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Tue, 31 Aug 2004
Revolution Studio and Enterprise 2.5 Released
Apple Expo, Paris - Tuesday 31st August 2004 - Runtime Revolution announces major update to its professional developer tools packages, Revolution Studio and Revolution Enterprise. Version 2.5 brings new data security features, support for XML-RPC, Linux native theme (GTK) support, an improved user interface, overhauled documentation, and over 700 other enhancements.
"This must have upgrade is a big step forward for our award winning Revolution product. It is our fourth major upgrade since Revolution was released in 2001, and brings many new features, together with hundreds of refinements and an overall stability improvement" said Kevin Miller, CEO of Runtime Revolution.
Key new features in Revolution 2.5 include:
* Full support for SSL for secure data transmission over networks and the Internet
* Linux native theme support (GTK) for a more professional appearance on Linux
* Industrial strength encryption support for data security
* Improved Unicode support
* New XML-RPC library
* Overhauled development user interface
* New learning centre with Video, PDF and Sample Projects library
* Better reference documentation
* New Externals SDK for running code written in other languages
* Over 700 other enhancements and stability improvements
Revolution's point and click user interface builder, together with its very high level programming language, can reduce development time and costs by upto 90%, when compared with traditional languages. Revolution 2.5 reduces the barrier to adopting a developer tool by reducing training time with its extensive range of built-in, online and community based learning options. The range of support packages provides developers with direct access to the Revolution development team.
Information on pricing, versions, and local distributors, as well as a free 30-day trial edition of Revolution for all supported platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Classic Mac OS, Linux and Unix, is available at the companies web site: http://www.runrev.com/.
About Runtime Revolution Ltd.
Founded in 1997, Runtime Revolution focuses on bringing user-centric development to all major platforms: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Unix. Products include Dreamcard, Revolution Studio, Revolution Enterprise, and Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor. The company is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. For more information on Runtime Revolution, please visit the company on the web at http://www.runrev.com/.
Revolution Dreamcard Released
Apple Expo, Paris - Tuesday 31st August 2004 - Runtime Revolution today announced the release of the new Revolution Dreamcard. Dreamcard is ideal for educators, students, hobbyists, user interface professionals and for beginning to intermediate developers. Dreamcard includes a step by step video learning center and printable PDF library that makes it possible for anyone who can use a computer, to create their own software.
Users of Dreamcard can:
* Make multimedia, games and applications
* Learn and teach how a computer really works
* Make professional-looking software - easily!
"Dreamcard is the easy to use heir to HyperCard that everyone has been waiting for" said Kevin Miller CEO of Runtime Revolution, adding "Even better,the programs that you create with it can be played back by anyone on any platform - Windows, Mac OS and Linux."
With Dreamcard, users lay out the content they require, adding text, images, buttons and menus. Users can use "cards" to create the different screens they need and "stacks" to create windows, palettes windows and dialog boxes. All the basic components are pre-built making the construction process easy. Then users can use Transcript, Dreamcard's built in scripting language, to add real functionality and interaction. If they need help, they can refer to the Video library, explore a Sample Project, or copy a Sample Script.
Dreamcard programs can be distributed to anyone with the free Dreamcard Player. Like Dreamcard, the Dreamcard Player is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Classic, and Linux. Additionally, Dreamcard comes with an online sharing feature that allows the user to share their programs over the Internet. The package includes 10MB of online storage space out of the box, and the Dreamcard Player can browse and navigate the full range of programs that have been shared online by other Dreamcard users.
As a member of the Revolution product family, Dreamcard users can access many of the features that users have come to expect from Revolution's professional development tools. These include native appearance for programs on any computer, access to a full range of media formats including QuickTime (movies, VR and streaming media), popular image and sound formats, point and click database access, text to speech, and more.
A free trial download of Dreamcard is available now from the companies web site at http://www.runrev.com/. The program costs $99 USD or £67 (excluding any applicable taxes). Dreamcard is ideal for use in education and educational users receive a 33% on discount single user pricing. A lab pack for 100 users costs just $200 USD or £133, which equates to just $2 per user.
Dreamcard replaces Revolution Express which has now been discontinued.
Runtime Revolution Ltd.
Founded in 1997, Runtime Revolution focuses on bringing user-centric development to all major platforms: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Unix. Products include Dreamcard, Revolution Studio, Revolution Enterprise, and Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor. The company is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. For more information on Runtime Revolution, please visit the company on the web at http://www.runrev.com/.
iMac G5 announced
Apple today announced the long-awaited iMac G5, scheduled to ship in mid-September. The new all-in-one design integrates the entire computer within a 17" or 20" flat panel display. Pricing starts at $1299 for a 17" 1.6 GHz model.
The following standard configurations are available.
M9248LL/A - $1,299:
- 17-inch widescreen LCD
- 1.6GHz PowerPC G5
- 512K L2 cache
- 533MHz frontside bus
- 256MB DDR400 SDRAM
- NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
- 64MB DDR video memory
- 80GB Serial ATA hard drive
- Slot-load Combo Drive
M9249LL/A - $1499:
- 17-inch widescreen LCD
- 1.8GHz PowerPC G5
- 512K L2 cache
- 600MHz frontside bus
- 256MB DDR400 SDRAM
- NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
- 64MB DDR video memory
- 80GB Serial ATA hard drive
- Slot-load SuperDrive
M9250LL/A - $1899:
- 20-inch widescreen LCD
- 1.8GHz PowerPC G5
- 512K L2 cache
- 600MHz frontside bus
- 256MB DDR400 SDRAM
- NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
- 64MB DDR video memory
- 160GB Serial ATA hard drive
- Slot-load SuperDrive
All models have Two FireWire 400 ports; three USB 2.0 ports, two USB 1.1 ports (on keyboard), VGA S-video and composite video output, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and 56K V.92 modem. An internal Bluetooth module is available as a build-to-order option. All models are Airport Extreme ready.