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Be Thankful for Alternatives

by Lynn Fredricks


Only eight days left to beat the price rise

Runtime Revolution would like to thank its partners and the cross-platform solution provider market for their support through the year 2006. As the year turns from autumn to winter, the staff of Runtime Revolution reflect on the changes in the software marketplace and how they affect our customer: the solution provider.

New Technology

To better serve you, Revolution has acquired new browser, SQL and font technology plugins. These products will be integrated into the Revolution product family and made available in new versions of Revolution Studio and Enterprise early in Quarter One 2007.

All three plugins broaden what professional developers can achieve with Revolution. Revolution is already the leading tool for deploying not only visually stunning, cross platform desktop applications and gui-less CGIs; but now with these features, will provide a complete experience for hybrid desktop and web solutions.

For detailed discussion about the coming features and the acquisition of browser technology, check out the newsletter article Browser, SQLite and font capabilities added to Revolution

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Ahead of the Curve

Just as Apple Computer completes translation of its product line from PowerPC to Intel processors, so Microsoft is preparing to ship its next generation of Windows - Windows Vista. Runtime Revolution was the first third party cross-platform RAD tool developer to support compilation for Universal Binaries. Likewise, Runtime Revolution is preparing for the appearance of the next generation of Windows. We make the tools for cross platform development - but you deliver the solutions.

A lot of vendors would like you to use one tool only but that’s not how it really works. You need alternatives so that you can deliver what your customer wants. Solution providers need many tools to serve the changing needs of their customers. Just take a look at how Runtime stacks up compared to other tools on the market:

Revolution
Director
Realbasic
Visual Basic/Studio

Support for Native OS interfaces
Yes
x
Yes
Yes
Build Windows Native Applications
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Build Linux Native Applications
Yes
x
Yes
x
Build MacOS X(PowerPC) Applications
Yes
Yes
Yes
x
Build MacOS X(Intel) Applications
Yes
x
Yes
x
Build Unix Applications
Yes
x
x
x
Build U3 Smart Drive Applications
Yes
x
x
x
Natural, English-like language
Yes
Yes
x
x
Advanced Text Manipulation with Chunks
Yes
Yes
x
x
Build CGIs that Work on Popular Virtual Host ISPs
Yes
x
x
Yes
Translucent and Irregularly Shaped Windows
Yes
x
x
Yes
Built in Support for SQL Databases
Yes
x
Yes
Yes
Completely Self Extensible IDE
Yes
x
x
Yes
Third Party Tools Marketplace
Yes
Yes
x
Yes

Beat the price rise!

The prices for Revolution Studio and Enterprise are going up from the 1st December.

The store reflects the current pricing and will be in effect until November 30.

The time is now!

Don't wait until the prices go up. Buy now and still get all the great features to be released first quarter 2007. From the first of December 2006 prices for Studio and Enterprise go up by $100/£67. For full details about this see our newsletter article Exciting New Features and Changes in Product Lineup

Act now and get the great new features for the same old price. What better Christmas gift can you give yourself?


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