Curl Adds Runtime Support For Mac
Curl Adds Runtime Support For Mac Os X
Curl, maker of a framework for building rich Internet applications, said Tuesday that it is now supporting Macintosh environments, citing 'rapidly increasing penetration' of the platform in enterprises. Curl's platform, which is aimed squarely at enterprises, consists of an eponymous programming language, an IDE (integrated development environment) for building applications, and runtimes for executing the programs on client machines. The new Mac runtime, available as a free download, is compatible with Power PC and Intel Macintoshes running OS 10.4 and higher, Curl said.
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'As we watch Apple whittle away at Microsoft's dominant position, it behooves us to start supporting that platform sooner than later,' said Richard Monson-Haefel, vice president of developer relations. He noted that Curl already had runtime support for Windows and Linux. The move to Apple is 'a matter of completing our cross-platform story,' he said. But at least for now, the Apple chapter of that tale may be brief. A recent Forrester Research survey found that the percentage of enterprise users running Mac operating systems grew threefold in 2007 to 4.2 percent, but concluded that 'uptake remains limited to enthusiasts and small workgroups.' The new Mac runtime includes all the features present in Curl's runtimes for Windows and Linux, including support for audio, 2-D and 3-D graphics and animation, and a compiler that transforms applications built with Curl into native code for maximum performance. However, Curl's IDE isn't yet supported to run on Macintosh, meaning developers who prefer to work on those machines will have to wait.
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Macmall citrix sys support software maintenance. 'That's certainly a direction we're heading. The [runtime] development was ahead of the IDE development,' Monson-Haefel said.
'We're looking at it slowly and at what our customer demand is.' The company's move to support Macintosh has two interesting angles, said Redmonk analyst Michael Cote. 'Curl is going for being the enterprise RIA player, sort of trying to niche itself out of competing with [Microsoft's] Silverlight and Adobe.