REAL Software Inc. announced Tuesday the release of REALbasic 5.5.3, an updated version of their cross-platform development environment for Mac, Windows and Linux operating systems. The new version sports more than 100 improvements, according to the company, including reliability enhancements, the ability to use Xcode, GCC or Visual Studio to create REALbasic plug-ins, more reliable group project management, improved support for Apple’s Address Book application, and the ability to support XML in console applications. Developers who use REALbasic to create Linux applications can now use RBScript in their console applications.
REALbasic 5.5.3 is being offered as a free maintenance update to all REALbasic 5.5 users. A complete list of changes is available online. REALBASIC is available starting at US$99.95; a free demo is available for download.