With the release of Delphi XE5 developers now can use the advanced capabilities of FireDAC to build apps that connect with local and remote databases (via DataSnap) that run on iOS, Android, Windows and OSX. C++Builder developers can currently use FireDAC for their Windows and OSX applications (the RAD Studio Roadmap shows C++Builder support for iOS and Android coming later this year). With its powerful universal architecture FireDAC enables direct access from your application from your Android,...

Platform is one the most overloaded terms in computer technology. When someone talks about supporting a platform they might be referring to an operating system platform, hardware platform, mobile platform, database platform, graphics hardware and software platform, service based platform, application based platform, a framework, or an architecture.  Operating system platforms in use today include Windows (desktop, server, and Mobile), Linux, OS X, iOS, Android, Blackberry OS, Unix (and it's vari...

I continue to hear from developers who tell me that they either didn't hear about previous Embarcadero product  special offers or couldn't take advantange of them at the time.   Here is a month of opportunities for all of you. There are four special offers that are available until the end of March 2011 for developers using Embarcadero  tools.  Thirty one days to take advantage of savings on our developer and database tools. Here are the currently available offers that end March 31st. Up...

December 11 - Special promotions expire in 20 days!  Database Tools for Major DBMS Platforms. It's getting exciting around here.  There are only weeks until Christmas Day.  Next week, I will don my Santa suit and appear in our San Francisco and Scotts Valley offices.  Also, there are only 20 more days until all of Embarcadero's year end special promotions are over.  We have special promotion pricing for you to upgrade your developer tools.  When you upgrade or buy new licenses, you also get y...

Okay! I have been blogging the top 10 reasons to take advantage of our Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio offers. I have been counting down the days left in these promotions. This is it! This is there last day to take advantage of the Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio special offers. Today is June 28, 2010 - the last day for these offers. Following the format of the "Late Show with David Letterman Top Ten list", here are the "number 1" reasons to use Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi Prism and RAD Studi...

There are only 2 days left to take advantage of the Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio special offers. The last day to take advantage of the offers is June 28, 2010. Following the format of the "Late Show with David Letterman Top Ten list", here are the "number 2" reasons to use Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi Prism and RAD Studio. 2. Delphi - Speed your way from prototype to production – get your ideas started fast with rapid prototyping using the time-tested, extensible, rich and full-featured V...

There are only 3 days left to take advantage of the Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio special offers. The last day to take advantage of the offers is June 28, 2010. Following the format of the "Late Show with David Letterman Top Ten list", here are the "number 3" reasons to use Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi Prism and RAD Studio. 3. Delphi - Free your customers from keyboards with dazzling touch based UIs – Rapidly build touch based GUI, tablet, touchpad, and kiosk applications, and easily touch...

There are only 4 days left to take advantage of the Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio special offers. The last day to take advantage of the offers is June 28, 2010. Following the format of the "Late Show with David Letterman Top Ten list", here are the "number 4" reasons to use Delphi, C++Builder, Delphi Prism and RAD Studio. 4. Delphi - Work with all your data – Delphi provides lean, native, high performance access to all the popular database management systems including Microsoft SQL Serve...

What's DataRage? DataRage is three days of 100% online technical sessions you can attend from wherever you like to log in. It’s bringing top industry speakers, technologists, and industry practitioners to present on a wide variety of database-related topics, a raging confluence of conveniently-delivered information you can’t get anywhere else. And it’s free! DataRage is designed for you. It features both advanced and introductory education and training sessions from leading experts to help y...

Following on the successes of the CodeRage virtual conference series, Embarcadero is proud to announce DataRage 2! A FREE multi-day online conference filled with beneficial content specifically designed for database professionals: DBAs, data architects, database developers, security architects, and more! If you speak SQL, this is the event for you!  DataRage is three days of 100% online technical sessions.   DataRage 2 page - http://www.embarcadero.com/datarage2   Conference Agenda - http:...