Curl Announces Support for Ubuntu for Enterprise RIA Platform: Meeting Industry Demand, Curl Increases Availability to Linux Users

Curl(R), Inc. today announced it has released the availability of an Ubuntu Installer for the Curl Rich Internet Application (RIA) platform. Curl is a Rich Internet Application platform that competes with Adobe AIR/Flex, Silverlight, and Ajax. Curl has been shipping with Linux support for RedHat 9, SusE 9, and Turbolinux 10 and 11. Ubuntu is the latest Linux platform Curl 6.0 supports. Curl 6.0 also supports Microsoft Windows (XP, and Vista) as well as a beta version for Mac OS X (PowerPC and Intel).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Business Wire EON) April 15, 2008 -- This new offering from Curl allows developers to create and deploy new class of interactive applications on computers and devices running the Ubuntu Linux operating system. As a result, the increasing number of Linux developers can take advantage of Curl's proven enterprise-class RIA platform.

With the rising popularity of Ubuntu, Curl realized the importance of addressing the needs of this growing community, and further enable cross-platform application development with the company's proven RIA technology. The Ubuntu availability of the Curl RIA platform is a direct response to recent user feedback calling for enhanced Linux support.

"Curl is committed to addressing the needs of its worldwide developer community, enabling members to create high performance RIAs that can deployed on all major operating systems," said Bert Halstead, vice president and chief architect, Curl Inc. "With the release of the Ubuntu Installer we are increasing the reach of Curl's enterprise-class RIA platform within the Linux community and making Curl available to a brand new set of users and developers."

The Ubuntu Installer for the Curl IDE is available for download at: http://www.curl.com/download/ide/index.php

The Ubuntu Installer for the Curl RTE is available for download at: http://www.curl.com/download/rte/index.php

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About Curl, Inc.

Curl provides a Rich Internet Application platform for building and deploying Web-based applications that demand complex, highly interactive interfaces previously only possible as client-server applications. Using Curl, developers can implement a new class of complex, business-critical, Web-based applications that cannot easily be developed with Ajax or other smart client technologies. Curl allows corporations with legacy client-server applications to move to Web-based delivery, increasing reach and reducing cost. Founded in 1998, Curl is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumisho Computer Systems. Curl has over 300 customers and 40 partners world-wide. For more information visit http://www.curl.com.