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Trolltech Releases Alpha Version of Qt for Mac OS X Using Cocoa
Previews Qt/Mac using the Cocoa API - enabling 64-bit applications on Mac OS X
Oslo, 03 March - 2008 - Trolltech today announced a first preview alpha release of its Qt cross-platform development framework for Mac® OS X using the Cocoa API. This pre-release is the first step towards a fully Cocoa-based Macintosh version of Qt, enabling 64-bit applications and enhanced native look and feel.
"Trolltech's efforts to port Qt to the Cocoa API have been going on for some time, and we have progressed well so far," commented Lars Knoll, Trolltech vice president of engineering. "The move to extend Qt support of the Mac platform to Cocoa reaffirms Trolltech's vision of Qt Everywhere: delivering a cross-platform development framework on all major operating systems."
The release is available now for community testing and feedback.
Based on feedback gathered from this alpha release, Trolltech plans to release a beta of the Qt/Mac Cocoa port in summer 2008. Final delivery of the Cocoa port is planned with Qt 4.5.
Learn More, and Download the Alpha
The Qt 4.4 beta is available under a special pre-release evaluation license. The download is available for both open source and commercial users.
For release notes and details on specific areas where feedback is requested please visit Trolltech Labs.
How to Provide Feedback
Trolltech values all feedback from its commercial and open source community, and encourages extensive testing of the alpha release. To submit feedback, please use the preview mailing list: qt4-preview-feedback@trolltech.com. To subscribe, send a message containing just the word subscribe to qt4-preview-feedback-request@trolltech.com. For more information on all Trolltech mailing lists, and to view archived discussions, please visit http://lists.trolltech.com/.
About Trolltech
Trolltech provides cross-platform software development
frameworks and application platforms. Trolltech’s Qt is used in popular
software such as Skype®, Google Earth, Adobe® Photoshop® Elements, Lucasfilm®
and by more than 5000 customers worldwide. Trolltech’s Qtopia® has enabled a
new generation of exciting consumer devices such as mobile handsets,
video-phones, set-top boxes and media players. Trolltech’s software has shipped
in more than 10 million devices.
Trolltech’s products enable companies to easily build and deploy software
across a wide range of operating systems and electronic devices. The company
serves desktop and embedded application providers, as well as consumer
electronics and mobile vendors, who face challenges
in delivering user-friendly and differentiated software. Trolltech enables
customers to accelerate innovation, shorten time to market and increase
revenues. Trolltech’s software improves the user experience by increasing the
appeal and quality of customer's applications on desktop and devices. The
future proof Qt software allows
developers to code less, create more and deploy anywhere.
Trolltech supports open source and commercial customers. The company has
offices in California, U.S.A.; Brisbane,
Australia; Beijing,
China; Berlin
and Munich, Germany;
Oslo, Norway. It is listed on the Oslo
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TROLL. For more information about
Trolltech, please visit www.trolltech.com.