ActiveState Unleashes the Real Power of Expect on the Windows Platform with ActiveState Expect for Windows 1.0.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers VANCOUVER Vancouver, city, Canada Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 471,844), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver Island and just N of the Wash. border. , British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2004 ActiveState, a leading provider of professional tools for programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists , today announced Expect for Windows 1.0, releasing the real power of Expect to the Windows platform. ActiveState Expect for Windows is up-to-date, quality assured, and easily deployable. The solution provides familiar tools for cross-platform system administration and test automation, enabling developers to increase productivity and performance. Expect is an automation tool based on Tcl, a multi-purpose scripting language A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an used by over half a million programmers. It automates access to interactive applications and streamlines system administration and testing tasks. With Expect for Windows 1.0, users can control applications running on mainframe or Unix servers A medium to large-scale computer system in a network that runs under Unix. Unix servers are widely used as application servers and database servers and are available from a variety of vendors, including Sun, IBM, HP and others. from Windows workstations (1) Any PC running Windows. (2) Using a Windows server as a client PC. The server versions of Windows are occasionally used as desktop computers to take advantage of the additional robustness and features built into server products. See Windows server. . Expect for Windows 1.0 is the only up-to-date version of Expect that works natively with the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. console. It is consistent with the latest Expect version (5.40) and compatible with the Tcl 8.4 core. "ActiveState's Expect for Windows 1.0 has enabled me to reduce the time, complexity and costs associated with developing and distributing the utility programs I develop for our air traffic control systems," said Keith Wetherill, National Field Support Lead, FAA Second Level Engineering Systems Support Group. "It has been indispensable in delivering easy-to-use standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. applications to our users." Key features of Expect for Windows 1.0: -- Up-to-date -- Supports the latest versions of Expect and Tcl core language. -- Ready-to-use -- Includes integrated help and samples. The solution is vendor-supported and quality-assured. -- Deployable -- Works in conjunction with the Tcl Dev Kit, included in ActiveState's ASPN ASPN ActiveState Programmer Network ASPN American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons ASPN American Society of Pediatric Nephrology ASPN Active State Programmer Network ASPN Active Server Pages Network Tcl programming bundle. Combined with the powerful features of the development kit, Expect for Windows equips programmers to rapidly develop and deliver professional-quality Tcl applications on a range of platforms. "We have delivered on customer demand for an up-to-date Expect on the Windows platform," said Matt Herdon, director of product management, ActiveState. "Expect for Windows 1.0 builds on our Tcl product offering and further establishes ActiveState as a leader in professional programmer (1) A hardware device used to customize a programmable logic chip such as a PAL, GAL, EPROM, etc. See PROM programmer. (2) A person who designs the logic for and writes the lines of codes of a computer program. tools." Until April 30, 2004, you can enjoy the power of Expect on the Windows platform for up to $50 off the regular price. Commercial licenses for Expect for Windows are just $265, a savings of $30. The launch special also extends to ActiveState's ASPN Tcl, priced at $445, a savings of $50. ASPN Tcl features a complete Tcl programming bundle including Expect for Windows, Komodo Pro, Tcl Dev Kit, and Safari Bookshelf. More information, free evaluation licenses, and product purchases are available at http://www.ActiveState.com/Expect/launch. Other ActiveState Tcl initiatives include hosting of the primary Tcl community website, and ActiveTcl, the free, quality-assured distribution of Tcl. ActiveState also provides comprehensive support for Tcl applications and internals through the TclDirect support package. 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