About REBOL Technologies
Our Mission
We dramatically improve the way people and
applications communicate, collaborate, share, and process information
over the Internet.
Our Premise
- We believe that modern distributed applications do not need to be
large, complicated, and expensive.
- In fact, we believe that when it comes to software, smaller is better.
Smaller software is cheaper to develop, more efficient to operate, and easier
to update and improve.
- We believe that the X-Internet can make web applications a lot faster,
a lot smarter, and run on a lot more devices in the future.
- We believe that an open collaborative development community is key in
creating and expanding on the fundamental technology and inspiring an
exciting variety of applications and methods.
- We believe that the Internet is always changing, and that the more
flexible and lightweight your technology, the more rapidly you can adapt
and benefit from change.
Our Technology
In 1997 we developed a radical new approach to software. Unlike prior
software technologies that were based on the object-oriented concepts of
the 1980's, our software is based on powerful methods of messaging
and dialecting.
Messaging is a method of direct, real-time communications that allows
applications to be more than just one-sided document viewers. Messaging
provides a better way of sharing information in a network environment
where speed and security are critical.
Dialecting is a language technique uniquely developed within REBOL to
deliver the meaning behind the messages. Our approach makes
communications, whether between desktops, servers, or handhelds, many
times more efficient and flexible. Dialecting is natural within human
languages, so it makes sense to apply it to communication software
technology.
Both these methods can be applied to a wide range of solutions,
including graphical user interfaces, real-time collaboration, on-line
presentations, secure network protocols, and more efficient information
sharing.
Our Products
We develop a variety of software products spanning from free
distributions of our primary language (Core) and user-interfaces (View),
to software development kits for professionals (SDK and Command), to
collaborative solutions for enterprises (IOS).
In addition we provide a series of reblet applications
that enable file sharing, calendars, task lists, agendas, group
prioritization, instant messaging, conferencing, notifications, surveys,
voting, presentation delivery and more.
Our Customers
REBOL has been downloaded by more than 3 million people since 1999.
REBOL professional tools and enterprise systems have been purchased by
both large and small businesses, including silicon chip fabricators,
government institutions, universities, designers, consultants,
manufacturers, and real estate offices.
We also welcome partnerships and licensing opportunities with
value-added solutions providers, independent developers, and OEMs for
specific industries and markets.
Our History
REBOL Technologies was founded in 1997 by Carl Sassenrath.
For more than 20 years Carl Sassenrath has been leading the design and
implementation of fundamental advances in computer languages, operating
systems, and distributed computing.
In 1985 Carl was responsible for the
design and implementation of the highly acclaimed Amiga Multitasking
Operating System. His background includes senior development roles at
Apple Computer's Advanced Technology Group, Hewlett-Packard (Computer
Systems Division), and Commodore Amiga.
Carl was also the founder and
president of Pantaray and American Multimedia, and was the co-founder
and VP of Development for Videostream Inc. Carl has headed the
development of Internet set-top boxes, CDTV (the world's first CD-ROM
set-top box and precursor of DVD), programming languages, and multimedia content authoring
systems.
Carl holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
from the University of California.
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