REAL Software Ships REALbasic 5.2.2 for Windows
Update to “The Easiest Way to Create Cross-Platform Software”
Improves Team Development Capabilities, Eases Conversion of Projects from Visual Basic
AUSTIN, Texas (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. REALbasic for Windows supports Windows-specific features such as ActiveX/COM, Registry access and Win32 API calls. Windows applications created with REALbasic do not require an installer or DLLs, eliminating the common DLL hell problem. In addition, REALbasic for Windows is similar to Microsoft® Visual Basic® in design and syntax, so Visual Basic users feel right at home with REALbasic.
REALbasic 5.2.2 includes an updated REALbasic Project Manager, which enables teams of developers to collaborate on a project. REALbasic 5.2.2 also includes improvements to VB Project Converter, a utility that helps Visual Basic users migrate existing Visual Basic projects, forms and code to REALbasic. In addition, updated Unicode capabilities, the worlds standard for encoding text, enables REALbasic 5.2.2 to support all languages.
“We want Windows software developers, including those familiar with Visual Basic, those working internationally and those who wish to create cross-platform software, to be more productive with REALbasic,” said Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL Software, Inc. “With these improvements, REALbasic becomes an even better business-ready tool— a powerful, yet easy-to-use option for team development projects.”
VB Project Converter helps with the heavy lifting associated with transferring forms and code from Visual Basic to REALbasic. For example, it moves the interface, places the code in the right events and checks to make sure your code is compatible. To finalize the process, Visual Basic developers can then use REALbasic to edit any Visual Basic code that was not converted by the utility. This capability provides an additional benefit&emdash;because REALbasic provides cross-platform support, software that was once available for Windows only can now be compiled and offered for both Windows and Macintosh.
“VB Project Converter speeds the process of porting a Visual Basic project to REALbasic,” added Mr. Perlman. “The Visual Basic developer still has some work to do but VB Project Converter makes it much easier than starting from scratch. Also, REALbasics language is similar enough that most Visual Basic developers find that they are immediately productive in REALbasic.”
REALbasic is a full-featured design environment easily suited to creating all kinds of software, from utilities to enterprise-class applications. REALbasic is available now starting at $99.95 direct from REAL Software or at Frys and other software retailers. REALbasic Professional Edition, required for cross-platform development, starts at $399.95. REALbasic Professional Edition also includes extended functionality for database and team development.
The REALbasic 5.2.2 update is free of charge for all existing REALbasic 5 for Windows customers and can be obtained directly from REAL Softwares website at www.realsoftware.com/download/index.php. Release notes detailing all of the changes to REALbasic 5.2.2 are included with the software download.
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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