Embarcadero also is looking to compete with Zend in the PHP space with RadPHP XE, anticipating that its integrated debugger, profiler and drag-and-drop component give it an advantage, Rozlog said. RadPHP XE competes with Rozlog said.

"What's great about [the PHP tool] is you have your full drag-and-drop functionality that we [have had] with Delphi and C++ Builder and Delphi Prism," Rozlog said. "We have that same thing now for PHP so that development is very fast, very rapid and it's really, really great for developers."

RadPHP XE even features application authentication components made available by Zend, said Rozlog. The new PHP tool outdoes Delphi for PHP in that it is faster, offers debugging for PHP and JavaScript and handles AJAX better, he said.

Developers can build Facebook applications using RadPHP XE, Rozlog said.

XE products support multiple database types and deployment environments and Embarcadero ToolCloud technology for centralized license management.