REAL Software Ships REAL Studio 2010 Release 1

Announces New Product Name, Adds Improved ActiveX Support

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--REAL Software, creator of REAL Studio, a cross-platform development tool for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux developers, began shipping REAL Studio 2010 Release 1 today. With this release REAL Software has changed the name of their development tool to REAL Studio. The programming language will continue to be called REALbasic. REAL Studio is available in three editions: Personal Edition, Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition.

“The primary reason behind this name change is to make it easier to differentiate between the IDE (Integrated Development Environment) and the programming language itself”

“The primary reason behind this name change is to make it easier to differentiate between the IDE (Integrated Development Environment) and the programming language itself,” commented Geoff Perlman, REAL Software’s Founder and CEO. “As an added benefit, the name change better convey’s what a professional and powerful development tool REAL Studio is.”

This release adds 46 improvements and 17 new features including improved ActiveX support. Previously only a small subset of ActiveX controls were supported. Now, most ActiveX controls work and are much easier to work with. All events are supported and auto-complete has also been improved.

The complete list of improvements and new features in REAL Studio 2010 Release 1 can be found in the release notes in the product download section, http://www.realsoftware.com/download.

About REAL Studio

REAL Studio, formerly REALbasic, is a full-featured cross-platform software development tool suited to creating a wide range of applications, from utilities to enterprise-class applications. REAL Studio Personal Edition for Windows, Linux or Mac is priced at $99 and is geared for hobbyists and students. REAL Studio Professional Edition, required for cross-platform compilation, is $299. REAL Studio Enterprise Edition, made for full-time developers, is priced at $995. All editions of REAL Studio are now available and can be downloaded directly from REAL Software at http://www.realsoftware.com/download.

About REAL Software

REAL Software provides REAL Studio, formerly REALbasic, an object-oriented cross-platform software development tool, and REAL Server, a cross-platform database server, for developers who want to create and deliver software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. REAL Software was founded in 1996 and is based in Austin, Texas. For more information visit www.realsoftware.com or call 866-825-2114.