RAD Studio XE2 - Why RAD Studio

Dramatically reduce development time

Build Windows applications 5x faster or with 5x fewer resources than with other Windows development solutions – without sacrificing any performance or capability. Every feature in RAD Studio’s development environment is designed to speed coding and its RAD frameworks are designed to reduce the amount of code required for any given development task, all of which means faster time to completion with fewer resources. Do more with less.

Build applications faster with pre-built components

Assemble ready-made components that take care of the repeatable, low level, and hard to do tasks. RAD Studio XE frees you to focus programming on where you can add the most value to your application. With a few clicks, you have access to tens of thousands of pre-built open source and 3rd party components for web services, UI, devices, industry specific functions, and more. Reduce your risk, slash the time you spend programming.

Future proof application development environment

RAD Studio XE is the only application development environment that gives you native connectivity to 9 major databases and ready-made components for cloud connectivity. Build one server, choose any database and any web or rich client front end for scalable, enterprise-class applications. Our products support the widest range of platforms and databases so you know that what you develop today can easily meet your customers’ deployment needs for tomorrow.

Powerful integrated tool chest

RAD Studio XE includes powerful third-party tools that accelerate and the development process and optimize application performance. New tool chest offerings include an advanced difference engine (Beyond Compare), build automation (FinalBuilder), performance profiling (AQTime), memory/resource debugging (AQTime), and logging (CodeSite) and component suite for Internet app development with advanced IP communications protocols (/n Software IP*Works)

Streamlined version control with Subversion integration

RAD Studio XE now includes the popular Subversion version control system to manage source code revisions for an individual developer’s own code or among your teams.

AppWave and earlier version access

You can now get the power of XE with AppWave, which give you immediately access to your apps, including earlier version, while saying goodbye to desktop installs, manual upgrade processes, PC performance degradation and manual license tracking. You will also get the AppWave browser, which provide you with a mobile-like experience that allows you to discover and run apps.

Free your customers from keyboards with dazzling touch based UIs

Rapidly build touch based GUI, tablet, touchpad, and kiosk applications or easily upgrade existing applications UIs with little or no additional coding. RAD Studio’s fully integrated touch and customizable gesturing is the only touch enabled framework that seamlessly works with Windows 7 and older Windows platforms as well.

Go further with code reuse

Code and components in RAD Studio are designed from the start for reuse. Use or customize off-the-shelf components or choose from tens of thousands of 3rd party components that do anything from A to Z. If you can think of it, there’s likely a component available to get it done.

Globally expand your app’s reach

Easily build or enable your existing apps to seamlessly interact with users and data in any language, currency, or character set with fully integrated Unicode data and UI support throughout.

Speed your way from prototype to production

Get your ideas started faster with rapid prototyping (and be the hero at your next sprint demo) and then take your ideas all the way to production without skipping a beat or tossing out effort or code.

Reach more user desktops

Let us to do the work for you. Multiple Windows versions are supported seamlessly in the VCL framework – freeing you to support more Windows desktops without worrying about the specific Windows API details of each version.

Work with all your data

RAD Studio provides lean, native, high performance access to all the popular database management systems including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Anywhere, InterBase, Firebird, and more as well as supporting standard ADO.NET connectivity. Using a robust, powerful database access framework, developers can easily access, create, read, update and delete data with ease, either from visual controls or in code.

Windows today - Mac/Linux tomorrow

Embarcadero has announced that Mac and Linux cross-targeting support is under development. That means applications built in RAD Studio XE will have a migration path with Mac and Linux supported products in the future. The investments you make in RAD Studio XE development today will continue to deliver dividends in the future.

Get the RAD Studio advantage

Join millions of developers and development teams who are enjoying the RAD Studio advantage to deliver some of the most popular applications today including: Skype, MediaMonkey, WinRAR, CloneCD, Neo, IObit Advanced SystemCare, PL/SQL, Quest Toad, MySQL Administrator, AutomatedQA, ASUS Power 4 Gear, Yahoo! Go for TV, Macromedia Captivate, Camtasia, Jing, Webroot Spy Sweeper, InstallAware, Spybot-S&D, FinalBuilder, FL Studio, QuickBooks POS, TopStyle, Metacafe Player, PHPEd, DHL Connect, Guitar-Pro, Jabber and more!