ActiveState and O'Reilly join up

ActiveState & O'Reilly Deepen Partnership: Safari Electronic Reference
Library added to ASPN

VANCOUVER, BC - March 24, 2003 - ActiveState Corp. and O'Reilly & Associates
today announced the launch of Safari Bookshelf, a leading technical
reference library, now accessible within the redesigned ActiveState
Programmer Network (ASPN) website. Safari is available with ActiveState's
ASPN Perl and ASPN Tcl programming bundles, adding a broad range of online
books to the only comprehensive collections of Perl and Tcl tools and
resources.

ASPN Perl and ASPN Tcl equip programmers with professional tools and a
wealth of technical content such as:  code archives, news feeds, mailing
lists, cookbook recipes, and now Safari Bookshelf, all integrated within a
centralized online, searchable repository.

Safari Books Online is a joint venture between the industry's leading IT
publishers The Pearson Technology Group and O'Reilly & Associates.  Safari
Bookshelf is a fully searchable electronic reference library that houses the
full text of more than 1,300 leading technical books from O'Reilly,
Addison-Wesley, New Riders and many other trusted publishers. Users can
drill down into the exact chapter and section of a book to quickly pinpoint
examples and code samples just as they appear in the printed book.

"ActiveState's industrial-strength programming software and Safari's deep
technical library are a potent combination for working developers who need
information as they code," said Tim O'Reilly, CEO of O'Reilly & Associates.
"The ASPN bundles are like a specialized Google for Perl and Tcl
developers."

"As a resident Safari fan, I can see how the seamless integration of
Safari's extensive technical content within the revamped ASPN will provide a
big leg up for programmers," said Gurusamy Sarathy, Senior Developer,
ActiveState.  "Members can now bookmark and annotate this content, even
cut-and-paste the code directly into their programs, saving time and
significantly improving their ability to whip up code that works.  Safari
gives a whole new meaning to writing code by the book."

"I've been hooked on the tools in ASPN Perl for a couple years, using Komodo
to develop financial information processing systems and to wrangle ugly
chunks of code," said Eric Gjerde, IT Manager, Northland Securities, Inc.
"ASPN Perl was already a great source of information, and Safari Bookshelf
makes it even more valuable, saving me money and hassle.  The powerful
search capabilities and integration with the ASPN site are a huge help in my
work."

Safari upgrades are available free of charge to recent ASPN Perl and ASPN
Tcl customers.  Licenses for ASPN Perl and ASPN Tcl are $495.  Additional
information, free 21-day trial licenses, and educational licenses are at
http://www.ActiveState.com/ASPN.

About ActiveState Corp.
ActiveState is the leading provider of software solutions that increase
developer productivity and organizational efficiency through the innovative
use of open source technology.  Additional information on ActiveState's
industrial strength anti-spam software for enterprises and programming tools
for open source language developers is available at:
http://www.ActiveState.com.

About Safari Books Online
Safari Books Online is a joint venture between the industry's leading
technical publishers, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., and The Pearson
Technology Group. Safari's flagship service, Safari Tech Books Online, is
the premier electronic reference library for programming and IT departments.
Unlike an online bookstore, Safari is a fully searchable database of the
electronic versions of books from O'Reilly & Associates and Pearson's many
imprints: Addison-Wesley Professional, Adobe Press, Cisco Press, Macromedia
Press, New Riders, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall PTR, Sun Microsystems
Press, Que and Sams. Microsoft Press titles are also available.  Safari's
portfolio includes two additional electronic reference libraries: Safari
Bookshelf for the individual technologist and Safari HelpDesk Online for
knowledge workers.  For more information call Safari Books Online at (617)
848-7025 or visit the company's Web site at http://safaribooksonline.com.

Media & Analyst Inquiries:
Lori Pike, ActiveState
Sara Winge, O'Reilly & Associates

ActiveState, ASPN, ASPN Perl, and ASPN Tcl are trademarks of ActiveState
Corp.  All other company names herein may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Copyright ActiveState Corporation 2003.


Sincerely,

Elaine Chong, ElaineC@ActiveState.com
Marketing Associate, ActiveState
http://www.ActiveState.com