FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 22, 2007, VANCOUVER, BC--ActiveState Software Inc., the leading 
provider of development tools and services for dynamic languages, today 
announced the Komodo 4.0 Extensibility Challenge. The contest challenges 
developers using Komodo IDE 4.0 or Komodo Edit 4.0 to create macros, 
templates, snippets, run commands or XPI extensions for Komodo's open 
architecture, with $1000 in prizes to the winning entries.

Komodo added extensibility to its feature set with Komodo IDE 4.0, the 
first unified workspace for end-to-end development of dynamic web 
applications, released in January; Komodo Edit 4.0, a free 
multi-language editor for dynamic languages based on the award-winning 
Komodo IDE, was released earlier this month.

Contest entrants can submit their work in the Komodo XPI Extension 
category or the Komodo Other Extensibility category (or both) on the 
Komodo Community website, at 
http://support.activestate.com/products/Komodo. The contest entry 
deadline is April 1, 2007.

A shortlist of finalists will be chosen from all entries based on code 
quality, user interface quality, usefulness, and 'coolness' factor. The 
winners will be chosen via online voting by the Komodo Community 
beginning Tuesday, April 10, 2007. Voting closes Tuesday, May 8, 2007. 
The winners will be announced at RailsConf 2007 in Portland, Oregon.

The winning entry in the Komodo XPI Extension category will win an Apple 
Nano. The winning entry in the Komodo Other Extensibility category will 
win a $150 iTunes gift card. There are secondary prizes of iTunes gift 
cards to be won as well.

The Komodo Community site is hosting user forums and FAQs for the 
contest, as well as resources for creating and sharing extensions, at 
http://support.activestate.com.

Read the official contest rules at 
http://support.activestate.com/forum-topic/komodo-extensibility-chal.

Komodo IDE
Komodo IDE 4.0 is the first unified workspace for end-to-end development 
of dynamic web applications. A rich feature set for client-side Ajax 
technologies such as CSS, HTML, JavaScript and XML, coupled with 
advanced support for dynamic languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby 
and Tcl, enables developers to quickly and easily create robust web apps.

Award-winning features include comprehensive editing and debugging, plus 
intelligent tools for regular expressions, team development, 
customization and unparalleled extensibility. The result is a powerful 
coding environment for framework stacks like Ruby on Rails and CakePHP 
and client libraries such as the Yahoo! UI Library and Dojo. Komodo IDE 
4.0 licenses are $295 US and a single license covers users across Linux, 
Mac OS X and Windows. Learn more at http://www.activestate.com/komodo_ide. 	

Komodo Edit
Based on the award-winning Komodo IDE 4.0, Komodo Edit 4.0 is a free, 
feature-rich editor for the full range of Komodo-supported dynamic 
languages (Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl) and platforms (Linux, Mac 
OS X, and Windows). Like Komodo IDE 4.0, Komodo Edit 4.0 also supports 
client-side Ajax technologies, including JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and XML. 
For more information or to download, go to 
http://www.activestate.com/komodo_edit.

ActiveState
ActiveState is the leading provider of tools and services for dynamic 
languages such as JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl. Millions 
of developers rely on ActiveState's cross-platform, professional 
development tools, high-quality language distributions, and enterprise 
services. Learn more at http://www.activestate.com.

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