RAD Studio XE2 Academic

Over two million developers worldwide choose RAD Studio tools because they radically speed up the development process. With RAD Studio XE2, developers can now build 100% CPU and GPU native, high performing, visually engaging applications for Windows, Mac and iOS complete with GPU-powered HD and 3D UIs using the new FireMonkey™ platform with Delphi® or C++Builder®. You can also easily develop applications for the Web, Facebook and mobile which are ready for distribution on popular app stores using RadPHP.

RAD Studio XE2 is available in 3 Academic Editions:

• Professional Academic
  RAD Studio XE2 Professional is designed for software developers and teams building PC, Mac, kiosk and mobile applications with or without embedded and local database persistence. RAD Studio includes Delphi®, C++Builder®, and RadPHP™ providing you with everything needed for fast development.
• Enterprise Academic
  RAD Studio XE2 Enterprise is designed for software developers and teams building client/server, multi-tier, cloud, and Web applications. RAD Studio Enterprise offers seamless connectivity with a variety of database servers and enterprise data sources, as well as DataSnap multi-tier technology.
• Architect Academic
  RAD Studio XE2 Architect is designed for application developers and teams building data-intensive client/server, cloud, GUI and Web applications with enterprise database systems. RAD Studio Architect combines data-driven rapid application development with rich visual data modeling.

This is a download only product and you will receive the software once your academic status has been approved.

Available to any student or teacher who is attending or teaching in any academic institution recognised by the Department of Education.

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RAD Studio XE2 System Requirements:

• 1 GB RAM (2 GB+ recommended)
• Between 3 – 9 GB free hard disk space depending on edition and configuration
• Basic GPU - Any vendor DirectX 9.0 class or better (Pixel Shader Level 2)
• 1024x768 or higher-resolution monitor
• Intel® Pentium® or compatible, 1.6 GHz minimum (2GHz+ recommended)
• Mouse or other pointing device
• Microsoft® Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Microsoft® Windows Vista™ SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) requires administrator rights
• Microsoft® Windows XP Home or Professional (32-bit and 64-bit) SP2 or SP3
• Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 SP1 or 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)

For developing 64-bit Windows applications:

• PC running a 64-bit version of Windows or a 32-bit development PC connected with a PC running a 64-bit version of Windows

For developing OS X applications

• PC running Windows connected with an Intel-based Mac running OS X 10.6
  (Snow Leopard) or OS X 10.7 (Lion) over a local area network using a SSH, VNC or Windows file sharing solution

For developing iOS applications

• iOS SDK 4.2 or 4.3
• Xcode 3.2.5 or 3.2.6

Operating System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Microsoft® Windows Vista™ SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) Requires Administrator rights)
Microsoft® Windows XP Home or Professional (32-bit and 64-bit) SP2 or SP3
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 SP1 or 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)

.NET Development System Requirements
Minimum: 1.6 GHz CPU, 384 MB RAM, 1024x768 display, 5400 RPM hard disk
Recommended: 2.2 GHz or higher CPU, 1024 MB or more RAM, 1280x1024 display, 7200 RPM or higher hard disk
On Windows Vista: 2.4 GHz CPU,
768 MB RAM
1 GB of available space required on system drive
2 GB of available space required on installation drive (includes space for
.NET Framework and SDK)
Mouse or compatible pointing device
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or above
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or above
Windows Server 2003 R2 or above
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008 x86 x64 (WOW)
Install standalone or integrated into Visual Studio 2008