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,...

Недавно, московское представительство Sybase проводило публичный семинар, посвященный их средству моделирования данных PowerDesigner 16. Как на все публичные события, на него могли прийти и потенциальные покупатели, и технические специалисты, а также студенты, учащиеся или просто городские сумасшедшие. На предыдущем месте работы я много и плодотворно пользовался более ранними версиями PowerDesigner, лицензия на которые была официально приобретена, поэтому эта тема мне небезразлична. Как и многим...

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 22 - 3 days until Christmas.  I can almost hear the reindeer on my roof. I am out of the office, now, until after the first of the year.  But, that doesn't mean that I am off the computer, off email or off my blog.  No matter where I am in the world, I can almost always stay connected to the development world. We're past the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere. Christmas is just around the corner. On Demand Webinar Replays If you have time off too, you might consider usi...

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...

Каждый из нас привык держать инструменты по-своему. Кто-то держит ручку в правой, кто-то - в левой руке. Мы часто не отдаем себе отчета, что движет нами. И иногда наши привычки могут излишне осложнять нам жизнь. За предшествующие годы у меня накопилось достаточно много моделей, которые я когда-то создал в Sybase PowerDesigner. Большинство из них уже устарело, сильно отстав от нынешнего состояния баз данных, некоторые так и не были доведены до уровня, пригодного для совместного применения в ра...

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...