I received an email from a developer asking where he should post questions, report bugs and have converations with other community members. The following the guidance list (zero based of course) I emailed to this developer.

0) for bug reports – please report bugs on our Quality portal at

https://quality.embarcadero.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa

1) For discreet questions where you are looking for an answer – use the Answers module at:

http://community.embarcadero.com/index.php/answers

2) For conversations you want to have with like minded developers – please use our new Embarcadero Community forums at

http://community.embarcadero.com/index.php/forum

There are different topics where you can start conversation threads for our developer tools: 

UI

This forum is for discussions about designing user interfaces, creating great user experiences and using visual components.

DATA

Use this forum to talk about SQL databases, in memory datasets, XML data, local tables and everything else related to accessing, updating, deleting and working with data.

ENTERPRISE

This forum is the place to discuss enterprise software archictures, enterprise wide systems development. Topics here can include middleware, multi-tier architectures, DataSnap, REST/JSON, Web Services, Web server applications and enterprise wide data servers/services.

CLOUD

This forum is for the discussion of cloud based architectures and applications, Backend as a Service (BaaS) systems, cloud storage, push notifications and other services.

TOOLS

Use this forum to discuss the Integrated Development Environment (IDE), toolchains, integrated and remote debugging and other developer tools.

PROGRAMMING

This forum focuses on programming languages, tips, tricks, techniques,algorithms and best practices. For topics related specifically to the C++ and Object Pascal programming languages, please tag your posts with one or both of the these languages.

3) For installation issues use the following General forum and support site

Installation Issues

This forum is for discussions about general installation topics. For installation and registration support, create a case at (www.embarcadero.com/support).

With the release of C++Builder XE8 and RAD Studio XE8, we have made it even easier for C++ developers to work wth Delphi's anonymous methods and generics. We have updated the recommended way to handle Delphi anonymous methods in your C++ applications. The revised description, in How to Handle Delphi Anonymous Methods in C++, uses either a Functor (function object) or a Lambda expression. See the code examples on the following RAD Studio XE8 DocWiki pages.

• How to Handle Delphi Anonymous Methods in C++ - http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE8/en/How_to_Handle_Delphi_Anonymous_Methods_in_C%2B%2B
• How to Handle Delphi Generics in C++ - http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE8/en/How_to_Handle_Delphi_Generics_in_C%2B%2B

You can also use a lambda wherever an API expects an anonymous method. The DelphiInterface class has been updated to auto-convert to a lambda. This feature can only be used with the Clang-based C++ Compilers. The following example C++ code illustrates use of a lambda.

#include <System.hpp>
#include <System.IOUtils.hpp>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
  String ext(".cpp");                   
  TStringDynArray files = TDirectory::GetFiles(TDirectory::GetCurrentDirectory(),
                          [ext](const String Path, const System::Sysutils::TSearchRec &SearchRec) -> bool
                          {
                            return ExtractFileExt(SearchRec.Name) == ext;
                          });
  std::cout << "Found " << files.Length 
            << " files with ext: '" << AnsiString(ext).c_str() << "'\n";
  for (int i=0; i<files.Length; ++i)
    std::cout << AnsiString(files[i]).c_str() << std::endl;
}

The new release of RAD Studio XE8 brings increased capabilities and developer productivity for Delphi and C++Builder developers building Windows applications and multi-device solutions. I am looking forward to spending two lunch times with developers in the US and Canada on Wednesday May 13. Okay, it will be just after breakfast for me on the 12noon EDT and the live online workshop and starts just before lunch in the Central Daylight Time zone, but we will still have fun - bring your own breakfast, snack, lunch, dinner or late night snack depending on where you are in the world.

Learn about the features and benefits of using Embarcadero's latest versions of RAD Studio XE8 and Appmethod for cross-platform app development. These products allow you to build apps using a single-source codebase (either Object Pacal or C++) that compiles down to native executables for Windows, Mac OS X, Apple iOS, and Android, including universal binaries for iOS (both ARMV7 and ARM64).

RAD Studio XE8 Lunch & Learn Webinar
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
9:00am Pacific / 11:00am Central / 12:00pm Eastern
12:00pm Pacific / 1:00pm Central / 3:00pm Eastern

Join me for two hours and you'll learn how to:

• Make the most of your VCL Windows applications in a connected world
• Move existing code up to new levels of scalability, performance and integration
• Extend existing code and build new apps to embrace mobile, new devices and Internet of Things
• Utilize high-performance, easy-to-use, enterprise database connectivity
• Embrace the latest compilers and toolchains
• Be the most productive you have ever been – for Windows and beyond!
• ...and much more!

The workshop will include detailed technical demonstrations and live Q&A.

Register now at http://forms.embarcadero.com/RADXE8LunchandLearnWebinar. Remember to choose one of the session times. I look forward to seeing you live online on Wednesday May 13.

Whether you are building new software, or updating existing applications, RAD Studio XE8 is a must! Quickly update and extend your existing VCL based Windows applications to create modern, connected app solutions for Windows and beyond! This blog post contains some of the new and enhanced features with links to product information, documentation, technical information and videos.

Try it with your complimentary 30-day license now!

Must-Have Features For VCL Developers in XE8

• NEW! More than 20 New IDE Features for Coding Productivity: Code faster and more efficiently with new refactorings, multi-paste support, clipboard history, parenthesis matching, Smart Keys, Code Navigation Toolbar, project statistics and more!
• ENHANCED! The VCL and FMX RTL Gets Better and You Benefit Big Time: The RTL has better performance, parallel support, native HTTP/S and Bluetooth, optimized Generics collections and much more
• NEW! GetIt Package Manager: Access and install from the cloud, popular VCL and FMX source code libraries, components and tools like AsyncPro and Power PDF right from within the IDE. Get the updated TurboPack for free!
• ENHANCED! App Tethering: Now it’s easier than ever to extend your VCL and FMX desktop application UI, data and control to mobile and wearables via WiFi, ethernet or Bluetooth
• NEW! AppAnalytics: Finally understand exactly how your customers use your VCL or FMX app. Simply add the TAppAnalytics component and get instant access to application usage statistics through your cloud dashboard
• RECENTLY ADDED! Easily Add Parallel Processing to Your New and Existing VCL Apps: Delivering 2x to 8x performance gains on Multi-Core systems
• NEW! Native Platform HTTP/S VCL/FMX Support for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android: Makes must-have secure connections a snap
• ENHANCED! MBaaS Cloud Services: Easily power your VCL and FMX desktop and mobile application backend infrastructure in the cloud with user management, push notifications, data storage and more
• NEW! IoT, Beacons and More: Easily add IoT gadgets and sensors, like proximity beacons, into your existing Windows VCL and FMX apps
• NEW! Unit Testing: It's has never been easier or more complete with the new integrated DUnitX testing framework
• ENHANCED! FireDAC: The best DAC gets better with Updates Management, dbExpress migration, SQLite encryption, InterBase XE7 Change Views and more
• ENHANCED! EMS (Enterprise Mobility Services): Easily integrate your applications to your enterprise and to the world with Push Notifications, REST API publishing, external credentials, database connection pooling, client API component, new administrative app and more
• ENHANCED! Docs, Samples and Technical Content: Learn what you can do and how to do it with more tech docs and videos than ever before
• NEW! Update Subscription: Take advantage of Update Subscription to stay up-to-date with latest versions, updates for older product versions and much more

What's New in XE8 - the Larger List

A Complete List of What's new in RAD Studio XE8 can be found at http://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/whats-new. Marco Cantu also blogged about "What's New in Delphi XE8 for VCL Developers"

Here's what developers are saying about RAD Studio XE8

Developers all around the world are excited about what they can do with Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio XE8. Instead of hearing from us, listen to a few of the many testimonials that developers like you are saying about the new XE8 release.

• “The RAD Studio XE8 IDE is really enhanced with new code productivity features. Combined with the new additions to Delphi, RAD Studio XE8 is a HUGE upgrade!” - Scott van der Linden
• “RAD Studio XE8 is an essential upgrade for any developer.” - Claudio Piffer, CSoft
• "Delphi users will benefit from the new GetIt Package Manager and the new code productivity features added to RAD Studio XE8." - Warren Postma - Senior Software Developer - RAMSOFT Inc
• "RAD Studio XE8 looks great in Windows 8, particularly the new color schema and the whole new look and feel of the IDE itself!" - Marco Cirinei - Lead Developer - HappySoft Srl
• "XE8 is one of the best RAD Studio releases so far." - Brian Frost Technical Director Applied Relay Testing Ltd.
• "There are seriously useful enhancements to RAD Studio XE8." - David Millington - Owner - Parnassus OÜ

Videos that will help you harnass the power of XE8

Here are just a few of the many free technology videos that are available that will help you learn and take advantage of the many new and enhanced features in Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio XE8.

• EMS Push Notifications
• InterBase XE7 with Change Views
• Box2D
• Proximity Awareness with Beacons
• All Developer Skill Sprints - YouTube playlist
• All FireDAC Skill Sprints - YouTube playlist

Want to learn even more about the new RAD Studio XE8?

Register for our Q2-2015 developer skill sprints at  http://forms.embarcadero.com/15Q2DeveloperSkillSprintsWebinarSeries

Imagine what you can do with XE8!

This patch for RAD Studio and Delphi XE8 addresses changes to iOS 8 simulator deployment that prevented FMX apps from loading properly (simulator support is not provided for C++). Updates, hot fixes, and patches are provided exclusively to customers with an active Update Subscription, however, this particular critical patch is being provided to all XE8 customers. Available to registered users of RAD Studio XE8, Delphi XE8 (Mobile add-on edition and above) and Embarcadero All-Access XE. You can find the zip file in your registered user downloads area on Code Central - http://cc.embarcadero.com/myreg/. You can filter your downloads using http://cc.embarcadero.com/myreg/delphi and http://cc.embarcadero.com/myreg/rad_studio. The Code Central item # is http://cc.embarcadero.com/item/30221

README from the Zip file

iOS Simulator hotfix (beta) -  Apr 19, 2015
-------------------------------------------------
This Beta hotfix is provided only for customers who have an update subscription.

This beta hotfix enables FireMonkey multi-device applications to run on iOS 8.x Simulators

Perform the following steps:
1. Copy this zip file to your install directory.
2. Extract the zip
======================================================================
Copyright 2015, Embarcadero Technologies. All rights reserved.

We've done Saturday live events in the past for RAD Studio but we've never before done a Saturday online deep dive. We'll do our first one ever on Saturday, May 16 from 8am to 1pm Pacific Daylight Time. Join me, Nick Hodges, Jim McKeeth and Al Mannarino as we take you through a deep technical dive into all that is new in Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio XE8 for VCL and multi-device developers. The live, online event will be mostly technology demonstrations with a few slides to highlight the presentation sections. Register Now for this first ever live online workshop at http://forms.embarcadero.com/RADXE8DeepDiveWebinar.

During the workshop you'll learn how to:

• Make the most of your VCL Windows applications in a connected world
• Move existing code up to new levels of scalability, performance and integration
• Extend existing code and build new apps to embrace mobile, new devices and Internet of Things
• Utilize high-performance, easy-to-use, enterprise database connectivity
• Embrace the latest compilers and toolchains
• Be the most productive you have ever been – for Windows and beyond!
• ...and much more!

A few breaks will occur throughout the workshop and live Q&A will also take place during the workshop and at the end.

The Workshop Agenda

• Welcome & Introduction
• RAD XE8 Product Vision
• What's New in XE8 for VCL and Multi-Device developers
• Developer Productivity in the IDE
• AppTethering
• Unit Testing with DUnitX
• Enterprise Mobility Services including the new Push Notification Support
• InterBase XE7 with the new Change Views
• Deep Dive into a Digital Medical Technology Application (using devices and proximity beacons)
• Summary and Final Q&A

Follow along with the Presentations and Demonstrations

We will provide the slides to all of the attendees. If you already have XE8, fire it up and follow along with the presentations. If you don't already have XE8, download the RAD Studio XE8 free trial, install it, activate it and try some of the features, tips, tricks and techniques along with the presenters

See you live, online Saturday, May 16!

We have scheduled the Embarcadero Technology Partner Spotlight webinar series for Q2-2015 (May 13 to June 25). Embarcadero Technology Partners are developers and organizations who develop and sell tools, components and libraries that add value to the Embarcadero family of developer products, and who actively market their products through trade advertising and the World Wide Web. The Embarcadero Technology Partner ecosystem is made up of hundreds of companies who provide thousands of ready-built add-ons to facilitate multi-device development. You’re invited to join our new “Embarcadero Technology Partner Spotlight” series of webinars each Thursday for 20-minute online presentations and demonstrations followed by live Q&A with the best tool and component companies on the planet.

The spotlight webinars take place three times on each Thursday at 6am, 11am and 5pm Pacific Daylight Time. You will find the complete schedule and registration form at http://forms.embarcadero.com/15Q2TechPartnerSpotlights. Register Now for the series and see what our technology partners are doing in support of our latest RAD Studio XE8 release.

The scheduled Technology Partner presentations for Q2-2015 

You can also watch replays of the Q1-2015 presentations at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwUPJvR9mZHgaYTPmY_FhOvJfbl7ZzVku

RAD Studio XE8 Deep-Dive Online Workshop, Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 8:00am -1:00pm Pacific / 11:00am-4:00pm Eastern

Discover more about how to:

• Make the most of your VCL Windows applications in a connected world
• Move existing code up to new levels of scalability, performance and integration
• Extend existing code and build new apps to embrace mobile, new devices and Internet of Things
• Utilize high-performance, easy-to-use, enterprise database connectivity
• Embrace the latest compilers and toolchains
• Be the most productive you have ever been – for Windows and beyond!
• ...and much more!

Join us for all the technical developer fun - http://forms.embarcadero.com/RADXE8DeepDiveWebinar?cid=701G0000000tKTx

The Workshop Agenda

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 I am presenting a webinar titled "IoT in Action: Building a Modern Healthcare Application". The webinar presents the development of connected, multi-device solutions for the healthcare industry, using Beacons and Bluetooth LE devices. During this session, David Intersimone, Vice President of Developer Relations and Chief Evangelist at Embarcadero, demonstrates how developers can use RAD Studio XE8, which supports Proximity Beacons and Enterprise Mobility Services Push Notifications, to build a modern medical application solution for a hospital or doctor’s office.

IoT in Action: Building a Modern Medical Application for a Hospital or Doctor’s Office

Digital devices are proliferating inside medical offices and hospitals, and Bluetooth wearables are being used to capture biometric information. These devices, which are part of the IoT landscape, are providing higher levels of patient monitoring, medical office productivity, and patient information management. Recognizing the potential of these connected devices to transform the everyday experience of visiting a healthcare provider, this webinar will give developers a first hand look into:

• RAD Studio XE8 connected app development for Windows, OS X, iOS, Android and the Internet of Things
• FireUI and VCL application development for desktop, smartphone, and tablet devices
• Proximity-based application development using the new TBeacon component supporting the use of iBeacon and AltBeacon
• Bluetooth LE development for state-of-the-art medical devices including Heart Rate Monitors, Digital Weight Scales, and more
• Enterprise Mobility Services (EMS) support for Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) and Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)

Webinar Resource Links

The following are links to additional information used in the Webinar:

• Setting up the EMS Messaging Service - http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE8/en/Setting_Up_the_Messaging_Service
• EMS Push Notifications - http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE8/en/EMS_Push_Notifications
• iBeacon - https://developer.apple.com/ibeacon/
• AltBeacon - http://altbeacon.org/
• Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) - https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/Chapters/ApplePushService.html
• Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) - https://developer.android.com/google/gcm/index.html
• BluetoothLE GATT - https://developer.bluetooth.org/TechnologyOverview/Pages/GATT.aspx
• GATT Specifications - https://developer.bluetooth.org/gatt/Pages/GATT-Specification-Documents.aspx
• Bluetooth Smart and Smart Ready - http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Bluetooth-Smart-Devices-List.aspx
• mHealth - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MHealth
• Why So Many New Tech Companies Are Getting into Health Care - https://hbr.org/2014/12/why-so-many-tech-companies-are-getting-into-health-care
• The Medical Technologies That Are Changing Health Care - http://www.hhnmag.com/display/HHN-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HHN/Magazine/2015/Apr/cover-medical-technology
• Technology Made Health Care Expensive. Can It Now Control Costs? - http://recode.net/2014/04/28/technology-made-health-care-expensive-can-it-now-control-costs/
• We Need a Moore’s Law for Medicine - http://www.technologyreview.com/news/518871/we-need-a-moores-law-for-medicine/
• Gimbal Beacons - https://gimbal.com/doc/ios_proximity_ibeacon_quickstart.html
• Radius Networks Beacons - http://www.radiusnetworks.com/
• Estimote Beacons - http://estimote.com/
• Nordic Semiconductor - https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Products/Bluetooth-Smart-Bluetooth-low-energy/nRF51822-Bluetooth-Smart-Beacon-Kit
• EM Microelectronic - http://www.emmicroelectronic.com/products/wireless-rf/beacons
• Wahoo Fitness Scale - http://www.wahoofitness.com/devices/wahoo-balance-smartphone-scale.html
• Polar H7 Heart Rate Chest Strap - http://www.polar.com/us-en/products/accessories/H7_heart_rate_sensor

I will also upload the slides after the webinar is completed and provide a link here.

We have a new Embarcadero Technology Partner, Maestro Music Software, creators of the Virtual Piano Keyboard component for Delphi. This is so cool to play with.

• You can download the trial - http://musicomponents.com/download/virtualpianokeyboarddemo.zip
• You can download and play with a demo application that uses the piano keyboard component - http://musicomponents.com/download/Demo.exe
• You can download the source code for the demo application - http://musicomponents.com/download/virtualpianodemo.zip

Some text from their web site - http://musicomponents.com/

Virtual Piano Keyboard is a high-quality Delphi component that allows developers of music and multimedia software for implementing functions of keyboard instruments like pianos and synthesizers.

Virtual Piano Keyboard will become the core part of your programs, contributing to their success and popularity. You can easily and seamlessly integrate Virtual Piano Keyboard into a variety of teaching, gaming, professional, music and multimedia projects.

Maestro Music Software is showing us all how to create wonderful and useful components. I hope we see additional music components. Imagine being able to build your own band using components and a timeline. I'm often asked about Midi components as well.

Imagine the possibilities! Keep up the great work guys :D

Our "RAD in Action: Windows 10 is Coming Soon: Get Ready Now with RAD Studio XE8" webinar is today, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. This blog post contains the links to additional resources that we mentioned during the webinar. The presentation team includes: David Intersimone “David I” – Embarcadero Chief Evangelist, John (JT) Thomas – Senior Director Product Management, Developer Tools, Pete Brown, Microsoft Technical Evangelist, Marco Cantu – Embarcadero Senior Product Manager, and Jim McKeeth – Embarcadero Lead Worldwide Evangelist/Engineer.

• RAD Studio Windows 10 page - http://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/windows-10
• Read Marco Cantu’s Getting Started Guide - http://community.embarcadero.com/index.php/article/news/15977-windows10withxe8
• Sarina Dupont's blog posts for the new Windows 10 VCL and FMX style files - VCL: http://community.embarcadero.com/index.php/blogs/entry/build-windows-10-apps-with-rad-studio-xe8-and-this-new-vcl-windows-10-style, FMX: http://community.embarcadero.com/index.php/blogs/entry/build-windows-10-apps-with-rad-studio-xe8-and-this-new-firemonkey-style
• Microsoft Windows 10 Project Centennial (Project C) - https://dev.windows.com/en-us/uwp-bridges
• Microsoft Windows 10 Insider Program - https://insider.windows.com/
• Microsoft preview ISO page - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso
• RAD Studio XE8 trial download: https://www.embarcadero.com/landing-pages/try-rad-studio

Thank you to all the developers who joined us today!

Eating a wonderful cake this afternoon in Scotts Valley to celebrate my 30 years working with developers and these development tools. So many memories and so much fun programming, building tools, visiting with customers and working with the great teams here at Embarcadero Technologies. The apps we can build today are so far beyond what we could do back when I started at Borland. I met Philippe Kahn at Comdex Las Vegas, November 1983 where he gave me 8" CPM/80 and 5.25" PC-DOS copies of Turbo Pascal version 1.0. I immediately popped the DOS disk into my IBM PC and was hooked. After a job interview on Philipe's sailboat in Monterey Bay in the Spring of 1985, I was offered a job at Borland and started on Monday, June 17, 1985.

Thank you so much PK for that start. Thank you to the tens of thousands of employees and alumni that I have had the priviledge to work with here in Scotts Valley and around the world. Thank you to Wayne Williams and Michael Swindell for continuing to allow me to help our customers.

I am still having so much fun, still learning how to program for new platforms and devices, still writing code after all these years. I am loving it every day.

Huge hugs, thanks and much love to my wife Martha and our three girls Gina, Molly and Emily for allowing me to have this job and this much fun!

The technical fun and innovation never stops! It's amazing what our developers are working on for the future. My advice for a long, happy programming career? Keep writing code every day and enjoy every minute of life with your family, friends and computers :D

Two articles on our DocWiki and Community site provide the details about what is new and fixed in the recently released RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder XE8 Subscription Update 1. The update is available via the registered user downloads are (both in ISO and Web install versions). You can tell if you have Update Subscription by using the Help | License Manager menu item.  Select your registered XE8 release and look in the center panel of the License Manager window and you will see the following text - "Is Subscription: Yes" .

For my RAD Studio XE8 original release, my License Manager displays the following (serial # edited out):

Title:  RAD Studio XE8 Architect Named User
License file name:  .8216_52.1427845488219.slip
Trial license:  No
License Expiration Date:  3/1/2016
Days Left:  256
Is Subscription: Yes
Subscription Expiration Date: xx/xx/xxxx
License Type:  Workstation
Serial number:  xxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxx
Registered:  Yes
Platform:  Windows
Commercial use:  Yes

Before you install XE8 Subscription Update 1, you need to uninstall the original XE8 release. You can choose to keep your registry settings so that your known packages and IDE settings will be kept when you do the update 1 install.

What's new in Delphi and C++Builder XE8 Subscription Update 1 - http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE8/en/What%27s_New_in_Delphi_and_C%2B%2BBuilder_XE8#What.27s_New_in_XE8_Subscription_Update_1

Subscription Update 1 Fix List for RAD Studio XE8, Delphi XE8, and C++ Builder XE8 - http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/44470

I received an email just now from another David, saying "I haven't found this information on your website...The question is: Will the latest Xcode (6.3.2) work with Delphi XE8 Update 1?". I have installed RAD Studio XE8 Subscription Update 1, installed the updated PAServer on my Mac to match the IDE, and I have Xcode version 6.3.2 running on my Mac. I am running iOS 8.3 on my iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2. To answer David (I also replied to his email): All is good with my development, testing and deployment of iOS and OSX apps.

Here are the screen grabs of my about boxes for both tools:

My guidance to developers is always, when you learn that there is a platform update, stay tuned to our blogs and wait until you hear from us that it is safe to go in the water before installing updates to the underlying platforms and devices we are using and targeting.  We give general platform version guidance at "Supported Target Platforms" pages (and links to specific target platforms) at http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE8/en/Supported_Target_Platforms.

I will work with our team to create a single spot where we can always update the version number dependencies and support we have, especially given that the platform vendors are making impactful changes these days even in what would normally be considered minor updates.  Stay tuned for a permanent URL.

Embarcadero Technology Partner Spotlight

Dew Research - Dew Lab Studio: Science and Math Engine for Delphi and C++Builder XE8
Janez Makovsek - Dew Research
Thursday, May 28, 2015
http://www.dewresearch.com/

YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsTiazYkDQs

The products available include:

1) MtxVec, a comprehensive mathematics library with LAPACK support

2) Stats Master, an add-on package for statistical analysis

3) DSP Master, an add-on package for digital signal processing

4) Data Miner, a separate library for automatic classification (artificial intelligence)

5) Dew Lab Studio is a set of all the above products and comes at a special discounted price, with optional TeeChart charting library by Steema

MtxVec is an object-oriented numerical library for Embarcadero Delphi, C++Builder and MS Visual Studio .NET Designed for large data sets with complete vector/matrix arithmetic, it adds the following capabilities to your development environment:

1) A comprehensive set of mathematical, signal processing and statistical functions

2) Substantial performance improvements of floating point math by exploiting the SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.2 and Intel AVX 1.0 and AVX 2.0 instruction sets offered by modern CPUs.

3) Solutions based on it scale linearly with core count which makes it ideal for massively parallel systems.

4) Improved compactness and readability of code.

5) Support for native 64bit execution gives free way to memory hungry applications

6) Significantly shorter development times by protecting the developer from a wide range of possible errors.

7) Direct integration with TeeChart© to simplify and speed up the charting.

8) No royalty fees for distribution of compiled binaries in products you develop 

Additional product information:

• Products - http://www.dewresearch.com/products
• Screen Shot Gallery - http://www.dewresearch.com/screenshot-gallery
• MtxVec - http://www.dewresearch.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137%3Amtxvec-v4&catid=54%3Aproducts&Itemid=79
• Downloads - http://www.dewresearch.com/downloads-site

You can find all of the Technology Partner Spotlight replays listed on the YouTube playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwUPJvR9mZHgaYTPmY_FhOvJfbl7ZzVku

Embarcadero Technology Partner Spotlight

Fast Reports –What’s New in Fast Reports v5 and Fast Cube v2
Denis Zubov - Fast Reports Inc.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
http://www.fast-report.com/en/

YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qFGelg4tIc

FastReport® is an add-on component that allows your application to generate reports quickly and efficiently. FastReport® provides all the tools necessary for developing reports, including a visual report designer, a reporting core, and a preview window. It can be used in Embarcadero Delphi and C++Builder.

FastCube enables you to analyze data and to build summary tables (data slices) as well as create a variety of reports and graphs both easily and instantly. It's a handy tool for the efficient analysis of data arrays.

Additional product information:

• FastReport VCL 5 - https://www.fast-report.com/en/product/fast-report-vcl-5/
• FastCube VCL 2 - https://www.fast-report.com/en/product/fast-cube-2/
• FastReport FMX 2 - https://www.fast-report.com/en/product/fast-report-fmx/
• FastCube FMX - https://www.fast-report.com/en/product/fast-cube-fmx/

You can find all of the Technology Partner Spotlight replays listed on the YouTube playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwUPJvR9mZHgaYTPmY_FhOvJfbl7ZzVku

Embarcadero Technology Partner Spotlight

LMD Innovative – Components for Delphi and C++Builder
Rafael Maricca – LMD Innovative
Thursday, June 11, 2015
http://www.lmd.de

YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n42Oiq4Yfw

LMD VCL Complete 2015

LMD VCL Complete 2015 includes all current LMD Innovative VCL main products including all standalone packs. To review a complete list of all changes check out the What's new section on our public LMD Wiki.

• LMD-Tools 2015 - the legendary component suite containing more than 400 VCL(.NET) components for any task you can imagine!
• LMD ElPack 2015 - the Unicode enabled component suite containing more than 170 VCL(.NET) controls!
• LMD IDE-Tools 2015 - components help you to set up a complete IDE environment (including editor, designer and project management support) in a quick and easy way
• NG Complete 2015

NG Complete 2015

The new Next Generation (NG) Control Suite supplements the LMD line of products for Embarcadero Delphi/C++Builder. While LMD VCL products still (now and in the future) support legacy IDEs (Delphi/C++Builder 6 and higher), NG components make use of new IDE and language features of most recent IDE releases (Delphi/C++Builder 2009 and above). This approach allows us to neglect compatibility issues (e.g. Unicode and Generics support) and to use ideas which are not possible with older IDEs. Besides that NG Controls are designed to be lightweight and task-focused. They do not represent a complete framework like the LMD VCL platform and can be used at the same time with LMD VCL controls, the VCL (and later FMX) or any other 3rd Party toolbox.

Additional product information:

• Products - http://www.lmd.de/products/vcl/
• Downloads - http://www.lmd.de/download/
• Buy - http://www.lmd.de/shopping/

You can find all of the Technology Partner Spotlight replays listed on the YouTube playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwUPJvR9mZHgaYTPmY_FhOvJfbl7ZzVku

Embarcadero Technology Partner Spotlight

Gnostice – Programming with PDF and Office Documents
Girish Patil – Gnostice Information Technologies
Thursday, June 18, 2015
http://www.gnostice.com/

YouTube video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVC21mOV9bM

eDocEngine VCL is a comprehensive e-document creation component suite for Delphi™ and C++Builder®. eDocEngine can create documents in clipboard, PDF, RTF, HTML, XHTML, EXCEL, TEXT, CSV, Quattro Pro, LOTUS 1-2-3, DIF, SYLK, TIFF, PNG, SVG (XML-based vector graphics), JPEG, GIF, BMP, EMF and WMF formats. eDocEngine ships with ready-to-use Report-Export interfaces that tightly integrate with popular Delphi reporting tools such as ReportBuilder, FastReport, Rave, QuickReport, and ACE Reporter. Using eDocEngine Report-Export interfaces, you can directly export reports to PDF and other formats without having to write any code.

Gnostice PDFtoolkit is a comprehensive and versatile PDF component suite for Delphi™ and C++Builder®. PDFtoolkit VCL components come with hundreds of functions and properties that put immense power in the hands of the developer. PDFtoolkit hides the complexity of the PDF format and allows developers to easily create applications that can edit, enhance, secure, merge, split, view, digitally sign, and print PDF documents and process PDF forms. PDFtoolkit can extract text, export to images, and also add digital signatures. PDFtoolkit does not require PDF software such as Adobe PDF library, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe PDF Reader or GhostScript.

XtremePDFConverter VCL is a powerful VCL component for intelligently converting PDF to easily editable Word RTF documents. XtremePDFConverter uses artificial intelligence and also allows inputs from the user code to accurately recognize and convert paragraphs, tables, bullets, numbered lists, newspaper columns, and other standard document formatting features. XtremePDFConverter outputs Word RTF documents that are well-formatted and easily editable. Unlike Word documents, PDF documents usually do not contain enough information about the logical organization of text and other data. What looks like a paragraph to us humans may only be internally represented as multiple strands of text or characters on a 2-D Cartesian plane. XtremePDFConverter parses PDF page elements, tests them against certain criteria, decides whether those page elements could represent a paragraph or a table or a list or something else, and then applies appropriate conversion rules. The resultant document is much more usable and editable than the input PDF document.

Gnostice XtremeDocumentStudio Delphi is the next-generation multi-format document-processing component suite for Delphi/C++Builder developers. Currently, it includes VCL components for viewing, printing, and converting PDF, DOCX, BMP, JPEG, PNG, WMF, EMF, and single-page and multi-page TIFF. It also has report-export components for ACE Reporter, FastReport, QuickReport and ReportBuilder components that can export to PDF, PDF/A, XLSX, RTF, HTML, XHTML, TXT, SVG, PNG, JPEG and GIF formats. PDF/A support includes compliance with PDF/A 1b, 2b, and 3b versions. PDF/A-3b support complies with ZUGFeRD electronic invoicing standard. In future, creation and editing support will be added. Apart from VCL, XtremeDocumentStudio also includes FireMonkey support. Its FireMonkey document viewer can display PDF and images on Windows, Mac, iOS [PREVIEW] and Android platforms with varying levels of support. With the optional StarDocs integration, full support is available on all these platforms. XtremeDocumentStudio Delphi is written in 100% Object Pascal. It can process all supported formats without requiring external software such as Microsoft Word, Open XML SDK, Adobe PDF library or GhostScript.

All Gnostice Delphi/C++Builder developer tools including XtremeDocumentStudio Delphi are available in the highly-discounted XtremeDevSystem Delphi Subscription bouquet.

Additional product information:

• eDocEngine VCL - http://www.gnostice.com/eDocEngine_VCL.asp
• PDF Toolkit VCL - http://www.gnostice.com/PDFtoolkit_VCL.asp
• Xtreme PDF Converter VCL - http://www.gnostice.com/XtremePDFConverter_VCL.asp
• Xtreme Document Studio - Delphi and C++Builder - http://www.gnostice.com/XtremeDocumentStudio_Delphi.asp

You can find all of the Technology Partner Spotlight replays listed on the YouTube playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwUPJvR9mZHgaYTPmY_FhOvJfbl7ZzVku

Embarcadero Technology Partner Spotlight

Mitov Software - Delphi Arduino control and communication
Boian Mitov – Mitov Software
Thursday, June 25, 2015
http://www.mitov.com/
http://www.visuino.com/

YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZhWi_lA-_c

Mitov Software is specialized in development of high performance software and Data Flow solutions for Delphi and C++Builder, VCL and FireMonkey including:

• Video Processing
• Audio Processing
• Digital Signal Processing
• Real Time Data Acquisition
• Communications
• Process Control
• Computer Vision
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Visualization 
• Visual Instrumentation
• Parallel and Grid Computing
• Hardware Control

Visuino

Visuino is the latest innovative software from Mitov Software. A visual programming environment allowing you to program your Arduino boards. Although it currently supports the official Arduino boards, it is not restricted to their support alone and requests to support new hardware are welcome. The components found in the Visuino software represent their hardware components and you will easily be able to create and design your programs using drag and drop. No equipment or hardware is needed to run the software in design mode. Once you have completed the design, you can connect Arduino board upload and run it. For those people who are not strong on writing code then designing, compiling and creating Arduino programs has never been easier! Why waste time on creating code when we have done all the hard work for you already? You have your Arduino board, and great hardware design, see it running in minutes, not hours! Currently we are running a Beta program which you can be part of by joining our Google group. Join the group now to download and test the software or send an email to mitov@mitov.com.

Additional product information:

• Mitov Software products page - http://www.mitov.com/products
• Visuino Product page - http://www.visuino.com/
• Visuino Google+ Group - https://plus.google.com/communities/116125623808250792822

You can find all of the Technology Partner Spotlight replays listed on the YouTube playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwUPJvR9mZHgaYTPmY_FhOvJfbl7ZzVku