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2005

REAL Software Announces REAL SQL Server 2006
November 1, 2005 -- REAL Software, providers of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today that REAL SQL Server 2006, a multi-user relational database engine for use with REALbasic, is in beta. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 Release 4
October 12, 2005 -- REAL Software, providers of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today that REALbasic 2005 Release 4 is available now for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. All feature updates and improvements to this latest version of REALbasic are the result of customer requests. Read more...

REAL Software Announces Dates, Location for REAL World 2006, The REALbasic User's Conference
October 5, 2005 -- REAL Software, Inc., provider of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today that REAL World 2006, the REALbasic User Conference, the 3-day conference will begin on February 27, 2006 at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in Austin, Texas. Noted REALbasic authors and experts and REAL Software engineers will be presenting sessions at REAL World 2006. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 for Linux, Brings Rapid Application Development to Linux
September 13, 2005 -- REAL Software, Inc., providers of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today the company is shipping REALbasic 2005 for Linux. REALbasic 2005 for Linux is a rapid application development (RAD) environment that enables professional and non-professional programmers alike to quickly create software for Linux. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 for Macintosh Release 3
September 13, 2005 -- REAL Software Inc., providers of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today that REALbasic 2005 for Macintosh Release 3 is shipping. REALbasic 2005 for Macintosh is a rapid application development (RAD) environment that enables professional and non-professional programmers alike to quickly create software for the Macintosh, and even Windows and Linux, by clicking a checkbox. Read more...

REALbasic 2005 for Windows Release 3 Ships; Improves Visual Basic Compatibility, Reliability
September 13, 2005 -- REAL Software, Inc., providers of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today that REALbasic 2005 for Windows Release 3 is shipping. REALbasic 2005 for Windows is a rapid application development (RAD) environment that enables professional and non-professional programmers alike to quickly create software that runs on Windows, even Macintosh and Linux. REALbasic creates self-contained executables and eliminates the common problems and installation issues associated with DLLs or external frameworks typical of other cross-platform development environments. Read more...

REALbasic 2005 for Linux to Ship on September 13
September 1, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today REALbasic 2005 for Linux will ship on September 13, 2005. Read more...

eWeek Review: "REALbasic Offers Real Platform Flexibility"
August 8, 2005 -- RealBasic 2005...offers organizations the option of quickly developing applications that will run on Windows, Mac OS and Linux — a smart way to preserve platform flexibility going forward. Read more...

Joe Barr of Linux.com Reviews REALbasic
August 4, 2005 -- "For the past couple of weeks, I've been falling asleep each night to the glow of beta versions of REALbasic 2005 running happily on SUSE Pro 9.3 on my monitor." Read more...

REALbasic 2005 Release 2 Ships; Improves Reliability and Adds New Features
August 2, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today it is shipping REALbasic 2005 Release 2. Arriving just 49 days after REALbasic 2005 Release 1, this release clearly demonstrates the company's ability to deliver value to customers via the REALbasic Rapid Release Model. Read more...

REAL Software Announces Sponsorship of ADHOC
June 29, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that the company is an official sponsor of the Advanced Developers Hands-On Conference (ADHOC). Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 for Windows
June 14, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 2005 for Windows is shipping. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 for Mac OS X
June 14, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 2005 for Mac OS X is shipping. Read more...

REAL Software Announces REALbasic 2005 for Linux Public Beta
June 14, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 2005 for Linux is in public beta. Read more...

REAL Software Plans to Support Mac OS X on Intel
June 7, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic will add support for Mac OS X on Intel processors. Apple Computer recently announced plans to transition the Macintosh product line to Intel processors. Read more...

REAL Software Announces Rapid Release Plans
May 20, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 2005 will ship next month and will be updated every 90 days via the company's Rapid Release Model. This model is detailed in a new white paper, The Rapid Release Model for Software Development, available from REAL Software. Read more...

REAL Software Acquires Database Technology from SQLabs
May 5, 2005 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the company has acquired SQLite-based database technology developed by SQLabs of San Diego, California. This technology includes SQLitePlugInPro for REALbasic and SQLiteServer. SQLitePlugInPro is a popular database plugin that enables development of single-user database applications. SQLiteServer is a SQLite-based database server. Read more...

"Tiger" Spotlight Search Capability for REALbasic Projects
April 27, 2005 -- REAL Software today announced the availability of a REALbasic plugin for Spotlight, the new desktop search technology built into Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger." The plugin provides Spotlight with the ability to rapidly search REALbasic source code. Read more...

REAL Software Welcomes Over 30,000 Visual Basic Users
April 14, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that over 30,000 Visual Basic developers have downloaded a free copy of REALbasic for Windows. In addition, REAL Software president and CEO Geoff Perlman has written an open letter to the Visual Basic community. The full text of the letter is available at: www.realsoftware.com/letter. Read more...

10,000 Visual Basic Users Find REALbasic
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. Read more...

REAL Software Announces REALbasic Design Award Winners
March 30, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today the winners of the REALbasic Design Awards 2005. The criteria on which the software was judged included creativity, ease of use, design, utility, and supporting information. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 5.5.5
March 21, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today the company is shipping REALbasic 5.5.5, an update that improves reliability in REALbasic and improves the user experience for VB Project Converter. VB Project Converter is a utility included for free with REALbasic that helps Visual Basic developers port existing applications to REALbasic where they can be cross-compiled for Linux and Macintosh. Read more...

REALbasic Wins SD Magazine Award
March 16, 2005 -- CMP Media announced today that REALbasic has been awarded a Productivity Award in their 15th annual awards ceremony. Read more...

REAL Software Wins DEMOgod Award
February 15, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that the company was honored as a DEMOgod at the DEMO@15! conference last week in Scottsdale, Arizona. DEMOgods are selected for their ability to clearly articulate the significance of their debuting technologies despite the pressures of a jaded audience and a glowing red six-minute count-down clock. Read more... / View the award-winning demo.

REALbasic 2005 Introduced at DEMO@15!
February 15, 2005 -- Today REAL Software, Inc. announced the introduction of REALbasic 2005 — the fastest, easiest way to create cross-platform software that really works. REALbasic 2005 creates self-contained executables that run natively on Windows, Macintosh and Linux, all from a single set of source code. In addition, REALbasic is a modern, object-oriented rapid application development (RAD) environment that provides developers a marked increase in productivity over other cross-platform development tools. Read more...

REALbasic Nominated as Best Linux Development Tool
February 04, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 5.5 Professional Edition has been nominated by 2005 Linux World Readers for the SYS-CON "Reader's Choice Awards," in the categories of Best Linux Developer Tool and Best Linux Development Environment. Read more...

REALbasic Nominated as Finalist for Software Development Magazine Jolt Awards
January 24, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 5.5 for Windows Professional Edition has been selected as a finalist by CMP Media's Software Development magazine for this year's Jolt Product Excellence and Productivity Awards. The product was selected as a finalist in the Languages and Development Environments category. Read more...

REAL Software Among Innovators Selected to Present at DEMO@15!
January 20, 2005 -- REAL Software Inc. announced today the company has been selected among hundreds of applicants to present its newest product line at DEMO@15! The conference takes place on February 13-15, 2005 at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. Read more...

2004

HSC Brings SpamX to Windows, Mac and Linux Using REALbasic
December 7, 2004 -- Hendrickson Software Components (hsc) has successfully developed and deployed its spam tracing and reporting software to Windows, Macintosh and Linux using REALbasic. hsc’s experience is described in a new case study available from REAL Software. Read more...

CompuTest Ports Visual Basic Application to Mac OS X
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. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 5.5.4
November 4, 2004 -- REAL Software announced today the company is shipping REALbasic 5.5.4, improving several key features in REALbasic, including team development, shell scripts and OLE objects for Windows. Read more...

REAL Software Invites FileMaker Users to Create More Than Databases
October 25, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today a special invitation to FileMaker users to expand their capabilities beyond database development with REALbasic. This invitation includes a special promotional offer. For a limited time, FileMaker users can purchase REALbasic Professional Edition for $199.95 - a 50% discount off the regular price of $399.95, or REALbasic Standard Edition for $79.95 - a 20% discount off the regular $99.95 price. Read more...

Novell Shows How to Port Visual Basic Applications to Linux with REALbasic
October 13, 2004 -- REAL Software announced today that Novell's "Cool Solutions for Developers" website features information to help Visual Basic developers easily port their existing Windows applications to run on Linux, using REALbasic. Read more...

Call for Entries for REALbasic Design Awards
October 12, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. today announced the call for entries for the REALbasic Design Awards. The deadline for entry is January 31, 2005. The awards will be presented at REAL World 2005, The REALbasic User Conference, scheduled to take place March 23-25 in Austin, Texas. Read more...

REAL World 2005 Pricing, Call for Speakers Announced
October 6, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced pricing today for REAL World 2005, the REALbasic User Conference. The company also announced that applications are being accepted for speakers and exhibitors. The conference is scheduled to take place at the Austin Convention Center on March 23-25, 2005. Read more...

REAL Software Announces REAL World 2005
August 26, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today that REAL World 2005, The REALbasic User Conference, will be held March 23-25, 2005 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Noted REALbasic authors and experts and REAL Software engineers will be presenting sessions at REAL World 2005. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 5.5.3
July 28, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the release of REALbasic 5.5.3. REALbasic is the powerful, easy-to-use development tool that enables Windows and Mac users to create software for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. Read more...

Port VB Applications to Linux and Mac OS X
July 21, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc., announced today the availability of resources that help Visual Basic developers migrate their applications to Linux and Macintosh. The resources include a new white paper, “Porting Visual Basic Applications Cross-Platform to Linux and Mac OS X, A Guide for Visual Basic Developers” and a conversion utility, called VB Project Converter, that performs the mechanics of moving Visual Basic projects to REALbasic. Read more...

Office Power Pack Ships
July 14, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the availability of Office Power Pack Volume 1, five applications that add power to Microsoft Office X and Office 2004 for Macintosh. Read more...

Made with REALbasic Showcase
July 7, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. launched today the Made with REALbasic Showcase, a resource on REAL Software’s website that displays information about software applications made with REALbasic. Read more...

REALbasic Sessions at OpenBase Conference
May 19, 2004 -- OpenBase International, Ltd. and REAL Software, Inc. will provide practical, how-to sessions on developing database applications using REALbasic as one of the offerings at the OpenBase Developers Conference. The 2004 OpenBase Developers Conference will be held in Maui, Hawaii, September 2-6, 2004. Read more...

REALbasic 5.5.2 Ships
May 18, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the release of REALbasic 5.5.2. REALbasic is a powerful, easy-to-use development tool that enables Windows and Mac users to create software for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. Read more...

Automate Microsoft Office with REALbasic
May 18, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today that a demo version of REALbasic 5.5 is included on the new Microsoft Office:Mac 2004 CD. Read more...

Get Jammin' and Win a Mini!
May 10, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today a special incentive to encourage REALbasic developers to enter their software in the Apple Design Awards competition. REAL Software will provide an iPod Mini to any REALbasic developer whose application wins or is a runner-up for an Apple Design Award this year. To be eligible to win an iPod mini, the winning application(s) must be made with REALbasic. Read more...

Call for Entries - Made with REALbasic
April 15, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today that the company is accepting software entries for the Made with REALbasic Showcase. Software entries accepted in the Made with REALbasic Showcase will demonstrate the variety and quality of software that can be produced with REALbasic. Aspiring software developers can visit the Showcase and see how REALbasic can be used to turn ideas into software and software companies. Read more...

Design Award Winners
March 26, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the winners of the REALbasic Design Awards 2004. Originally created to award excellence in software design, the REALbasic Design Awards have enjoyed a long history as the “Cubies.” Read more...

REALbasic 5.5 for Windows Ships
ebruary 25, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. today announced REALbasic 5.5 is shipping. This latest release of the industry’s most powerful, easy-to-use tool for creating cross-platform software adds the ability to easily create Linux desktop and server applications. In addition, because REALbasic is similar to Visual Basic and includes a conversion utility, applications written in Visual Basic can be migrated to Linux. Read more...

REALbasic 5.5 for Macintosh Ships
February 25, 2004 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today that REALbasic 5.5 is shipping. This powerful, easy-to-use development environment has been substantially improved to help REALbasic users increase productivity and speed software creation. Among its many new and improved features, REALbasic 5.5 adds the ability to build Linux applications. Read more...

2003

REAL World 2004
December 19, 2003 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today that REAL World 2004, The REALbasic User Conference, will be held March 24-26, 2004 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Noted REALbasic authors and REAL Software technical experts are among those confirmed to present at the conference. Read more...

Macintouch Reader's Choice
December 16, 2003 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today REALbasic was awarded “Best Development Tool.” A clear theme in the report is that REALbasic provides users the unique ability to create programs cross-platform. Read more...

REALbasic 5.2.2 for Windows Ships
November 4, 2003 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the release of REALbasic 5.2.2 for Windows. REALbasic is a powerful, easy-to-use development tool that enables Windows users of all levels to create custom applications and compile them for both Windows and Macintosh. Read more...

REALbasic 5.2.2 for Macintosh Ships
November 4, 2003 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the release of REALbasic 5.2.2, a maintenance release. REALbasic is a powerful, easy-to-use development tool that enables users of all levels to create custom applications for both Macintosh and Windows. This update to REALbasic boosts support for Mac OS X 10.3. Read more...

REALbasic Developer Program Introduced
August 20, 2003 -- REAL Software, Inc. today introduced the REALbasic Developer Program for REALbasic customers who rely on REALbasic for their business, including those who provide commercial software or professional services related to REALbasic. Read more...

Linux Strategy
July 21, 2003 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today its plans to support Linux in REALbasic 5.5, the next major upgrade to the award-winning cross-platform visual development environment. Read more...

REALbasic 5.2 Ships
July 8, 2003 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the release of REALbasic 5.2, which offers a wide range of improvements. The update specifically provides greatly reduced compile times when compared to REALbasic 5.1. Read more...

Macworld Reviews REALbasic
June 11, 2003 -- Macworld Magazine has honored REALbasic in its July 2003 issue with a score of four-and-a-half mice out of a possible five. Read more...

REALbasic 5.1 for Windows Ships
April 28, 2003 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of REALbasic 5 for Windows, a full-featured, easy-to-use development tool that enables Windows users of all levels to create custom applications and compile them for both Windows and Macintosh. Read more...

REALbasic 5.1 for Macintosh Ships
April 28, 2003 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of REALbasic 5.1 for Macintosh, a free update available to all existing REALbasic 5 customers. Read more...

REAL Software to Release VB Converter with REALbasic 5 for Windows

March 26, 2003 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today that VB Converter, a new utility that converts Visual Basic (VB) projects into REALbasic, will be included with the company's upcoming release of REALbasic 5 for Windows. Read more...

REALbasic 5 Ships
February 24, 2003 -- REALbasic 5 builds smaller applications, improves Jaguar support, support for Jaguar, adds new Internet capabilities, Unicode support and more. Read more...

2002

New REALbasic Support Options
November 5, 2002 -- REAL Software announces options for paid priority technical support via telephone. Read more...

Windows Support Announced
October 1, 2002 -- REALbasic 5 for Windows and Macintosh enables users of either platform to create applications for both platforms. Read more...

REALbasic 4.5 Announced
November 4, 2002 -- REAL Software announced today the availability of REALbasic 4.5, which includes enhanced multimedia tools, graphics capabilities and more. Read more...

REALbasic 4 Announced
January 7, 2002 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the release of REALbasic 4, which improves flexibility and power for developers. Read more...

2001

REALbasic 3 Announced
July 18, 2001 -- REALbasic now includes support for 3D graphics, Microsoft Office and more. Read more...

REALbasic 3.2 Ships
May 15, 2001 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the release of REALbasic 3.2, a free update that improves appearance on Mac OS X and more. Read more...

REALbasic 3.1 Ships
April 23, 2001 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the release of REALbasic 3.1, which adds to Mac OS X-specific features and improves database functionality. Read more...

REALbasic 3 Ships
February 12, 2001 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the release of REALbasic 3, which supports Mac OS X, improves Windows compilation and more. Read more...

REALbasic 3 Announced
January 9, 2001 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today REALbasic 3 is in beta; the product supports Mac OS X and more. Read more...

2000

REALbasic Goes Russian
September 18, 2000 -- REAL Software of Austin, Texas, and Robotyde Systems of Izhevsk, Russia announced the immediate availability of the REALbasic product line in Russia. Robotyde Systems will assume all marketing, sales and support of the well-received product line in Russia, as well as produce Russian language versions. Read more...

REALbasic 2 Announced
April 17, 2000 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today that REALbasic 2.1 is shipping. The update improves Windows compilation, provides faster code execution and more. Read more...

1998

REALbasic 1 Announced
July 4, 1998 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today that REALbasic is shipping. This easy-to-use software development tool lets you build applications for both Macintosh and Windows. Read more...

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