Novell Shows How to Port Visual Basic Applications to Linux with REALbasic
Novell's Latest "Cool Solutions for Developers" Shows How to Port Visual Basic Applications to Linux, Using REALbasic from REAL Software, Inc.
AUSTIN, Texas (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.
In his article, Richard Smith, developer content manager at Novell, said of his experience, "If you are one of the millions of Visual Basic programmers and you find yourself faced with the requirement to deliver your applications on Linux, REALbasic is a good choice to solve your problem. Once you start using REALbasic you'll find that it exceeds Visual Basic in many areas and can help you move your programming skills to a new level, while still maintaining your existing user base."
REALbasic is a powerful, easy-to-use tool for creating cross-platform desktop and server software for Windows, Linux and Macintosh. In addition, because REALbasic is similar to Visual Basic and includes a conversion utility, applications written in Visual Basic can be easily migrated cross-platform to Linux.
"Enterprise developers are waking up to the idea that REALbasic takes the complexity out of creating cross-platform software," stated Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL Software. "REALbasic contains an abstraction layer that shields developers from platform-specific APIs, such as user interface, file I/O and network communications. This enables Windows developers to create cross-platform applications from a single set of source code and to natively support Windows, Linux, even Macintosh, simply by clicking a checkbox next to each target platform."
To read the complete article please visit Novell's site.
Pricing and Availability
REALbasic is a full-featured software design environment easily suited to creating all kinds of applications, from utilities to enterprise-class applications. REALbasic Professional Edition, required for cross-platform compilation, starts at $399.95 and includes extended functionality for database and team development. The product is available now. Download a free trial of REALbasic at www.realsoftware.com/download/demo.
About REAL Software
For everyone who seeks the ability to create their own software, REAL Software provides REALbasic, a powerful, easy-to-use software development tool for Windows and Macintosh that creates software for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. 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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