CollabNet(R) and Tasktop Partner to Bring Eclipse, Mylar, Subversion and CollabNet Together.First Industry Solution to Integrate Key Development Tools with a Collaborative Platform for Globally Distributed Software Development BRISBANE, Calif. -- CollabNet([R]), the primary sponsor of the Subversion sub·ver·sion n. 1. a. The act or an instance of subverting. b. The condition of being subverted. 2. Obsolete A cause of overthrow or ruin. (TM) open source project and leading provider of collaborative software This is a list of collaborative software (or list of groupware) applications. Wiki software is on a list of wiki software. Open source or free software The following are open source or free software applications. development solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Tasktop Technologies, the company newly formed by the creators of the Mylar open source project, to seamlessly integrate Eclipse, Mylar, Subversion and CollabNet. The integration of these leading development tools is the first of its kind and creates a highly productive working environment that makes tasks an integrated part of the developer's workflow throughout the lifecycle of a project. Eclipse is rapidly becoming the 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. of choice for a large number of developers. Recent results from an EvansData survey show the continued momentum of Eclipse globally with the adoption rate more than doubling in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. region. In parallel, Subversion has become the de-facto version control standard for globally distributed teams. However, in order to maximize effectiveness, software development tools must be integrated at the developer desktop level where the highest productivity gains can be realized. "New standards for life-cycle integration, including Eclipse projects The following is a list of notable projects and plugins for the Eclipse IDE. Official Eclipse projects These projects are maintained by the Eclipse community and hosted by the Eclipse Foundation. like Mylar, promise to simplify development tools integration," writes Carey Schwaber in August 2006 Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
Because of the complexity of today's enterprise applications, all modern IDEs overload developers with information. The lack of task integration across tools causes developers to waste an inordinate amount of time on switching from one context to another when multi-tasking. "The Eclipse Mylar tool solves the information overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. problem by integrating rich task management facilities with Eclipse", says Mik Kersten, lead of the Mylar project (http://eclipse.org/mylar) and President & CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Tasktop Technologies. Mylar streamlines the developer workflow through its innovative Task-Focused UI. By showing developers only the information they need to see for any given task it improves productivity by removing the need for repeated searching, scrolling, and navigation." Field studies of Mylar have validated with statistical significance that it makes developers more productive. Eclipse and Subversion are already closely integrated through the Subclipse project. CollabNet's partnership with Tasktop Technologies extends the Eclipse-CollabNet integration. Developers that are currently using Eclipse and CollabNet([R]) Enterprise Edition will enjoy: A simplified development environment When working on a project, developers might have more than a dozen tools opened at the same time in different windows. The integration of Mylar and CollabNet simplifies the development environment and provides, within the Eclipse environment, access to the project tasks and artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. managed in CollabNet Enterprise Edition. Immediate Prioritization of Project Tasks managed in CollabNet Enteprise Edition The integration between CollabNet and Mylar allows users to view CollabNet tasks from within Eclipse and enables Mylar's automatic context management to only present the information that's relevant to the task that the user is currently working on. Improved productivity due to reduced information overload and easier multi-tasking The consistent Eclipse-based UI between Eclipse, Mylar, CollabNet and Subversion, the prioritization of tasks and the one-click task switching Switching between applications that have been loaded in memory. It generally refers to a user purposely jumping from one application to another, for example, by pressing Alt-Tab or Windows key-Tab in Windows. , make developers a lot more productive. "Since its inception, CollabNet has been committed to leading the industry in the tools and processes which allow software developers to collaborate more efficiently across geographically distributed teams," said Bill Portelli, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CollabNet. "The deep integration of the Eclipse-based Mylar project and Subclipse capabilities into the CollabNet distributed software development platform is the first of its kind. It brings the task tracking capabilities of CollabNet across the development lifecycle directly to the developer's desktop and within their IDE environment. This level of integration offers a quantum leap quantum leap n. An abrupt change or step, especially in method, information, or knowledge: "War was going to take a quantum leap; it would never be the same" Garry Wills. in software development productivity." The integration component will be available in April 2007 and will be downloadable at http://open.collab.net About CollabNet With more than 1 Million users, CollabNet is the most widely used collaborative software development platform. The company is transforming the way software is being developed by enabling many industry-leading companies to leverage global development talents to deliver better products and innovate faster. Using CollabNet Enterprise Edition, project members can work as one team regardless of their location. Unlike traditional software development tools, CollabNet supports globally distributed teams in a cost-effective way, yielding unprecedented annual savings through reduced development infrastructure costs, increased productivity, improved project visibility and shared access to software assets. Founded upon open source principles, CollabNet is also the primary sponsor of the Subversion(TM) open source project, the new standard for version control. CollabNet has been recognized for its leadership with 10 major industry awards in 2006 including the Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: and Always On TOP 100 Awards, and the SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property Codie Award. Visit CollabNet at http://www.collab.net or get more information about Subversion at http://www.collab.net/subversion. CollabNet is a registered trademark of CollabNet, Inc. or its affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. . All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. About Tasktop Technologies Tasktop Technologies provides consulting, training and support for Eclipse, Mylar and Task-Focused programming and management. Tasktop is a new company formed by the creators of Mylar and inventors of the Task-Focused User Interface technology. In the near future, Tasktop will be distributing a tool suite that brings task focus to the developer's entire workday by integrating Mylar with desktop and web based Coming from a Web server. See Web application. productivity applications. Tasktop's goal is to bring about the Task-Focused Desktop, an environment that delivers to all knowledge workers the productivity benefits that are now available to developers using Mylar. See http://tasktop.com for more information. Tasktop is a trademark of Tasktop Technologies Inc. |
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