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Key Modules Added to ActivePython

By Kendra Penrose, September 3, 2010

Python Modules

 

ActivePython is now more enterprise-ready then ever! With the inclusion of several key modules, ActivePython is now the best choice for all your Python needs. These modules are only available in the Business Edition and Enterprise Editions of ActivePython.

 

What's new:

Category: python

How to Migrate Perl Server-to-Server

By Graham Stuart, September 3, 2010

Migrating Perl server to serverSooner or later everybody swaps out hardware. Installing the new gear is usually the easy part. How do you get your applications transferred across, as quickly as possible, and make sure they work on the new system?

Category: perl

Deploying Tcl Applications with Starpacks

By Andreas Kupries, September 2, 2010

Spread WingsFinally your software is complete! Ready to leave the nest of your development environment, spread its wings, fly into the wide world of unpredictable user environments... and crash.  Deployment: the bane of software developers.

Category: tcl

New Webinar - Connecting the Dots: US SEC, ABS Mandates, Financial Modeling and Python

By Kendra Penrose, September 2, 2010

Join us on Wednesday September 22nd for a webinar co-hosted by Ann Rutledge, R&R Consulting, and Diane Mueller, ActiveState, focused on the recent US SEC regulation, ABS Mandates, Financial Modeling and Python.

Date:  Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Time: 10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern/17:00 UTC

Category: python

Pain-free Continuous Integration for Python Using tox+Hudson

By Sridhar Ratnakumar, September 1, 2010

Easy ButtonAt ActiveState, we use Hudson for continuous integration of our various Python projects such as PyPM.

Why do we use Hudson and not Buildbot? The short answer is that Hudson is simply much easier to configure and run than buildbot.

Category: python

New M2Crypto Module in ActivePython

By Kendra Penrose, August 31, 2010

OpenSSLWith security being top of mind for many organizations, the addition of the most complete Python wrapper for OpenSSL, M2Crypto, is a welcome addition to the enterprise-ready distribution of ActivePython. The M2Crypto module is available for Windows, Linux and Mac (for both x86 and x86_64) in ActivePython Business, Enteprise, and OEM Editions.

Category: python

Celebrating 22 Builds of Komodo by the LA Zoo

By Trent Mick, August 30, 2010

Komodo [heart] LA ZooLast Thursday the LA Zoo & Botanical Gardens tweeted that they’d successfully hatched 22 Komodo dragons (more info). That’s awesome! Congratulations to the Zoo staff on their efforts.

Category: perl, python, tcl

Google Summer of Code: Tcl-style

By Andreas Kupries, August 30, 2010

Google Summer of Code TclNow that this year's Google Summer of Code has ended, it's time for Matthew and me as admins for the Tcl Association to summarize things.

Category: tcl

Deployment & distribution: PerlApp or ActivePerl OEM?

By Angie Hirata, August 27, 2010

PerlApp or ActivePerl OEM
 

 
With thousands of people downloading ActivePerl and Perl Dev Kit to get started with creating applications or scripts with Perl, one of the questions we often get is - "When can I use PerlApp to distribute my application, and when do I need an OEM license to redistribute ActivePerl?"

So here are some basic guidelines:

Category: perl

Kitchen Angels - Activators Driven to Make a Difference!

By Shannon Yelland, August 24, 2010

Kicthen AngelLast week, the sales & marketing team took some time away from the office to participate in a program called Kitchen Angels. Run by a unique company called Inspire Canada, we spent the day in a kitchen challenge (complete with a time and budget limitation!) to prepare meals for homeless people in Vancouver.

Category: events