REALbasic to be First Commercial Mac Developer Tool in Russian

REALbasic to be First Commercial Mac Developer Tool in Russian

REAL SOFTWARE AND ROBOTYDE SYSTEMS TO LOCALIZE AND DELIVER AWARD WINNING
REALBASIC IN RUSSIAN FOR RUSSIAN DEVELOPERS

September 18, 2000 - REAL Software of Austin, Texas, and Robotyde Systems of Izhevsk, Russia announced the immediate availability of the REALbasic product line in Russia. Robotyde Systems will assume all marketing, sales and support of the well-received product line in Russia, as well as produce Russian language versions.

"For all the development work being sourced in Russia, from game companies to IT tools developers, it surprised us that none of the market leaders on the Macintosh and Windows platforms have provided a solution in Russian, let alone a solution that is affordable by Russian standards. REALbasic is about to change that," said Geoff Perlman, CEO of REAL Software.

Robotyde Systems will localize and deliver REALbasic LE Russian Edition, as well as a Russian language version of REAL Software's REALbasic v.3, now in a public alpha version available from the REAL Software web site. Customers will be able to get full documentation and the applications fully localized in Russian.

REALbasic 2.1 is available in a Standard Edition, which builds on the ease
of use of the innovative tool REAL Software introduced last year. REALbasic 2 Professional includes advanced database connectivity; a single user, SQL-based database engine; and compile options that allow single click creation of Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT applications from the same source code that produces native Macintosh applications.

"Developer tool vendors like Microsoft, Metrowerks and Imprise should learn from REAL Software's commitment to providing excellent tools in the local language and at a price affordable to programmers in target markets," said Alexander V. Kalinin, General Manager of Robotyde Systems.

Proactive International, LLC, an international channel agency, architected
the alliance. REALbasic is also available in Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese Brazilian, and US English versions. A special Swedish
package is also available. REALbasic is sold through retail channels in over
13 countries.

About REAL Software

REAL Software, Inc. develops, publishes and markets rapid application development tools for programmers and media specialists. REALbasic (REAL Softwares premiere development tool) is recognized for its ease of use, innovative design and power. REALbasic utilizes the Macintosh legendary ease of use to deliver on the write once,
deploy everywhere" promise. Founded in 1996 by former ACI manager Geoff Perlman, REAL Software, Inc. is based in Austin, Texas. The REAL Software web site can be reached at http://www.realsoftware.com.

About Robotyde Systems

Robotyde Systems develops, publishes and markets cross platform solutions in
the Russian marketplace. Specializing in financial solutions, Robotyde Systems is a longtime developer of Russian language Macintosh applications. Robotyde Systems is promoting and leading the Red Mac Project, an initiative to promote and localize Macintosh applications in Russian. The Robotyde
Systems website can be reached at http://www.robotyde.bizland.com.

About Proactive International, LLC

Proactive International, an international channel agency, establishes and
expands computer and telecoms distribution channels throughout Asia, Europe
and the Americas. Proactive specializes in high profile, Japan distribution
of software products. Proactive solutions include channel creation,
multinational partnering and international acquisitions. Proactive International solutions can be found at http://www.proactive-intl.com.