RadPHP
| Company type | Division (since 2015) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | October 1993 |
| Founder | Stephen Wong, Stuart Browning, Nigel Myers |
| Fate | Acquired by Idera, Inc. in 2015 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Wayne Williams (CEO from 2007) |
| Products | Rapid SQL, DB Artisan, ER/Studio, InterBase, Delphi, C++Builder, RAD Studio, AppWave Store |
Number of employees | 500 (2012) |
| Parent | Idera, Inc. |
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is a software company located in the United States that focuses on developing software, as well as providing tools for database design and administration. Established in 1993, the company went public in 2000, reverted to private status in 2007, and was incorporated into Idera, Inc. as a division in 2015.
History
Embarcadero was established in October 1993 by founders Stephen Wong, Stuart Browning, and Nigel Myers. That same year, it introduced Rapid SQL tailored for administrators of Sybase databases. Over time, the company broadened its product range to include development tools compatible with Microsoft Windows and other environments, supporting databases such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, and MySQL.
The company launched its initial public offering on NASDAQ under the ticker EMBT in April 2000. Later that year, Embarcadero expanded by acquiring GDPro, a provider of Unified Modeling Language software. In 2005, it furthered its portfolio with the acquisition of Ambeo, a firm specializing in data security. The private equity group Thoma Cressey Bravo acquired Embarcadero in 2007, turning it into a privately held entity; Wayne Williams assumed the role of CEO during this transition.
In 2008, Embarcadero purchased CodeGear—the software development tools division of Borland—for around $24.5 million, enhancing its suite of developer tools.
December 2011 saw the launch of AppWave by Embarcadero, an enterprise application marketplace designed for PCs operating on Microsoft Windows, supporting both proprietary and open-source software. The platform was renamed AppWave Store in April 2012.
With headquarters based in Austin, Texas, and an additional office located in Brazil, Embarcadero reported revenues of approximately $100 million and maintained a workforce of about 500 employees as of 2012.
In 2014, Embarcadero’s effort to acquire CA ERwin Data Modeler from CA, Inc. was halted by the United States Department of Justice due to concerns over competition law.
On October 7, 2015, ownership of Embarcadero Technologies was transferred to Idera, Inc., which retained the Embarcadero brand name specifically for its developer tools segment.
Database products
Prior to 2015, Embarcadero marketed products like Rapid SQL, DB Artisan, and ER/Studio; these are currently distributed directly by its parent company Idera. However, InterBase—a lightweight database solution aimed at desktop and mobile application developers—remained under the Embarcadero portfolio as of 2016.
Application development
Embarcadero acquired CodeGear from Borland Software Corporation in July 2008.
As of 2016, prominent application development offerings included:
- Delphi: A rapid application development (RAD) platform featuring an object-oriented Pascal language derived from Turbo Pascal. Delphi operates on Windows and allows creation of applications for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android.
- C++Builder: Sharing similarities with Delphi but based on C++, this product employs the Delphi Visual Component Library alongside a native C++ compiler. The majority of components designed for Delphi are compatible with C++Builder.
- Embarcadero RAD Studio: A comprehensive RAD environment that integrates both Delphi and C++Builder to facilitate the creation of native applications for Windows, mobile devices, and databases.
- RadPHP: An integrated development environment (IDE) for PHP development that was discontinued in 2012.