Speed Up Development Time While Reducing Costs Using REAL Studio 2010 Release 2 from REAL Software
AUSTIN, Texas (May 4, 2010) — Software development tools company REAL Software today announced the availability of REAL Studio 2010 Release 2. REAL Studio is a cross-platform software development tool that enables developers to create high-quality, native applications for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Because REAL Studio is object-oriented, developers don’t have to write as much code, which rapidly increases productivity and reduces development time. Developers who use REAL Studio also see an increase in revenue since they are able to expand their offering from a single platform application to multi-platform without having to write any additional code. REAL Studio is easy to learn and has a low learning curve, making it the perfect development tool for both those who are new to programming and professional software developers.
REAL Studio 2010 Release 2 introduces 17 new features and 68 improvements. Improved database connectivity, reporting, ActiveX and IDE printing can be found in this release. Also flickering in Windows applications that occurred when several different types of controls were moved or resized, has been greatly reduced. Finally, this release adds more DLL placement options and a new TextEncoding feature that determines if a string is correctly encoded or not.
"We strive to enable rapid application development for any type of developer creating any type of application and REAL Studio 2010 Release 2 is exemplary of that goal," commented Geoff Perlman, Founder and CEO of REAL Software. "Flickering on Windows has been an issue for some time and fixing it demonstrates our continued promise to deliver stability improvements."
"Over the years, I have found the REALbasic language to be an easy to learn, yet powerful programming language that allows me to create full-featured, reliable solutions in a shorter time frame than with other languages, such as C, Objective-C, and others," commented Eric Vasbinder, a Technical Director in HP Software’s Channel Sales organization. "This ease and power is nicely combined with the robust capabilities of the REAL Studio IDE, including the ability to use one code base to create native solutions on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. In addition, new features are routinely released that I value, including database connectivity enhancements in the upcoming 2010r2. Given all of this, REALbasic and REAL Studio have become the first tools that I reach for when creating OS native applications for our clients."
"REAL Studio 2010 streamlines a lot of the painful aspects of cross-platform development," commented Michael Diehr, Technical Director of Xochi Media, the developers of iScreensaver, a cross-platform screensaver design tool. "Debugging can be exceptionally painful, but REAL Studio's remote debugger allows us to host and compile our source code on Mac OS X, then remotely debug via TCP/IP onto multiple Windows OSs - both real PCs and virtual machines. We have been testing 2010r2 and look forward to using it in production."
REAL Studio 2010 Release 2 is available in three editions:
- REAL Studio Enterprise Edition, priced at $995, was made for the full-time, professional developer and includes features like a profiler for code optimizations and build automation.
- REAL Studio Professional Edition, priced at $299, is required for cross-platform compilation and includes remote debugging and other advanced features.
- REAL Studio Personal Edition, priced at $99, is specifically geared for those new to programming or those developing applications for a single platform.
The complete list of improvements and new features in REAL Studio 2010 Release 2 can be found in the release notes in the product download section, http://www.realsoftware.com/download.
About REAL Studio
REAL Studio, formerly REALbasic, is a full-featured cross-platform software development tool suited to creating a wide range of applications, from utilities to enterprise-class applications. REAL Studio Personal Edition for Windows, Linux or Mac is priced at $99 and is geared for hobbyists and students. REAL Studio Professional Edition, required for cross-platform compilation, is $299. REAL Studio Enterprise Edition, made for full-time developers, is priced at $995. All editions of REAL Studio are now available and can be downloaded directly from REAL Software at http://www.realsoftware.com/download.
About REAL Software
REAL Software provides REAL Studio, an object-oriented cross-platform software development tool, and REAL Server, a cross-platform database server, for developers who want to create and deliver software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. REAL Software was founded in 1996 and is based in Austin, Texas. For more information visit www.realsoftware.com or call 866.825.2114.