REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 for Macintosh
Completely Redesigned to Enhance Productivity and Speed Software
Development
AUSTIN, Texas, USA - June 14, 2005 – REAL Software today announced
that REALbasic 2005 for Macintosh, a groundbreaking new release of
the product, is shipping. REALbasic 2005 includes a brand-new user
interface that improves productivity and ease of use for both new and
experienced Macintosh software developers. REALbasic 2005 also
incorporates the latest Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" Spotlight technology
integrated right into the application.
"REALbasic 2005 represents the most significant upgrade to
REALbasic ever," stated Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL
Software. "We used extensive feedback from our customers and
interface experts at Apple to help design a new REALbasic interface
that makes Mac software development faster and easier for both
experienced and novice developers alike."
"The Mac OS X development community is growing and maturing with many
developers already on their second or third generation Mac OS X
version,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide
Developer Relations. "We're thrilled REAL Software has created an
excellent platform for developers on the Mac which takes advantage of
Apple’s breakthrough Spotlight search capability.”
REALbasic for Macintosh includes a host of new features and
functionality:
*The user interface for REALbasic 2005 has been completely redesigned
to make it more accessible to new users. The new browser-style tabbed
interface keeps items in the work area nicely organized. New toolbars
have been added that contain the most common functions. A Status bar
provides up-to-the minute information. The window editor, code editor
and language reference have all been improved as well. A screenshot
of the new user interface is available here: <http://
www.realsoftware.com/realbasic2005/mac_ide.jpg>.
*REALbasic's newly redesigned interface also helps experienced users
be more productive. Multiple projects can now be opened and
searched. Search results, including those found with regular
expressions, can be listed in batch. REALbasic 2005 also includes a
new database browser. All of these capabilities make it easier to
find things and work more efficiently.
*REALbasic 2005 leverages the Spotlight technology in Tiger in three
ways. REALbasic users on Tiger can search all of their REALbasic
projects from within REALbasic. They can also use the REALbasic
Spotlight Plugin to include REALbasic projects when using Spotlight
from the Finder. The SpotlightQuery class added to REALbasic 2005
enables developers to incorporate Spotlight searches into their
applications.
* New Container Control makes it easy to create custom user interface
controls. It also makes it easy to encapsulate code to facilitate code
maintenance.
* REALbasic 2005 includes REAL SQL Database, a new SQLite-based
single-user database engine recently acquired from SQLabs.
* Web pages or any other HTML-based content can now be included
directly in any REALbasic application via a new HTML viewer control.
* REALbasic is now made with REALbasic and is an excellent example of
the kind of software that can be created with REALbasic. REAL
Software engineers have incorporated many new features and
functionality; REALbasic developers will reap the benefits of these
substantial improvements.
Pricing and Availability
REALbasic 2005 is available now directly from REAL Software, in two
editions, Professional and Standard. REALbasic 2005 Professional
Edition is offered at a special introductory price of $399.95; list
price is $499.95. REALbasic 2005 Standard Edition is priced at
$99.95. For upgrades, any REALbasic license may be upgraded to
REALbasic 2005. The REALbasic 2005 Professional Edition upgrade is
$199.95. The REALbasic 2005 Standard Edition upgrade is $49.95.
Academic pricing for upgrades to REALbasic 2005 is $39.95 and
$149.95, respectively. All new and upgrade licenses include six
months of updates.
About REAL Software
REAL Software provides REALbasic 2005, Cross-Platform That Really
Works, for people who want to create and deliver cross-platform
software for Macintosh, Windows and Linux. REALbasic is highly
compatible with Visual Basic and includes a utility to help migrate
Visual Basic applications cross-platform to Macintosh and Linux. REAL
Software was founded in 1996 and is based in Austin, Texas. For more
information visit www.realsoftware.com or call 512.328.7325.
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REAL Software cube logo are registered trademarks of REAL Software,
Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders in the United States and other
countries.
Contact:
Gwen Palmer
Director Marketing
REAL Software, Inc.
gwen at realsoftware dot com
(512) 328-7325 x712
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