Press Releases - 2005

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REAL Software Announces REAL SQL Server 2006

November 1, 2005 -- REAL Software, providers of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today that REAL SQL Server 2006, a multi-user relational database engine for use with REALbasic, is in beta. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 Release 4

October 12, 2005 -- REAL Software, providers of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today that REALbasic 2005 Release 4 is available now for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. All feature updates and improvements to this latest version of REALbasic are the result of customer requests. Read more...

REAL Software Announces Dates, Location for REAL World 2006, The REALbasic User's Conference

October 5, 2005 -- REAL Software, Inc., provider of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today that REAL World 2006, the REALbasic User Conference, the 3-day conference will begin on February 27, 2006 at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in Austin, Texas. Noted REALbasic authors and experts and REAL Software engineers will be presenting sessions at REAL World 2006. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 for Linux, Brings Rapid Application Development to Linux

September 13, 2005 -- REAL Software, Inc., providers of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today the company is shipping REALbasic 2005 for Linux. REALbasic 2005 for Linux is a rapid application development (RAD) environment that enables professional and non-professional programmers alike to quickly create software for Linux. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 for Macintosh Release 3

September 13, 2005 -- REAL Software Inc., providers of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today that REALbasic 2005 for Macintosh Release 3 is shipping. REALbasic 2005 for Macintosh is a rapid application development (RAD) environment that enables professional and non-professional programmers alike to quickly create software for the Macintosh, and even Windows and Linux, by clicking a checkbox. Read more...

REALbasic 2005 for Windows Release 3 Ships; Improves Visual Basic Compatibility, Reliability

September 13, 2005 -- REAL Software, Inc., providers of REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced today that REALbasic 2005 for Windows Release 3 is shipping. REALbasic 2005 for Windows is a rapid application development (RAD) environment that enables professional and non-professional programmers alike to quickly create software that runs on Windows, even Macintosh and Linux. REALbasic creates self-contained executables and eliminates the common problems and installation issues associated with DLLs or external frameworks typical of other cross-platform development environments. Read more...

REALbasic in Education: Pomona College Physics Professor Uses REALbasic to Bring "Six Ideas That Shaped Physics" to Students Using Windows or Macintosh

September 6, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that Dr. Thomas A. Moore, author of a college curriculum and textbook series, "Six Ideas That Shaped Physics," is using REALbasic to build software to accompany the curriculum. Dr. Moore's story is featured in a new case study available from REAL Software. Read more...

REALbasic 2005 for Linux to Ship on September 13

September 1, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today REALbasic 2005 for Linux will ship on September 13, 2005. Read more...

eWeek Review: "REALbasic Offers Real Platform Flexibility"

August 8, 2005 -- RealBasic 2005...offers organizations the option of quickly developing applications that will run on Windows, Mac OS and Linux — a smart way to preserve platform flexibility going forward. Read more...

Joe Barr of Linux.com Reviews REALbasic

August 4, 2005 -- "For the past couple of weeks, I've been falling asleep each night to the glow of beta versions of REALbasic 2005 running happily on SUSE Pro 9.3 on my monitor." Read more...

REALbasic 2005 Release 2 Ships; Improves Reliability and Adds New Features

August 2, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today it is shipping REALbasic 2005 Release 2. Arriving just 49 days after REALbasic 2005 Release 1, this release clearly demonstrates the company's ability to deliver value to customers via the REALbasic Rapid Release Model. Read more...

REAL Software Announces Sponsorship of ADHOC

June 29, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that the company is an official sponsor of the Advanced Developers Hands-On Conference (ADHOC). Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 for Windows

June 14, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 2005 for Windows is shipping. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 for Mac OS X

June 14, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 2005 for Mac OS X is shipping. Read more...

REAL Software Announces REALbasic 2005 for Linux Public Beta

June 14, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 2005 for Linux is in public beta. Read more...

REAL Software Plans to Support Mac OS X on Intel

June 7, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic will add support for Mac OS X on Intel processors. Apple Computer recently announced plans to transition the Macintosh product line to Intel processors. Read more...

REAL Software Announces Rapid Release Plans

May 20, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 2005 will ship next month and will be updated every 90 days via the company's Rapid Release Model. This model is detailed in a new white paper, The Rapid Release Model for Software Development, available from REAL Software. Read more...

REAL Software Acquires Database Technology from SQLabs

May 5, 2005 -- REAL Software, Inc. announced today the company has acquired SQLite-based database technology developed by SQLabs of San Diego, California. This technology includes SQLitePlugInPro for REALbasic and SQLiteServer. SQLitePlugInPro is a popular database plugin that enables development of single-user database applications. SQLiteServer is a SQLite-based database server. Read more...

"Tiger" Spotlight Search Capability for REALbasic Projects

April 27, 2005 -- REAL Software today announced the availability of a REALbasic plugin for Spotlight, the new desktop search technology built into Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger." The plugin provides Spotlight with the ability to rapidly search REALbasic source code. Read more...

REAL Software Welcomes Over 30,000 Visual Basic Users

April 14, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that over 30,000 Visual Basic developers have downloaded a free copy of REALbasic for Windows. In addition, REAL Software president and CEO Geoff Perlman has written an open letter to the Visual Basic community. The full text of the letter is available at: www.realsoftware.com/letter. Read more...

10,000 Visual Basic Users Find REALbasic

April 5, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that over 10,000 Visual Basic developers have downloaded a free copy of REALbasic in their search for a replacement to Visual Basic. Microsoft ended support for Visual Basic on March 31, 2005 so the millions of developers using Visual Basic are now looking for a new development tool. Read more...

REAL Software Announces REALbasic Design Award Winners

March 30, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today the winners of the REALbasic Design Awards 2005. The criteria on which the software was judged included creativity, ease of use, design, utility, and supporting information. Read more...

REAL Software Ships REALbasic 5.5.5

March 21, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today the company is shipping REALbasic 5.5.5, an update that improves reliability in REALbasic and improves the user experience for VB Project Converter. VB Project Converter is a utility included for free with REALbasic that helps Visual Basic developers port existing applications to REALbasic where they can be cross-compiled for Linux and Macintosh. Read more...

REALbasic Wins SD Magazine Award

March 16, 2005 -- CMP Media announced today that REALbasic has been awarded a Productivity Award in their 15th annual awards ceremony. Read more...

REAL Software Wins DEMOgod Award

February 15, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that the company was honored as a DEMOgod at the DEMO@15! conference last week in Scottsdale, Arizona. DEMOgods are selected for their ability to clearly articulate the significance of their debuting technologies despite the pressures of a jaded audience and a glowing red six-minute count-down clock. Read more... / View the award-winning demo.

REALbasic 2005 Introduced at DEMO@15!

February 15, 2005 -- Today REAL Software, Inc. announced the introduction of REALbasic 2005 — the fastest, easiest way to create cross-platform software that really works. REALbasic 2005 creates self-contained executables that run natively on Windows, Macintosh and Linux, all from a single set of source code. In addition, REALbasic is a modern, object-oriented rapid application development (RAD) environment that provides developers a marked increase in productivity over other cross-platform development tools. Read more...

REALbasic Nominated as Best Linux Development Tool

February 04, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 5.5 Professional Edition has been nominated by 2005 Linux World Readers for the SYS-CON "Reader's Choice Awards," in the categories of Best Linux Developer Tool and Best Linux Development Environment. Read more...

REALbasic Nominated as Finalist for Software Development Magazine Jolt Awards

January 24, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 5.5 for Windows Professional Edition has been selected as a finalist by CMP Media's Software Development magazine for this year's Jolt Product Excellence and Productivity Awards. The product was selected as a finalist in the Languages and Development Environments category. Read more...

REAL Software Among Innovators Selected to Present at DEMO@15!

January 20, 2005 -- REAL Software Inc. announced today the company has been selected among hundreds of applicants to present its newest product line at DEMO@15! The conference takes place on February 13-15, 2005 at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. Read more...