AUSTIN, Texas (November 9, 2004) -- CompuTest LLC, a Lansing, Michigan-based
software development firm, has successfully completed porting its Electronic
Bluebook software product to Mac OS X, according to a new case study now
available from REAL Software, makers of REALbasic.
"We were astounded at how fast and easy it was to port our product to
the Mac with REALbasic," expressed Greg Mitchell, a principal at CompuTest.
CompuTest, LLC offers Electronic Bluebook, a secure electronic test-taking
program, to law schools. The product was originally built on the Windows
platform using Microsoft Visual Basic. Due to the increase in the number of
students using Mac OS X laptops, CompuTests' client institutions requested a
Mac version of Electronic Bluebook.
In order to meet their clients¹ request, CompuTest began researching what
would be involved in creating a Mac version. With little experience
operating Macs and no experience programming Macs, the programming team
initially agreed to build a simplified version of Electronic Bluebook for
the Mac platform, allowing two to three months for development.
Early in their research process, CompuTest discovered REALbasic. REALbasic
provided a familiar environment, similar to Visual Basic. By using
REALbasic Professional for Windows that cross-compiles to the Mac and
assistance from REAL Software¹s network user group, an online community and
resource for REALbasic developers, CompuTest was able to deliver a beta
version of Electronic Bluebook for the Mac in only 12 working days. In
addition, REALbasic enabled them to incorporate the full functionality of
the Windows version into the Mac version in this short timeframe.
The language similarities between REALbasic and Visual Basic made it
possible to copy large amounts of code directly from Visual Basic to
REALbasic for the Macintosh. For the small amounts of code that differed,
it was quick and easy for the developers to learn the comparable code for
REALbasic. By using REALbasic, CompuTest was able to efficiently port
Electronic Bluebook to the Mac and impress their clients with the speed in
which they accomplished the task and meet client requirements.
Greg Mitchell added, "REALbasic was wonderfully easy to learn and use
because it is similar to and compatible with Visual Basic. REALbasic was a
pleasant and much-appreciated surprise that cut our programming time
drastically and helped us respond to client requests in record time."
The case study is available online at
<http://www.realsoftware.com/realbasic/case_studies/computest/>.
About CompuTest
CompuTest LLC was founded to create and market software for use in settings
where secure testing on computers is mandated. Founded by Greg Mitchell, a
law professor, and Chris Bombardo, a law student, CompuTest provides
cross-platform electronic testing solutions such as Electronic Bluebook. To
find out more, please visit www.electronicbluebook.com
<http://www.electronicbluebook.com/>.
About REALbasic
REALbasic is a full-featured software design environment easily suited to
creating all kinds of applications, from utilities to enterprise-class
applications. REALbasic is available now starting at $99.95 direct from REAL
Software or at Apple Store, Fry's and other software retailers. REALbasic
Professional Edition, required for cross-platform compilation, starts at
$399.95 and includes extended functionality for database and team
development. Download a free trial of REALbasic at www.realsoftware.com
<http://www.realsoftware.com/demo>.
About REAL Software
For everyone who seeks the ability to create their own software, REAL
Software provides REALbasic, a powerful, easy-to-use software development
tool for Macintosh and Windows that creates software for Macintosh, Windows
and Linux. REAL Software, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Austin,
Texas. For more information visit www.realsoftware.com
<http://www.realsoftware.com> or call 512.328.7325.
Contact:
Gwen Palmer
For REAL Software
gwen at realsoftware dot com
(512) 328-7325 x712
1705 S. Capital of Texas Hwy Suite 310
Austin, TX 78746
www.realsoftware.com
Greg Mitchell
For CompuTest, LLC
greg at electronicbluebook dot com
517-214-6952
1018 Lothian Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32312
www.electronicbluebook.com
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