September 25, 2006. Edinburgh, Scotland. Runtime Revolution Ltd, the
leader in multi-platform rich media and application development tools,
announces the immediate release of Revolution 2.7.4.
Runtime Revolution 2.7.4 is the most versatile and flexible
cross-platform development tool available, with the broadest operating
system support: Windows, MacOS X Universal Binary, Linux and Solaris.
Create projects on one platform and deploy your application on all
platforms. Revolution is a development environment of firsts: it is the
first non-Apple rapid application development environment with true,
Universal binary compilation. It is also the first and only development
environment with direct, native compilation for the highly secure U3
smart drive platform. Revolution can also run directly off of a secure
U3 compatible drive.
The Revolution 2.7.4 update is available for the entire product line,
including Revolution Media ($49), Revolution Studio ($299) and
Revolution Enterprise ($899). The release includes 49 features and
improvements, including:
*Hover Icon. Objects can now be highlighted when you move your mouse
over them, improving the responsiveness of your interface.
*Proportional Resizing. Hold down shift and resize any object keeping
the proportions exactly as you want them
*Multiline tooltips. Developers can have their applications display
much longer and informative tool tips.
*rev insert XML node. Insert data into the middle of an XML document
exactly where its needed
* rev zip cancel. You can now add a cancel button to your progress bar
when zipping or unzipping items using the built in revzip feature
Runtime Revolution also announces a free three month trial of its one
year update program. At the time of purchase, customers can also
upgrade to the entire one year update program at a 50% savings.
Existing customers who purchased after July 22, 2006 will be able to
unlock version 2.7.4 using their existing code.
The release is immediately available for download from the Runtime
Revolution website at http://www.runrev.com.
About Runtime Revolution
Founded in 1997, Runtime Revolution focuses on bringing user-centric
software development to all major platforms: Windows, Macintosh, Linux,
and Unix. 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 or http://www.tenthumbstypingtutor.com.