Both Novice and Seasoned Developers Can Create Full-Featured Mobile Apps that Work Across Android, iOS, Web, PC, Mac and Linux

EDINBURGH – February 22, 2011 – Runtime Revolution Ltd is bringing its popular LiveCode Mobile software development environment to Android devices, with a pre-release version available February 22. LiveCode for Android lets software developers create full-featured mobile apps that work across multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, Web and desktop. Mobile app developers can register to receive the Android pre-release version today at www.runrev.com. RunRev introduced LiveCode for iOS in December 2010.

As a cross-platform development solution, LiveCode allows developers to use the same code to deploy to multiple mobile platforms, while taking advantage of the many OS-specific features on each device. Whether developers are just starting out in mobile app development, or are seasoned software creators, LiveCode allows them to:

    • Use the same code base to develop both iOS apps and Android apps, or deploy across multiple platforms.
    • Take advantage of the native feature set on both Android and iOS devices without the limitation to use only the basic functions on both platforms.
    • Use an iterative, compile-free coding environment to view changes in real time, resulting in significant productivity gains.
    • Access a high-level language, with English-like syntax for writing code that makes sense.
    • Create stunning rich-media apps, powerful productivity apps for in-house use, and active prototypes for exploring and designing using fully-functional apps.

“Currently, mobile platform developers have to redevelop their applications in order to deploy to both iOS and Android, as the two development paradigms, Objective-C and Java, are completely different environments,” said Kevin Miller, RunRev CEO. “We’re showing how easy it is to create full-featured cross device Mobile apps with our Sheepherder video on our YouTube channel. The challenge shows a developer creating an app in just 3 hours and 16 minutes, for both Android and iOS.”

LiveCode Development Environment
The LiveCode development environment is a full-featured cross-platform solution that enables shared code across multiple platforms and devices. In addition to LiveCode for mobile devices, deployment packs include Windows desktops, Mac OS X desktops, Linux desktops, and popular Web browsers on Windows, Mac and Linux, including Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome and Firefox. LiveCode pricing begins at $99 for a one-seat, personal use license, with additional pricing options for various commercial and academic environments.

About RunRev Ltd.
Founded in 1997, RunRev are the makers of LiveCode (formerly Revolution). The LiveCode platform empowers the creation of applications that run in any environment, using a fast and easy compile-free workflow. LiveCode enables delivery to multiple devices and platforms—mobile, web, desktop and server—from a single code base. The LiveCode natural programming language is considered a modern descendent of HyperCard. The company offers LiveCode for professional programmers, IT and enterprise developers, educators and personal use. RunRev is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. For more information, please visit the company online at http://www.runrev.com.

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