Hi Everyone, Here is a copy of a press release we sent out just now.
If you prefer, you can skip straight to the information page and screen shots at: http://www.runrev.com/news/revolution20.html Kind regards, Kevin ---------------- PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: REVOLUTION 2.0 TO SHIP IN NOVEMBER Latest release with groundbreaking new features is in testing. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Edinburgh, Scotland, 24th October 2002 Runtime Revolution today announced that Revolution 2.0 will ship in November. Revolution is an easy to use, powerful, and fully-featured multi-platform development tool. The new release improves and adds to a number of key areas: a Jaguar-friendly user interface, the built-in documentation, spreadsheet fields, support for XML, Unicode, database access, multimedia, and more. More details about the 2.0 release, together with preview screenshots can be found at http://www.runrev.com/news/revolution20.html. Revolution's easy-to-use interface builder, powerful and English-like programming language, built-in Internet and multimedia features all combine to make it the ideal for writing software with ease. Revolution has fully supported all major platforms since version 1.0. Developers can write a single application that targets "classic" Mac OS and OS X, Windows, and Linux (and other popular Unix flavors), supporting each operating system's native look and feel -- with no code changes needed. ---- Revolution 2.0 Features ---- Revolution 2.0, scheduled for release in November 2002, continues Runtime Revolution's mission to deliver the best in easy, rapid, application development. Version 2.0 builds on Revolution's proven ease and power, bringing these major new features to Revolution's developer community: - Brand new, Jaguar-friendly user interface - Transcript Cookbook explaining a range of useful routines - Unicode text entry and text manipulation - Spreadsheet/table text fields - New XML library for creating and parsing XML documents - New SOAP support - New report printing engine - All-new integrated debugger including scripting support - Improved database access on all platforms - Windows of any size and shape on all platforms - Fully Perl-compatible regular expressions - MIDI music file creation and playing - New sound-recording architecture - Hundreds of other changes and enhancements Holders of a Revolution Professional Edition license can download the 2.0 test release immediately. Members of the press will shortly be able to obtain a preview version. Anyone who buys the Revolution 1.1.1 between October 24th, 2002 and the release date for version 2.0 will be entitled to a free upgrade to version 2.0 when it becomes available in November. ABOUT REVOLUTION The Revolution development environment is a breakthrough for anyone who writes and designs computer software. Revolution enables developers to easily and quickly create powerful Internet-enabled applications and solutions which can be delivered on Linux, Mac OS X, classic Mac OS, Windows, and popular UNIX systems. Licensing options include the $299 Small Business Edition, the $99 Student-Teacher Edition, the $995 Professional Edition, and the downloadable Free Edition, which limits the size and complexity of code but is otherwise fully enabled. Educational and site license discounts are also available. Revolution is currently used by corporations, small businesses, independent developers, educators, and hobbyists worldwide. ABOUT RUNTIME REVOLUTION LTD Runtime Revolution Ltd is committed to the development of cutting-edge professional programming software and engaging educational applications. For more information about the company and its products, visit the Runtime Revolution website at <http://www.runrev.com> or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ### Magazines are welcome to include the Free Edition on cover and promotional CDs free of charge. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] to obtain a free license for distribution. Members of the press will shortly be invited to review a Revolution 2.0 preview. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you would like to be contacted when this preview is available. Revolution and Runtime Revolution are trademarks of Runtime Revolution Ltd. Other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT Rod McCall Runtime Revolution Ltd. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.runrev.com/ Phone: +44 (0) 870 747 1165 Fax: +44 (0) 131 718 4334 _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
