C++Builder XE2 Architect

C++Builder XE Architect is designed for C++ developers and teams building data-intensive client/server, cloud, GUI and Web applications with large or complex enterprise database systems. C++Builder Architect combines data-driven rapid application development and heterogeneous high-speed data access with rich visual data modeling to help developers understand, design, and get the most value out of existing enterprise databases and data structures. C++Builder Architect includes everything in the Enterprise edition plus powerful database modeling and design capabilities:

• Reverse-engineer, analyze, and optimize 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

See the Feature Matrix for all specifications.

Professional

• Local database connectivity to InterBase and MySQL
• VCL for the Web for standalone apps only, with limit of five connections, and no ISAPI or HTTPS

Architect

• Includes all Enterprise edition features, plus ER/Studio Developer edition for database modeling and design

Enterprise

Includes all Professional edition features, plus:

• Database server connectivity to InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Informix, and Sybase
• DataSnap multi-tier application development
• VCL for the Web for standalone apps, service apps and ISAPI extensions; with HTTPS support and with
  no connection limit
• FinalBuilder tools for build automation
• Full UML modeling capabilities

Hardware Requirements

• 1 GB RAM (2 GB+ recommended)
• 3 GB free hard disk space
• 750 MB free hard disk space for prerequisites
• DVD-ROM drive
• 1024x768 or higher-resolution monitor
• Mouse or other pointing device

Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit, requires administrator rights)
• Microsoft Windows XP Home or Professional (32-bit and 64-bit, SP2 or SP3)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit, SP1) or 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Processor

• Intel® Pentium® or compatible, 1.4 GHz minimum (2GHz+ recommended)