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'''ActiveState Software Inc.''' is a Canadian [[software]] company headquartered in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. It develops, sells, and supports [[cross-platform]] [[software development tools|development tools]] for [[dynamic programming language|dynamic languages]] such as [[Perl]], [[PHP]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], and [[Tcl]], as well as language distributions and enterprise services.
'''ActiveState Software Inc''' is a Canadian [[software]] company headquartered in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. It develops, sells, and supports [[cross-platform]] [[software development tools|development tools]] and secure [[software supply chain]] solutions for [[dynamic programming language|dynamic languages]] such as [[Perl]], [[PHP]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]] and [[Tcl]], as well as [[enterprise software|enterprise]] services.


ActiveState is owned by its employees and Pender Financial Group, an investment company focused on technology and healthcare sectors in [[British Columbia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.activestate.com/company/|title=Company|publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref> after briefly being a member of the [[Sophos]] group.
ActiveState is owned by its employees and Vertu Capital, a growth equity firm based in [[Ontario, Canada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.activestate.com/resources/press-releases/vertu-capital-acquires-secure-open-source-integration-platform-company-activestate-2/ |title=Vertu Capital Acquires Secure Open Source Integration Platform Company, ActiveState |date=November 7, 2023 }}</ref> after briefly being a member of the [[Sophos]] group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Amy |date=2003-09-24 |title=Sophos buys antispam vendor ActiveState for $23M |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2804328/sophos-buys-antispam-vendor-activestate-for--23m.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Computerworld |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In September 2003, Sophos Plc announced the acquisition of ActiveState Corp. As part of the acquisition, ActiveState's president Steve Munford would become a member of Sophos's executive management team as Global VP Messaging.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sophos.com/en-us/press-office/press-releases/2003/09/pr_uk_20030924activestate.aspx|title=Sophos acquires anti-spam specialist ActiveState|website=www.sophos.com|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/56981/sophos_acquires_anti-spam_specialist_activestate/|title=Sophos acquires anti-spam specialist ActiveState|website=Computerworld|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
Acquisition of ActiveState [[Corporation|Corp]] was first announced in September 2003 by Sophos Plc. ActiveState's president [[Steve Munford]], who is part of the acquisition will become a member of Sophos's executive management team as Global VP Messaging.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sophos.com/en-us/press-office/press-releases/2003/09/pr_uk_20030924activestate.aspx|title=Sophos acquires anti-spam specialist ActiveState|website=www.sophos.com|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/56981/sophos_acquires_anti-spam_specialist_activestate/|title=Sophos acquires anti-spam specialist ActiveState|website=Computerworld|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>


===Sophos ownership era===
===Sophos ownership era===
In January 2006, Pender Financial Group announced on that it has entered into an agreement with Sophos, Inc. to acquire ActiveState Software Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.activestate.com/company/press/press-releases/activestate-spin-out/|title=ActiveState To Spin Out|publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
In January 2006, the Pender Financial Group, which was announced in January 2006 has agreed with Sophos Inc. to acquire ActiveState Software Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.activestate.com/company/press/press-releases/activestate-spin-out/|title=ActiveState To Spin Out|date=January 30, 2006 |publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>


In February 2006, ActiveState Software Inc. announced its acquisition by Pender Financial Group Corporation from Sophos, Inc., a subsidiary of Sophos Plc., for the purchase price of US$2,250,000. Following the acquisition, Bart Copeland would become ActiveState Software Inc.'s President and CEO, and Dr. David Ascher would become ActiveState Software Inc.'s CTO and VP of Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060222005860/en/ActiveState-Acquired-Employees-Pender-Financial-Group-Company|title=ActiveState Acquired by Employees and Pender Financial Group; Company Renews Focus on Tools and Solutions for Dynamic Languages|date=February 22, 2006|website=www.businesswire.com|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref> Following the sales of ActiveState to PFG, David Ascher of ActiveState revealed that Sophos agreed to sell ActiveState because developing programming tools did not fit Sophos's business model.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.newsforge.com/business/06/03/24/177217.shtml?tid=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109233024/http://business.newsforge.com/business/06/03/24/177217.shtml?tid=3|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 9, 2006|title=NewsForge - ActiveState reactivates|date=November 9, 2006|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
In February 2006, ActiveState Software Inc. announced its acquisition by Pender Financial Group Corporation from Sophos Inc., a subsidiary of Sophos Plc., for the purchase price of 2,250,000 USD. Following the acquisition, Bart Copeland will become ActiveState Software Inc.'s President and CEO, and Dr. David Ascher will become ActiveState Software Inc.'s CTO and VP of Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060222005860/en/ActiveState-Acquired-Employees-Pender-Financial-Group-Company|title=ActiveState Acquired by Employees and Pender Financial Group; Company Renews Focus on Tools and Solutions for Dynamic Languages|date=February 22, 2006|website=www.businesswire.com|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref> Following the sales of ActiveState to PFG, David Ascher of ActiveState revealed that Sophos agreed to sell ActiveState because developing programming tools did not fit Sophos's business model.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.newsforge.com/business/06/03/24/177217.shtml?tid=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109233024/http://business.newsforge.com/business/06/03/24/177217.shtml?tid=3|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 9, 2006|title=NewsForge - ActiveState reactivates|date=November 9, 2006|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>


===Pender Financial Group ownership era===
===Pender Financial Group ownership era===
In October 2006, ActiveState was named one of [[Canada's Top 100 Employers]], as published in [[Maclean's]] magazine, along with several other software companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluta.ca/einfo?en=Sophos+Inc.&ri=ad67c6c40d9940aa49e46774f2ed400a&rk=bd905b672f32f4798171a4beadecb120|title=Reasons for Selection, 2007 Canada's Top 100 Employers|access-date=June 26, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802213018/http://www.eluta.ca/einfo?en=Sophos+Inc.&ri=ad67c6c40d9940aa49e46774f2ed400a&rk=bd905b672f32f4798171a4beadecb120|archive-date=August 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
ActiveState was named one of [[Canada's Top 100 Employers]] in October 2006 as it was published in [[Maclean's]] magazine, along with several other software companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluta.ca/einfo?en=Sophos+Inc.&ri=ad67c6c40d9940aa49e46774f2ed400a&rk=bd905b672f32f4798171a4beadecb120|title=Reasons for Selection, 2007 Canada's Top 100 Employers|access-date=June 26, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802213018/http://www.eluta.ca/einfo?en=Sophos+Inc.&ri=ad67c6c40d9940aa49e46774f2ed400a&rk=bd905b672f32f4798171a4beadecb120|archive-date=August 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


=== Licensing change ===
=== Licensing change ===


Somewhere around 2013 the licensing model for ActiveState products changed from paid support to paid commercial use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adpgtech.blogspot.com/2013/12/activestate-make-activeperl-non-free.html|title=Andrew Dunstan's PostgreSQL and Technical blog: ActiveState make ActivePerl non-free|first=Andrew|last=Dunstan|date=December 4, 2013|publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>{{better source|date=December 2018|reason=This is non-notable blogger.}}
Somewhere around 2013 the licensing model for ActiveState products changed from paid support to paid commercial use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adpgtech.blogspot.com/2013/12/activestate-make-activeperl-non-free.html|title=Andrew Dunstan's PostgreSQL and Technical blog: ActiveState make ActivePerl non-free|first=Andrew|last=Dunstan|date=December 4, 2013|publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2018|reason=This is non-notable blogger.}}


==Subsidiaries==
==Subsidiaries==
*Phenona: In June 2011, ActiveState Software Inc. announced the acquisition of Phenona.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.activestate.com/company/press/press-releases/activestate-acquires-phenona-perl-cloud-company/|title=ActiveState Acquires Perl Cloud Company, Phenona, to Accelerate Cloud Strategy|publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/14/activestate_buys_teen_programmer/|title=Teen sells Perl cloud startup to ActiveState|first=Gavin|last=Clarke|date=14 June 2011|website=[[The Register]]|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
*Phenona: In June 2011, ActiveState Software Inc. announced the acquisition of Phenona.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.activestate.com/company/press/press-releases/activestate-acquires-phenona-perl-cloud-company/|title=ActiveState Acquires Perl Cloud Company, Phenona, to Accelerate Cloud Strategy|date=June 14, 2011 |publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/14/activestate_buys_teen_programmer/|title=Teen sells Perl cloud startup to ActiveState|first=Gavin|last=Clarke|date=14 June 2011|website=[[The Register]]|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
*Appsecute Limited: In June 2013, ActiveState Software Inc. announced the acquisition of Appsecute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.activestate.com/company/press/press-releases/activestate-acquires-appsecute-private-paas-leader-purchases-social-devops-solutions-provider/|title=ActiveState Acquires Appsecute: Private-PaaS Leader Purchases Social DevOps Solutions Provider|publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref> The acquisition would become ActiveState's strategy to pair Appsecute with Stackato.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.activestate.com/blog/why-activestate-acquired-appsecute/|title=Going Social: Why ActiveState Acquired Appsecute|first=Bart|last=Copel|date=June 5, 2013|publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
*Appsecute Limited: In June 2013, ActiveState Software Inc. announced the acquisition of Appsecute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.activestate.com/company/press/press-releases/activestate-acquires-appsecute-private-paas-leader-purchases-social-devops-solutions-provider/|title=ActiveState Acquires Appsecute: Private-PaaS Leader Purchases Social DevOps Solutions Provider|date=June 4, 2013 |publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref> The acquisition would become ActiveState's strategy to pair Appsecute with Stackato.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.activestate.com/blog/why-activestate-acquired-appsecute/|title=Going Social: Why ActiveState Acquired Appsecute|first=Bart|last=Copeland|date=June 5, 2013|publisher=|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>


==Products==
==Products==
ActiveState products include: [[ActiveState Komodo]], an [[integrated development environment]] (IDE) for [[dynamic programming language|dynamic languages]]; [[Perl Dev Kit]] (PDK) and [[Tcl Dev Kit]] (TDK), productivity and deployment tools for Perl and Tcl programmers; and free and commercial language distributions, [[ActivePerl]], ActivePython, and ActiveTcl for [[IBM AIX|AIX]], [[HP-UX]], [[Linux]], [[OS X]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].
* Current ActiveState products include: ActiveState Platform cross-platform automated build tool for Perl, Python, Ruby and Tcl; free and commercial language distributions, [[ActivePerl]], ActivePython, and ActiveTcl for [[IBM AIX|AIX]], [[HP-UX]], [[Linux]], [[OS X]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].
* Former ActiveState products include: [[ActiveState Komodo]], an [[integrated development environment]] (IDE) for [[dynamic programming language|dynamic languages]] which is now open source;<ref>{{cite web|title=ActiveState Komodo IDE Now Open Source|date=December 6, 2022 |url=https://www.activestate.com/blog/activestate-komodo-ide-now-open-source/|accessdate=January 12, 2023}}</ref> [[Perl Dev Kit]] (PDK) and [[Tcl Dev Kit]] (TDK), which have been sunset.<ref>{{cite web|title=Perl Dev Kit (PDK) is Now End of Life|date=February 20, 2020 |url=https://www.activestate.com/blog/perl-dev-kit-pdk-now-end-of-life/|accessdate=January 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tcl Dev Kit (TDK) Now End of Life|date=February 20, 2020 |url=https://www.activestate.com/blog/tcl-dev-kit-tdk-now-end-of-life/|accessdate=January 12, 2023}}</ref>

=== ActiveState Platform ===
Automatically builds Python, Perl, Ruby and Tcl packages from source code on demand, and packages them as runtime environments for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Features a zero-config cloud-based build system that implements the Supply chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) standard.<ref>{{cite web|title=Software Supply Chain Security|url=https://www.activestate.com/solutions/slsa/|accessdate=January 12, 2023}}</ref>


=== Komodo ===
=== Komodo ===
* '''Komodo 11:''' Features Smart and responsive autocomplete browser and overall performance symbol for faster performance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Komodo 11 With Revamped Code Intelligence|url=https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/11165-komodo-11-with-revamped-code-intelligence.html|last=Armstrong|first=Alex|date=26 September 2017|website=I Programmer|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
* '''Komodo 11:''' Features Smart and responsive autocomplete browser and overall performance symbol for faster performance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Komodo 11 With Revamped Code Intelligence|url=https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/11165-komodo-11-with-revamped-code-intelligence.html|last=Armstrong|first=Alex|date=26 September 2017|website=I Programmer|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
* '''Komodo 12:''' Autocomplete becomes more reliable and activates from any position and using one click to control the package manager and execute commands directly inside the file, supporting Python (pip), [[PHP]] (Composer), [[Perl]] (PPM), Ruby (Gem), and [[Node.js]] (npm and Yarn).<ref>{{Cite web|title=ActiveState Komodo IDE Now Free|url=https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/13411-activestate-komodo-ide-now-free.html|last=Vaggalis|first=Nikos|date=23 January 2020|website=I Programmer|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
* '''Komodo 12:''' Autocomplete becomes more reliable and activates from any position and using one click to control, the package manager and execute commands directly inside the file, supporting Python (pip), [[PHP]] (Composer), [[Perl]] (PPM), Ruby (Gem), and [[Node.js]] (npm and Yarn).<ref>{{Cite web|title=ActiveState Komodo IDE Now Free|url=https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/13411-activestate-komodo-ide-now-free.html|last=Vaggalis|first=Nikos|date=23 January 2020|website=I Programmer|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>


=== Python ===
=== Python ===
ActivePython is a [[package (package management system)|software package]] consisting of the [[Python (programming language)]] implementation [[CPython]] and a set of extensions, packaged to facilitate installation.<ref>{{cite book |title=Inside Windows Server 2003 |first=William |last=Boswell |publisher=Addison-Wesley Professional |year=2003 |page=717}}</ref> As of 2006, it ran on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], [[IBM AIX|AIX]] and [[HP-UX]] platforms.<ref>{{cite book |title=Python in a Nutshell |first=Alex |last=Martelli |publisher=O'Reilly |year=2006 |page=19}}</ref> ActivePython for Windows includes the PyWin32 extensions for programming with the [[Win32 API]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Python Cookbook |first1=Alex |last1=Martelli |first2=Anna |last2=Ravenscroft |first3=David |last3=Ascher |publisher=O'Reilly |year=2005 |page=326}}</ref>It also includes the [[integrated development environment]] [[IDLE (Python)|IDLE]], although this requires manual setup.<ref>{{cite book |title=Python Scripting for Computational Science |first=Hans Petter |last=Langtangen |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |year=2013 |page=660}}</ref>
ActivePython is a [[package (package management system)|software package]] consisting of the [[Python (programming language)]] implementation [[CPython]] and a set of extensions, packaged to facilitate installation.<ref>{{cite book |title=Inside Windows Server 2003 |first=William |last=Boswell |publisher=Addison-Wesley Professional |year=2003 |page=717}}</ref> As of 2006, it ran on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], [[IBM AIX|AIX]] and [[HP-UX]] platforms.<ref>{{cite book |title=Python in a Nutshell |first=Alex |last=Martelli |publisher=O'Reilly |year=2006 |page=19}}</ref> ActivePython for Windows includes the PyWin32 extensions for programming with the [[Win32 API]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Python Cookbook |first1=Alex |last1=Martelli |first2=Anna |last2=Ravenscroft |first3=David |last3=Ascher |publisher=O'Reilly |year=2005 |page=326}}</ref> It also includes the [[integrated development environment]] [[IDLE (Python)|IDLE]], although this requires manual setup.<ref>{{cite book |title=Python Scripting for Computational Science |first=Hans Petter |last=Langtangen |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |year=2013 |page=660}}</ref>


===Stackato===
===Stackato===
In February 2012, ActiveState announced general availability of Stackato. According to the announcement, Stackato "''makes it easy to develop, deploy, migrate, scale, manage, and monitor applications on any cloud''", and is available in Enterprise, Micro Cloud, and Sandbox editions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.activestate.com/press-releases/any-language-any-stack-any-cloud-activestate-unveils-stackato-10-application-platform|title=ActiveState Unveils Stackato 1.0, the Application Platform for Creating a Private PaaS}}</ref>
In February 2012, ActiveState announced the general availability of Stackato. According to the announcement, Stackato "''makes it easy to develop, deploy, migrate, scale, manage, and monitor applications on any cloud''", and is available in Enterprise, Micro Cloud, and Sandbox editions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.activestate.com/press-releases/any-language-any-stack-any-cloud-activestate-unveils-stackato-10-application-platform|title=ActiveState Unveils Stackato 1.0, the Application Platform for Creating a Private PaaS|date=February 29, 2012 }}</ref>


In December 2012, ActiveState announced the [[OEM]] integration of Stackato with [[HP Cloud Services]], specifically the HP Cloud Application Platform as a Service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.activestate.com/press-releases/activestate-announces-stackato-hp-oem-licensing|title=ActiveState Announces HP OEM Licensing Agreement for Platform as a Service with Stackato}}</ref> HP describes the product as "an application platform for development, deployment, and management of cloud applications using any language on any stack".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hpcloud.com/products/PaaSApp |title=HP Cloud Application Platform as a Service product page |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129114201/https://www.hpcloud.com/products/PaaSApp |archivedate=January 29, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2012/12/05/hp-unveils-cloud-application-platform-powered-by-activestate/|title=HP Unveils Cloud Application Platform Powered by ActiveState | work=Forbes | first=Reuven|last=Cohen}}</ref>
In December 2012, ActiveState announced the [[OEM]] integration of Stackato with [[HP Cloud Services]], specifically the HP Cloud Application Platform as a Service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.activestate.com/press-releases/activestate-announces-stackato-hp-oem-licensing|title=ActiveState Announces HP OEM Licensing Agreement for Platform as a Service with Stackato|date=December 6, 2012 }}</ref> HP describes the product as "an application platform for development, deployment, and management of cloud applications using any language on any stack".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hpcloud.com/products/PaaSApp |title=HP Cloud Application Platform as a Service product page |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129114201/https://www.hpcloud.com/products/PaaSApp |archivedate=January 29, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2012/12/05/hp-unveils-cloud-application-platform-powered-by-activestate/|title=HP Unveils Cloud Application Platform Powered by ActiveState | work=Forbes | first=Reuven|last=Cohen}}</ref>


On July 28, 2015, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. announced the acquisition of Stackato's business from ActiveState Software Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.informationweek.com/cloud/platform-as-a-service/hp-buys-activestates-paas-stackato/d/d-id/1321519|title=HP Buys ActiveState's PaaS, Stackato | work=InformationWeek}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?wireId=1971442|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506134054/http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?wireId=1971442|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-05-06|title=HP to Acquire ActiveState's Stackato Business to Help Customers Transition to Hybrid Cloud}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.activestate.com/blog/2015/07/activestates-stackato-cloud-foundry-docker-based-paas-acquired-hp|title=ActiveState's Stackato (Cloud Foundry & Docker Based PaaS) Acquired by HP}}</ref>
On July 28, 2015, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. announced the acquisition of Stackato's business from ActiveState Software Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.informationweek.com/cloud/platform-as-a-service/hp-buys-activestates-paas-stackato/d/d-id/1321519|title=HP Buys ActiveState's PaaS, Stackato | work=InformationWeek}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?wireId=1971442|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506134054/http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?wireId=1971442|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-05-06|title=HP to Acquire ActiveState's Stackato Business to Help Customers Transition to Hybrid Cloud}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.activestate.com/blog/2015/07/activestates-stackato-cloud-foundry-docker-based-paas-acquired-hp|title=ActiveState's Stackato (Cloud Foundry & Docker Based PaaS) Acquired by HP|date=July 29, 2015 }}</ref>


== Enterprise CI/CD ==
== Enterprise CI/CD ==
ActiveState confirmed that its Enterprise CI / CD Survey is available to participation by 2020. Based about how businesses commonly utilize CI / CD and how they address software runtime and create issues, the study is part of ActiveState 's ongoing initiatives to promote the development of open source technology.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 May 2020|title=ActiveState Launches Enterprise CI/CD Survey 2020|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/activestate-launches-enterprise-ci-cd-172400566.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616082458/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/activestate-launches-enterprise-ci-cd-172400566.html |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=16 June 2020|website=yahoo! finance}}</ref>
ActiveState confirmed that its Enterprise CI / CD Survey is available for participation by 2020. Based on how businesses commonly utilize CI / CD and how they address software runtime and create issues, the study is part of ActiveState's ongoing initiatives to promote the development of open-source technology.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 May 2020|title=ActiveState Launches Enterprise CI/CD Survey 2020|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/activestate-launches-enterprise-ci-cd-172400566.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616082458/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/activestate-launches-enterprise-ci-cd-172400566.html |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=16 June 2020|website=yahoo! finance}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:19, 2 May 2024

ActiveState Software Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryComputer software
Founded1997
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia
,
Canada
Area served
Global
Key people
Stephen Baker (CEO)
ProductsActiveState Platform, ActivePerl, ActivePython, ActiveTcl, Komodo IDE
Number of employees
>60
Websiteactivestate.com

ActiveState Software Inc is a Canadian software company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. It develops, sells, and supports cross-platform development tools and secure software supply chain solutions for dynamic languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl, as well as enterprise services.

ActiveState is owned by its employees and Vertu Capital, a growth equity firm based in Ontario, Canada[1] after briefly being a member of the Sophos group.[2]

History

Acquisition of ActiveState Corp was first announced in September 2003 by Sophos Plc. ActiveState's president Steve Munford, who is part of the acquisition will become a member of Sophos's executive management team as Global VP Messaging.[3][4]

Sophos ownership era

In January 2006, the Pender Financial Group, which was announced in January 2006 has agreed with Sophos Inc. to acquire ActiveState Software Inc.[5]

In February 2006, ActiveState Software Inc. announced its acquisition by Pender Financial Group Corporation from Sophos Inc., a subsidiary of Sophos Plc., for the purchase price of 2,250,000 USD. Following the acquisition, Bart Copeland will become ActiveState Software Inc.'s President and CEO, and Dr. David Ascher will become ActiveState Software Inc.'s CTO and VP of Engineering.[6] Following the sales of ActiveState to PFG, David Ascher of ActiveState revealed that Sophos agreed to sell ActiveState because developing programming tools did not fit Sophos's business model.[7]

Pender Financial Group ownership era

ActiveState was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in October 2006 as it was published in Maclean's magazine, along with several other software companies.[8]

Licensing change

Somewhere around 2013 the licensing model for ActiveState products changed from paid support to paid commercial use.[9][better source needed]

Subsidiaries

  • Phenona: In June 2011, ActiveState Software Inc. announced the acquisition of Phenona.[10][11]
  • Appsecute Limited: In June 2013, ActiveState Software Inc. announced the acquisition of Appsecute.[12] The acquisition would become ActiveState's strategy to pair Appsecute with Stackato.[13]

Products

ActiveState Platform

Automatically builds Python, Perl, Ruby and Tcl packages from source code on demand, and packages them as runtime environments for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Features a zero-config cloud-based build system that implements the Supply chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) standard.[17]

Komodo

  • Komodo 11: Features Smart and responsive autocomplete browser and overall performance symbol for faster performance.[18]
  • Komodo 12: Autocomplete becomes more reliable and activates from any position and using one click to control, the package manager and execute commands directly inside the file, supporting Python (pip), PHP (Composer), Perl (PPM), Ruby (Gem), and Node.js (npm and Yarn).[19]

Python

ActivePython is a software package consisting of the Python (programming language) implementation CPython and a set of extensions, packaged to facilitate installation.[20] As of 2006, it ran on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX platforms.[21] ActivePython for Windows includes the PyWin32 extensions for programming with the Win32 API.[22] It also includes the integrated development environment IDLE, although this requires manual setup.[23]

Stackato

In February 2012, ActiveState announced the general availability of Stackato. According to the announcement, Stackato "makes it easy to develop, deploy, migrate, scale, manage, and monitor applications on any cloud", and is available in Enterprise, Micro Cloud, and Sandbox editions.[24]

In December 2012, ActiveState announced the OEM integration of Stackato with HP Cloud Services, specifically the HP Cloud Application Platform as a Service.[25] HP describes the product as "an application platform for development, deployment, and management of cloud applications using any language on any stack".[26][27]

On July 28, 2015, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. announced the acquisition of Stackato's business from ActiveState Software Inc.[28][29][30]

Enterprise CI/CD

ActiveState confirmed that its Enterprise CI / CD Survey is available for participation by 2020. Based on how businesses commonly utilize CI / CD and how they address software runtime and create issues, the study is part of ActiveState's ongoing initiatives to promote the development of open-source technology.[31]

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