For Immediate Release

ActiveState Releases Perl Dev Kit 7.0
Comprehensive Perl application deployment suite adds optimization tools
and extends platform support

VANCOUVER, BC, March 21, 2007â??ActiveState, the leading provider of tools
and services for dynamic languages, today announced the release of Perl
Dev Kit (PDK) 7.0, their multi-platform suite of tools for developing
and deploying Perl applications.

PDK provides essential tools for building self-contained, easily
deployable executables for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, AIX and
HP-UX. The comprehensive feature set also includes a graphical debugger
and code coverage and hotspot analyzer, as well as tools for building
sophisticated Perl-based filters and easily converting useful VBScript
code to Perl.

PDK 7.0 introduces the code coverage and hotspot analysis tool, Coverage
Analyzer, improving code performance and reliability through coverage
experiments and data set comparisons. Coverage Analyzer easily
identifies untested or bottleneck code, allowing users to address
performance issues before executables are deployed. The feature extends
popular Perl module Devel::Cover, speeding interpretation of results
through syntax highlighting and an intuitive interface, and adding new
functionality for simplifying management of code changes over time.

"Coverage Analyzer, like all PDK's tools, is about ease-of-use: the
ability for anyone to create a quality Perl application and then deploy
it to coworkers or clients anywhere," says Jan Dubois, lead developer,
PDK. "Coverage analysis is only as good as your understanding of the
results, so by presenting even highly complex data in a readily usable
format, Coverage Analyzer makes it easy to optimize code."

With this release, Perl programmers also get the latest version of
PerlApp, the most advanced tool for creating and deploying Perl
executables to all major platforms. Heuristic refinements provide
sophisticated module wrapping to improve executable performance, and
Unix versions have been redesigned to use dynamically-linked runtime
libraries, for significantly smaller executables.

"We use PDK to provide our customers with critical network management
applications written in Perl. With the new dynamically-linked runtime
libraries, we can enhance these applications with functionality from key
modulesâ??and even provide smaller exes," said Mike Gent, Virtual Expanse
Innovations. "I highly recommend the new PDK to any Perl developer."

PDK 7.0 also extends platform support to Mac OS X, allowing new users to
take advantage of PerlApp and PDK's other valuable tools. Additionally,
native 64-bit support is now available for Windows (x64), Linux (x64)
and Solaris (Sparc).

ActiveState also distributes ActivePerl, the complete, ready-to-install
Perl distribution for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX.

Availability
PDK 7.0 is available in three editions. PDK Productivity Tools and PDK
Deployment Tools are targeted bundles, available for special release
pricing of $115.00 (regular price: $145.00). PDK Pro Pack combines PDK
Productivity and Deployment Tools in a single, high-value bundle, with
special release pricing of $195.00 (regular price: $245.00). Upgrade
pricing and education licenses are also available. Release specials end
April 20, 2007. All editions are available now at
http://www.activestate.com/pdk

PDK Pro Pack is also available with ActivePerl Pro Studio, a
subscription-based service that also includes the recently released
Komodo IDE 4.0, Safari Books Online, and the PerlAlert newsletter. A
one-year subscription, including software upgrades, is $495.00,
available at:
http://www.activestate.com/activeperlprostudio

About 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. ActiveState is owned by its employees and Pender Financial
Group, a publicly traded investment company focused on technology and
healthcare sectors in British Columbia. Learn more at
http://www.activestate.com.

Contact Information
For media and analyst inquiries and access to the ActiveState Media
Center, please contact
Erin Williams
Communication Manager, ActiveState
1.778.786.1105
erinw@[...].com

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