Perforce Software Expands Asia Pacific Presence with New Office in Sydney.Perforce per·force adv. By necessity; by force of circumstance. [Middle English par force, from Old French : par, by (from Latin per; see per) + force, force Customers in Australia Increase Nearly 40 Percent in 2006 ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Perforce Software today announced its continued expansion in the Asia Pacific region with the opening of a new office in Sydney, Australia. This move enables Perforce Software to provide better support for its existing customers in Australia, India and China, as well as positioning the company for additional growth in the region as the worldwide popularity of Perforce SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. continues to increase. Perforce Software develops Perforce, the Fast Software Configuration Management (SCM) System, an award-winning tool that versions and manages source code and digital assets for enterprises large and small. "We have carefully managed our growth over the years to ensure that each step maintains our ongoing stability and quality of service," said Nigel Chanter chanter: see bagpipe. , chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Perforce Software. "While Asia Pacific has always been an important market for us, the substantial customer growth we have seen in the region over the last year has made opening this office an obvious progression." Over the last year Perforce customers in Australia have increased nearly 40 percent. Notable Asia Pacific customers include Canon, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba, Toyota, Wipro and Sony. More than 200,000 developers at 4,000 organizations use the Perforce SCM system worldwide. Perforce Software's new office is located at 100 Walker Street, North Sydney North Sydney, town (1991 pop. 7,260), NE Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada, on the north shore of Sydney Harbour. It was the coal-shipping port for the nearby Sydney Mines and a winter base for the Cape Breton fisheries. There is ferry service to Newfoundland. , NSW NSW New South Wales Noun 1. NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare Naval Special Warfare , 2059, Australia. About the Perforce SCM System Perforce, the Fast Software Configuration Management System, is an award-winning tool that tracks and manages software development for enterprises large and small. Perforce is easy to install, learn and administer; seamlessly handles 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. ; and supports developers across more than 50 operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Perforce ensures development integrity by grouping multi-file updates into atomic changes, enables concurrent development, and intelligently manages multiple software releases using its Inter-File Branching system. About Perforce Software Founded in 1995, Perforce Software Inc. develops, markets, and supports Perforce, the Fast Software Configuration Management System. Perforce Software is headquartered in Alameda, Calif., and sells worldwide. The company has international operations in Europe, Japan, India and Australia. In addition to application software companies, Perforce customers represent a broad range of industries including the game development, electronics, pharmaceutical and financial services markets. |
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