*Komodo 4.2 Updates for Smoother Coding*
ActiveState enhances award-winning Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit advanced 
web development toolkits

Vancouver, BC, September 18, 2007â??ActiveState, the leading provider of 
tools and services for dynamic languages, today released Komodo IDE 4.2, 
the latest update to the multi-platform, multi-language integrated 
development environment (IDE) for advanced web development.

Komodo IDE helps free developers to focus on advanced web development. 
This release incorporates more useful features like auto-update, 
necessary features like bug fixes, and nice-to-have features like soft 
characters, plus improved functionality for dynamic languages.

Key additions to this release are auto updates and soft characters. Auto 
updates means users don't need to check for the latest features or 
reinstall Komodo to get the latest version. Soft characters is a new 
feature for automatic insertion of closing brackets, braces and parentheses.

â??I've been a Komodo customer for almost five years, and couldn't imagine 
using another editor for my work with dynamic languages. Komodo IDE 
syntax highlights and auto-completes my Perl, Ruby, XML, SQL, HTML and 
CSS, allowing my team to write better code more quickly than we ever 
have,� said Chris Gerber of Pfizer Global Manufacturing.

â??Version 4.1 added Ruby on Rails support that went beyond my 
expectations, including the ability to create databases directly from 
the YAML file. With the addition of soft characters and automatic 
updates in version 4.2, things are only getting better.�

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 for dynamic 
languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl and for nclient-side 
Ajax technologies such as CSS, HTML, JavaScript and XML. 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. Komodo IDE and 
Komodo Edit are now available from www.activestate.com.

These releases follow last week's news that ActiveState launched a new 
initiative to create an open source platform that promotes open 
standards. The Open Komodo Project will support the open web and web 
standards, fill a need for developer tools in the open web technology 
stack, and drive further innovation for Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit. Read 
more about the Open Komodo Project at www.activestate.com/openkomodo.


About ActiveState
ActiveState creates professional development tools, language 
distributions, and business solutions for dynamic languages. We focus on 
building JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl technologies that 
just work. ActiveState is owned by its employees and Pender Financial 
Group, a publicly traded investment company focused on technology in 
British Columbia. For more information, visit www.activestate.com.


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

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