REAL Software Announces REALbasic 3.5 to Ship in August
REAL Software Will Deliver the Latest Version of REALbasic This August, With Added Support for 3D Graphics, Microsoft Office, and MoreAUSTIN, Texas (July 18, 2001)— REAL Software today announced that REALbasic 3.5 will be available in August. REALbasic 3.5 supports Mac OS X, Apple’s next generation operating system, and adds powerful new 3D graphics, Microsoft Office automation, an internal scripting language, and much more. Since version 3 shipped in February of this year, it has won a second “Freakin’ Awesome” award from MacAddict, “Four Mice” from MacWorld magazine, and appeared for the third year in a row in Apple’s Design Awards (the only product to ever repeat there).
“REALbasic 3.5 delivers on our commitment to provide two major releases per year, and we’ve worked hard to ensure that this new release takes advantage of Mac OS X,” said Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL Software. “We expect to see even more cool new software from REALbasic users worldwide displaying exciting 3D graphics, executing code on the fly, and driving powerful new business applications with the DataControl and Microsoft Office Automation.”
“Mac OS X provides a solid foundation for the development of advanced applications,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. “Support from makers of development tools, such as REAL Software, will help build on the rapid adoption of Mac OS X and the availability of a wide breadth of applications for users.”
REALbasic is the powerful, easy-to-use tool for creating your own software for Macintosh, Mac OS X, and Windows. It runs natively on Mac OS X as well as earlier versions of the Mac OS. REALbasic allows almost anyone to build software to solve problems, run a business, or just have fun.
Microsoft Office Automation opens a new arena for REALbasic developers to create custom solutions. It provides access to every aspect of Office 2000/2001 and Office 10 for Mac OS X (once available in the fall) for creating and modifying Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents and components.
“REALbasic 3.5’s Office Automation creates new opportunities for Macintosh developers,” said Michael Connolly, group program manager of the Macintosh Business Unit at Microsoft, Corp. “Visual Basic developers have enjoyed this ability for some time, and now REALbasic users can as well. It’s great that REALbasic users will be able to leverage the power of Office for Mac.”
RbScript, another exciting aspect to this new release, will allow users to create much more flexible applications. Think of it as a REALbasic Virtual Machine inside every REALbasic application. Rb3D, the new 3D engine for REALbasic, is arguably the easiest way to program 3D graphics for games, visualization tools, graphs, and much more. REALbasic's Regular Expression engine provides industry-standard text manipulation (compatible with PERL syntax). The new DataControl makes using REALbasic’s database features even easier, with navigation and data display functions built in. REALbasic 3.5 adds the ability to compile for Microsoft Windows XP, in addition to numerous other enhancements and improvements to reliability. Visit the website for more details.
REALbasic is available for US$149.95 for the Standard Edition and US$349.95 for the Professional Edition packages, direct from REAL Software. Downloadable upgrades from version 3 will range from $29.95 to $89.95. REAL Software offers academic and volume discounts as well as download-only options. In addition to US English, REALbasic is available in Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Japanese. A special Swedish package is also available.
About REAL Software
For everyone who seeks the flexibility to create their own software, REAL Software provides REALbasic, a powerful, easy-to-use software development tool for Windows and Macintosh. REAL Software, Inc. 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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