The ultimate application development suite for Windows, Mac, mobile and Web

Includes Delphi, C++Builder, RadPHP, ER/Studio and InterBase

• RAD Studio XE2 Datasheet
• RAD Studio XE2 Feature Matrix
   

Embarcadero RAD Studio XE2 is the ultimate application development suite and the fastest way to build data-rich, visually engaging applications for Windows, Mac, mobile, .NET, PHP and the Web. RAD Studio includes Delphi, C++Builder and RadPHP, enabling developers to deliver applications up to 5x faster across multiple desktop, mobile, Web, and database platforms including Delphi applications for 64-bit Windows.

Deliver fast native applications for Windows, Mac, web and mobile

With RAD Studio XE2, you can write an application once in Delphi and compile it for Windows and Mac and build applications for iOS. C++Builder applications can be compiled for Windows and Mac and with RadPHP you can easily build applications for the Web. RAD Studio XE2 applications are compiled into simple and efficient executables that are easy to distribute and deploy.

Speed up your development process with RAD (Rapid Application Development)

Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools allow for fast visual prototyping. You get your customer's feedback on actual GUI prototypes and in real time before moving on to full production. With RAD Studio XE2 you also get thousands of built-in extendable components, which increase reusability and speed up your development process.

Create more visually stunning and interactive applications

RAD Studio XE2's included application platforms, VCL and FireMonkey, help developers rapidly build business applications with higher quality user interfaces and rich data and services connectivity. The VCL framework is designed to build traditional Win32/Win64 form based GUI applications and largely leverages the Windows operating system and APIs such as GDI to draw UIs. FireMonkey is a rich business application platform that enables developers to build visually spectacular HD and 3D business applications with incredibly fast performance on Windows, Mac and iOS.

Build applications that connect everywhere

When you use RAD Studio, your applications get high-speed connectivity to popular databases. Create multi-tier applications with Windows servers and support for clients on multiple operating systems. You can also connect with a broad variety of data and services.

Data-aware UIs and beyond - visualise live data

RAD Studio's new LiveBindings let you connect any data source to any VCL or FireMonkey user interface or graphic element. LiveBindings give you the power and creative freedom to present data to users in more intuitive and interactive ways. LiveBindings also include expressions, giving you incredible power and flexibility to build "dynamically" calculated and updated bindings.

What's New in RAD Studio XE2

RAD Studio XE2 offers exciting new functionality giving you the ability to build highly visual, business applications for Windows, Mac and iOS. New Delphi 64-bit Windows support, FireMonkey, VCL styles, live data bindings, expanded database connectivity, and expanded cloud computing capabilities are combined with new PHP mobile features that make this the most exciting RAD Studio upgrade ever.

• Deliver rich applications to Windows, Mac and mobile
  RAD Studio XE2 with the new FireMonkey application platform enables you to compile natively to both Windows and Mac OSX. In addition, use Delphi in RAD Studio XE2 to create FireMonkey mobile apps for iOS. Your applications take full advantage of the power and speed of the CPU and GPU.
• Create visually stunning and interactive applications
  Quickly build FireMonkey applications that are visually spectacular, highly interactive and data rich for PCs, Macs and mobile devices. Deliver rich business applications that engage your users with an immersive, interesting, and interactive application experience.
• Bring new style to your VCL applications
  RAD Studio XE2 introduces VCL Styles for Delphi and C++Builder, enabling you to apply a custom look and feel to your VCL applications. Styles are applied to your existing components and UI elements so it's easy to get a new look without swapping out components. Choose from the included, professionally designed styles or use the VCL Style Designer to customise or create your own.
• Build 64-bit Windows applications
  Now you can create 64-bit Windows applications with Delphi to take advantage of the latest hardware, access more memory, and push the envelope of performance. All Windows technologies are 64-bit enabled included FireMonkey, VCL, RTL, the Delphi compiler and debugger streamlining the migration of existing VCL applications to 64-bit.
• Put your data and logic in the cloud
  RAD Studio XE2 includes expanded cloud computing integration with new data and deployment options. The included Delphi and C++Builder cloud APIs support data storage and access to blobs, message queues and tables on Windows Azure as well as Amazon Simple Queue Services, Simple DB, and Simple Storage Service. Use the new Deployment Manager to deploy your applications to both Amazon EC2 and Microsoft Windows Azure.
• Connect everywhere
  RAD Studio XE2's dbExpress delivers new connectivity options with support for InterBase XE, FireBird 2.5, SQL Anywhere 12 and ODBC giving you more database choices than ever. New DataSnap mobile connectors allow you to build Mobile clients for iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone (using Xcode, Eclipse, and Visual Studio mobile development tools) that connect seamlessly with your Delphi DataSnap servers.
• Data-aware UIs and beyond – visualise live data
  New LiveBindings in Delphi and C++Builder let you connect any data source to any VCL or FireMonkey user interface or HD or 3D graphic object. LiveBindings give you the power and creative freedom to present data to users in more intuitive and interactive ways. LiveBindings also include expressions giving you incredible power and flexibility to build "dynamically" calculated and updated bindings.
• Work smarter and faster with an expanded developer toolbox
  RAD Studio XE2 includes both new and updated integrated tools to help you get your job done faster. RAD Studio XE2 now includes FastReport for quickly designing and generating reports; and Documentation Insight, an integrated live source code documentation tool. XE2 also includes 64-bit versions of TeeChart, IBX, InstallAware, IP*Works, AQtime, FinalBuilder, IntraWeb and Indy.
• Build web apps that look great and work great on mobile devices
  Mobile users prefer mobile optimised websites, so extend your Web sites and Web applications to millions of mobile users with touch and mobile UI-optimised web applications designed specifically for phones and tablets. Take advantage of touch optimised layouts, native look-and-feel user interface elements and professional mobile theming using HTML5 and jQuery Mobile technology in an easy-to-use visual approach that only RadPHP can offer.
• Package apps for native distribution on the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace
  Not only can you deploy web apps to Web servers but you can also easily develop self-contained mobile phone and tablet applications for deployment on iOS and Android devices with RadPHP. Distribute your apps on the most popular mobile marketplaces, the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace and gain exposure to millions of new customers. Leverage component based access to device features like cameras, accelerometers and GPS to create powerful mobile applications with features your customers crave. Take full advantage of the fast growing mobile app market with RadPHP.
• Incorporate new functionality into your applications
  RadPHP includes more than 35 new Zend Framework components that enable you to include new features in your applications in an easy, component-based way. Use the mail components to send and receive mail in your applications. Generate barcodes and captchas. Work with RSS feeds, JSON and REST servers. And work with Google-based data including Google Docs, YouTube, spreadsheets, photos, Google Apps and more!
• Do more for .NET with Embarcadero Prism XE2
  Prism doesn't only have a new name, it also has exciting new features to enhance your .NET, ASP.NET and Mono development experience. Prism XE2 includes the new RemObjects Oxygene Compiler 5, inline errors in editor with details, ranges & notes; fix-It support for selected new errors, language soft interfaces and duck typing, anonymous interface implementation, enhanced Oxidizer integration and the FastReport.net reporting tool.

RAD Studio XE Editions

RAD Studio XE2 Professional

RAD Studio XE2 Professional is designed for software developers and teams building desktop, touch-screen and mobile applications with or without embedded and local database persistence. RAD Studio includes Delphi, C++Builder, and RadPHP providing you with everything needed for fast native Windows, Mac OS X, .NET, PHP, Web and mobile development. Features include:

• Local database connectivity to InterBase® and MySQL in Delphi and C++Builder
• Database connectivity available in Visual Studio via ADO.NET including local database connectivity to InterBase in Delphi Prism
• VCL for the Web Personal with limited concurrent connections
• Introductory set of code audits and metrics to understand coding style and project health
• UML code visualisation, providing a visual representation of source code for easier understanding
   

RAD Studio XE Enterprise

RAD Studio XE2 Enterprise is a designed for software developers and teams building client/server, multi-tier, cloud, and Web applications for native Windows, Mac OS X, .NET, mobile, and the Web. RAD Studio Enterprise offers seamless connectivity with a variety of database servers and enterprise data sources, as well as DataSnap multi-tier technology.RAD Studio Enterprise includes everything in the Professional edition, plus the following for building client/server and multi-tier database and Web applications:

• Database server connectivity to InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Informix and Sybase when building native Windows applications
• Remote server connectivity to InterBase when building .NET applications
• DataSnap multi-tier application development and .NET DataSnap client development
• FinalBuilder Embarcadero Edition and command line tools for build automation
• VCL for the Web Standard with no concurrent connection limit
• Complete set of 80+ code metrics and 200+ code audits
• Full two-way UML modeling capabilities with multiple diagram types, synchronisation between code and models, documentation generation, and design patterns

Advanced compare and merge with bidirectional comparisons and merges of model and database structures
 

RAD Studio XE Architect

RAD Studio XE2 Architect is designed for application developers and teams building data-intensive client/server, cloud, GUI and Web applications with enterprise database systems. RAD Studio Architect combines data-driven rapid application development with rich visual data modeling to help developers understand, design, and get the most value out of enterprise databases and data structures. RAD Studio Architect includes everything in the Enterprise edition, plus powerful database modeling and design capabilities:

• Reverse-engineer, analyse, and optimise databases
• Automatically generate database code from models for forward engineering
• Create logical and physical models based on information extracted from databases and script files
• Work with highly readable and navigable diagrams

Advanced compare and merge with bidirectional comparisons and merges of model and database structures.

What does RAD Studio include?

Delphi XE2 – Embarcadero Delphi XE is the fastest way to deliver ultra-rich Windows applications. Dramatically reduce coding time and create applications 5x faster with component-based development.

C++Builder XE2 – Embarcadero C++Builder XE is the only true RAD C++ environment – combining a powerful ANSI C++ tool chain with a rich visual component framework for ultra-fast Windows application development.

RadPHP XE2 - Embarcadero RadPHP XE makes building robust PHP Web applications easier with visual drag-and-drop tools, a powerful editor, debugger, database connectivity, and an integrated reusable component class library.

ER/Studio 8.5 Developer Edition (full license in RAD Studio Architect, trial license in RAD Studio Pro/Ent) – ER/Studio helps data architects discover, document, and re-use data assets and gives you the power to easily reverse-engineer, analyse, and optimise existing databases.

InterBase XE Developer Edition – InterBase XE Developer Edition provides developers with the best cross-platform database to build and test database applications for embedded and SME applications.

Additional Tools – RAD Studio includes a comprehensive set of additional tools to help you do more than ever before.

• InstallAware Express provides an unsurpassed feature set, enabling you to build sophisticated installations in record time without any programming or scripting skills.
• Rave Reports from Nevrona provides a wide variety of reporting solutions
• TeeChart Standard from Steema provides quick and easy-to-use charting components
• VCL for the Web (IntraWeb) from AtoZed is a complete RAD Web Application framework
• FinalBuilder Embarcadero Edition helps you automate your build process
• CodeSite Express logging tools for building quality applications
• AQtime Standard from SmartBear for performance profiling
• Beyond Compare Text Compare lets you view differences between source files
• RemObjects Internet Tools and Oxfuscator provide additional functionality for internet development and obfuscation in Delphi Prism

Partner Software – RAD Studio users have access to a variety of free and trial editions of tools and components from Embarcadero Technology Partners accessible from the product launcher as either a partner DVD ISO or online from the Embarcadero developer network. 

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