Product Release Announcement
Omnis Studio 5.0

TigerLogic Corporation is pleased to announce the general availability of Omnis Studio 5, which introduces the groundbreaking new Omnis Mobile Client allowing developers to create applications for the growing range of Windows Mobile-based devices including Smartphones, PDAs, tablet PCs and other mobile devices.

The enhanced Localization features and full Unicode compatibility provide support for thousands of languages and a wealth of scientific notation, and enables existing Omnis developers, and a whole generation of new developers, to reach new customers in SMEs, corporations, public and technical institutions, and emerging markets throughout the world.

Omnis Studio 5 includes new interactive UI components, extensions to the Omnis component interface to allow animation and transparency in third-party components, important updates in the Omnis VCS for developer teams, context menus for web and mobile forms, method performance monitoring, and more.

TigerLogic is also pleased to introduce new product configurations and a new pricing structure for Omnis Studio 5 (see attached product price list) to encourage developers to adopt Omnis as their preferred tool for enterprise, web and mobile application development, while making Omnis Studio a more attractive proposition for all application developers, including independent developers, system houses, and vertical market application developers.

One new configuration comprises a free Standard Edition SDK (Time-Limited version) that allows direct access to the MySQL or PostgreSQL database, both of which are popular choices for web developers and business application developers alike. The new Professional Edition SDK provides a complete set of tools for all enterprise, web and mobile application developers, including data connectors for direct access to all leading databases, a versatile and robust Version Control System, easy to use reporting tools, a powerful 4GL and scripting language, and a world-class debugger.

Key New Features and Enhancements:

Omnis Studio 5.0 contains many new features and enhancements to further increase the power and flexibility of the Omnis development environment.

• New Markets
  Omnis Studio 5 fully supports Unicode and extended character sets. This means you can localize your application for virtually any market place in the world.
  
  
• Localization
  The String Label object is now available for Remote forms, which means you can localize the text and strings in your Web Client based applications. You can also translate more built-in resources (strings, messages, toolbars, etc.), and the String Table Editor now allows you to translate a whole list of strings into one or more languages automatically.
  
  
• Menus for Web and Mobile Applications
  A new Remote menu class has been added to provide context menus for remote forms. The new Remote menu can be used in Web browsers or on Windows Mobile-based devices.
  
  
• Enhanced Component Interface and New Components
  The Omnis external component interface now supports animation and transparency allowing developers to create interactive components. In addition, two new components -- the Accordion and Fisheye -- further enhance your application development.
  
  
• Configurable Web Server Plug-in
  Now you can configure the Web Server plug-in via a separate configuration file, allowing greater security and control over user access to your Omnis web applications.
  
  
• VCS
  Various enhancements in the Omnis VCS include the ability to create branches in a project, the new Find Class option, the ability to strip Comments from builds, the Checked out classes warning, Project Property updates, and more.
  
  
• Method Performance
  You can now collect performance data for the methods within individual classes in your application. Method lines can now have line numbers making it easier to read your code.
  
  

Product Availability

Omnis Studio 5 is available for download from the Omnis Website at: http://www.omnis.net. Please note that new serial numbers are required for activation.

DVD media including SDKs for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, will be available soon. To learn more about Omnis Studio, go to http://www.omnis.net/products/studio. Shipping charges apply.

A free trial version of Omnis Studio 5.0 Professional Edition is available. To download a copy, please register at http://www.omnis.net/download.

Additional Information

For more information about Omnis Studio 5.0 or the Omnis Developer Partner Program, please contact your TigerLogic sales representative at (949) 442-4400 or email sales@tigerlogic.com.

Omnis and Omnis Studio are registered trademarks of TigerLogic Corporation. All other products or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.