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TASKTOP INTRODUCES TASKTOP SYNC CONNECTOR FOR CA CLARITY PPM™ AT CA WORLD

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:37:02 +0000

New connector connects business and development disciplines

CA WORLD, LAS VEGAS, NV, April 21, 2013, Tasktop Technologies, the industry leader for ALM integration, today announced Tasktop Sync Connector for CA Clarity PPM at the CA World 2013 conference. The new connector extends Tasktop integration capabilities to CA Technologies portfolio and project management product, CA Clarity™ PPM, to connect portfolio and project management disciplines to software development. The integration of CA Clarity PPM with the software delivery tool chain will help IT organizations synchronize business priorities with development activities and progress. The result is reduced project completion times by ensuring efforts are allocated to the highest priority activities, elimination of costly and error-prone manual processes, and comprehensive cross-discipline reporting that will facilitate better collaboration between the PMO and development teams. “The adoption of Lean approaches to software delivery has dramatically increased the iteration speed of software projects and introduced a new set of developer-centric task management tools,” said Mik Kersten, co-founder and CEO of Tasktop. “To ensure that software delivery is connected to strategy, it is key to integrate the tools used by the PMO to those used for software development. Tasktop Sync Connector for CA Clarity PPM provides real-time integration between these two tool chains, ensuring the software delivery process meets business goals and objectives, and becomes the basis for competitive advantage.” Tasktop Sync provides real-time, bi-directional and fully automated synchronization between ALM tools. It is already included with CA Clarity Agile and CA Clarity Requirements. With the new Tasktop Sync Connector for CA Clarity PPM, organizations have the ability to extend the overall Clarity integration capabilities to connect CA Clarity PPM with third-party tools used throughout the software lifecycle. The technology will help development organizations become better connected with business activities that were previously separated by process, tooling and culture gaps. Business stakeholders will benefit by having a more meaningful role in the development process due to improved visibility and timely status updates. Tasktop Sync Connector for CA Clarity PPM provides the following: • Progress and status reporting – closes the loop on status reporting, with CA Clarity PPM being able to report on work items that are being updated in other tools. • Visibility – provides automated cross-function visibility and traceability between CA Clarity PPM and software development work items throughout the lifecycle. • Control– ensures that development efforts are in sync with business objectives and that status changes are recognized and managed in the appropriate tool. • Productivity – removes the manual steps that connect the PMO to development by providing automated integration between disparate groups. Tasktop Sync Connector for CA Clarity PPM will be available on May 10th and demos of the technology are available at Tasktop booth #253 at CA World 2013. This first release will include support for connecting CA Clarity PPM to IBM Rational Team Concert, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Atlassian JIRA, HP Quality Center and HP ALM. Share this: #Tasktop new Sync Connector for #CA Clarity PPM at #CAworld bridges dev and business, #PPM in #Agile www.tasktop.com About Tasktop Technologies Tasktop Technologies is the industry leader for ALM integration. It invented the task-focused interface and created the Eclipse Mylyn project, which transformed the IDE into a developer productivity and ALM collaboration platform. Building on Mylyn, Tasktop unifies the ALM landscape through ALM partnerships that connect leading Agile, enterprise ALM and open source tools. Commercially, Tasktop Sync provides real-time bidirectional and fully automated synchronization between ALM servers, and Tasktop Dev is the developer-centric ALM interface for the Eclipse and Visual Studio IDEs. Tasktop recently launched the Software Lifecycle Integration (SLI) initiative to connect the entire software delivery lifecycle, consisting of a new technical architecture and data model, repeatable design patterns and a new open source project called Eclipse Mylyn m4. For more information about Tasktop and SLI please visit: http://tasktop.com

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TASKTOP ANNOUNCES ‘SOFTWARE LIFECYCLE INTEGRATION’ – INTRODUCES COMMON DATA MODEL, TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE AND NEW ECLIPSE MYLYN M4 OPEN SOURCE PROJECT

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:47:04 +0000

Tasktop announces a new kind of infrastructure for connecting the software lifecycle to help enterprises achieve cross-discipline collaboration and lean Application Lifecycle Management

VANCOUVER, March 25, 2013, Tasktop Technologies, the industry leader for ALM integration, today announced Software Lifecycle Integration (SLI), an open initiative that aims – at the industry level – to address the growing fragmentation and complexity enterprises face in large-scale software delivery. SLI is Tasktop’s “manifesto” for the integrated software lifecycle, summarized from its work with enterprise customers and industry partners to form a new industry discipline. The announcement includes the publication of a common technical architecture and data model, repeatable integration patterns, an integration pattern catalog, and a new Eclipse Mylyn m4 open source project to support SLI that is being proposed this week at the EclipseCon Boston 2013 conference.

For complete information on Software Lifecycle Integration and its technical architecture, data model and integration patterns and the open source project please visit (www.tasktop.com/sli).

“Despite a decade of efforts to modernize the software tool chain, we have failed to realize the promise of ALM due to a lack of an integration infrastructure that connects vendors, open source tools and software suppliers,” said Mik Kersten, CEO for Tasktop. “Software Lifecycle Integration is the culmination of years of collaboration with enterprise IT organizations, open source developers, ISV partners and industry thought leaders. We are all committed to automating the lifecycle processes that will, in turn, bring the benefits of social coding to the entire organization and pave the way for a lean software supply chain.”

“Agile creates the need to break down the barriers between disciplines. But software delivery tools add to the barriers,” said Ken Schwaber, founder of Scrum.org. “The time is right for organizations to start thinking about connecting tools more strategically to enable the practice of software delivery to flow.”

Faced with increasingly complex tool chains, outsourced development and the need to deliver more software with less, SLI will provide software organizations with the infrastructure to connect the software delivery and maintenance process. Its intent is to rally the industry around a common set of technical and process disciplines to enable software delivery professionals, project managers, operations and the PMO to work effectively together by maximizing the flow of information between software delivery tools and practices.

The foundation of SLI is based on the abstraction of the social task – or all of the related and interconnected activities that make up the software development, delivery and maintenance process. This expands upon the data flow models associated with traditional ALM that center on core development artifacts. SLI provides the technical architecture – implemented as an ALM integration bus – to create a central flow for software delivery.

Tasktop, together with a growing community of customer, partner and industry supporters, have developed and will make available the core components of SLI, including:

• SLI Technical Architecture: a set of architectural principles, design patterns and a roadmap to get the new role of the Lifecycle Architect started within organizations needing to connect the software delivery process. • SLI Data Model: A common model and taxonomy that provides the key abstraction mechanisms needed for an organization to implement SLI. • SLI Integration Patterns: useful and repeatable design patterns that will help architects streamline the automation and SLI process. • Eclipse Mylyn m4: new open source project that will implement the SLI data model and provide the runtimes required to embed SLI into integrated ALM applications. The project will be server-side focused (de-coupled from the Mylyn client) and also serve as the bridge between the SLI data model and existing standards, such as OSLC.

Based on specific engagements and collaborative technical architectural development, SLI will greatly improve:

Insight: Unlock data trapped in ALM siloes for end-to-end visibility and analytics. Deploy a build-measure-learn loop from idea to deployment. Automate end-to-end traceability, governance and compliance.

Choice: Integrate best-of-breed, open source, legacy and enterprise Agile tools. Connect stakeholders within and across the organization. Connect the software supply chain.

Flow: Enable cross-stakeholder collaboration via social tasks. Capture the social conversation of software delivery.

“Similar to the benefits that we saw with enterprise services buses, we will be able to connect heterogeneous ALM stacks and create the connected lifecycle,” said Dave West, Tasktop’s Chief Product Officer. “Tool vendors will have the ability to integrate their solutions with entrenched and best-of-breed tools, and practitioners will have the ability to use their tool of choice. The lack of integration has become the main bottleneck in software delivery and this initiative takes a community approach to solving this problem once-and-for-all.” Share this: #Tasktop introduces solution to #ALM and #Agile complexity with Software Lifecycle Integration, #SLI www.tasktop.com/sli About Software Lifecycle Integration SLI is the ALM discipline that describes how to connect software delivery professionals, systems and suppliers. It makes teams and organizations more effective by maximizing the flow of information between siloed software delivery tools and practices.

About Tasktop Technologies Tasktop Technologies is the industry leader for ALM integration. It invented the task-focused interface and created the Eclipse Mylyn project, which transformed the IDE into a developer productivity and ALM collaboration platform. Building on Mylyn, Tasktop unifies the ALM landscape through ALM partnerships that connect leading Agile, enterprise ALM and open source tools. Commercially, Tasktop Sync provides real-time bidirectional and fully automated synchronization between ALM servers, and Tasktop Dev is the developer-centric ALM interface for the Eclipse and Visual Studio IDEs. Tasktop recently launched the Software Lifecycle Integration (SLI) initiative to connect the entire software delivery lifecycle, consisting of a new technical architecture and data model, repeatable design patterns and a new open source project called Eclipse Mylyn m4. For more information about Tasktop and SLI please visit: http://tasktop.com

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TASKTOP TECHNOLOGIES’ GROWTH IN INTEGRATING THE SOFTWARE LIFECYCLE LEADS TO SECOND LISTING AS ‘READY TO ROCKET’ COMPANY

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:45:51 +0000

Ready to Rocket recognizes top, private British Columbia companies poised for revenue growth

VANCOUVER, BC, March 21, 2013 – Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com), creators of the Eclipse Mylyn open source tools and a leader in Agile ALM integration and productivity today announced it has been named to Ready to Rocket’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) list for the second year in a row (www.readytorocket.com). The list is comprised of fast growing, private companies in the British Columbia, technology sector. “Tasktop is committed to growing an industry-changing tech company in British Columbia,” said Mik Kersten, creator or Eclipse Mylyn and CEO of Tasktop. “Last year was great one for the company, and it’s fantastic to see our employees recognized by Ready to Rocket for their hard work as we plan for an even bigger 2013.” Tasktop plays a vital role in the information technology industry. It solves a major challenge for enterprises who increasingly have to deliver software as a core activity of what they do through its tools and platforms that integrate the data flow between disparate people, processes and technologies. One of the hottest companies in the software development sector, it is self-funded and continues to grow organically. It currently has more than 50 employees working in offices in Vancouver, Austin, Texas and throughout Europe. Tasktop has received a variety of awards recognizing its success and innovation, including a spot on Ready to Rocket’s 2012 ICT list and a Technology Impact Award for Emerging Company of the Year in 2012 (www.bctia.org). The Ready to Rocket lists require several months of detailed analysis. These unique, predictive compilations analyze trends and select companies positioned to exceed industry growth rates. Businesses on the 2012 ICT list saw a median growth rate of 50 percent, proving the research integrity. Aside from the ICT list, Ready to Rocket also compiles a Cleantech list and a Life Sciences list. “Each year when we choose the Ready to Rocket companies, we are looking for those companies that have best matched technical innovation with market opportunity,” said Reg Nordman, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders. “Tasktop is an excellent example of the right technology for the right customers at the right time.” The ICT list was revealed to more than 100 investors, government officials, lawyers and accountants at an event at the Library Square Conference Centre in Vancouver, BC on March 12, 2013. Share This Story: #Tasktop named to #ReadyToRocket ICT List for #revenue #growth potential www.readytorocket.com About Ready to Rocket Ready to Rocket is a unique business recognition list that profiles technology companies with the greatest potential for revenue growth. Each year, based on analysis of trends that will drive growth in the information technology sector, Rocket Builders identifies the top private companies that are best positioned to capitalize on the trends for growth. This selection methodology has been an accurate predictor of growth with "Ready to Rocket" companies exceeding the industry growth rate. Also, many of these companies raise investment capital and each year many of the profiled "Ready to Rocket' companies are acquired. (http://www.readytorocket.com). About Tasktop Technologies Tasktop Technologies aims to transform the productivity of software delivery by unifying Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and empowering developers with task-focused tools. Tasktop invented the task-focused interface and created the popular Eclipse Mylyn project, which transformed the developer’s IDE experience to center around ALM tool-based collaboration. Building on top of Mylyn, Tasktop has been unifying the ALM landscape with its broad ecosystem of ALM partnerships that connect disparate tools from leading Agile, enterprise ALM and open source offerings. Tasktop’s Task Federation™ technology builds on this ecosystem to unify heterogeneous ALM stacks by allowing developers, testers and managers to work within their best-of-breed tools of choice, while automatically maintaining traceability and visibility across ALM artifacts. The company’s Tasktop Sync provides the only real-time bidirectional and fully automated synchronization between ALM servers. Tasktop Dev is the developer-centric ALM interface for the Eclipse and Visual Studio IDEs, making it dramatically easier for developers to work and collaborate, while keeping ALM tools up-to-date with development activity. For more information visit http://tasktop.com

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TASKTOP’S MIK KERSTEN AND DAVE WEST TO DISCUSS ALM INDUSTRY TRENDS AND SHARE LIFECYCLE INTEGRATION EXPERTISE AT ECLIPSECON 2013

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:34:03 +0000

Industry luminaries Kersten and West to speak on ALM’s role in the software development industry during EclipseCon 2013 panels and presentations

Who:

Mik Kersten CEO and founder Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com)

Kersten is the creator of products that have been transforming application development and lifecycle management tools, including Eclipse Mylyn, Tasktop Dev, and Tasktop Sync. He also is involved in open source community and standards efforts, and serves as a member of the Eclipse Foundation Board of Directors and the Open Services for Lifecycle (OSLC) Steering Committee.

Dave West Chief Product Officer Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com)

West is instrumental in building Tasktop into a transformative business that is driving major improvements in the software industry. He leads the strategic direction of the company’s product line and helps to define Tasktop’s market position. He is a former industry analyst at Forrester Research and former product manager for the Rational Unified Process at IBM. In addition, West serves on the program committee for EclipseCon.

What:

Lifecycle Integration – The Secret Sauce of ALM Success Presenters: Mik Kersten and Dave West Wed., Mar. 27, 2013 10:30 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. EDT, Room 3

Software must enable businesses to innovate, achieve increased customer intimacy and assist managers and executives with decision-making. Essentially, software has transitioned from a support process to a critical business process. As a result of this transition, workplace processes are becoming more efficient and developers are seeing a new level of autonomy.

Viewing ALM as a business process allows software delivery to be managed holistically. In order to take business to the next level, the disconnect between ALM and technology innovation of mobile and cloud interfaces and Agile, Mobile and PaaS process change must be mended. During this session, attendees will gain a greater understanding of how integration is changing the face of ALM and how Agile practices and the DevOps movement is facilitating this change.

Additional panels and presentations by Kersten and West include the following:

The Future of ALM – Moderator: Dave West Tues., Mar. 26, 2013 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. EDT, Room 5

Agile and ALM – What Does Agile Mean to ALM? – Moderator: Dave West Wed., Mar. 27, 2013 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. EDT, Room 5

Building Mylyn 4.0 – Presenter: Mik Kersten Thurs., Mar. 28, 2013 10:15 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. EDT, Room 3

Where:

EclipseCon 2013 and ALM Connect (co-located events) Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center 200 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02210 (http://www.seaportboston.com/)

When:

Mon., Mar. 25, 2013 – Thurs., Mar. 28, 2013

Share:

#Tasktop CEO @mik_kersten and @DavidJWest to discuss future of #ALM at #eclipsecon – Register here: http://www.eclipsecon.org/2013/

Info:

To register for this event, please follow this link: (http://www.eclipsecon.org/2013/registration)

For more information on Tasktop or to speak with Kersten or West about their presentations, please contact Christie Denniston at Catapult PR-IR: Office Number: 303-581-7760 Mobile Number: 303-827-5164 Email: (cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com) Twitter: @prhightech

COLLABNET OFFERS ‘AGILE MANAGEMENT 3.0’ TRAINING COURSE AND FREE WEBINAR WITH JURGEN APPELO TO FOSTER AGILE LEADERS

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:13:01 +0000

CollabNet continues to promote the advancement of Agile in the enterprise with joint sessions focused on much-needed management practices for Agile organizations

WHO:

CollabNet

(www.collab.net)

CollabNet is the leading provider of Enterprise Cloud Development and Agile ALM products and services for software-driven organizations. It has teamed with industry thought leader Jurgen Appelo to present a two-day training session and free webinar for team managers who are responsible for instilling Agile practices in their organizations. The class is based on Appelo’s widely claimed book, Agile Management 3.0.

Jurgen Appelo

(http://www.jurgenappelo.com/)

Appelo is an Agile coach, speaker, writer, trainer and leader. He writes a popular blog at (www.noop.nl) that covers topics including: Agile Management, software engineering, business improvement, personal development, and complexity theory. He is the author of the book, Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders which describes the role of the manager in Agile organizations.

WHAT:

Management 3.0: Agile Leadership Practices

Agile practices are quickly becoming essential for IT enterprises to stay competitive and innovative. Management 3.0 aims to inspire team members, team leaders, development managers, IT directors, project managers, Agile coaches and HR managers who face the challenges of transitioning their organizations to an Agile mindset. The course provides guidance to participants in order to apply new thinking to the craft, art and science of management. This course is designed to help everyone that yearns for inspiring management, including managers on every level and knowledge workers in general.

Appelo will join CollabNet for two events, a free webinar and a two-day training class, held in two cities: New York and Dallas.

To view an on-demand webinar “How to Be a Great Team Manager in the Agile Age,” available now, please visit: (http://visit.collab.net/2031Q1HowtoBeaGreatManagerintheAgileAge_RegLP.html)

Management 3.0 Training Course

April 1 – 2, 2013, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern

To register, please visit: (http://www.collab.net/services/training/agilemanagement-30-manhattan)

Dallas, TX

April 8 – 9, 2013, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Central

To register, please visit: (http://www.collab.net/services/training/agilemanagement-30-dallas-tx)

WHERE:

New York:

Downtown Conference Center

157 William Street

New York New York 10038

(http://www.downtownmeetings.com/)

Dallas:

Dallas Marriott Suites Medical/Market Center

2493 N. Stemmons Freeway

Dallas, Texas 75207

(http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dalmt-dallas-marriott-suites-medical-market-center/)

INFO:

To arrange an interview with CollabNet or Appelo please contact Christie Denniston at Catapult PR-IR:

Office: 303-581-7760 ext. 13 Mobile: 303-827-5164 cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

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COLLABNET SUPPORTS ENTERPRISE CLOUD DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPEAN MARKET WITH PRESENTATIONS ON DEVOPS AND ALM AT INDUSTRY EVENTS

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:13:45 +0000

Convergence of Agile, DevOps and Cloud Development drive major improvements in quality and efficiency as more developers and enterprises look to cloud to speed software delivery

WHO:

Rainer Heinold

Senior Technical Director

CollabNet www.collab.net

Heinold leads services teams in Europe that provide technical consulting, pre-sales, implementation and ongoing customer support for customers looking to improve software agility through Agile, DevOps, ALM and cloud-based development practices.

WHAT:

CollabNet continues to support the advancement of modern software delivery practices through thought leadership and technical innovation. Most recently CollabNet partnered with UC4 to launch CollabNet Deploy with UC4, an enterprise DevOps solution that supports Enterprise Cloud Development. Below are abstracts for presentations Heinold will give at industry events in Europe. CollabNet also is a sponsor for the DevOps days in London, March 15-16, 2013. http://www.devopsdays.org/events/2013-london/

DevOps and the Enterprise: Perfect Partners

DevOps Summit Feb. 21, 2013, Amsterdam, NL

www.devopssummit.com

DevOps can and should drive competitive advantage in the enterprise. All too often it is seen as “just the latest fad,” or not able to deal with enterprise-class problems. In this session, Heinold will outline a framework to help drive the DevOps conversation in the IT organization. At its core, DevOps is an Agile methodology that stresses collaboration between those building software (traditionally Dev), those deploying software (traditionally Ops), and those using the software. He will discuss how to build a continuous delivery pipeline which supports the needs of all these stake holders without giving up on traceability, compliance or governance.

Case Study: Business Agility through DevOps

ALM Summit Feb. 28, 2013, Kensington, UK

www.unicom.co.uk/almconference

For the world’s leading mail and logistics services group, rapid growth paired with a strong push into online services accelerated the business demand for new applications. In one division, there are more than 300 active, concurrent software projects, and most of the apps are critical to the core business. Using a single platform to standardize all vital processes (for development, maintenance and operations) has enabled collaboration, created efficiencies and reduced cost. Heinold will discuss how applications can be managed and deployed at the pace demanded by the business without jeopardizing governance, visibility and oversight. Overall business agility improved as applications are delivered closely aligned and timed with the business needs.

Case study: What does an ALM service have to provide?

ALM Summit Feb. 28, 2013, Kensington, UK

www.unicom.co.uk/almconference

Cloud computing, Agile methodologies and DevOps have changed the requirements of a development infrastructure. Whether developing in the cloud or for the cloud – traditional ALM solutions run short without modernization and extension. This presentation provides thoughts and ideas on what a modern platform should provide as a service to developers, takes a look into the specialties of system engineering, embedded software and the co-existence with PLM. Finally, it provides a framework and guidelines to help decide where infrastructure status is today and what the next steps should look like to upgrade it into a cloud-ready state.

INFO:

For more information, or to arrange an interview with Mr. Heinold, please contact Christie Denniston at (303) 581-7761 or at cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

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COLLABNET RECOGNIZED AS CHAMPION WITHIN INFO-TECH RESEARCH GROUP’S ALM VENDOR LANDSCAPE

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:06:51 +0000

TeamForge provides enterprise IT organizations with a flexible approach for managing traditional, Agile and cloud-based environments from a single platform

BRISBANE, Calif., Feb, 11, 2013, CollabNet® (www.collab.net), the global leader for Enterprise Cloud Development and Agile ALM, has been recognized by Info-Tech Research Group as a Champion in Info-Tech Research Group’s ALM Vendor Landscape. CollabNet's TeamForge® is the industry’s most complete and open ALM platform for building and deploying vital applications by distributed teams. IT organizations can leverage a mix of technology processes and commercial or open source tools, through on-premise and privately hosted deployments, or as an offering within CloudForge™, the industry’s first enterprise-grade development-Platform-as-a-Service (dPaaS). “TeamForge provides a centralized ALM platform for managing complex and multi-faceted development environments, and this recognition by Info-Tech Research Group validates the collective work our team, customers and partners have contributed to make it an industry leading product,” said Lothar Schubert, senior director, product marketing for TeamForge at CollabNet. “TeamForge extends ALM functionality into Agile and cloud development strategies – two areas that enterprise IT organizations are quickly adopting and need help managing.” Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscape reports recognize outstanding vendors in the technology marketplace. Assessing vendors by the strength of their offering and their strategy for the enterprise, Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscapes pay tribute to the contribution of exceptional vendors in a particular category. According to Info-Tech Research Group, CollabNet is “a strong all around enterprise player with compelling cloud options.” Info-Tech Research Group cited the following:

TeamForge delivers much of the functionality associated with full-featured ALM suites demanded in enterprise environments, yet is suitably priced for the SME. Its SaaS option makes it even more attractive for implementation in smaller organizations.
TeamForge has been fortified and is the primary ALM product for Agile and non-Agile software development, planning and delivery up to the enterprise-scale.
CloudForge includes source code repository hosting and access to Agile tools. It enables app deployment to public and private clouds, helping enterprises develop their cloud environments.

In Info-Tech Research Group’s report, Champions are set apart from other vendors when “both the product and the vendor receive scores that are above the average score for the evaluated group.” The report notes that Champions “receive high scores for most evaluation criteria and offer excellent value.” For more information about CollabNet’s TeamForge Agile ALM platform please visit: (http://www.collab.net/products/teamforge). Share This: #CollabNet, #TeamForge recognized as a Champion in the #ALM space by @infotechRG Vendor Landscape Report About Info-Tech Research Group: With a paid membership of over 25,000 members worldwide, Info-Tech Research Group (www.infotech.com) is the global leader in providing tactical, practical Information Technology research and analysis. Info-Tech Research Group has a fourteen-year history of delivering quality research and is North America’s fastest growing full-service IT analyst firm. About CollabNet: CollabNet is a leading provider of Enterprise Cloud Development and Agile ALM products and services for software-driven organizations. With more than 10,000 global customers, the company provides a suite of platforms and services to address three major trends disrupting the software industry: Agile, DevOps and hybrid cloud development. Its CloudForge™ development-Platform-as-a-Service (dPaaS) enables cloud development through a flexible platform that is team friendly, enterprise ready and integrated to support leading third party tools. The CollabNet TeamForge® ALM, ScrumWorks® Pro Agile project management and Subversion Edge and Enterprise Git source code management platforms can be deployed separately or together, in the cloud or on-premise. CollabNet complements its technical offerings with industry leading consulting and training services for Agile and cloud development transformations. Many CollabNet customers improve productivity by as much as 70 percent, while reducing costs by 80 percent. For more information, please visit (www.collab.net).

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COLLABNET ADDRESSES ENTERPRISE CLOUD DEVELOPMENT WITH OPEN, COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS FOR ENTERPRISE IT

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:09:51 +0000

Strategic acquisitions, partnerships and innovation drive growth and meet the evolving needs of software-driven organizations

BRISBANE, Calif., Feb, 7 2013, CollabNet® (www.collab.net), the global leader for Enterprise Cloud Development and Agile ALM, continues to build on its commitment to innovation by delivering technical and service solutions that are helping reshape how software is developed and deployed today. During the past 12 months, CollabNet applied its strengths in open source, distributed development, social collaboration and hosted developer communities to address key drivers in the software industry – including Agile, cloud development, enterprise Git, DevOps and ALM. “Making a difference, and driving fresh global software development approaches is core to the DNA of CollabNet,” said Bill Portelli, co-founder and CEO of CollabNet. “Our work in Enterprise Cloud Development, Agile, DevOps and enterprise Git is making a huge difference for our customers, partners and industry. The proof is in the numbers, with 2012 driving a record bookings and revenue year for CollabNet. In addition, 2013 will be our biggest innovation year ever, with a series of industry changing product offerings planned yet again.” During the past 12 months CollabNet made significant strides in advancing: Enterprise Cloud Development (ECD): CollabNet introduced major initiatives to bring cloud development to enterprise IT, including a five-step ECD (http://www.collab.net/solutions) blueprint to guide organizations as they adopt hybrid cloud strategies into the software delivery lifecycle. It also launched CloudForge™ (http://www.cloudforge.com), the industry’s first enterprise-grade development-Platform-as-a-Service (dPaaS) that helps organizations adopt, manage and scale cloud development activities. During 2012, it also introduced enhancements to CloudForge, including a new consumer-like user experience and improved integrations with TeamForge®, Subversion Edge, Git and a host of third-party tools. CloudForge provides instant access to a range of development tools and cloud services with one-click deployment to public PaaS or private datacenters. There are now more than 26,000 active customers on CloudForge. DevOps: To address one of the mega trends in the industry, CollabNet partnered with IT process automation and application release automation provider UC4 (http://www.collab.net/deploy) to help organizations achieve enterprise DevOps at scale. The joint offering will provide the automation, scalability and governance enterprises need to bring development and IT Operations closer together to deliver software faster and reduce IT costs. The platform to be provided by this partnership, automates the entire development-through-deployment process – including code, build, test, release, deployment and IT automation – to achieve continuous, reliable application releases at scale. Enterprise Git: First with Subversion and now with Git, CollabNet is leading the adoption of enterprise-grade open source SCM tools and platforms (http://www.collab.net/products/teamforge/git-for-the-enterprise). Through TeamForge and CloudForge, IT organizations have the ability to deploy and manage Git and Subversion instances from a single management platform, with best-in-class automation, tracking and compliance that are a must within distributed, enterprise software organizations. CollabNet was the first to offer Git history protection for governance and compliance, and its integration of Black Duck Code Sight into TeamForge provides a single platform to discover and reuse code across Subversion and Git repository boundaries. CollabNet also now offers a 24/7 support package for Git. Agile: From public and private training to tools and Agile ALM platforms, CollabNet continues to strengthen its Agile-based offerings. Its global services team trains more Scrum Masters than any organization and provides hands-on training to guide Agile transformations and transitions. ScrumWorks® Pro (http://www.collab.net/products/scrumworks), now with Kanban support, can be used stand-alone or integrated with TeamForge or CloudForge. The latest version of TeamForge also includes new reporting, planning and graphical task boards for Agile ALM, and the CloudForge platform extends Agile project management through a host of point tools, including JIRA, Rally and VersionOne. ALM: CollabNet’s TeamForge ALM platform (http://www.collab.net/products/teamforge) continues to evolve as the industry’s most complete and open platform for building and deploying applications by distributed teams. Enterprise IT organizations use TeamForge to manage multiple technology processes, commercial and open source tools, and deployment applications through both on-premise and privately hosted deployments, or as an offering within CloudForge. In addition, TeamForge was recognized by Forrester Research, Gartner, Info-Tech Research and Visual Studio Magazine during the past year. “The software industry continues to change for the better, and the past year saw CollabNet coalesce several major strategic initiatives into a common cause for Enterprise Cloud Development,” said Jim Ensell, CMO and Chief Strategy Officer for CollabNet. “Hybrid use of tools, platforms, processes, and clouds is today’s reality in software development, as we look forward to our continued work with customers and partners to not only keep pace, but to thrive in the future.” Share this: #CollabNet builds on strong momentum for #Agile, #DevOps, #Git and #cloud development. Follow our success in 2013 @CollabNet About CollabNet CollabNet is a leading provider of Enterprise Cloud Development and Agile ALM products and services for software-driven organizations. With more than 10,000 global customers, the company provides a suite of platforms and services to address three major trends disrupting the software industry: Agile, DevOps and hybrid cloud development. Its CloudForge™ development-Platform-as-a-Service (dPaaS) enables cloud development through a flexible platform that is team friendly, enterprise ready and integrated to support leading third party tools. The CollabNet TeamForge® ALM, ScrumWorks® Pro Agile project management and Subversion Edge and Enterprise Git source code management platforms can be deployed separately or together, in the cloud or on-premise. CollabNet complements its technical offerings with industry leading consulting and training services for Agile and cloud development transformations. Many CollabNet customers improve productivity by as much as 70 percent, while reducing costs by 80 percent. For more information, please visit (www.collab.net).

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TASKTOP’S NEELAN CHOKSI TO DISCUSS ALM AND PAAS INTEGRATION STRATEGIES AT CLOUD EXPO EUROPE 2013

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:18:57 +0000

Choksi will shed light on the emerging deployment destination for enterprise Java and how software developers can integrate Java and ALM with ease at Cloud Expo Europe 2013

Who:

Neelan Choksi, Tasktop President and COO

(http://www.tasktop.com)

Choksi is the president and COO of Tasktop Technologies where he manages operations, sales and business development for the leader in Agile ALM integration and productivity solutions.

What:

Cloud ALM: Connecting the Development Team to the New Deployment Destination from the Start

The deployment destination for enterprise Java is going through its biggest transformation since the creation of the application server. Cloud deployment has fundamentally changed the game for running apps. Choksi will explore the marriage of Java Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and discuss how a new integration of these technologies is going to transform the workflow of application development. He will demonstrate how to connect an open-source-based ALM infrastructure to the cloud in order to get a seamless Hudson- and Git-based continuous delivery loop tailored to continuous delivery of hosted Java applications. Attendees will learn how to augment this infrastructure with tasks, code reviews and wikis all managed and provisioned in the cloud. Also, attendees will leave with a better understanding of how to get started on deploy existing Java projects to the cloud with only a few clicks when using a cloud-connected and -hosted ALM stack.

Where:

Cloud Europe Expo 2013

Olympia National Hall

Hammersmith Road

London, England W14 8UX

(http://www.cloudexpoeurope.com/)

When:

Jan. 30, 2013, 10:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. London, BST

Share:

#Tasktop president @neelan to talk #Java and #ALM #integration on Jan 30 at #CloudExpoEurope

Info:

For more information on Tasktop Technologies, or to arrange an interview with Choksi please contact Christie Denniston at 303-581-7760 or at (cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com).

TASKTOP’S MIK KERSTEN AND DAVE WEST TO OUTLINE THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPER POPULARISM ON ALM AT MICROSOFT’S ALM SUMMIT

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:53:04 +0000

Kersten and West look at the rise of developer popularism in the rapidly changing

software industry

WHO:

Mik Kersten, CEO and founder

(www.tasktop.com)

Kersten is the creator of the Eclipse Mylyn open source project. He provides the technical vision behind Tasktop Dev for developer productivity and Tasktop Sync for enterprise ALM synchronization.

Dave West, Chief Product Officer

(www.tasktop.com)

West is instrumental in building Tasktop into a transformative business that is driving major improvements in the software industry. He is a former industry analyst at Forrester Research.

WHAT:

Developer Popularism

Software developers, the people responsible for world-changing software, are increasingly becoming empowered, making decisions about what tools they use, how they work and even what devices they work on. Software is now more important to basic business operations than ever, but software management may be even more critical. ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) is the discipline that describes the application of business management to the practice of software development from idea to delivery. Empowered developers, or developer popularism, enforces a fundamental change to ALM. The complexity of the change from a single process, single tool based model to something more intricate can be daunting. Kersten and West will describe why developer popularism is happening, what that means to developers and how developers need to engage with management and other constituents in the software value chain to ensure that ALM continues to provide value. Attendees will obtain a full understanding of what it takes to achieve management oversight with developer freedom.

WHERE:

ALM Summit 3

Microsoft Conference Center

16070 Northeast 36^th Street Redmond, WA 9805

(http://www.alm-summit.com/)

WHEN:

Thurs., Jan. 31, 11 a.m. – noon PST

SHARE:

#Tasktop @mik_kersten and @DavidJWest share thoughts on #ALM and #developer #popularism at #ALMSummit

CONTACT:

For more information on Tasktop Technologies, or to arrange an interview with Kersten or West please contact Christie Denniston at 303-581-7760 or at (cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com).