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ActiveState's Komodo IDE Finalist for eWeek Excellence Award

Multi-platform, multi-language IDE shortlisted in Best Application 
Development Tool category


VANCOUVER, BC, May 30, 2007â??ActiveState, the leading provider of tools 
and services for dynamic languages, announced today that eWEEK, a Ziff 
Davis Media publication and one of the IT industryâ??s leading enterprise 
magazines, has named Komodo IDE a finalist in eWEEKâ??s seventh Annual 
Excellence Awards program, in the Best Application Development Tool 
category.

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.

"Over a year of development and quality assurance effort went into 
version 4.0 of Komodo, which added features that enable developers to 
create entire web applications--server, browser, and the HTTP 
conversation that connects them--within a single unified workspace,� 
said Shane Caraveo, Komodo Dev Team Lead. â??It's great to have our team's 
work on Komodo IDE 4.0 recognized by the eWEEK editors and the senior IT 
reader advisers to eWEEK.�

The eWEEK Excellence Awards program provides enterprise professionals 
with a comprehensive benchmark for assessing a wide range of technology 
products and services. Evaluating the entries is a panel of experts 
including eWEEK Labs analysts and eWEEK Corporate Partners--senior 
enterprise IT professionals who act as reader representatives.

"We were very impressed by the quality of the entries we received this 
year, as well as by the number of entries--more than 800,� said eWEEK 
Editorial Director Eric Lundquist. â??It was a real challenge to choose 
the finalists because all of the entries reflect the tremendous effort 
the industry is making to respond to the increasing demands businesses 
are placing on technology.�

Winners will be announced on June 11 at eWEEK.com, and will be published 
in a special report in the June 25th edition of eWEEK.

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Komodo IDE
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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 for use across 
Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Learn more about Komodo IDE at 
http://www.activestate.com/komodo_ide.

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Komodo Edit
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Based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, Komodo Edit is a free, 
feature-rich editor for the full range of Komodo-supported dynamic 
languages, Ajax technologies and platforms. Learn more about Komodo Edit 
at http://www.activestate.com/komodo_edit.

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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. 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 <http://www.activestate.com/> .

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Contact Information
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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 <mailto:erinw@[...].com> 

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