ActiveState Launches ActivePerl, ActivePython & ActiveTcl for Mac OS X
version 10.4 "Tiger"
ActiveState's World-Renowned Open Source Language Distributions are Free to
the Developer Community

WWDC 2005, SAN FRANCISCO, CA - June 7, 2005 - ActiveState, a leading
provider of developer tools and  services for dynamic languages, today
announced the release of ActiveState's ActivePerl, ActivePython  & ActiveTcl
open source language distributions for Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger".
ActiveState's  language distributions are world-renowned as the most
complete, best maintained, and easiest to use  cross-platform language
solutions in the market. The three new distributions for Tiger offer the
same  innovative features, quality assurances and seamless integration that
have made ActiveState the  industry-standard and number one resource for
open source language distributions. Since their launch  eight years ago,
millions of developers have relied upon ActiveState's quality assured open
source  language distributions worldwide.

"The demand for ActiveState's languages and developer tools for Tiger is
intense," says David Ascher,  ActiveState's Chief Technologist. "Our
initiative starts with the launch of ActivePerl, ActivePython  and ActiveTcl
to meet the developer need for up-to-date and maintained distributions on
the Mac OS X  platform. Our commitment continues with a beta release this
summer of our Komodo IDE ported to Tiger."

"Hundreds of breakthrough features make Tiger the most advanced OS in the
world," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer
Relations. "We are thrilled to see ActiveState providing  ActivePerl,
ActivePython and ActiveTcl to create a best-of-breed open source
productivity environment  for script developers on Mac OS X."

ActiveState's language distributions enable Mac programmers to keep their
Perl, Python & Tcl packages  seamlessly up-to-date. ActivePerl contains core
Perl, the Perl Package Manager (PPM) for installing  CPAN packages, popular
modules, and complete online help. ActivePython ships with a wealth of
documentation for both new and experienced Python programmers. ActiveTcl
delivers Tcl, Tk and the  essential modules for Tcl programming.
ActiveState's language distributions allow programmers to  develop across
platforms with quality assured standards on Mac OS X (10.3 and 10.4), Linux,
Solaris  and Windows. ActivePerl, ActivePython & ActiveTcl are provided free
to the community as part of  ActiveState's support for dynamic languages.

Pricing & Availability

ActivePerl, ActivePython & ActiveTcl are immediately available as free
downloads from  www.ActiveState.com/Languages. ActiveState offers OEM
licensing for including ActivePerl, ActivePython  or ActiveTcl with your
products, services and publications. Contact Sales@[...].com for OEM
license inquires.

About ActiveState

ActiveState is the leading provider of tools for dynamic languages such as
Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl and  XSLT. Millions of developers rely on
ActiveState's professional development tools, high-quality  language
distributions and enterprise services. www.ActiveState.com

Media & Analyst Inquiries:

Kerry Taylor, ActiveState
1.604.484.6837
KerryT@[...].com

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