Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Embarcadero, Compuware add .Net tools

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Oct 28, 20082 mins

One lets developers use Prism for Windows .Net apps, the other updates its code scanning tool

Embarcadero Technologies will preview its Delphi Prism .Net development product today at the 2008 Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. It features a managed code database engine that targets Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Available later this year, Delphi Prism is expected to let developers use the Delphi Prism programming language to build Windows .Net applications, using Microsoft .Net 3.5 technologies such as Silverlight and ASP.Net. Featured in Delphi Prism is Oxygene, a Common Language Runtime compiler engine that supports CLR-based platforms such as .Net and the open-source Mono runtime.

Delphi Prism fuses Web, rich Internet application, and desktop .Net application development with a .Net database engine and ADO.Net connectivity, Embarcardero said.

[ For more news from Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference, check out InfoWorld’s special report. ]

Also at PDC, Compuware announced Version 9.0 of its DevPartner code quality product. Features in DevPartner 9.0 include application security scanning, integrated management reporting, and support for new and legacy Microsoft technologies, Compuware said. Its capabilities help improve an IT organization’s ability to diagnose software security vulnerabilities, defects, and performance problems early in the development process, the company said.

Version 9.0 scans Microsoft ASP.Net application source code, Compuware said. The product now supports 32-bit application development on Windows x864 platforms and .Net Framework technologies such as Visual Studio Team System 2008, Windows Server 2008, and .Net Framework 3.5. Also supported are Windows Presentation Foundation, Language Integrated Query, and ASP.Net AJAX Extensions.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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