BOND (Building Object Network Databases) started development in late 2000 as a
rapid application development tool for the
GNOME Desktop by Treshna Enterprises. Its aim was to fill a gap that traditional
Microsoft Windows applications like
Borland Delphi,
Microsoft Access and
Visual Basic filled on the Windows desktop, but targeted for the
Linux environment. Its goal was to allow developers to quickly build database forms in
XML for backend
SQL databases. It has been employed extensively by Treshna Enterprises to develop applications such as
PayMaster (an opensource payroll application) and GymMaster (a commercial gym management application).