[Charlotte.PM] Fwd: [Announce] ActiveState Launches ActivePerl, ActivePython & ActiveTcl for Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger"

[William McKee]

Here's one for the Macophiles in the crowd! (Now that Mac's will be
built on Intel hardware, I might be able to finally run OS X on my
desktop).


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> To: announce at listserv.ActiveState.com
> From: Kerry Taylor <KerryT at ActiveState.com>
> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 07:07:01 -0700
> Subject: [Announce] ActiveState Launches ActivePerl,
> 	ActivePython & ActiveTcl for Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger"
> 
> ActiveState Launches ActivePerl, ActivePython & ActiveTcl for Mac OS X
> version 10.4 "Tiger"
> ActiveState's World-Renowned Open Source Language Distributions are Free to
> the Developer Community
> 
> WWDC 2005, SAN FRANCISCO, CA - June 7, 2005 - ActiveState, a leading
> provider of developer tools and  services for dynamic languages, today
> announced the release of ActiveState's ActivePerl, ActivePython  & ActiveTcl
> open source language distributions for Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger".
> ActiveState's  language distributions are world-renowned as the most
> complete, best maintained, and easiest to use  cross-platform language
> solutions in the market. The three new distributions for Tiger offer the
> same  innovative features, quality assurances and seamless integration that
> have made ActiveState the  industry-standard and number one resource for
> open source language distributions. Since their launch  eight years ago,
> millions of developers have relied upon ActiveState's quality assured open
> source  language distributions worldwide.
> 
> "The demand for ActiveState's languages and developer tools for Tiger is
> intense," says David Ascher,  ActiveState's Chief Technologist. "Our
> initiative starts with the launch of ActivePerl, ActivePython  and ActiveTcl
> to meet the developer need for up-to-date and maintained distributions on
> the Mac OS X  platform. Our commitment continues with a beta release this
> summer of our Komodo IDE ported to Tiger."
> 
> "Hundreds of breakthrough features make Tiger the most advanced OS in the
> world," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer
> Relations. "We are thrilled to see ActiveState providing  ActivePerl,
> ActivePython and ActiveTcl to create a best-of-breed open source
> productivity environment  for script developers on Mac OS X."
> 
> ActiveState's language distributions enable Mac programmers to keep their
> Perl, Python & Tcl packages  seamlessly up-to-date. ActivePerl contains core
> Perl, the Perl Package Manager (PPM) for installing  CPAN packages, popular
> modules, and complete online help. ActivePython ships with a wealth of
> documentation for both new and experienced Python programmers. ActiveTcl
> delivers Tcl, Tk and the  essential modules for Tcl programming.
> ActiveState's language distributions allow programmers to  develop across
> platforms with quality assured standards on Mac OS X (10.3 and 10.4), Linux,
> Solaris  and Windows. ActivePerl, ActivePython & ActiveTcl are provided free
> to the community as part of  ActiveState's support for dynamic languages.
> 
> Pricing & Availability
> 
> ActivePerl, ActivePython & ActiveTcl are immediately available as free
> downloads from  www.ActiveState.com/Languages. ActiveState offers OEM
> licensing for including ActivePerl, ActivePython  or ActiveTcl with your
> products, services and publications. Contact Sales at ActiveState.com for OEM
> license inquires.
> 
> About ActiveState
> 
> ActiveState is the leading provider of tools for dynamic languages such as
> Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl and  XSLT. Millions of developers rely on
> ActiveState's professional development tools, high-quality  language
> distributions and enterprise services. www.ActiveState.com
> 
> Media & Analyst Inquiries:
> 
> Kerry Taylor, ActiveState
> 1.604.484.6837
> KerryT at ActiveState.com
> 
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