Where were you at 1:00AM this morning? I was witnessing the epic release of RAD Studio™, C++Builder® and Delphi® 10.1 Berlin. It debuted in Berlin, Germany to a packed crowd of developers, partners and media. This launch represented a shift to ‘Enterprise Strong,’ a focus on providing optimized enterprise database access and enterprise service architecture – in short it provides an arsenal of tools for enterprise development. With 10.1 Berlin, developers can reach internal and external audience...

I’m not the first to blog about components, probably not even the first today. By this point you know that we acquired some of Raize Software’s top offerings. Maybe you’ve already checked them out, use them daily, know them backwards and forwards and are wearing the t-shirt. CodeSite Studio 5 and Konopka Signature VCL Controls (formerly known as Raize Components) have been available from Embarcadero for a few months now. Get the whole run-down on these powerful tools here: Konopka and CodeSite. So what’s new??? You can get them free with any upgrade or purchase of Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate RAD Studio, C++Builder or Delphi 10 Seattle through December 18, 2015. See here for details. Is that all? Why no, it’s not. If you just want to purchase these as stand-alone components we’ve made some changes to what you get. In short, we have cranked up the value. Each license is now fully loaded with maintenance for a full year. We’ve cut the pricing. We’ve also simplified upgrades. We heard you loud and clear and are offering you more. CodeSite Studio 5 and Konopka Signature VCL Controls work with our latest release, 10 Seattle. Find them here. Video not found or Youtube service not available Video not found or Youtube service not available

Would it be valuable to have an easy to deploy middleware server that hosts loadable custom API and data access modules? What if it was fully turnkey? How about if it was based on open and standard technologies, including REST HTTP calls and JSON data formats, and provided major SQL database drivers along with an encrypted embedded and server SQL database? If you answered yes to any of these, then you may want to start using Embarcadero’s Enterprise Mobility Services or EMS. 

We recently met with Christine Archibald, President and CEO and Bryan Thorell, CIO of ManagementPlus. They took us inside the Salt Lake City-based company that’s been developing electronic health records (EHR) and practice management software solutions for eye-care professionals since 1995. Their customer base includes ophthalmologists, optometrists, optical shops and other eye-related professionals across the country. ManagementPlus’ products and services accommodate the full spectrum of eye-ca...

We had a chance to catch up with San Francisco-based WideOrbit, a global leader in premium broadcast technology. William Offeman, Executive VP of Engineering and Anders Ohlsson, Technical Product Manager, WO Traffic for Radio & Digital took us behind the scenes with an exclusive view. WideOrbit’s single-vendor platform helps media companies manage ad operations across business processes and media types. Its flagship WO Traffic software is used by more than 3,000 television and radio stations...

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak with Ryno Coetzee, a very talented software developer out of Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2014, Ryno came up with a brilliant solution for retailers to eliminate paper receipts. He embarked on developing a mobile app to bring his vision to fruition. He needed to act quickly, but refused to compromise on quality, stability or functionality. Ryno chose Delphi, from Embarcadero technologies to deliver on his vision. Three months from concept to imple...

CodeRage X starts tomorrow. The theme for this year’s CodeRage conference is “Develop Anything, Anytime, Anywhere”. The conference will cover development topics for the Delphi Object Pascal and C++ programming languages. Sessions about Windows 10 development using VCL, Multi-Device development using FireMonkey, the Internet of Things, Proximity app development using Beacons, Cloud Services, Enterprise Data and Programming Tips, Tricks and Techniques will be covered. The conference will have two live stream developer tracks – one for Object Pascal and one for C++. I will be doing a session on the RAD Solution Pack tomorrow. You can register for CodeRage X at http://forms.embarcadero.com/CodeRageXRegistration.  

Recently I had the chance to visit with the Vice President of Bio-Nuclear of Puerto Rico, Inc. Alfonso Pardo is a charismatic and humorous oracle of information in laboratory information management systems. He introduced me to the company's senior software development engineer, Julio E. Rodriguez. Julio is a master Delphi user and has become an expert in InterBase, Embarcadero's fast and lightweight database engine. From these two talented and immensely entertaining gentlemen...

I'm not a software developer, but after seeing BeaconFence in action I'd like to learn.   My background is design, business and marketing, and amazingly BeaconFence embodies each of these areas. There is a real design element to creating a map and layout of a floor plan and then seeing it in scale in your IDE. Defining the ultimate beacon locations to create zones and paths is pure design zen. Through BeaconFence I can see incredible opportunity for a ...

The RAD Solution Pack is available now.  So what is that?  Think of it as the dream team of components from the top component providers for Delphi and C++Builder.  It is a collection of tools for charting, reporting, grids, UI controls, debugging, analytics and IoT all in one complete package.   Who is it for?  There are three versions of the pack, one for VCL only application, another just for FMX and a third that gives you both. What do I need to ...