ActiveState Introduces Multi-Language IDE for End-to-End Dynamic Web Development

Business Wire, Nov 1, 2006

Komodo 4.0 Showcased at Zend/PHP Conference & Expo

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- ActiveState Software Inc., the leading provider of tools and services for dynamic languages, today announced the first beta of Komodo 4.0, introducing advanced support for Web 2.0 technologies to the award-winning IDE for dynamic languages. The release is available now.

Komodo 4.0 is the first IDE built specifically for end-to-end development of dynamic web applications. A rich feature set for client-side languages, coupled with powerful support for Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl, enables developers to quickly and easily create robust web apps.

With this release, Komodo's advanced dynamic language support is extended to client-side AJAX languages, including JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and XML. The result is a unified environment for framework stacks like Ruby on Rails and CakePHP, and client libraries such as the Yahoo! UI Library and Dojo, supported by new tools including DOM Viewer, HTTP Inspector, UDL (User Defined Language) templates, secure remote file support, revamped project support, and even greater extensibility.

By supporting the full technology stack, Komodo makes it possible to edit, test, and debug entire web applicationsCoserver, client, and the HTTP conversation that connects themCowithin a single integrated development environment.

"Komodo 4.0 is the Swiss army knife of scripting languages and web development," says Issac Goldstand, Mirimar Networks. "With the addition of integrated JavaScript debugging, HTML/XML/CSS auto-completion, an integrated HTTP protocol inspector, an integrated DOM inspector, and a handful of other nifty tools, it's quite possibly the coolest thing to happen to scripting languages since, well, ever."

Komodo 4.0 is planned for release in early 2007. The beta release is showcased at this week's Zend/PHP Conference and Expo, October 30 to November 2, in San Jose, CA.

About ActiveState Komodo

Komodo is the award-winning IDE for dynamic web development. Used by tens of thousands of developers worldwide, Komodo offers advanced support for Web 2.0 technologies and dynamic languages in a single feature-rich workspace. A single license covers users across Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Professional Edition licenses are $295. Personal Edition licenses are $29.95. New licenses, free trials, and the beta release are available at http://www.activestate.com/komodo.> About ActiveState

ActiveState is the leading provider of tools and services for dynamic languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl. Over two million developers rely on ActiveState's cross-platform professional development tools, high-quality language distributions, and enterprise services.

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