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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
RAD Studio XE Sneak Preview: Optimizing and Automating the Build Process
SAN FRANCISCO – August 17, 2010 — Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of multi-platform database tools and developer software, today announced the second of three Embarcadero® RAD Studio XE sneak previews leading up to the launch of the new application development suite in early September. The upcoming “2011” release will be named RAD Studio XE and will include Delphi® XE, C++Builder® XE, Delphi Prism™ XE and RadPHP™ XE.
The second sneak preview reveals new tools for developers to automate, manage and add additional functionality to their build processes. Several new tools are being added to RAD Studio XE to help streamline the development process through build automation, code quality assurance using static analysis, performance profiling, memory and resource debugging, and logging.
New RAD Studio XE tools revealed in this second preview include:
- FinalBuilder Embarcadero Edition includes features to define, debug, maintain, run and schedule repeatable build processes
- Command line audits, metrics and documention generation to add even more functionality to automated builds
- AQTime Standard with profiling features to deliver high-performance applications
- CodeSite Express with logging tools to assist with building high-quality applications
“Most developers would argue that time constraints and scope creep make it impossible for them to work any harder, so the alternative is to work smarter – accomplish more in less time and automate all of the repeatable tasks,” said Michael Swindell, senior vice president of marketing and product management for Embarcadero Technologies. “With the new tools that we’re incorporating into RAD Studio XE, developers can focus on coding the important stuff and automate the rest.”
The RAD Studio XE release also marks the extension of the new XE brand and capability set to Embarcadero’s application development line, including RAD Studio and each standalone tool in the suite. XE products are distinguished by three key components: support for multiple database types and deployment environments; Embarcadero® ToolCloud technology for centralized license management and on-demand tool access; and an easy upgrade path to Embarcadero® All-Access™ XE.
As with all Embarcadero tools, the RAD Studio XE suite of products will also be available via the Embarcadero All-Access toolbox.
Throughout August, Embarcadero will be showcasing sneak previews to show what’s in store for RAD Studio XE with its new versions of Delphi XE, C++Builder XE, Delphi Prism XE and, now, RadPHP XE.
To view the latest sneak peek blogs and videos on RAD Studio XE, visit http://www.embarcadero.com/rad-studio-xe-preview
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Embarcadero RAD Studio XE Sneak Preview: Coding and Productivity Enhancements for New Development Suite
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of multi-platform database tools and developer software, today announced the first of three Embarcadero® RAD Studio XE sneak previews leading up to the launch of the new application development suite in early September. The upcoming “2011” release will be named RAD Studio XE and will include Delphi® XE, C++Builder® XE, Delphi Prism™ XE and RadPHP™ XE.
“These new capabilities offer very specific benefits that will enable developers to save time on coding, increase productivity and focus on developing quality applications faster.”
This first sneak preview showcases developer and team productivity enhancements that will be made possible with the new release, along with enhancements to the IDE and new tool chain, modeling and debugging capabilities. These new core productivity enhancements will enable developers to better manage their source code and, ultimately, streamline the development process.
New RAD Studio XE features revealed in this first preview include:
- Subversion version control integration to help manage source code revisions in the Delphi, C++Builder and Delphi Prism IDEs
- Rapid PHP web development added to RAD Studio with RadPHP XE
- New debugging features for Delphi, C++Builder and RadPHP XE
- Modeling enhancements in Delphi XE, including enhanced code generation from the modeler for higher quality code, as well as the ability to generate sequence diagrams from methods
“Developers are constantly challenged to keep productivity high, yet they’re also required to manage source code revisions for themselves and within their team,” said Michael Swindell, senior vice president of marketing and product management for Embarcadero Technologies. “These new capabilities offer very specific benefits that will enable developers to save time on coding, increase productivity and focus on developing quality applications faster.”
The RAD Studio XE release also marks the extension of the new XE brand and capability set to Embarcadero’s application development line, including RAD Studio and each standalone tool in the suite. XE products are distinguished by three key components: support for multiple database types and deployment environments; Embarcadero® ToolCloud technology for centralized license management and on-demand tool access; and an easy upgrade path to Embarcadero® All-Access™ XE.
As with all Embarcadero tools, the RAD Studio XE suite of products will also be available via the Embarcadero All-Access toolbox.
Throughout August, Embarcadero will be showcasing sneak previews to show what’s in store for RAD Studio XE with its new versions of Delphi XE, C++Builder XE, Delphi Prism XE and, now, RadPHP XE.
To view the latest sneak peek blogs and videos on RAD Studio XE, visit http://www.embarcadero.com/rad-studio-xe-preview.
About Embarcadero Technologies
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of award-winning tools for application developers and database professionals so they can design systems right, build them faster and run them better, regardless of their platform or programming language. Ninety of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero products to increase productivity, reduce costs, simplify change management and compliance and accelerate innovation. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Special Offer for C++Builder Architect Customers!
If you’ve been waiting to upgrade, now is the time. You will never get more for less.
For a limited time, Embarcadero is offering a specially priced C++Builder® Architect upgrade that not only includes the latest C++Builder 2010 release, but also over a dozen of our best database and application development tools wrapped into a single All-Access license.
Plus, you’ll get a full year of support and maintenance so you will stay up to date and get all of the upcoming releases, including the next C++Builder release. For a limited time when you upgrade to the C++Builder All-Access* Bundle for only $3,795 you get:
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• Delphi® Architect
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• Delphi Prism™ Enterprise
• Delphi® for PHP
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• Rapid SQL® Pro and Developer Pro
• DB Optimizer Professional
• DB Change Manager Pro Unlimited
• ER/Studio® Enterprise
• DBArtisan® Standard
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• JBuilder® Enterprise
• 3rdRail®
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This special C++Builder All-Access offer includes over $17,000 worth of developer and database tools, a full year of upcoming releases for only $3,795, plus one full year of support and maintenance.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Mastering Data Modeling for Master Data Domains
The concept of the “master” data repository implies that there is one and only one instance of each conceptual entity within the organization’s data environment. Yet over time, siloed business process, application, and data model development has led to diversity in representations of similar concepts across the different applications. So while the concept of multi-domain master data management maps from the “silo” approach, it conflicts with the idea that the same entity might exist more than once in different contexts.
Join MDM expert, David Loshin, for an insightful discussion on the importance of developing master data models and the challenges and success strategies when developing master data models.
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM Pacific / 2:00 PM Eastern
In this one hour webinar, you’ll learn:
- Understanding the type of master data concepts used across the enterprise
- Differentiating between entity and the role that the entity plays in each context
- Understanding the relationships among the different entities within and across contexts
- Soliciting and articulating information requirements to guide data modeling and master system development
About the Presenter
David Loshin
President
Knowledge Integrity Inc.
David is the President of Knowledge Integrity, Inc., a consulting and development company focusing on customized information management solutions including information quality solutions consulting, information quality training and business rules solutions. Loshin is the author of Master Data Management, Enterprise Knowledge Management – The Data Quality Approach and Business Intelligence – The Savvy Manager's Guide. He has an expert channel on BeyeNetwork where he blogs on information quality and is a frequent speaker on maximizing the value of information.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Survey: Majority of App Developers on Windows 7 Bandwagon
Popularity of touch technologies is greatest driver, according to an industry survey by Embarcadero
Spurred in part by the rising popularity of Windows 7 features like Touch and Multi-Touch technology, more software developers are developing applications for Windows 7, according to a recent survey conducted by Embarcadero Technologies.
"54% of developers said they are currently developing applications for Windows 7, and another 25% said they plan to start developing them in the next year"
More than half of the software developers surveyed – 54% – indicated that they are currently developing applications for Windows 7 and another 25% said they plan to start developing Windows 7 applications in the next year. Of those who are currently developing for Windows 7, the majority said they started within the past six months to one year. Meanwhile, 10% said they have no plans to develop Windows 7 applications.
Enthusiasm for Windows 7 development is being driven, in part, by developers’ eagerness to include popular features like Touch, Multi-touch and enhanced graphics into their software. When asked which Windows 7 features they are most excited about integrating into their applications, nearly 40% said Touch, Multi-touch and gestures input, while 27% said enhanced graphics, animations and Windows Imaging Component. and 24% said ribbon controls. Respondents were more lukewarm about multimedia features such as Windows Live Movie Maker and Internet TV.
“The popularity of devices like the iPhone and iPad have helped drive mainstream acceptance of Touch-based technologies. This popularity transcends into the developer community and I doubt we’ll see it abate anytime soon,” said Michael Rozlog, product manager for Delphi Solutions at Embarcadero.
Not surprisingly, 34% of respondents indicated that the biggest challenge with developing Windows 7 applications is being able to support users on older versions of Windows. Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP in April 2014 and many analysts are encouraging enterprises and consumers to switch to Windows 7 by the end of 2012, although their urging has been met with some reluctance. That speaks to the next biggest challenge cited – more than 15% of developers said they are waiting for more organizations to adopt Windows 7 to make it worth their while.
Other insights from the survey include:
- The majority plan to develop Windows 7 desktop applications first, with database applications second on the list, followed by utilities/tools
- Small business applications are higher on the priority list than enterprise applications
- More than 10% said their biggest Windows 7 development challenge is having to learn something new
- Only 3% of respondents cited Windows 7 stability and performance as a development challenge
The survey was conducted in May 2010 by Embarcadero Technologies. The 606 respondents were a mixture of developers, architects and analysts.
About Embarcadero Technologies Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of award-winning tools for application developers and database professionals so they can design systems right, build them faster and run them better, regardless of their platform or programming language. Ninety of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero products to increase productivity, reduce costs, simplify change management and compliance and accelerate innovation. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.
Embarcadero, the Embarcadero Technologies logos and all other Embarcadero Technologies product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Embarcadero Webinar: How Meaningful Use Impacts Healthcare Data Management Professionals
Embarcadero Technologies and healthcare IT expert Shahid Shah on Wednesday, July 14 at 2:00 p.m. EDT for an insightful one-hour webinar that explores the impact of Meaningful Use (MU) and the certification of electronic health record (EHR) systems on data management professionals.
To register for this free webinar, visit the registration site.
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, created an opportunity to improve the performance of the nation’s health system through an unprecedented investment in health information technology. However, healthcare entities must implement 25 major MU requirements into their EHR systems to qualify for a piece of the billions of dollars in government incentive funds.
Healthcare architects, developers and DBAs developing information systems must be thoroughly familiar with MU to understand how the requirements will change their existing and future implementations. A recent survey of healthcare IT professionals conducted by Embarcadero shows that close to 60% are in the process of implementing an EHR system.
Webinar attendees will learn:
• An explanation of ARRA, HITECH, MU, and certification
• How technical personnel such as data architects, DBAs and developers will be affected by MU
• The best ways to determine the MU gaps that might be found in existing systems
• The types of additional expertise technical personnel may need to meet MU
• How quickly systems will need to be modified and deployed to adhere to MU rules
Registered webinar attendees will also receive a complimentary copy of Shahid Shah’s white paper, “How Meaningful Use Impacts Healthcare Data Management Professionals.”
About the Speaker
Shahid N. Shah is an internationally recognized and influential healthcare IT thought leader who is known as "The Healthcare IT Guy" across the Internet. He is an Embarcadero consultant and he also advises various federal agencies on IT matters. Shahid has architected and built multiple clinical solutions over his almost 20-year career and he is a winner of the Federal Computer Week coveted Fed 100 award, which is given to IT experts who have made a big impact in the government. He helped design and deploy the American Red Cross’s EHR solution across thousands of sites; he’s built two web-based EMRs now in use by hundreds of physicians; he’s designed large groupware and collaboration sites in use by thousands; and, as an ex-CTO for a billion dollar division of CardinalHealth, he helped design advanced clinical interfaces for medical devices and hospitals. Shahid also serves as a senior technology strategy advisor to NIH’s SBIR/STTR program helping small businesses commercialize their healthcare applications.
About Embarcadero Technologies
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of award-winning tools for application developers and database professionals so they can design systems right, build them faster and run them better, regardless of their platform or programming language. Ninety of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero products to increase productivity, reduce costs, simplify change management and compliance and accelerate innovation. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.
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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Achieving HITECH Meaningful Use and Certification for Data Management Professionals
What Healthcare Data Architects, Developers, and DBA’s need to know about achieving HITECH Meaningful Use and Certification
The HITECH Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Stimulus Bill passed in 2009, establishes 25 major “Meaningful Use” (MU) requirements that all electronic medical records systems must implement in order to have their users qualify for billions in government incentive money. These MU requirements will change existing and future implementations, affecting nearly all healthcare architects, developers and DBAs developing these information systems.
Join healthcare IT expert, Shahid Shah, for an insightful webinar on the impacts of meaningful use, certification of electronic health record systems, and what this means to data management professionals.
Date: Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM Pacific / 2:00 PM Eastern
In this one hour webinar, you’ll learn:
- What ARRA, HITECH, Meaningful Use (MU), and Certification mean
- How technical personnel such as data architects, DBAs and developers will be affected by MU
- The best ways to determine the MU gaps that might be found in existing systems
- Additional expertise technical personnel may need to meet MU.
- How quickly systems will need to be modified and deployed to meet MU rules
Registered webinar attendees will also receive a complimentary copy of Shahid Shah’s white paper, “How Meaningful Use Impacts Healthcare Data Management Professionals”.
Register today!
About the Presenter
Shahid N. Shah is an internationally recognized and influential healthcare IT thought leader who is known as "The Healthcare IT Guy" across the Internet. He is a consultant to various federal agencies on IT matters and winner of Federal Computer Week's coveted "Fed 100" award given to IT experts that have made a big impact in the government. Shahid has architected and built multiple clinical solutions over his almost 20 year career. He helped design and deploy the American Red Cross's electronic health record solution across thousands of sites; he's built two web-based EMRs now in use by hundreds of physicians; he's designed large groupware and collaboration sites in use by thousands; and, as an ex-CTO for a billion dollar division of CardinalHealth he helped design advanced clinical interfaces for medical devices and hospitals. Shahid also serves as a senior technology strategy advisor to NIH's SBIR/STTR program helping small businesses commercialize their healthcare applications.
Shahid runs three successful blogs. At http://shahid.shah.org he writes about architecture issues, at http://www.healthcareguy.com he provides valuable insights on how to apply technology in health care, at http://www.federalarchitect.com he advises senior federal technologists, and at http://www.hitsphere.com he gives a glimpse of the health-care IT blogosphere as an aggregator.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Top 5 Things to Know About Managing Multiple Database Platforms
Learn how to extend your current DBA skills into Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, and more
If you’re a DBA, at some point in your career you’ll have to support two or more types of database platforms. Whether they come to you via new applications, a company acquisition, or somehow just pop up (darn those app developers!), supporting databases beyond your comfort zone can be challenging.
During this lively conversation, Stephen Wynkoop and Scott Walz will present real world examples as they discuss the five things every DBA needs to know when managing multiple database platforms:
- Schema and data migration and reporting
- Security management
- Object management and change management
- Detecting and diagnosing storage problems
- Diagnosing and repairing performance problems
Attend this webinar and you’ll learn:
- Proactive techniques you can use to improve database performance
- How setting up a proactive storage monitoring plan can improve availability while decreasing your hardware costs
- How to use the latest tools to increase you own productivity while expanding your skills into unfamiliar databases
- A general understanding of the variables involved in managing multiple database platforms
Speaker Bios
Scott Walz
Scott Walz has more than 15 years of experience in database development and administration and currently serves as the senior director of product management for Embarcadero Technologies. In this position, Scott oversees the direction of the company's database product family, while focusing on database development and administration products. Prior to joining Embarcadero four years ago, Scott served as a development lead for Louisville Gas & Electric. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer information systems from Western Kentucky University.
Stephen Wynkoop
Stephen is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and the founder of SSWUG.ORG. He writes a daily column and newsletter on the site and produces a weekly SQL Server video program on the site. Stephen is the author of more than 12 books translated into 7 languages around the world. Stephen has spoken at numerous technology conferences and reports regularly on the happenings in the technology world.
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
Embarcadero Selected as 2010 SD Times 100 Award Winner
Embarcadero wins in Tools & Frameworks and Database & Data categories
SAN FRANCISCO – June 3, 2010 – Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is the proud recipient of two 2010 SD Times 100 awards based on its demonstrated innovation and leadership in the software development community, specifically for its contributions to two categories: Tools & Frameworks and Database & Data.
SD Times editors identified the industry’s top leaders and divided them into 10 categories. Winning criteria included considering each company’s technology offering, how they advanced the software development industry, the company’s reputation, and how much buzz the company and its technology generated within the industry.
“The SD Times 100 reflects the list of companies that we believe to be the best of the best,” said Alan Zeichick, editorial director of BZ Media’s SD Times. “Year after year, Embarcadero Technologies continues to be among our list of winners due to their valuable impact on the software development industry.”
Embarcadero was also an SD Times 100 winner in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.
About Embarcadero Technologies
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of software tools that empower application developers and data management professionals to design, build, and run applications and databases more efficiently in heterogeneous IT environments. Over 90 of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero’s award-winning products to optimize costs, streamline compliance, and accelerate development and innovation. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Finally, true multi-platform database tools on-demand
Now you can manage, monitor, and tune all your databases, regardless of database platform type or version. Each XE product comes complete with “out of the box” support for Oracle®, Microsoft® SQL Server®, DB2®, Sybase®, MySQL® (and more!) and can be delivered via your own private ToolCloud.
- Rapid SQL® XE – full-featured SQL IDE helps you write quality SQL faster
- DBArtisan® XE – the industry’s premier database administration tool
- DB Change Manager XE – simplify, automate and report on database changes
- DB Optimizer XE – prevent, find and fix performance issues via visual SQL profiling and tuning
- All-Access XE – easily upgrade to all the tools you need via a single, cost-effective license, so you can be amazing for less!
Embarcadero’s XE database tools enable you to extend your skills into less familiar databases. And ToolCloud technology gives everyone in your organization instant access to the tools they need, while dramatically reducing licensing, training, and operational costs. Explore Embarcadero’s full line of XE database tools at your own pace, try them free, or request a quote.
Top 10 Considerations for Choosing Database Tools – Beyond the Feature Matrix
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Jonathan Lewis vs. Kyle Hailey -- Tune-In for the Tune-Off!
According to Jonathan Lewis, there is a basic strategy to writing efficient SQL, but it requires knowledge of the data, the metadata, and the intent of the query. Jonathan will start with the basic principles of efficient data access and then show different ways of analyzing the data. He'll then describe a graphical approach to finding the most efficient access path for a query and then apply the method to a problem he recently saw with one of his clients.
But wait... is there more than one way to skin a cat? Kyle Hailey thinks so, and he's not afraid to let Jonathan know it!
Kyle's fancy footwork will include his own approach to Visual SQL Tuning (VST) with some ring side support from DB Optimizer XE. Hitting below the belt? You be the judge.
Live! June 10, 2010 at 11AM Pacific
About the Contenders:
Jonathan Lewis
Consultant, Speaker and Author
Jonathan Lewis has been working in the IT industry for nearly 25 years, and has been using the Oracle RDBMS for more than 20. For the last 16 years he has been working as a freelance consultant, often spending only one or two days at a time with any client to address critical performance problems. Jonathan is also renowned throughout the world (having visited 42 countries at the last count) for his tutorials and seminars. He was a founding member of the Oak Table network, and one of the first individuals to be contacted by Oracle University for their "Celebrity Seminar" events. He also writes regularly for the UKOUG magazine, and occasionally for other publications around the world. In the limited amount of time he has left over, Jonathan also publishes high-tech Oracle articles on his blog at jonathanlewis.wordpress.com.
Kyle Hailey
Program Manager, Database Performance and Optimization Products
Embarcadero Technologies
Kyle Hailey has been in the industry for a decade and a half and working with Oracle for over 13 years, having spent time in support, porting, benchmarking, and kernel development at Oracle. After creating tools to improve high-end performance monitoring such as direct SGA attach and interactive graphic displays of performance data, he recently redesigned the Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g performance pages to be graphically oriented and wait-interface centric. He now works at Embarcadero on their suite of performance tuning and monitoring tools. He is a member of the Oak Table and co-author of Oracle insights: Tales of the Oak Table. He is also a regular speaker at Hotsos, NoCOUG, RMOUG, NYOUG, Oracle World and Dbforum and he teaches classes around the world on Oracle performance tuning.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Embarcadero Ups Ante in Database Tools Market with Multi-Platform, On-Demand XE Products
Embarcadero Technologies, long known for providing premium database design, development and management tools for all major database platforms, is unveiling a new line of database products that carry an XE brand. Embarcadero XE products incorporate three distinguishing features – deep, native support across all major databases with a consistent user interface, centralized license management and on-demand tool access via Embarcadero® ToolCloud™, and an easy upgrade path to Embarcadero® All-Access™ XE.
“So now, we are not only changing how premium database tools are sold, we are transforming how IT organizations can manage, provision and access those tools so they can optimize their technology spend and improve efficiency.”
XE products represent a fundamental shift in the database tools market. Leading vendors, including Embarcadero, have historically offered tools with feature support for multiple databases, but support for each database was sold separately. With Embarcadero’s XE line, support for all database types is included with each product. Embarcadero is also the only vendor providing ToolCloud technology with its products.
“With today’s increasingly complex, heterogeneous database environments, organizations need to maximize the capabilities of IT staff and leverage opportunities for greater automation, efficiency and scale,” said Will Cappelli, research vice president, Gartner. “While domain-specific database tools help meet some of these challenges, companies need to consider how easily these tools can be accessed and managed or their sought-after operational benefits may be limited.”
“We are meeting the challenges of complex IT environments by making it more cost-effective to equip IT staff with the tools they need, while simultaneously making those tools easier to manage,” said Michael Swindell, senior vice president of marketing and products for Embarcadero. “So now, we are not only changing how premium database tools are sold, we are transforming how IT organizations can manage, provision and access those tools so they can optimize their technology spend and improve efficiency.”
Embarcadero XE products are distinguished by the following capabilities:
- Heterogeneous database support: Each XE product includes deep, native database platform and version support for all major databases, including Oracle®, Microsoft SQL Server®, DB2®, Sybase®, MySQL® and more with each product providing a consistent user interface across database platforms.
- Embarcadero ToolCloud-enabled: XE products provide users with on-demand, “zero-install” access to tools, along with centralized license management, which streamline the access, administration and provisioning of tool licenses for organizations with multiple users.
- All-Access upgradeable: Embarcadero products can be upgraded to All-Access XE, a complete, on-demand tool chest for architects, DBAs and developers working in heterogeneous database environments.
Prior to Embarcadero’s new XE product line, data management professionals had two unfavorable options – using rudimentary ODBC/JDBC-based database tools that only provided generic feature support, or using platform-specific tools from database vendors or third-party tool vendors for native feature support and control. Embarcadero’s new XE tools overcome the shortcomings of these options by incorporating deep, native support for all major databases within a single tool, enabling users to extend their skills across both single platform and heterogeneous environments. Inclusion of support for all databases reduces licensing, training and operational costs.
“In the past, a customer would be identified as an Oracle shop or a SQL Server shop, but today’s IT organizations need to manage various types of databases,” added Swindell. “Our new XE products ensure they’re prepared for whatever database comes in front of them.”
XE products also incorporate Embarcadero’s ToolCloud technology. ToolCloud centralizes and simplifies tool licensing and provisioning and gives users click-and-run access to tools via Embarcadero™ InstantOn™ capabilities. This enables users to access the tools they need on-demand with full fidelity and performance and without complex installations.
Embarcadero’s initial introduction of XE products is part of a larger companywide initiative that involves extending the XE brand and capabilities across its data modeling and application development tools later this year. Meanwhile, Embarcadero’s initial line of XE tools include:
- All-Access XE – The industry’s only on-demand heterogeneous tool chest
- DB Change Manager XE – A tool for simplifying, automating and reporting on database changes
- DB Optimizer XE – A tool for heterogeneous database SQL profiling, tuning and monitoring
- DBArtisan® XE – A tool for heterogeneous database administration
- Rapid SQL® XE – A heterogeneous SQL integrated development environment (IDE)
Pricing and Availability
Five Embarcadero XE tools are now available at varying starting prices. Pricing for All-Access XE begins at $2,995, pricing for DB Change Manager XE begins at $795, pricing for DB Optimizer XE begins at $795, pricing for DBArtisan XE begins at $4,995 and pricing for Rapid SQL XE begins at $1,495. All pricing is in U.S. dollars.
About Embarcadero Technologies
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of software tools that empower application developers and data management professionals to design, build and run applications and databases more efficiently in heterogeneous IT environments. Over 90 of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero’s award-winning products to optimize costs, streamline compliance, and accelerate development and innovation. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.
Embarcadero, the Embarcadero Technologies logos and all other Embarcadero Technologies product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.