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March 1, 2007, VANCOUVER, BC--ActiveState Software Inc., the leading
provider of development tools and services for dynamic languages, 
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 can choose a $500 
www.thinkgeek.com gift certificate + a Komodo IDE license (total prize 
value $795) OR $500 Apple Store gift certificate + a Komodo IDE license 
(total prize value $795) OR $500 Amazon.com gift certificate + a Komodo 
IDE license (total prize value $795). There's over $2,000 in prizes to 
be won--including iPods, Squeezeboxes, and O'Reilly gift certificates.

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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