# Welcome to ActivePerl

Thank you for using ActivePerl, ActiveState's quality-assured binary build of Perl. The latest Windows, Linux and Mac OS X builds are available for free to the community. Solaris, HP-UX and AIX builds are available in ActivePerl Business Edition.

ActivePerl includes:

- Perl, the binary core distribution
- The Perl Package Manager (PPM), for installing Perl extension modules
- Complete documentation

The Windows version of ActivePerl also includes:

- PerlScript, an ActiveX scripting engine, like JavaScript or VBScript, with a Perl brain
- Perl for ISAPI, an IIS plug-in that runs Perl CGI scripts faster
- PerlEx , an IIS plug-in that precompiles and caches Perl CGI scripts
- PerlEz, for embedding Perl the easy way

Refer to the Release Notes for information about this version of ActivePerl.

## ActiveState Products

ActiveState is the leading provider of technology solutions based on Perl and development tools for Perl programmers.

### Solutions

- ActivePerl Pro Studio, a complete package of Perl development tools and programming information.

### Development Tools

- Perl Dev Kit, the essential toolkit for building Perl applications for UNIX and Windows platforms.
- Komodo, the cross-platform integrated development environment for open source languages.

## Contact ActiveState

For installation-related support issues, contact support@ActiveState.com.

For general information and support, refer to the ActivePerl Support forum and the ActivePerl Mailing List.

To report a bug, or to view bugs fixed in this release, see the ActivePerl bug site, at http://bugs.activestate.com.