ADDING and REPLACING AccuRev Announces AccuRev 3.5, New Version of its Breakthrough Software Configuration Management System.LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Add after last graph of release: All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The corrected release reads: ACCUREV ANNOUNCES ACCUREV 3.5, NEW VERSION OF ITS BREAKTHROUGH SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Change Packages, Eclipse Integration and Other Enhancements Address Need for Improved Software Quality and Development Productivity AccuRev(R), Inc. today announced the release of AccuRev 3.5, a new and enhanced version of its breakthrough software configuration management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ) system that provides developers and administrators with increased flexibility and functionality for complex, enterprise-wide software development projects. Among the new features of AccuRev 3.5 are change packages and full integration with the Eclipse integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE (1) (Integrated Development Environment) A set of programs run from a single user interface. For example, programming languages often include a text editor, compiler and debugger, which are all activated and function from a common menu. ). AccuRev 3.5 is built on AccuRev's unique, stream-based architecture, which overcomes the inadequacies of other file-based software configuration management systems. AccuRev's enhanced StreamBrowser(TM) provides a comprehensive, graphical view of the entire project, including all streams or branches, snapshots or baselines, workspaces, and other elements. This new release provides functionality to further enable massively parallel See MPP. development projects and many simultaneous releases, helping time-pressured developers manage multiple changes to the same software. AccuRev's TimeSafe(R) technology assures that any state of the project is always available, no matter the number of developers working on the project or the number of tracked items involved. "AccuRev continues to lead the movement for innovation in the SCM market, delivering new capabilities that extend the boundaries of software configuration management," said Damon Poole, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and founder of AccuRev. "AccuRev's stream-based architecture is the first breakthrough in software configuration in more than 20 years, and with this new release, we're providing greater functionality and flexibility that developers need to manage today's complex, multi-platform e-business projects." The new change packages functionality with instant verification provides improved tracking capabilities, and addresses the enterprise need to boost efficiencies locally or closely manage offshore projects. With change packages, developers can easily track changes that have been applied to a particular development effort from project to project, across releases or teams, with greater insight. "Kronos has a large development team with hundreds of users, including remote developers, who need to work in true parallel development," said John Morris, Director of Quality and Release Engineering at Kronos, Incorporated, an AccuRev 3.5 beta user. "With the new features in AccuRev 3.5, we are able to tightly integrate source control with our project tracking application and eliminate hundreds of hours per year of manual cross-correlation work." AccuRev now integrates with Eclipse, Sun Java Studio, NetBeans, MS Visual Studio (.NET) and Rational Rose. This complete IDE and tool support enables more developers to work more seamlessly across a broader range of platforms. The new features of AccuRev 3.5 strengthen AccuRev's built-in best practices, the essential processes that help maximize efficiency and minimize disruption through all stages of a software project. With these best practices, AccuRev enables large enterprise development teams to more efficiently create, modify and maintain highly complex development projects with ease. Other enhancements in AccuRev 3.5 include: --Include/Exclude: the ability to apply filters to streams allows the user to subset the contents of a stream --Trigger Improvements: enables the passage of more information, using XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. as the trigger input file --Deep Overlap Filter: available for all workspaces, the new filter allows users to see/merge overlaps in all intermediate streams --Multi-Merge: enables users to 'multi-select' overlap files in the GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. and launch an automatic sequential merge of all the files --StreamBrowser GUI: improved usability and aesthetics aesthetics (ĕsthĕt`ĭks), the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of art and the criteria of artistic judgment. further simplify the SCM process AccuRev software is available for Microsoft(R) Windows(R), the Solaris(R) Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , Linux and most other Unix(R) platforms. Pricing and Availability AccuRev Software is available today directly from AccuRev, Inc. for $1,495 per named user for Enterprise Edition, and $750 per named user for Professional Edition. Both editions include the server, integrated database, integrated issue tracking, and the first year's maintenance and support. Demonstration and trial versions of AccuRev 3.5 are available for download at www.accurev.com/download. About AccuRev, Inc. AccuRev introduced the first breakthrough in software configuration management (SCM) in over 20 years, providing the flexibility and built-in best practices that developers need to manage today's complex, parallel, and distributed software development projects. AccuRev's award winning, stream-based architecture uniquely overcomes the inadequacies of file-based branch and label tools by providing dynamic visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all control of the development hierarchy via a highly intuitive user interface. Global enterprises including American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , Construx Software, Kronos Incorporated, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. and Sony Computer Entertainment, are using AccuRev to increase developer productivity and reduce administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. . AccuRev, Inc. is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,355 at the 2000 census. The town is famous for being the site of the opening shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first engagement of the American Revolution. and is privately held. For more information, visit www.accurev.com. AccuRev, TimeSafe and StreamBrowser are registered trademarks or trademarks of AccuRev, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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