RAD Studio 2009 Delivers Comprehensive Rapid Application Development for
Developers and ISVs
SAN FRANCISCO Â Dec 1, 2008 Â Embarcadero Technologies today announced the
general availability of CodeGear RAD Studio 2009, a complete rapid
application development solution that gives ISV, business, and science and
engineering software developers everything they need for building native
WindowsŽ, .NET, Web and database applications  regardless of what database
they connect to or embed.
CodeGear RAD Studio 2009, Embarcaderoâs flagship product for Windows and
.NET platforms, combines the rapid application development capabilities of
DelphiÂŽ 2009 and C++BuilderÂŽ 2009 with the recently introduced .NET
development capabilities of Delphi Prismâ˘. This combination of products
provides developers with a complete environment that supports both low-level
native Windows development and higher-level managed .NET code. In addition,
the newly redefined RAD Studio Architect edition includes Embarcadero
ER/StudioÂŽ Developer Edition for rapid application development with powerful
database modeling and design capabilities.
According to Michael Swindell, Vice President of Products for Embarcadero, âAs it becomes increasingly important to do more faster, and with fewer resources, RAD Studio 2009 helps developers and teams address IT, departmental and ISV software development requirements quickly and with high
quality. RAD Studio 2009 is the only rapid development solution for native Windows development, and now adds the flexibility to also reach .NET on Windows, and Linux and Mac OS X via Mono.
RAD Studio provides .NET developers with the following key features:
⢠The completely new Delphi Prism development environment, which is
powered by the RemObjects Oxygene⢠compiler
⢠The ability to take advantage of the latest and greatest .NET
technologies such as WinForms, WPF, ADO.NET, ASP.NET and LINQ
⢠Deployment support for the MONO platform on Mac OS X and Linux
⢠The ability to develop database applications using familiar
dbExpress functionality and create .NET clients that connect to native
DataSnap servers
RAD Studio enables native Windows developers to:
⢠Easily create applications that handle global data using new Unicode
support throughout the IDE and Visual Component Library (VCL)
⢠Modernize user interfaces with the new and enhanced VCL controls
⢠Leverage modern language features in Delphi such as generics and
anonymous methods as well as early support for C++0x standards in C++Builder
⢠Build powerful, efficient and secure database applications by
separating data and business logic with new DataSnap
⢠Get new insight into database structures with data modeling and
visualization in the Architect edition
âWith the addition of Delphi Prism to RAD Studio, our dream to develop on
other platforms has come true,â says Mauricio Buso, Development Director of
OneSolution Brasil. âNow, we can make a great DataSnap server in Delphi
2009, and deploy our client solutions using .NET, Mono platforms for
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and more. Delphi Prism brings us a new level of
development and opens up new frontiers.â
RAD Studio is available in three editions: RAD Studio Professional for
building applications with local database connectivity; RAD Studio
Enterprise for building client/server and multi-tier database and web
applications; and RAD Studio Architect, which includes powerful database
modeling and design capabilities. For more information, please visit:
http://www.codegear.com/products/radstudio.
Pricing: CodeGear RAD Studio 2009 can now be ordered in the companyâs online store at
http://shop.codegear.com. Pricing in North America begins at $1,399 per
developer for the Professional edition, with upgrade pricing starting at
$649 per developer. Special upgrade pricing for owners of Delphi and
C++Builder 2009, volume licenses and academic discounts are also available.
The product is now shipping and is available in English, French, German and
Japanese.
About Embarcadero Technologies
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. empowers application developers and database
professionals with tools to design, build and run software applications in
the environment they choose. A community of more than three million
worldwide and 90 of the Fortune 100 rely on Embarcaderoâs CodeGear⢠and
DatabaseGear⢠product lines to increase productivity, openly collaborate and
be free to innovate. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San
Francisco, with offices located around the globe. Embarcadero is online at
www.embarcadero.com.
