REAL Software Enters Linux Development Tools Market, REALbasic 5.5 Builds Software for Linux, Windows and Mac

AUSTIN, Texas (February 25, 2004) — REAL Software, Inc. today announced REALbasic 5.5 is shipping. This latest release of the industry’s most powerful, easy-to-use tool for creating cross-platform software adds the ability to easily create Linux desktop and server applications. In addition, because REALbasic is similar to Visual Basic and includes a conversion utility, applications written in Visual Basic can be migrated to Linux.

“As companies seek to adopt Linux for both servers and desktops, the availability of native Linux applications becomes an important part of the decision-making process,” said Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL Software. “REALbasic 5.5 will help accelerate the adoption of Linux by enabling new software to be created and existing software, including the wealth of available Visual Basic applications, to be migrated to Linux.”

REALbasic 5.5 supports Linux for x86 Intel platforms running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SuSE Linux. Other Linux distributions with the GTK+ 2.0 and CUPS libraries installed should also work. In addition, remote debugging is included in REALbasic 5.5 so that Linux applications can be tested and debugged from either Windows or Macintosh.

“We use REALbasic to develop our award-winning products, such as those we created for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL),” said Kevin McCabe, president of Wolf Rock Corporation. “REALbasic 5.5 will be very beneficial for our government and education-based clients who use Linux extensively, because we can now easily add Linux to the list of platforms we support.” In addition, REALbasic 5.5 adds the ability to create console applications and adds SOAP and XML support. REALbasic 5.5 also includes a new single-user database engine designed to be both dependable and flexible. The full list of new and improved features in REALbasic 5.5 are included with the software distribution, available at www.realbasic.com/download.

Pricing and Availability

REALbasic 5.5 is available now starting at $99.95 direct from REAL Software at www.realsoftware.com/store. REALbasic Professional Edition, required for cross-platform software deployment, including the capability to build Linux applications, starts at $399.95 and includes database server connectivity and team development capabilities. Download a free trial of REALbasic at www.realsoftware.com/demo.

About Wolf Rock

Founded in 1996 by a group of research scientists and supercomputer engineers, Wolf Rock is the leader in the development of predictive systems technology. Wolf Rock technology has been used by public, educational, and private concerns for a broad spectrum of applications. For more information, please visit www.ewolfrock.com or call (800) 853-1497.

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 that creates software for Macintosh, Windows 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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