RAD Studio XE2
Embarcadero RAD Studio XE2 is a comprehensive application development suite and the fastest way to visually build GUI-intensive, data-driven applications for Windows, Mac OS X, .NET, PHP and the Web. RAD Studio includes Delphi®, C++Builder®, Embarcadero Prism®, and RadPHP™ enabling developers to deliver applications up to 5x faster across multiple Windows, Mac, Web, and database platforms.
With RAD Studio XE2, you can:
- Rapidly build ultra-rich, ultra-fast applications across multiple platforms
- Build applications faster with pre-built components and drag-and-drop visual design
- Future-proof your applications with native connectivity to 9 major databases and ready-made components for cloud connectivity
- Utilize thousands of free and commercial components for user interfaces, database, multi-tier, web apps, industry specific and more
Select your RAD Studio edition
RAD Studio XE2 is available in Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate and Architect editions. Below each version is described in more detail.
| Features | Professional | Enterprise | Ultimate | Architect |
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| All products directly available in the shop. Prices starting from | €799 | €1799 | €2499 | €2799 |
RAD STUDIO INCLUDES |
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| Delphi and C++Builder for rapidly building high-performance native Windows applications | x | x | x | x |
| Delphi Prism for rapidly building .NET and cross-platform Mono applications which can target Windows, Linux and Mac OS X |
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x | x | x |
| RadPHP, a complete PHP IDE and the only choice for rapid drag-and-drop visual development of PHP web applications | x | x | x | x |
| Access to previous versions of Delphi (7, 2007-2010), C++Builder (6, 2007-2010), Delphi Prism (2009-2011) at no extra cost | x | x | x | x |
RAD STUDIO VERSION DIFFERENCES |
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| Build DataSnap client applications that connect to native Windows DataSnap servers and get a DataSnap™ multi-tier deployment license | x | x | x | |
| BizSnap™ XML Transformation Tools and Components to easily build data exchanges between XML and datasets |
x | x | x | |
| FinalBuilder Embarcadero Edition | x | x | x | |
| dbExpress server connectivity to most important databases | x | x | x | |
| Get additional Modeling tool ER/Studio for building Data Models | x | |||
| Get extra set of cross platform database tools with DB PowerStudio | x | |||
MORE INFORMATION |
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| For more information | Learn more |
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Please click here for the full feature matrix (13 pages - PDF).
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RAD Studio XE2 Professional
Embarcadero RAD Studio XE2 Professional is designed for software developers and teams building PC, Mac, kiosk 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 iOS development. RAD Studio Professional features include:
- Cross-platform development for Windows, Mac and iOS using the FireMonkey application platform
- 64-bit Delphi development
- dbExpress local database connectivity to InterBase® and MySQL in Delphi and C++Builder
- Database connectivity available via ADO.NET including local database connectivity to InterBase in Embarcadero Prism
- Earlier version licenses and software for Delphi 7, 2007, 2009, 2010 and XE; C++Builder 6, 2007, 2009, 2010 and XE; RadPHP XE and Delphi Prism XE at no extra cost
- Cloud computing integration with Amazon EC2 and Windows Azure
- UML code visualization, providing a visual representation of source code for easier understanding
RAD Studio XE2 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, iOS, 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, Sybase ASE, SQL Anywhere, and ODBC
- Remote server connectivity to InterBase when building .NET applications
- DataSnap multi-tier application development and .NET and PHP DataSnap client development
- FinalBuilder Embarcadero Edition and command line tools for build automation
- Full two-way UML modeling capabilities with multiple diagram types, synchronization between code and models, documentation generation, and design patterns
RAD Studio XE2 Ultimate
RAD Studio XE2 Ultimate is designed for software developers and teams building, managing, and tuning database-intensive applications with enterprise database systems. In addition to RAD application development, RAD Studio Ultimate includes SQL development, database change management, SQL profiling, and SQL tuning tools with DB PowerStudio®. RAD Studio Ultimate includes everything in the Enterprise edition, plus the following:
- Write high quality SQL faster with Rapid SQL
- Visually tune SQL with DB Optimizer
- Simplify database change management with DB Change Manager
RAD Studio XE2 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, 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.
A more detailed feature comparison is available in the RAD Studio XE2 Feature Matrix.
