2 Delphi 64-bit binary that would be most appreciated.

Here are some advice to prevent leaks:
a) Make sure you call the person and verify their identity before joining the beta. This also includes an EULA which clearly states penalties before signing the dotted line.

b) Expose the leak identity and bring civil action to them. It seems with this current state of leaks, it seems that almost everyone talking about Delphi Pulsar (just search for “Delphi Pulsar”) behind the backs of the Embarcadero Legal Dept.

c) Make sure that people are properly informed how to post to supposedly closed Beta forums. Do you find it strange that every now and then, there is someone who posts QC issues along with questions to the general forums? Hours later (or even days later), they get deleted.

(Article resurrected from delphihaters.blogspot.com)