Tecplot, Inc., the developer of Tecplot data visualization and technical plotting solutions, has released Tecplot Focus 2008, an all-purpose engineering plotting software. One of the more significant new features is Python scripting, which was created specifically for engineers who require additional analysis (FFTs, splines, statistical functions, etc.) or more scripting flexibility.

ActiveGrid has decided to contribute in the Jython project to make ActiveGrid LAMP applications easier to deploy within companies. The company has made updates to the Jython project to have Python applications run on the Java virtual machine.