Released on: September 18, 2007, 3:43 pm

Press Release Author: ActiveState Software Inc.

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: ActiveState enhances award-winning Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit
advanced web development toolkits

Press Release Body: Vancouver, BC, September 18, 2007-ActiveState, the leading
provider of tools and services for dynamic languages, today released Komodo IDE 4.2,
the latest update to the multi-platform, multi-language integrated development
environment (IDE) for advanced web development.

Komodo IDE helps free developers to focus on advanced web development. This release
incorporates more useful features like auto-update, necessary features like bug
fixes, and nice-to-have features like soft characters, plus improved functionality
for dynamic languages.

Key additions to this release are auto updates and soft characters. Auto updates
means users don\'t need to check for the latest features or reinstall Komodo to get
the latest version. Soft characters is a new feature for automatic insertion of
closing brackets, braces and parentheses.

"I\'ve been a Komodo customer for almost five years, and couldn\'t imagine using
another editor for my work with dynamic languages. Komodo IDE syntax highlights and
auto-completes my Perl, Ruby, XML, SQL, HTML and CSS, allowing my team to write
better code more quickly than we ever have," said Chris Gerber of Pfizer Global
Manufacturing.

"Version 4.1 added Ruby on Rails support that went beyond my expectations, including
the ability to create databases directly from the YAML file. With the addition of
soft characters and automatic updates in version 4.2, things are only getting
better."

As with previous releases, Komodo IDE features intelligent tools for regular
expressions, team development, customization and unparalleled extensibility. The
result is a powerful coding environment for dynamic languages such as Perl, PHP,
Python, Ruby and Tcl and for nclient-side Ajax technologies such as CSS, HTML,
JavaScript and XML. A single license covers users across Windows, Mac OS X and
Linux.

Today ActiveState also released the latest iteration of Komodo Edit, a free
multi-platform, multi-language editor for dynamic languages and Ajax technologies
based on the award- winning Komodo IDE. Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit are now available
from www.activestate.com.

These releases follow last week\'s news that ActiveState launched a new initiative to
create an open source platform that promotes open standards. The Open Komodo Project
will support the open web and web standards, fill a need for developer tools in the
open web technology stack, and drive further innovation for Komodo IDE and Komodo
Edit. Read more about the Open Komodo Project at www.activestate.com/openkomodo.


About ActiveState

ActiveState creates professional development tools, language distributions, and
business solutions for dynamic languages. We focus on building JavaScript, Perl,
PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl technologies that just work. ActiveState is owned by its
employees and Pender Financial Group, a publicly traded investment company focused
on technology in British Columbia. For more information, visit www.activestate.com.


Contact Information

For media inquiries or access to the ActiveState Media Center, contact:
Erin Williams
Communication Manager, ActiveState
1.778.786.1105
erinw@activestate.com

© 2007 ActiveState Software Inc.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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