Komodo IDE: New Release Introduces End-to-End Web Application
Development Support and Firefox-Style Extensibility
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VANCOUVER, BC, January 23, 2007â??ActiveState Software Inc., the leading
provider of development tools and services for dynamic languages, today
announced the release of Komodo IDE 4.0, a major upgrade to their
award-winning development environment. With this release, developers can
now create entire web applicationsâ??server, browser, and the HTTP
conversation that connects themâ??within a single unified workspace.

Komodo IDE enables developers to write, debug, share and organize
quality code in a customizable programming environment. With 4.0,
Komodo's support for dynamic languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
and Tcl, is extended to browser-side languages including JavaScript,
CSS, HTML and XML.

New features, including JavaScript debugging, DOM viewer, HTTP Inspector
and code intelligence, provide deep support for Ajax techniques, making
Komodo IDE essential for developers using dynamic languages and modern
web development practices. Support is also extended to framework stacks
like Ruby on Rails and CakePHP, and client libraries such as the Yahoo!
UI Library and Dojo, allowing users to remain in the Komodo workspace
for the entire development process.

Thousands of users were involved in the beta program, eager to provide
feedback on a product many consider indispensable: "We use Komodo IDE to
build our internal systems," says Jonathan Eunice, Founder and Principal
IT Advisor, Illuminata. "It has saved us an amazing amount of time and
effort."

Komodo IDE 4.0 also allows users to easily extend its architecture, with
support for adding advanced capabilities through Firefox-style .xpi
extensions.

Says Matt Herdon, Product Manager, Komodo, "Above all else, this release
is for the community. We are absolutely committed to giving them a
world-class IDE designed specifically for their languagesâ??one they can
invest in for the long term, with extensions, code and shared know-how.

"Over a year of development and quality assurance effort went into 4.0,
not to mention excellent pre-release feedback from users. The web
development support has been very much driven by their needs. People
want an easy way to build web apps with dynamic languages, and that's
what Komodo IDE is all about."

ActiveState has recently launched the beta release of a community
support site, which currently hosts Komodo user forums and FAQs and will
be expanded soon to include resources for creating and sharing
extensions. The site is available now at http://support.activestate.com

Shane Caraveo, Komodo Tech Lead, welcomes the involvement. "Every
developer has different needs; different ways of working. With this
release, we focused on putting control in the hands of our users.
Komodo's open architecture lets people add a lot of power with just a
few lines of code, and we're very excited to see how the community takes
advantage of that."

Also today, ActiveState announced the introduction of Komodo Edit, a
free multi-language editor. Komodo Edit provides advanced editing
capabilities for dynamic languages, including Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
and Tcl, plus support for browser-side code including, JavaScript, CSS,
HTML and XML. Komodo Edit, currently in beta, is available at
http://www.activestate.com/komodo_edit

About Komodo IDE
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ActiveState Komodo IDE 4.0 is available now. A standard license for
Linux, Mac OS X and Windows is $245 through February 28, 2007, and $295
thereafter. Discounted upgrade pricing is also available through
February 28, 2007. For more information, purchases and free trials, go
to http://www.activestate.com/komodo_ide

About ActiveState
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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.

Media & Analyst Inquiries
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Communication Manager, ActiveState
1.778.786.1105
erinw@[...].com


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