What is the XE in C++Builder XE?
XE is the new product version/badge for all new major Embarcadero product releases. X signifies heterogeneous and E signifies Embarcadero. The XE badge signifies that a product is part of the Embarcadero family of heterogeneous application and database develop tools and identifies Embarcadero’s unique market advantage supporting heterogeneous database or platform connectivity and deployment out of the box. For C++Builder specifically, XE signifies C++Builder’s unique heterogeneous database and DataSnap cloud deployment capabilities, and in future releases will include heterogeneous client and server deployment to a variety of OS platforms and architectures. XE designated products are also ToolCloud ready or include ToolCloud capabilities to facilitate streamlined on-demand tool access and administration. XE also unifies the wide variety of differing version numbers and schemes among nearly twenty different Embarcadero products. For example some products previously used year designation
