Qt 3.3 released

Qt 3.3 supports new technologies such as the .NET framework, 64-bit
processing, and IPv6 - complementing existing features and solutions to
make Qt "future-proof"

February 4, 2004 - Oslo, Norway - Trolltech, the leader in
multiplatform development frameworks, today announced the availability
of Qt 3.3.

With the release of version 3.3, Qt gains support for a variety of new
technologies, including Microsoft's .NET platform, 64-bit processing,
and IPv6. In addition, Qt 3.3 adds support for the GNU C++ compiler on
Windows (MinGW gcc). This makes it even easier to build multiplatform
applications, as developers can use the same API - Qt - and the same
compiler - gcc - on Unix, Linux, Mac, and Windows.

Application developers can now access the power and performance of Qt
and enjoy the unique freedom to develop on their OS of choice, while
taking advantage of these new technologies. And because Qt applications
share the same code base, a simple recompile is all it takes to follow
the platform demands of the market place.

Qt already provides solutions such as SOAP support, automatic GUI dialog
conversion and support for migrating legacy MFC-based applications to
Qt, allowing MFC and Qt code to co-exist during the porting process. In
other words, existing solutions and the latest Qt 3.3 release represents
an unrivalled technology solution.

"Our core design goal is to make life easier for software developers, no
matter which operating system they want to use," said Eirik Chambe-Eng,
president of Trolltech. "By incorporating support for these new
technologies, not only are we giving Qt developers the same robust
performance and elegant API they are used to, but also ensuring their
applications are available on the platforms the market demands."

New Qt 3.3 features include:
Qt-based applications can now both live inside, and coexist with, the 
.NET framework. Developers can either have Qt-based applications 
interoperate with .NET via ActiveX, or use a manual approach using 
Microsoft's managed extensions for C++. Both approaches allow developers 
to use the Qt toolkit while still ensuring their applications are .NET 
enabled.

64-bit processing support included in 3.3 enables superior performance 
for large amounts of data processing in areas such as advanced 
visualization in Qt-based applications.

Qt applications built with 3.3 can now transparently support secure 
Internet Protocols v4 and v6, ensuring that Qt is a safe bet for the 
development of Internet-aware applications.

For detailed information and additional new Qt 3.3 features please 
consult the changes-3.3 file found in the distribution files or take a 
look at:
http://www.trolltech.com/developer/changes/changes-3.3.0.html.

Qt Script for Applications
In addition, Qt Script for Applications (QSA) 1.1 has been released. QSA 
is Trolltech's add-on scripting toolkit for Qt-based applications. 
Several new features have been added, including: A utility framework, an 
extension library for giving scripters file access and shell execution 
possibilities, script project handling, and other useful classes making 
scripting even more powerful.

Availability:
Qt 3.3 and QSA 1.1 are free of charge to open-source developers on Mac 
OS X and X11-based platforms. Contact sales@trolltech.com for 
conditions, prices and license terms for commercial use of Qt 3.3, QSA 
1.1, or any other Trolltech product.

About Trolltech:
Trolltech is a software company with two flagship products: Qt and 
Qtopia. Qt is a multi-platform C++ application framework developers can 
use to write single-source applications that run -- natively -- on 
Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X and embedded Linux. Qt has been used to 
build thousands of successful commercial applications worldwide, and is 
the basis of the open source KDE desktop environment. Qtopia is the 
first comprehensive application environment built for embedded Linux, 
and is used in Sharp's line of Zaurus PDAs. Trolltech is headquartered 
in Oslo, Norway, with offices in Brisbane, Australia, and Palo Alto, 
California. More about Trolltech can be found at http://www.trolltech.com.

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