ActiveState Ships Komodo 3.5 With Full Ruby Support For Mac OS X; First
Professional Ruby IDE for Developers 

Vancouver, BC, - November 3, 2005 - ActiveState, a leading provider of
developer tools for dynamic languages, today released Komodo 3.5, the first
professional integrated development environment (IDE) with full support for
the Ruby programming language. ActiveState Komodo 3.5 offers developers an
advanced workspace for programming in multiple languages, including Perl,
Python, PHP, Tcl, and now Ruby. The launch also marks ActiveState's first
Komodo release on the Mac OS X platform. Komodo 3.5 delivers Ruby features
such as Ruby on Rails debugging, Mac OS X support, and multilingual input
method editor (IME) support for non-Western languages. 

"Until now, Ruby developers haven't had a professional IDE for writing and
debugging their Ruby code," says Eric Promislow, ActiveState's Ruby Team
Lead. "Adding Ruby to Komodo's list of must-have supported languages has
been exciting during Ruby's recent growth and popularity. Ruby is an amazing
language for building mainstream Web applications quickly with less code. I
look forward to working with the community and helping Ruby continue to
grow." 

Unique Ruby programming features in ActiveState Komodo allow programmers to
easily code, debug, and test Ruby programs fast. Komodo is the first
professional IDE to offer Code Intelligence capabilities like AutoComplete
and CallTips providing advanced as-you-type Ruby syntax checking. Komodo's
Ruby code colorizing, folding, automatic end statements, and smart indenting
keep Ruby programmers of all abilities on track for writing bug-free
programs the first time. In addition, Komodo gives Ruby developers a fully
integrated graphical debugger for testing Ruby programs with ease. Komodo's
Ruby graphical debugger lets programmers visually set breakpoints, check
functions, and edit classes. 

In an industry first, ActiveState Komodo 3.5 makes it possible to debug Ruby
on Rails (RoR) applications in a professional IDE. Ruby on Rails is the
full-stack open source Web framework developed in Ruby. The RoR framework is
getting noticed as an alternative to existing enterprise frameworks because
it provides an easy path to application development. With RoR, Web
developers are able to write applications faster with less code. 

Adding Mac OS X support to Komodo 3.5 is an anticipated move for many
multi-language developers. ActiveState recognizes that many businesses and
programmers write code in many languages across multiple operating systems.
Komodo 3.5 is a native port of the award-winning IDE to Mac OS X, Apple's
increasingly popular developer platform. Komodo 3.5 runs on 10.4 Tiger and
10.3 Panther, delivering needed features to a programmer community starved
of professional tools for dynamic languages. 

"I am a Mac addict, and on Mac OS X I code with Komodo," says Irakli
Nadareishvili, Senior Software Architect, Picktek. "I love Komodo's clean,
integrated UI, the compact and usable project navigation bar, the ability to
see code structure, support for CVS and Subversion, and I was able to create
a macro five minutes after installation! I am delighted with the
capabilities. Komodo is the best IDE for scripting languages." 

Komodo 3.5 features new multilingual input method editor (IME) support for
using a standard Western keyboard to enter international languages, such as
French, German, Spanish, and Asian characters. Programmers building
applications for an international audience can now use Komodo to enter
localized code comments, error messages, and strings. 

Pricing & Availability 
Free trials of Komodo 3.5 for Mac OS X are available online at
www.ActiveState.com/Komodo/. Komodo Professional costs $295, and Komodo
Personal is $29.95. Existing Komodo 3.x customers qualify for free Komodo
for Mac OS X licenses. Upgrade pricing for prior releases is $99.95 and
$19.95, respectively. Komodo is offered at zero cost for classrooms and
teachers through the ActiveState Education License Program
www.ActiveState.com/Education. Komodo 3.5 is shipping now on Mac OS X, and
will be available later this year on Linux, Solaris, and Windows. 

About ActiveState 
ActiveState is the leading provider of tools and services for dynamic
languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl. Over two million
developers rely on ActiveState's cross-platform professional development
tools, high-quality language distributions, and enterprise services.
ActiveState Komodo, the professional IDE for dynamic languages, gives
developers a powerful workspace for editing, debugging, and testing
programs. Komodo supports Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl. Now available on
Mac OS X. 

Media & Analyst Inquiries
Kerry Taylor, PR Manager
ActiveState, a division of Sophos
1.604.484.6837
KerryT@[...].com 

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