REALbasic Nominated Best Linux Development Tool, Best Linux Development Environment

REALbasic nominated in SYS-CON Eighth Annual "Readers' Choice Awards," Often Referred to as "The Oscars of the Software Industry"

Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 4, 2005 -- REAL Software announced today that REALbasic 5.5 Professional Edition has been nominated by 2005 Linux World Readers for the SYS-CON "Reader's Choice Awards," in the categories of Best Linux Developer Tool and Best Linux Development Environment.

"REALbasic has been selected among many fine software development products. We have found that developers who try REALbasic discover for themselves that REALbasic is a powerful, modern, object-oriented development environment that creates software not only for Linux, but for Mac OS X and Windows as well. REALbasic is cross-platform that really works!"

REALbasic is used by professional and non-professional developers alike to speed the development of all kinds of software, from custom enterprise projects to business productivity utilities.

Voting takes place for six months, February 1, 2005 - July 31, 2005 and is open to all Linux World subscribers. Vote now for REALbasic in two categories, Best Linux Developer Tool and Best Linux Development Environment or get more information at:

http://sys-con.com/Linux/readerschoice2004/

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About REALbasic
REALbasic is a full-featured software design environment easily suited to creating all kinds of applications, from utilities to enterprise-class applications. REALbasic is available now starting at $99.95 direct from REAL Software, Fry's and other software retailers. REALbasic Professional Edition, required for cross-platform deployment, starts at $399.95 and includes extended functionality for database and team development. Download a free trial of REALbasic at www.realsoftware.com/demo.

About REAL Software
For everyone who seeks the flexibility to create their own software, REAL Software provides REALbasic, a powerful, easy-to-use software development tool that runs on Windows and Macintosh and creates software for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. REAL Software, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Austin, Texas. For more information visit www.realsoftware.com or call 512.328.7325.

©2005 REAL Software, Incorporated. REAL Software, REALbasic and the REAL Software cube logo are registered trademarks of REAL Software, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders in the United States and other countries.

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