March News: Komodo IDE 8 On Sale Now; Private Cloud Webinar Tuesday

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Hi sherly, Welcome to our March newsletter. Here's what's new at ActiveState: Komodo IDE 8 Released: On Sale Now, along with Perl Pro Studio Webinar This Tues: A Call to Arms for Private Cloud Builders Case Study: How ExactTarget Innovates with Stackato Private PaaS In the News: Dr. Dobbs; Wired; Using Stackato for PHP All the best, Team ActiveState Komodo IDE 8.0 Released - On Sale Now Komodo IDE 8 is out! Take advantage of our special promotional pricing until March 31: $50 off Komodo IDE licenses $32 off upgrades from Komodo IDE 7.x to 8 $100 off ActivePerl/ActiveTcl Pro Studio Add an Upgrades & Support subscription for $87/year to get priority support and the latest releases for just half the price of manual upgrades. Buy online today or request a quote. Webinar: A Call to Arms for Private Cloud Builders Date: Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013 Time: 10 am PT / 1 pm ET (1 hour) Presenters: Randy Bias, Co-Founder and CTO, Cloudscaling John Wetherill, Developer Evangelist, ActiveState The era of elastic IT is here. Businesses are realizing that the cloud not only allows cost reduction, but provides opportunities for innovation and growth. In this presentation, Randy and John will outline an action plan for building an elastic cloud infrastructure using DevOps and Platform-as-a-Service. Seats are limited. Register today. Case Study: How ExactTarget Innovates with Stackato ExactTarget, global leader in Software-as-a-Service solutions, envisioned their flagship offering, the Interactive Marketing Hub, as an interactive cloud operating system for delivering marketing applications to customers. However, architecting, developing and supporting its own open-source based private cloud middleware proved to be a challenge. Learn more. Download the case study. In the News: Dr. Dobbs; Wired; Using Stackato for PHP "ActiveState Private PaaS with Stackato 2.8" by Adrian Bridgwater, Dr. Dobbs "IT as a Profit Driver? Take a Ride with Private PaaS" by Bart Copeland for Wired, Innovation Insights "Using Stackato for PHP Applications in a Private PaaS" unassumingphp.com "Cross-Platform IDEs and Komodo Dragons" by Adrian Bridgwater, Dr. Dobbs Check out more news coverage Komodo IDE 8.0 Stackato 2.8 ActivePerl 5.14.4, 5.16.3 Cloud Connect Santa Clara Apr. 2-5, Santa Clara, CA OpenStack Summit Apr. 15-18, Portland, OR Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) Apr. 29-30, San Francisco, CA Cloud Expo East June 10-13, New York City From the Blog Keeping Innovation Alive: Jeff Hobbs Talks Stackato 2.8 By Isabelle Groc, Technical Editor Komodo 8.0: Thoughts on a Killer Release By Todd Whiteman, Komodo Development Lead Drupal Deployment on Eucalyptus and Deploy a Jenkins Server with Stackato and Eucalyptus By Harold Spencer, Jr, Eucalyptus Systems Minecrafting with Stackato 2.8 By Matthew Fisher, Junior Product Manager Dragon Meets Snake: Komodo IDE and Python By Isabelle Groc, Technical Editor Read more on our Blog. 1700 - 409 Granville Street | Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2 | Canada | www.activestate.com Phone: (778) 786 1100 | Toll-Free: 1 (866) 631 4581 | Fax: (778) 786 1133

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Webinar Next Week: PaaS Case Study featuring ExactTarget

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Hi sherly, It's not too late to reserve your seat for this case study webinar: Making the Case for Private PaaS: ExactTarget Innovates in the Cloud Hosted by Cloud Connect Date: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 Time: 10 am PST / 1 pm EST (1 hour) Presenters: Dale McCrory, Principal Product Manager, Fuel Platform, ExactTarget Bart Copeland, President & CEO, ActiveState Last year, Software-as-a-Service leader ExactTarget deployed private Platform-as-a-Service technology in its production private cloud. In this presentation, ExactTarget Principal Product Manager Dale McCrory and ActiveState CEO Bart Copeland discuss ExactTarget's experience and results, including: Shortened development cycles Improvements in developer and IT workflow Increased innovation Ease of application administration Seats are limited. Learn more and reserve your seat today. We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday! The ActiveState Team @ActiveState FEATURED PRESENTERS: Dale McCory, Principal Product Manager, Fuel Platform, ExactTarget Bart Copeland, President & CEO, ActiveState

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Feb. News: Webinar - The Case for Private PaaS featuring ExactTarget

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Hi sherly, Welcome to our February newsletter. Here's what's new at ActiveState: Webinar: The Case for Private PaaS: How ExactTarget Innovates with Stackato DIY vs BUY: The True Costs of Open Source Cloud (Infographic) In the News: TechCrunch - The Paradox of Aligning with HP and Cloud Foundry; ActiveState Launches Stackato Partner Program Komodo IDE: Tips & Tricks, Web Editing Tutorial Videos All the best, Team ActiveState @ActiveState Webinar: The Case for Private PaaS Date: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 Time: 10 am PT / 1 pm ET (60 minutes) Presenters: Dale McCrory, Principal Product Manager, Fuel Platform, ExactTarget Bart Copeland, President & CEO, ActiveState Last year, Software-as-a-Service leader ExactTarget deployed private Platform-as-a-Service technology in its production private cloud. In this webinar, Dale McCrory and Bart Copeland discuss ExactTarget's experience and results, including shortened development cycles, smoother workflow and increased innovation. Seats are limited. Register today. Datasheet: The True Costs of Open Source Cloud Enterprises often choose open source technologies to build a Platform as a Service because it seems like a more cost-effective option than purchasing commercial software. However, free software is not a free ride. IT managers should measure the hidden costs involved before committing to open source. Find out how to measure the true costs of that open source cloud: Download the Datasheet (PDF). In the News "PaaS Provider ActiveState And The Paradox of Aligning With HP and Cloud Foundry" by Alex Williams, TechCrunch "ActiveState Launches Stackato Partner Program" Official Announcement "Clouds Without Borders: How to Achieve True Application Interoperability" by Diane Mueller for Cloud Computing Journal "'Java Security Flaws: Wake-Up Call for DevOps" by Diane Mueller for SiliconANGLE Check out more news coverage Killer Coding with Komodo IDE Lead Komodo developer Todd Whiteman lists his top 10 tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your use of Komodo, including: Toggle Side Panes Fast Open Go-Tool Custom Keybindings Read Todd's Blog Post. Related Posts: Web Editing with Komodo: Tutorial Videos Learning Python with Udacity and Komodo Edit Connect With Us:        ActiveTcl 8.6.0 ActivePerl 5.14.3, 5.16.2, 5.12.5 (Business Edition only) Komodo 8.0.0b1 - Coming Soon Cloud Expo Europe Jan. 29-30, London, UK Redmonk Monki Gras Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, London, UK PyCon 2013 Mar. 13-17, Santa Clara, CA Cloud Connect Silicon Valley Apr. 2-5, Santa Clara, CA Check our events page for updates. From the Blog Building a PaaS in Ruby By Phil Whelan, Stackato Developer Java 7 Comes to Stackato By John Wetherill, Developer Evangelist From Kettle of Fish to Stone Soup By KJ Woolley, Systems Administrator United We Stand: The Stackato Partner Program and What It Means by Bart Copeland, President & CEO Adding Your Own Service to Stackato By Troy Topnik, Technical Writer Read more on our Blog. 1700 - 409 Granville Street | Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2 | Canada | www.activestate.com Phone: (778) 786 1100 | Toll-Free: 1 (866) 631 4581 | Fax: (778) 786 1133

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Dec. News: HP Unveils Cloud Application Platform Powered by Stackato

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Hi sherly, Welcome to our December newsletter. Here's what's new at ActiveState: ActiveState Announces HP OEM Licensing Agreement Webinar Next Week: The New Economics of a Private Cloud In the News: Forbes.com - HP Unveils Cloud Application Platform Dev Tool Holidays: $50 or More Off Komodo IDE, PDK, TDK All the best, Team ActiveState @ActiveState ActiveState Announces HP OEM Licensing Agreement for Platform as a Service with Stackato ActiveState has announced that HP has entered into a licensing agreement for the OEM integration of Stackato with HP Cloud Services. With this integration, Stackato will provide the PaaS engine for HP's public cloud service. The Stackato integration provides: Agility, reducing the time spent on IT configuration for HP Cloud users Scalability, supporting smaller projects as well as the needs of large enterprises Flexibility, with freedom of choice of data services, languages and web frameworks Security, with Linux containerization for each individual application Sign up for the HP Cloud Application PaaS beta at: http://go.hpcloud.com/PaaS-private-beta-signup Read the full announcement. Webinar: The New Economics of a Private Cloud Date: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 Time: 10 am PT / 1 pm ET (60 minutes) Presenters: Joe Weinman, Senior VP, Telx, Author of "Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing" Bart Copeland, President & CEO, ActiveState Cloudonomics is a new way to discuss the benefits of a private cloud. Many have focused on the cost reduction possibilities while others have focused on business agility. However, private cloud can play a strategic role as well, enhancing operational efficiency, business processes, innovation, and even sustainability. Seats are limited. Register today. In the News: HP Cloud, Starting From Scratch, and Forking "HP Unveils Cloud Application Platform Powered by ActiveState" by Reuven Cohen, Contributor, Forbes.com "How to Build a Trusting Partner Ecosystem - HP Cloud" by Patrick Pushor, CloudChronicle.com "New Cloud Rising: Adopt New Technologies to Gain a Competitive Edge" by Brent Smithurst for Cloud Computing Journal "'Fork' is Not a Four-Letter Word" by Diane Mueller for Dr. Dobbs Check out more news coverage Happy Holidays from ActiveState! Give the gift of code this holiday season. Our professional developer tools are on sale now for a limited time. The following discounts are in effect through Dec. 31: $50 Off Komodo IDE, Perl Dev Kit, Tcl Dev Kit $100 Off ActivePerl or ActiveTcl Pro Studio 5-packs are the best deal: Get 5 licenses for the price of 4, plus the additional $50 or $100 off per license as noted above! Shop now or contact us for a formal quote. Connect With Us:        Stackato 2.6 Komodo IDE 8.0.0-alpha1 PyCon 2013 Mar. 13-17, Santa Clara, CA Stay tuned for more events in the new year. From the Blog Dream No Small Dreams: They Chose Stackato By Bart Copeland, President & CEO Stackato's New and Improved Log Streaming: Logyard 2.0 By Sridhar Ratnakumar, Senior Developer, ActivePython Stackato 2.6 Released By Brent Smithurst, Director of Product Management Komodo Macro of the Day: Inserting Image Tags by Eric Promislow, Senior Developer, Komodo So You Think We're Malicious? By Carey Hoffman, Tech Support Read More at the ActiveBlog 1700 - 409 Granville Street | Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2 | Canada | www.activestate.com Phone: (778) 786 1100 | Toll-Free: 1 (866) 631 4581 | Fax: (778) 786 1133

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