ActiveState Releases First Professional IDE for Open Source Programming Languages on Solaris; Komodo IDE for Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl, & XSLT at SunNetwork Conference.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2003 ActiveState(TM), the leader in programming tools for open source developers and anti-spam software for enterprises, today announced at the SunNetwork Conference the release of Komodo(R) 2.5 for Linux, Solaris, and Windows. Komodo's new enterprise-grade performance, multi-platform support, and comprehensive feature set enable greater developer productivity for building and deploying applications with Perl, PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor) A scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. With syntax from C, Java and Perl, PHP code is embedded within HTML pages for server side execution. , Python, Tcl, and XSLT (eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation) Software that converts an XML document into another format such as HTML, PDF or text. It may also be used to convert one XML document to another XML document with a different set of XML tags (different schema). . Komodo by ActiveState provides a powerful workspace for editing, debugging (programming) debugging - The process of attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions in a program or other system. These symptoms may be detected during testing or use by real users. , and testing applications. Komodo offers advanced support for Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl, and XSLT, and runs on Linux, Solaris, and Windows. Komodo offers a language-aware editor with features such as background syntax-checking and autocompletion; an easy-to-use, yet powerful debugger; source code control integration; CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. emulation; templates, and visual UI builder. "I needed a fast and easy IDE for my development work at the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. . I tried several editors and found Komodo to be the best by far," says Alex Jokela, software developer, University of Minnesota, Duluth. "The PHP syntax checking is helpful and the performance is great. Komodo is the best code editor I have ever used." "We use Komodo as an integral part of our software engineering environment. The combination of Komodo's cross-platform availability, remote debugging Remote debugging is the process of debugging a program running on a system different than the debugger. To start remote debugging, debugger connects to a remote system over a network. capability, and multiple programming language support makes it indispensable," said Kean Stump, senior software engineer, Credence Systems Credence Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: CMOS), is a manufacturer of test and analytical equipment for the global semiconductor industry. Founded in 1978, it is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol CMOS. Corporation. What's New in Komodo 2.5: -- Solaris 2.6+ support -- Major performance enhancements -- Many user interface refinements -- HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. preview for side-by-side viewing and automatic updating -- Templates use same syntax as snippets and run commands -- Font customization dialog permits 'schemes' to be saved "A Solaris port has been in demand by our enterprise customers since we first shipped Komodo in 2000," said Matt Herdon, tools and languages product manager, ActiveState. "Solaris is the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. of choice in many industries, and Komodo's award-winning toolset will be a boon to Solaris developers who want a professional IDE for their open source language work." Komodo for Solaris is covered under the existing Komodo license, which allows individual programmers to install Komodo on any system or platform for their use, at no additional cost. New licenses for Komodo 2.5 Professional Edition, featuring source code control, Visual Package Manager, and ActiveState GUI Builder Visual programming software that lets a user build a graphical user interface by dragging and dropping elements from a toolbar onto the screen. It may be a stand-alone program or part of an application development system or client/server development system. (TM), for commercial use, are $295. Upgrades are free for 2.x versions, and $99.95 for users of version 1.x. Licenses for Komodo 2.5 Personal Edition, for educational or non-commercial use, are $29.95. More details are available at: www.ActiveState.com/Komodo. About ActiveState Corp. ActiveState is the leading provider of software solutions that increase productivity and organizational efficiency through the innovative use of open source technology. Additional information on ActiveState's industrial strength anti-spam software for enterprises and programming tools for open source language developers is at: www.ActiveState.com. ActiveState, ActiveState GUI Builder, and Komodo are trademarks of ActiveState Corp. All other company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. (C) ActiveState Corporation 2003. |
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