ActiveState Tool Corp. this week
premiered PerlDirect, a complete Perl support program designed for
corporate IS/IT managers looking to expand the use of the Perl scripting
language.
The PerlDirect program provides users of Perl with reliability, stability
and accountability through its features, which include:
- validated, quality-assured releases of Perl and its popular extensions
- advice and support
- Y2K Test Suite
- a Perl Alert weekly bulletin
By providing validated releases, ActiveState gives developers instant
access to the most recent and popular Perl modules. At the same time, it
also provides users with the security that is required for
“
mission-critical
”
software. These Perl releases and extensions are all
quality-assured and tested.
The quarterly PerlDirect CD also includes the pre-compiled Perl binaries
for Windows and popular Unix platforms, tools and utilities for Windows
NT-Unix portability and unrestricted distribution rights within the user’s
company.
Additionally, the PerlDirect package includes incident-based support from
the http://www.PerlClinic.com”>Perl
Clinic, a technical support service that ActiveState maintains. The
Perl Clinic staff includes well-known Perl specialists Tim Bunce, Gurusamy
Sarathy and Chip Salzenberg.
To help Perl users insure Year 2000 compliance, ActiveState has created a
Y2K toolkit for Perl developers. PerlDirect’s Y2K Test Suite provides a set
of tools for identifying potential Y2K problem areas and enables the
testing of Perl and Perl modules on a system using installed Perl components.
The Perl Alert newsletter provides timely information about significant
Perl-related issues, new modules, bugs, and new releases, with special
alerts issued as needed. PerlDirect’s basic annual subscription rates start
at $12,000.