AccuRev Announces AccuRev 4.0; New open API and Enhanced Replication Improves Productivity of Global Development Teams.LEXINGTON, Mass. -- AccuRev Inc. today released AccuRev(R) 4.0, the latest release of its software configuration management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ) solution. AccuRev 4.0 offers significant enterprise integration, replication, usability and performance enhancements for teams performing complex, parallel and geographically distributed development This article has multiple issues: * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * Very few or no other articles link to this one. . Organizations will improve agility and efficiency from the ability to better leverage investments in existing infrastructure and best-of-breed technologies. (Please also see today's news release, "AccuRev Announces AccuBridge" at http://www.accurev.com/accurev-news.html). Abhay Bhavsar, Development and Architecture Group, Corporate Information Services See Information Systems. at National Semiconductor, the industry's premier analog company that creates high-value analog devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. and subsystems, notes, "We have standardized on AccuRev not only for its revolutionary StreamBrowser technology and fundamental concept of TimeSafe, both of which impressed us in the initial evaluation phase while choosing an SCM solution, but also for the Company's strong product support." AccuRev 4.0 includes the following major new offerings and enhancements: New Open API Open API (often referred to as OpenAPI) is a word used to describe sets of technologies that enable websites to interact with each other by using SOAP, Javascript any other web technology. --AccuBridge(TM) SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). - This new full-featured, documented open API provides enterprises and technology partners greater flexibility in terms of leveraging existing technology investments by integrating AccuRev 4.0 with other best-of-breed applications, tools and IDEs. The AccuBridge SDK improves an organization's efficiency and agility, while reducing complexity and improving return on investment. Replication Enhancements --Selective depot (repository) replication - AccuReplica(TM), AccuRev's optional replication server Replication Server is a Sybase product to provide bi-directional, heterogeneous replication, and synchronization across enterprise, client/server, desktop, and mobile systems. , now has the ability to selectively synchronize only those depots required at multiple sites, avoiding unnecessary synchronization activities. This provides even better performance for globally distributed development teams. Additionally, initial AccuReplica setup has been optimized and can now be done in minutes versus hours, improving efficiency. Issue Management and Change Package Enhancements --AccuWork(TM) - Previously known as AccuRev Dispatch, AccuWork's issue tracking capabilities are now fully integrated within the Eclipse and Visual Studio IDEs. All software changes are easily linked to approved tasks, providing complete traceability of all development work. Integrating AccuRev change packages within these popular IDEs improves productivity and significantly aids compliance initiatives and IT audit-ability within an organization. --Automatic Change Package Merging - Support for merging code changes across sibling streams is now more efficient by referencing related modifications at the change package (or issue) level. Project and release managers will benefit from the ability to specify and promote change packages to multiple releases, enhancing parallel development and reducing regressions. StreamBrowser(TM) Enhancements --Stream-zooming - Support for projects of unlimited size and complexity is now more efficient through new stream-zooming within the StreamBrowser interface, which provides a high-level view of all projects. The ability to zoom-in and show only those projects most important to the user simplifies the display and improves performance. --New visual icon representation - The addition of new icons provides visual representation of project status, stream-type and progress, thereby improving development visibility, productivity and decision-making. "AccuRev increases quality by automating process and provides business agility by enabling the development organization to adapt to changing business requirements quickly, efficiently and accurately. Productivity is improved through the stream-based architecture and ease-of- use," says Damon Poole, AccuRev Founder and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. . "AccuRev 4.0, with its new open API and enhanced replication, delivers a best-of-breed SCM solution that enables high visibility of all aspects of the software development process to all stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. in real-time." Availability AccuRev 4.0 is available directly from AccuRev. For pricing and sales information, please contact your AccuRev sales representative at 1-800-383-8170 (US and Canada) or 1-781-861-8700 (Outside North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ). About AccuRev, Inc. AccuRev provides process change management for geographically distributed software development. AccuRev's award-winning software configuration management (SCM) solution easily and efficiently manages change within complex development projects. Control parallel development across multiple products, projects, releases and time zones with dynamic process flexibility. The AccuRev stream-based architecture provides an agile, powerful, and TimeSafe(R) foundation to secure critical business applications and software assets. AccuRev's best-of-breed approach and out-of-the box integration with third-party tools provide an optimal application lifecycle management The administration and control of an application from inception to its demise. It embraces requirements management, system design, software development and configuration management and implies an integrated set of tools for developing and controlling the project. solution. AccuRev's process change management products are used by a growing number of 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 , Citibank, Polycom, Sony Computer Entertainment, Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. . 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. More information about AccuRev can be found at http://www.accurev.com, or by calling 1-800-383-8170 (US and Canada) and 1-781-861-8700 (Outside North America). Copyright (C) 2006 AccuRev, Inc. AccuRev, AccuWork, AccuReplica, StreamBrowser and TimeSafe are trademarks or registered trademarks of AccuRev, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners. |
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