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Get an overview of the Delphi development environment and see how Delphi can be used to rapidly develop Windows applications including IDE productivity features, database application development with multiple databases, multi-tier development, modeling, code quality tools, and how to easily enable your applications for touch and gesture input.

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Michael Swindell, VP of Products for Embarcadero Technologies, talks about the significance of the release of RAD Studio 2010 for Embarcadero customers and the industry as a whole and what the future holds for the this award-winning suite of IDEs acquired from Borland® in 2009.

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Watch the video to learn about these new features including:

• New and updated database support – New Firebird 2.1 and 1.5 support in dbExpress and updated drivers for InterBase 2009, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Oracle 11g and MySQL 5.1
• New multi-tier connectivity – HTTP communication and in-process connectivity for DataSnap Windows and .NET multi-tier applications
• Easier DataSnap server creation – New DataSnap wizards from the Object Gallery make server creation even easier
• Data stream control – Filtering allows for complete control over the data stream between clients and DataSnap servers
• New connectivity protocols - connect to your IT infrastructure and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) using RESTful Web Services and JSON in addition to COM, XML, and SOAP

The flexible touch enabled framework that seamlessly supports multiple versions of Windows including Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7; and works with a variety of inputs including single and multi touch screens, pen, and mouse.

See how to:

• Create gesture and touch enabled applications in just a few easy steps
• Get a quick start with more than 30 included gestures like left, right, up, down, scratch-out, and interactive multi-touch gestures like pan, zoom, and rotate
• Use the Gesture Designer to visually add your own custom gestures
• Use the virtual touch, multi-locale, and multi-language keyboard for on-screen input
• Upgrade existing Delphi and C++Builder applications to add support for touch and gesture input with little or no additional coding

New features include:

• IDE Insight – a timesaving tool to easily find files, components, features and settings using simple keystrokes and search terms
• Code Formatter – to implement consistent coding styles with minimal effort
• Class Explorer – for a configurable hierarchical view of class libraries throughout a project and enabling fast navigation to declarations and implementations and now available for C++Builder
• Data Visualizers – that make debugging easier by displaying visual representations of data in definable forms
• Debugger Thread Control – to freeze, thaw and isolate individual threads within applications during debugging to track down problems faster