Devart updates Delphi components for RAD Studio 13, SQL Server 2025 and MySQL 9.7

Devart has rolled out version 2026.2 of its Delphi product line, adding support for RAD Studio 13 Florence Release 2, Microsoft SQL Server 2025 and MySQL 9.7. The update also brings client-side Always Encrypted support for SQL Server, plus connectivity and transaction-management changes across its database and security components.

Why it matters: - The 2026.2 release keeps Devart’s Delphi components aligned with newer IDE and database versions, which helps developers upgrade without breaking application dependencies. - Client-side Always Encrypted support in SQL Server tools gives Delphi developers another way to protect sensitive data while keeping encryption keys off the database server. - The update touches eight Data Access Components, the dbExpress driver family, EntityDAC, and SecureBridge, so the changes reach a broad part of Devart’s ecosystem.

What happened: - Devart updated its entire Delphi product line for RAD Studio 13 Florence Release 2, Microsoft SQL Server 2025 and MySQL 9.7. - The release is labeled 2026.2. - Updated product versions include UniDAC 12.1, ODAC 15.1, SDAC 13.1, MyDAC 14.1, IBDAC 11.1, PgDAC 10.1, LiteDAC 8.1, VirtualDAC 15.1, SecureBridge 12.1, EntityDAC 4.1 and the dbExpress driver family. - Devart said the goal is to ensure components developers rely on continue to work with new IDE and database versions.

The details: - SDAC and UniDAC now support SQL Server Always Encrypted, enabling client-side encryption and decryption of sensitive SQL Server data. - Full read and write support for Always Encrypted requires the Direct provider, available in the Professional edition. - The OLE DB provider supports reading encrypted data. - SDAC, UniDAC’s SQL Server provider and dbExpress Driver for SQL Server 9.6.0 now support Microsoft SQL Server 2025. - A new UDLFileName connection option lets developers store connection settings in an external .udl file. - MyDAC, UniDAC’s MySQL provider and dbExpress Driver for MySQL 8.5.0 now support MySQL 9.7. - MySQL support also adds generated columns. - MySQL authentication now supports the authentication_ldap_sasl plugin with the GSSAPI mechanism, enabling Kerberos-based authentication through enterprise identity systems. - MySQL connection handling now recognizes the ER_CLIENT_INTERACTION_TIMEOUT error packet, which helps applications detect connections dropped after long inactivity. - PgDAC and dbExpress Driver for PostgreSQL 5.9.0 add a ReadOnly connection option, SNI support for SSL connections, pv32 protocol selection, metadata support for materialized views, ClientCharset and ComplexAsBlob options, and an AutoCommit property for the PgDAC Dump component. - IBDAC, the InterBase provider in UniDAC, and dbExpress Driver for InterBase and Firebird 6.5.0 add TrustedAuthentication, wait mode support and lock timeout support. - ODAC and UniDAC add transaction-management changes, including an AutoCommit property in ODAC’s Script component. - NexusDB support now covers NexusDB 4.75.20, with faster TUniLoader bulk loading and added read-only transaction support. - SecureBridge 12.1 adds resumable SFTP uploads, multipart/form-data support and a new demo for secure SSL/TLS data exchange. - EntityDAC 4.1 supports RAD Studio 13 Florence Release 2 out of the box. - The release also improves support for Arm64EC on Windows and adds support for Lazarus 4.8.

Between the lines: - The update shows Devart focusing on two priorities at once: platform compatibility and security features. - Always Encrypted support is the most notable security addition because it addresses sensitive SQL Server data without requiring changes to the server-side trust model. - The broad spread of database updates suggests Devart is trying to reduce version lag across the Delphi stack as database vendors keep moving.

What's next: - Devart says the updated Delphi components are available now. - Developers can download them from the Delphi product page. - More details and the full change list are available in Devart’s announcement and the SecureBridge and EntityDAC update post.

The bottom line: - Devart’s 2026.2 refresh is a compatibility update with a security upgrade attached, giving Delphi developers new support for current IDEs, database servers and encrypted SQL Server data.