RAD Studio XE8 released

RAD Studio helps you modernize existing Windows applications and create highly connected apps for gadgets and wearables. You can deliver high performance, compiled native applications that easily connect with enterprise data, cloud services, devices, sensors and gadgets.

The following editions are available:

• RAD Studio Professional
• RAD Studio Enterprise
• RAD Studio Ultimate
• RAD Studio Architect

Updates in XE8

• Apple Universal App Support - Deliver new apps to the Apple App Store.
• iOS 64-bit Object Pascal and C++ Compilers - Includes linkers and tools to build iOS 64-bit apps.
• Multi-Device Form Factor Preview - A visual tool that allows developers to see their user interface on all target form factors at once.
• Proximity Awareness with Beacons - New component-level beacon support makes it incredibly easy to add proximity and location-awareness to existing Windows and mobile apps.
• AppAnalytics - Capture anonymous statistics on how users are using your applications.
• GetIt Package Manager - Easily discover, download and update source code libraries, components and other features from Embarcadero GetIt servers.

About Embarcadero

Embarcadero is committed to providing the industry’s broadest and deepest set of software tools for developers, DBAs, and architects. Widely recognized for its award-winning products, Embarcadero enables customers to work more efficiently with the industry’s major database platforms, operating systems, frameworks, and programming languages. Embarcadero’s heterogeneous tools enable customers to design, build, and run their databases and applications in the environments they choose, free from the constraints, costs, and learning curves associated with multiple platform-specific tools.