TRI-EDRE’s Tri-BACKUP 2.1 Helps REALbasic Developers Secure Their Work

TRI-BACKUP 2.1 SPECIAL EDITION FREE FOR NEW AND UPGRADE CUSTOMERS OF
REALBASIC 2.1.2.

August 29, 2000 – REAL Software of Austin, Texas, and developer TRI-EDRE
announce a special offer for all REALbasic users. Customers will receive a
free license to Tri-BACKUP Special Edition, TRI-EDRE’s file and folder back
up and folder synchronization solution for Macintosh.

An easy-to-use backup utility, Tri-BACKUP will automatically create mirror
and incremental backups of files and folders. The bundle version is
available as a free download to all REALbasic 2.1.2 customers.

“TRI-EDRE and REAL Software, Inc. have teamed up to give something back to
our users to show our appreciation for their support,” said Geoff Perlman,
President and CEO of REAL Software, Inc., “this gives them one less thing
to worry about by automatically backing up their REALbasic projects.”

REALbasic 2.1.2 is available for US$149.95 for the Standard Edition and
US$349.95 for the Professional Edition directly from REAL Software.
REALbasic is available in US English, Dutch, French, German, Italian,
Portuguese and Japanese localized versions. A special Swedish package is
also available. REAL Software also recently released a preview version of
REALbasic that supports Apple’s forthcoming Mac OS X advanced operating
system.

More details are available on the REAL Software, Inc. website at
(http://www.realsoftware.com/partners/triedre.html) and through the
websites of participating international distributors.

About REAL Software

REAL Software, Inc. develops, publishes and markets REALbasic, the visual,
object-oriented BASIC development environment for the Macintosh. It is
recognized for its ease of use, innovative design, and power. REALbasic
utilizes the legendary Macintosh ease of use to deliver stand-alone,
royalty free software for Mac OS, Mac OS X and Windows from a single code
source. Founded in 1996, REAL Software, Inc. is based in Austin, Texas.
REAL Software can be contacted through its website at
(http://www.realsoftware.com).

About TRI-EDRE

TRI-EDRE develops, publishes and distributes Apple Macintosh products into
the French marketplace. In addition to the REALbasic products, TRI-EDRE
also distributes MicroMat’s popular TechTool Pro product. TRI-EDRE is also
known for its own line of graphics and utilities products for the
Macintosh, including Tri-BACKUP and Tri-CATALOG professional image
management solution. TRI-EDRE can be contacted through its website at
(http://www.tri-edre.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).

Contact

REAL Software, Inc. (http://www.realsoftware.com).

TRI-EDRE (http://www.tri-edre.com)

Proactive International, LLC (http://www.proactive-intl.com)