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The market leading browser-based WYSIWYG content editing solution as a Java applet, now includes support for Apple MacOS and other exciting new features. edit-on-Pro requires no client installation and provides true platform-independence. Hundreds of customers and thousands of users worldwide choose edit-on-Pro for superior editing power!

Saarbrücken RealObjects, the market leader in platform-independent browser-based WYSIWYG web content authoring/editing tools, has released Version 2.1 of its popular edit-on-Pro Java 1.1 applet. The editor simplifies and streamlines the process of browser-based web authoring and provides the familiar editing/formatting functionality that users expect from WYSIWYG HTML or word processing editors - across platforms and without installation of client-side software.

edit-on-Pro offers basic styling features such as bold, italics, underline, colors and fonts plus provides many advanced options for everyday business users. With these standard word-processing functions as well as added options to insert text, special characters, images, bookmarks and hyperlinks, edit-on-Pro empowers non-technical users to become dynamic `content authors´. edit-on-Pro further provides `spell-check´ in a multitude of languages, including American/British English, German, French and Spanish.

RealObjects edit-on- Pro easily replaces HTML TEXTAREA fields and complements existing form-based Content Management Systems. It features a fully customizable and extensible XML-based toolbar as well as a JavaScript API for easy integration and custom extensions. The direct HTTP request API makes edit-on-Pro the only available browser-based editing tool of its kind running on Apple MacOS. Developers may enable/disable toolbar buttons/menu options, create custom toolbar buttons/functions, add customs dialogs, insert custom/XML tags, and customize exchange of information to and from the editor. The editor also supports XHTML content.

In contrast to any Microsoft IE MSHTML editing control (also known as ActiveX/DHTML controls- solutions which are "Windows only" by nature), edit-on- Pro provides real platform-independent browser-based editing functionality to web-based applications, whether Microsoft Windows, Apple MacOS, Sun Solaris, Linux, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla is used. Thousands of users in more than 20 countries already use RealObjects edit-on- Pro - in custom-built or out-of-the-box enterprise Content Management Systems such as Vignette Story Server, Gauss VIP Content Manager, eGrail Enterprise Content Server, Infopark NPS, Documentum CMS, Lotus Domino and a broad variety of other environments. The product comes completes with a comprehensive manual and sample code. Pricing starts at 299 Euro (about 270 USD) for the 10-non-concurrent-user standard license. RealObjects edit-on® Pro 2.1 is available for immediate purchase at www.realobjects.de. Interested parties may also request 30-day trial version.

About RealObjects

Founded in May 2000, RealObjects provides easy-to-use, affordable and quick-to-deploy platform-independent browser-based WYSIWYG HTML editor solutions to end-customers, system integrators, VARs and OEMs.

Headquartered in Saarbrücken, Germany, RealObjects is a privately held software manufacturer with corporate customers in over 20 countries, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises, educational institutions as well as government and non-profit organizations.

Contact:
Michael Jung
RealObjects, Managing Director
michael.jung@realobjects.com
Tel. +49 (0)681 985 790

edit-on is a registered trademark of RealObjects GmbH.

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