ActiveState Releases Advanced IDE for Ruby on Rails 
Award-winning professional IDE for web application development available now 

RailsConf 2007, Portland, OR , 2007/05/17 

ActiveState, the leading provider of tools and services for dynamic languages,
released the latest version of Komodo IDE today at RailsConf 2007, introducing
unparalleled Ruby and Ruby on Rails support to the award-winning development
environment. Komodo IDE 4.1 is a multi-platform, multi-language IDE for dynamic
languages and Ajax technologies, now featuring the most advanced Ruby and Rails
editing and debugging available in any development tool.

Powerful development framework Ruby on Rails is a popular choice for developers
seeking to create sophisticated web applications with ease. Komodo IDE 4.1
extends this power and flexibility with state-of-the art debugging, including
support for Rails controllers and views, and a Ruby interactive shell, available
on its own or from within debugging sessions. The feature-rich editor guides
developers with autocomplete and calltips for Ruby and RHTML, and supports the
multi-language and templated files common in Rails development. Komodo IDE 4.1
also introduces a Rails project template for painless project creation. New
projects are generated with a single click, and populated with a host of useful
commands for database setup and application testing.

"The last major release of Komodo redefined what was possible in a web
development IDE," says Eric Promislow, senior Komodo developer. "But given the
wild popularity of Ruby on Rails, we wanted to do more. Komodo IDE 4.1 is a
definitive moment in Rails development, introducing more advanced tools and
better performance than Rails developers have seen so far. There are new
Rails-powered sites appearing every day. Increasingly, we expect those to be
developed using Komodo IDE."

Komodo IDE's extensible architecture is another boon for Rails developers. Built
on the Mozilla platform, Komodo IDE features XPI extension support, providing
the same extensibility as Firefox, with all standard Mozilla APIs based on XUL,
XBL and XPCOM, plus ActiveState's own for Python and JavaScript. A new
Rails-oriented library makes it easy for developers to customize Komodo, add new
commands, and share them with others. Komodo IDE 4.1 includes full macro API
documentation, further backed by Ruby tutorials and an active community sharing
valuable extensions through ActiveState's community site at
community.activestate.com.

As with previous releases, Komodo IDE features intelligent tools for regular
expressions, team development, customization and unparalleled extensibility. The
result is a powerful coding environment not only for Ruby on Rails, but also
CakePHP and client libraries such as the Yahoo! UI Library and Dojo. A single
license covers users across Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Today ActiveState also released the latest iteration of Komodo Edit, a free
multi-platform, multi-language editor for dynamic languages and Ajax
technologies based on the award-winning Komodo IDE. Both Komodo IDE and Komodo
Edit are now available

About Komodo IDE 
Komodo IDE 4 is a powerful, multi-platform, multi-language IDE for end-to-end
development of dynamic web applications. Komodo IDE makes creating robust web
apps fast and easy, with 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. Komodo IDE licenses are $295
US and a single license covers users across Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. Learn
more at www.activestate.com/komodo_ide.

About Komodo Edit
Based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, Komodo Edit 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, Komodo Edit also supports client-side Ajax technologies, including
JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and XML. For more information or to download, go to
www.activestate.com/komodo_edit.

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
www.activestate.com.

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