Ten Thousand Visual Basic Users Find an Alternative
AUSTIN, Texas (April 5, 2005) REAL Software announced today that over
10,000 Visual Basic developers have downloaded a free copy of REALbasic in
their search for a replacement to Visual Basic. Microsoft ended support for
Visual Basic on March 31, 2005 so the millions of developers using Visual
Basic are now looking for a new development tool.
More than 4,700 Visual Basic users petitioned Microsoft to continue
development and support of Visual Basic. Microsoft officials responded that
their plans to end Visual Basic 6 support remain firm.
In an effort to provide Visual Basic users with a similar development tool
that will be updated and supported long into the future, REAL Software began
offering free REALbasic licenses to Visual Basic users. Licenses are
available at <http://www.realbasic.com/vb6>.
"We welcome Visual Basic developers to the REALbasic community and encourage
them to give us their feedback," stated Geoff Perlman, president and CEO.
"We are committed to providing them excellent products and service and a
home for many, many years to come."
REAL Software is extending the offer to Visual Basic developers through
April 15, 2005. The offer is for REALbasic 5.5.5, which includes an update
to the VB Project Converter that helps Visual Basic developers port their
applications to REALbasic. Once Visual Basic projects are converted to
REALbasic, they can be cross-compiled to run on Linux and Macintosh. This
enables Visual Basic users to leverage their existing skills to develop
software for Windows, Mac, even Linux.
"My income depends on me being productive: I simply can't make my customers
wait a few months extra while I figure out how to write apps in VB.NET,"
offers Donn Edwards, long-time Visual Basic user and principal of Black and
White Software. "REALbasic, on the other hand, gives me a fresh start. The
language is similar enough to VB to avoid a huge unprofitable learning
curve. I can develop apps for whatever OS my customers require, something
I've never been able to do before!"
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 highly compatible with Visual Basic and includes
a utility to help migrate existing Visual Basic applications. REALbasic is
available now starting at $99.95 direct from REAL Software, Fry's and other
software retailers. REALbasic Professional Edition, required for
cross-platform deployment, starts at $399.95 and includes extended
functionality for database and team development.
About REAL Software
REAL Software provides REALbasic, Cross-Platform That Really Works, for
people who want to create and deliver cross-platform software for Windows,
Macintosh and Linux. REAL Software was founded in 1996 and is based in
Austin, Texas. For more information visit <http://www.realsoftware.com> or
call 512.328.7325.
###
Contact:
Gwen Palmer
REAL Software, Inc.
512-328-7325 x712
gwen at realsoftware dot com
--
If you do not wish to receive notification of REAL Software News in the
future, please visit <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> to
unsubscribe.
_______________________________________________
Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode:
<http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/>
Search the archives of this list here:
<http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
|