Firemonkey is a business application platform based on a CPU/GPU hybrid architecture that can help developers design visually stunning native applications on Windows, Android, Mac and iOS devices.
Firemonkey allows developers to create rich HD and 3D graphics applications with fast native performance, animation and image effects, enterprise-grade data connectivity, and interactive data visualization, and can use Amazon and Azure clouds Serve.
Embarcadero believes that at present, rich user experience has occupied an important position in online entertainment, advertising and media. It claims that Firemonkey is the first business platform to "create next-generation rich user experiences that meet the performance, connectivity and platform requirements of business software on all major platforms and devices."
Using Firemonkey, developers can write applications for Windows, Android, MAC OS X and iOS operating systems, and these applications can be compiled locally, saving a lot of time and resources.
In addition, Embarcadero said that it can use Firemonkey to create data- and hardware-intensive applications such as science, finance, medical, and geography through HD scalable vector and 3D user interfaces, animations and special effects built on its GPU. Information systems, communications and machinery manufacturing can bring faster and more intuitive user experiences.
Firemonkey's Livebindings also allow users to connect any type of data or information to any Firemonkey user interface (UI) or graphical object.
Users can also bind real-time data to standard UI controls or high-definition 3D graphics, making any data type visible. Connected applications, meanwhile, are easy to create and extend using Firemonkey components on databases, clouds or web services.
Firemonkey includes Delphi XE5, C Builder XE5, and the RAD Studio XE5 tool suite, which includes RadPHP and Embarcadero's Prism.