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REALBASIC 5 FOR MACINTOSH TO SHIP IN FEBRUARY WITH ENHANCED JAGUAR SUPPORT REALbasic 5 makes creating software fun and easy, builds smaller applications, improves support for Jaguar, adds powerful new Internet capabilities, comprehensive Unicode support, and easy team development. Macworld Expo, January 7, 2003. - REAL Software announced today REALbasic 5 for Macintosh, the powerful, easy-to-use tool for creating your own software for both the Mac and Windows. This new version of the award-winning software includes enhanced support for Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" including drawers, brushed-metal windows, and toolbars. REALbasic 5 for Macintosh will ship in February. REAL Software will be previewing REALbasic 5 in their booth at Macworld Expo, #3261. "More enterprise customers are considering the Macintosh", said Geoff Perlman, President and CEO of REAL Software. "They need strong cross-platform tools and the ability for teams to easily collaborate on large projects. We're making sure REALbasic provides what they need." REALbasic 5 sports powerful new Internet communications capabilities including email and http classes, SSL, and UDP communication. Teams can easily collaborate on large projects with fine control over which member is working on what aspect of the project. REALbasic's new two-pass compiler provides new language features, smaller built applications, and an improved debugger. A tool for converting Visual Basic projects will also be included. "cast:stream has emerged as a leader in the Enterprise Communication and e-Learning arenas," said Chris Kawalek, Chief Technical Officer of Caststream, Inc. "REAL Software has proven to be a great partner in developing our award-winning product and we're eagerly anticipating the release of REALbasic 5 to provide additional enhancements to our customers." Later in the first quarter REALbasic 5 customers will receive a free update with enhanced database features. It will include a new database engine with improved SQL support, enhanced reliability, and much greater flexibility. They will also receive a new Oracle plug-in providing connectivity to Oracle 9i. Thousands of people worldwide have developed database systems, utilities, productivity tools, and games using REALbasic. It's easy for beginners and powerful enough for professionals. Whether in business, education, or science - or just to have fun - anyone can use REALbasic to create their own software. They can then share their compiled applications for use with Macs and Windows and give what they make to anyone, create shareware, or sell it commercially. REALbasic 5 will be available in February starting at US$99.95 direct from REAL Software or through your local Macintosh retailer. Upgrades start at US$29.95. New customers who buy REALbasic 4.5 on or after January 7, 2003 will receive a free upgrade to REALbasic 5. REAL Software offers academic and volume discounts as well as license-only and subscription pricing options. In addition to US English, REALbasic is available in Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese from International distributors. About REAL Software: 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. For more information about REALbasic, visit: <http://www.realbasic.com/realbasic> __________________________ REAL Software products are available through DevDepot <http://www.devdepot.com>, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Toll free: 877-DEPOT-NOW, Outside US/Canada: 805-494-9797, Fax: 805-494-9798. __________________________ Please visit our sponsors: RadGad(sm): The Place for Useful Gifts & Gadgets.(sm) http://www.radgad.com/, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 877-5-RADGAD MacTech(r) Magazine: The journal of Macintosh technology and development http://www.mactech.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 805-494-9797 DevDepot(sm): Your Source for RAM, Technical & Developer Products http://www.devdepot.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 877-DEPOT-NOW To submit a posting to MacDev-1, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. To subscribe to MacDev-1, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the SUBJECT line reading "SUBSCRIBE MACDEV-1". To unsubscribe, the SUBJECT line should read "UNSUBSCRIBE MACDEV-1". MacTech, Developer Depot, RadGad, and Xplain Corporation are not responsible for any errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in this message. News may be propagated freely, but please attribute your source as MacTech Magazine, <http://www.mactech.com>. --
