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TASKTOP TECHNOLOGIES ENJOYS BREAKOUT YEAR IN 2011 AS AGILE ALM INTEGRATION HITS CRITICAL MASS

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:17:09 +0000

Enterprise IT organizations turn to Tasktop to synchronize ALM tool stacks and improve productivity, collaboration and software delivery velocity

VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 20, 2011 â�� Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com), creators of the Eclipse Mylyn open source tools and a leader in Agile ALM integration and productivity, experienced strong organic growth during 2011 as maturing Agile development practices mandate tighter integration of project management, quality assurance, release management and development tools to achieve success at the enterprise level. Tasktop responded to this growing need with the launch of Tasktop Sync, the most powerful and broadest reaching synchronization server that unifies ALM tool stacks and provides team members working throughout the application lifecycle the ability to collaborate across functions within their tool of choice.

â��By focusing on the needs of the developer and creating the Mylyn open source frameworks, we long ago established ourselves as the leaders of ALM integration. But it was not until this yearâ��s release of Tasktop Sync that we were able to meet the ALM integration needs of mid and large scale Agile deployments and ALM modernizations.â�� said Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop and creator of the open source Eclipse Mylyn project. â��The interest and adoption of Tasktop Sync since that release has been tremendous, and indicative that integration has now become a leading concern of ALM deployments. For a growing number of industries like banking, insurance, healthcare, and manufacturing, software is becoming a core aspect of what they do, and many organizations need the cross-vendor traceability, visibility and collaboration that Tasktop provides.â��

Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tasktop now has offices in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany, and has seen its staff grow to more than 30 employees. In 2011, it was named a Best Company to Work for in British Columbia and Best Employer by Small Business British Columbia, was a finalist for the prestigious software industry Jolt Award and received the 2011 AllianceONE Partner of the Year Award from HP. Tasktop now offers integrations with more than 80 leading open source, Agile and enterprise ALM suites recently adding or expanding integrations with Borland StarTeam, Accept360, Microsoft Visual Studio, and IBM Rational Team Concert.

Both Tasktop Sync and Tasktop Dev (for desktop productivity and integration) are built on the industry-standard, open source Eclipse Mylyn ALM interoperability framework. Tasktop Sync provides real-time synchronization, automatic and configurable conflict resolution, and support for more than two dozen ALM tools. It unifies heterogeneous ALM stacks by allowing developers, testers, business analysts and managers to work within their best-of-breed tools of choice, while automatically maintaining traceability across ALM artifacts. Built on the companyâ��s Task Federationâ�¢ technology, Tasktop Sync brings task federation to ALM servers, by providing the only real-time, bi-directional and fully automated synchronization between ALM servers. Tasktop Dev supports Tasktop Sync by federating tasks and other ALM artifacts on the developerâ��s Eclipse and Visual Studio desktops.

The companyâ��s thought leadership also was very strong during 2011, with Kersten and other Tasktop experts presenting more than 30 times at leading industry events, including CeBIT, EclipseCon, JAX, JavaOne, IBM Innovate, Agile2011, Microsoft ALM Summit, SQE East and HP Discover. Kersten also is sought-after source for media and industry analysts, and contributes to a widely read blog at (http://tasktop.com/blog/). In 2011, Tasktop was active in the open source community with contributions and support for more than a dozen open source projects.

â��Tasktop is helping a growing number of enterprise IT customers build better software faster and more efficiently,â�� said Neelan Choksi, Tasktopâ��s president and chief operating officer. â��Over the past year, we made significant strides, nearly doubling our revenue and headcount. In conjunction with our ever-growing and deepening ecosystem of partners, we are advancing the productivity of software teams and IT organizations. The next year will be even more exciting and rewarding as we roll out new, innovative technology that helps bring teams together by expanding not just across the software development stack but beyond to an even broader set of constituents.â��

For more information on Tasktop Sync or Dev please visit: (www.tasktop.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 developerâ��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. Tasktopâ��s Task Federationâ�¢ 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 companyâ��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://www.tasktop.comÂ

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TASKTOP’S MIK KERSTEN PRESENTS WEBINAR ON MODERNIZING ALM ARCHITECTURE WITH TASKTOP SYNC

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:09:25 +0000

Webinar provides in-depth overview of Tasktop Sync 2.0 WHO: Mik Kersten â�� CEO and founder of Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com) Kersten is the creator of the Eclipse Mylyn open source project and inventor of the task-focused interface. At Tasktop he provides the technical vision behind Tasktop Dev for developer productivity and tool integration and Tasktop Sync for enterprise ALM synchronization. WHAT: Modernize Your ALM Architecture with Tasktop Sync 2.0 In this must-see webinar, Tasktop CEO Mik Kersten will provide the first in-depth view of Tasktop Sync 2.0. The latest version of Tasktop Sync 2.0 provides a set of industry-first facilities for connecting an ALM stack. Kersten will highlight the new features of Sync 2.0 which connect all stakeholders with real-time traceability and collaboration. The webinar will conclude with a conceptual overview of Tasktop's Task Federationâ�¢ technologies and best practices for connecting and modernizing the ALM stack, from business analyst to developer. An overview of what's new in Tasktop Dev 2.2 will show attendees how to bring this new connectivity and traceability to developers. For example, Tasktop Dev 2.2 builds on HP's Application Lifecycle Intelligence feature to provide instant workspace provisioning for developers using Eclipse. No matter what mix of developer, QA, Agile and requirements management tools, Tasktop Sync and Tasktop Dev empower developers and other stakeholders to use the tools that make them most productive while ensuring that the ALM artifacts are automatically and seamlessly connected to ease collaboration, reporting and traceability. WHEN: Tue., Dec. 6 - 9 â�� 10 a.m. PST INFO: To register for this webinar please visit: (http://tinyurl.com/6lsj8zs). Updates from the webinar will be available by following the live Twitter feed at #TaskSync. To learn more about Tasktop Sync please visit (http://www.tasktop.com/sync). To arrange an interview with Mik Kersten please contact Christie Denniston at 303-581-7760 or by email at (cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com).

TASKTOP PROVIDES MICRO FOCUS CUSTOMERS MYLYN-ENABLED ALM SYNCHRONIZATION AND IMPROVED DEVELOPER

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Tasktop extends Borland StarTeam change management features across the enterprise via ALM synchronization and IDE integrations with Eclipse and Visual Studio

VANCOUVER, BC Nov. 29, 2011 â�� Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com), creators of Eclipse Mylyn and a global leader in ALM integration and developer tools, and Micro Focus (LSE:MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application modernization, testing and management solutions, today announced the Tasktop Borland StarTeam Connector. The new connector, available for both Tasktop Dev and Tasktop Sync, provides access to Micro Focusâ�� Borland StarTeam change management assets from within Eclipse or Visual Studio, and enables complete synchronization of ALM servers from multiple vendors and open source projects.

The two companies are demonstrating the Tasktop Borland StarTeam Connector at the Gartner Application Architecture, Development and Integration Summit, Nov. 29 â�� Dec. 1 in Las Vegas (http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/applications/). Â Â

â��Tasktop, Borland and now Micro Focus have a shared vision of putting the developer at the center of ALM,â�� said Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop and creator of the open source Eclipse Mylyn project. â��We first started working together by way of Borlandâ��s past contributions to the Eclipse Mylyn project. Today, weâ��re thrilled to announce our partnership with Micro Focus, a leader in developer-centric ALM tools. With the integrations that weâ��re releasing today, StarTeam customers will get a first-class Eclipse and Visual Studio experience via Tasktop Dev and can integrate StarTeam with a broad range of third party and open source Agile and ALM solutions supported by Tasktop Sync.â��

Developer productivity is increasingly being obstructed due to interruptions and the need to leave the IDE to update status and complete work. Even with the best intentions, developers often forget to relate the code they have changed to the task they were working on. With the Tasktop Dev Borland StarTeam Connector, developersâ�� work is automatically linked to the task, defect, requirement or custom artifact that the developer was focused on. With Tasktop Sync, enterprise teams using Borland StarTeam can integrate and synchronize mixed and best-of-breed ALM stacks, including HP ALM and HP Quality Center, IBM Rational Team Concert, and two dozen other leading Agile, ALM, and open source tools. It provides single-source traceability and reporting across the tools used for enterprise Agile ALM planning, software development and quality management.

Key benefits of Tasktop Borland StarTeam Connector include:

â�¢ Consolidated Visibility: With Tasktop Sync, organizations can now view all artifacts, custom or otherwise, from third-party tools, bringing them into the same unified presentation as native StarTeam artifacts.

â�¢ Development Efficiency: With Tasktop Dev, developers are able to stay in their IDE where they are most productive, but still participate in the processes and workflows that management needs.

â�¢ Increased Visibility for Management: More accurate and frequent developer status and time reporting provides management with increased visibility for project planning.

â�¢ Enhanced Traceability: Organizations now have the flexibility to create traceability between StarTeam source code and change management artifacts and assets in third-party systems as needed to fit existing processes.

â�¢ ALM Synchronization: StarTeam is now supported by the industry-standard Eclipse Mylyn ALM interoperability framework which provides real-time synchronization, configurable automatic conflict resolution, and support for more than two dozen ALM toolsâ�� tracking and reporting facilities.

â��We are pleased to announce our collaboration with Tasktop around the Borland StarTeam Connector, which augments our next release of StarTeam 12.0 with new capabilities that are often requested by our customers,â�� said Archie Roboostoff, Borland Portfolio Director at Micro Focus. â��Micro Focus is committed to delivering leading edge developer experience, productivity and ALM solution interoperability and we see Tasktop as a key partner in extending StarTeamâ��s capabilities in these areas.â��

Availability

The Tasktop Borland StarTeam Connector, both through Tasktop Dev and Tasktop Sync, will go into general availability on 16 Dec 2011. For more information please visit (http://tasktop.com/borland-starteam). To read the announcement blog post on the Tasktop Borland StarTeam Connector please visit: (http://tasktop.com/blog/eclipse/borland-starteam).

About Micro Focus

Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernization, Testing and Management software enables customers' business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additional information please visit www.microfocus.com (www.microfocus.com) .

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TASKTOP TECHNOLOGIES NEW SYNC 2.0 PROVIDES ALM ARCHITECTURE MAPPING AND APPLICATION LIFECYCLE LINKING VIA OSLC

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:27:04 +0000

Tasktop continues to bring order and increased productivity from disparate and disconnected Agile ALM tool stacks within enterprise IT organizations

VANCOUVER , BC Nov. 28, 2011 â�� Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com), creators of Eclipse Mylyn and a global leader in ALM integration and developer tools, today announced Tasktop Sync 2.0, the latest version of its Task Federationâ�¢ platform that allows IT organizations to synchronize existing ALM servers from multiple vendors and open source projects. Tasktop Sync 2.0 makes it even easier for administrators to manage their ALM synchronizations through powerful visual tools and extends integration support via change management artifact linking via the Open Services for Lifecycle Management (OSLC) interoperability protocols.

â��Complex sourcing has become the norm for most companies â�� including off-shoring and open source â�� and deployment across a multitude of platforms, such as mobile, embedded, cloud and on-premise, drives software development challenges,â�� said Melinda Ballou, program director for IDC's Application lifecycle Management (ALM) service. â��In this context, lack of coordination across lifecycle management phases and automation undermines business innovation and agility. Companies urgently need ways to effectively connect a broad range of lifecycle tools to enable visibility, metrics and control.â��

Tasktop Sync is built on the industry-standard Eclipse Mylyn ALM interoperability framework to provide real-time synchronization, automatic and configurable conflict resolution, and support for more than two dozen ALM tools. It unifies heterogeneous ALM stacks by allowing developers, testers, business analysts and managers to work within their best-of-breed tools of choice, while automatically maintaining traceability across ALM artifacts. Built on the companyâ��s Task Federationâ�¢ technology, Tasktop Sync brings task federation to ALM servers, by providing the only real-time, bi-directional and fully automated synchronization between ALM servers. The companyâ��s Tasktop Dev product line supports Tasktop Sync by federating tasks and other ALM artifacts on the developerâ��s Eclipse and Visual Studio desktops.

â��Medium and large organizationsâ�� ALM stacks have become so diverse and disconnected that the lack of traceability and cross-stakeholder collaboration has become the bottleneck of large-scale software delivery,â�� said Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop and creator of the open source Eclipse Mylyn project. â��Tasktop has spearheaded a new approach to connecting stakeholders in the application lifecycle, making it possible to capture an organizationâ��s ALM architecture in a single tool and deliver real-time connectivity and traceability across a wide variety of open source, commercial and legacy ALM systems.â�� (To read Mik Kerstenâ��s blog post on this announcement please visit: (http://tasktop.com/blog/news/tasktop-sync-2-0-released)

Tasktop Sync 2.0 includes several innovations for connecting ALM stacks and stakeholders. It provides new visual tools that allow ALM architects and administrators to connect to ALM repositories, conduct introspective analysis of repository schemas and intelligently connect previously disconnected tools via ALM artifact mappings. In addition to artifact synchronization, Tasktop Sync 2.0 provides a new software lifecycle artifact linking facility built on the OSLC ALM interoperability protocols to serve as a broker for linking ALM artifacts

Based on Tasktopâ��s continued collaboration with IBM to define the OSLC protocols, Tasktop Sync 2.0 provides OSLC-based REST API access to more than 20 Tasktop Certifiedâ�¢ Mylyn connectors as well as dozens of other community-driven or in-house Mylyn connectors. For example, organization using IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools in the ALM stack, such as Rational Team Concert and Rational Requirements Composer, can now link with artifacts from a broad range of third-party and open-source ALM tools, such as HP ALM and Quality Center, Atlassian JIRA and Mozilla Bugzilla. OSLC linking extends Tasktop Syncâ��s synchronization facilities to support live connectivity and embedding of ALM artifacts in a similar way that social networking tools can embed each otherâ��s feeds (e.g., Twitter within Facebook).

New Features in Tasktop Sync 2.0 include:

â�¢ Sync Quick start wizard to dramatically reduce the time to set up the first synchronization.

â�¢ Visual editor for configuring synchronization mappings.

â�¢ Fine-grained and automated conflict resolution and handling.

â�¢ Full support for custom fields, rich text and wiki transformations, attachments and user mappings.

â�¢ Synchronization support for all common ALM artifacts, including defects, tasks, work items, test summaries and requirements.

â�¢ Unlimited mappings and repositories to connect large-scale ALM stacks with numerous servers and tools.

â�¢ Bi-directional synchronization of task associations, ALM artifact hierarchies, and complex fields

â�¢ Groovy-based scripting support for complex field transformations.

â�¢ For IBM CLM users, full support for IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC) synchronization rules and mappings, allowing administrators to update mappings within RTC.

In addition, Tasktop announced the availability of Tasktop Dev 2.2 that brings new connectivity for developers using HP ALM and Quality Center. Tasktop Dev 2.2 builds on HPâ��s Application Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI) feature to provide instant workspace provisioning for developers using Eclipse. Now, developers can simply connect to a release in HP ALM, and Tasktopâ��s Task Federation facilities load into the workspace the SCM and Continuous Integration (CI) artifacts needed to work on the release, for example, source code from Subversion or builds from Hudson/Jenkins. Tasktop Dev 2.2 also extends HP ALI traceability automation to ClearCase.

Availability

Tasktop Sync 2.0 and Tasktop Dev 2.2 are both available for download tomorrow. Tasktop Sync is offered through perpetual licenses with annual support and maintenance, or annual subscriptions. As a limited-time introductory offer, Tasktop Sync is available as a bundle with Tasktop Dev (Enterprise Edition) for $199 per user, per year. More information is available at (http://tasktop.com/sync).

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TASKTOP’S AGILE ALM SYNCHRONIZATION TOOL NAMED FINALIST FOR THE 2011 JOLT AWARD

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:11:27 +0000

Tasktop Sync recognized in coding category for enabling developers to increase their productivity and collaboration

VANCOUVER , BC Nov. 21, 2011 â�� Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com), creators of Eclipse Mylyn and a global leader in ALM integration and developer tools, today announced that its product, Tasktop Sync (http://tasktop.com/sync) has been selected as a finalist for Dr. Dobbâ��s 21st Annual Jolt Awards (http://drdobbs.com/joltawards) in the Coding category.

For the past 21 years, Dr. Dobbâ��s Jolt Awards have been presented annually to products that have "jolted" the industry with their significance and made the task of creating software faster, easier and more efficient. This year, finalists are selected on an ongoing basis across several categories.

â��Weâ��re proud Dr. Dobbâ��s has recognized Tasktop Sync for its ability to help large organizations produce and deliver software more efficiently and effectively communicate across multiple stakeholders with increased traceability,â�� said Neelan Choksi, President & COO of Tasktop. â��Todayâ��s modern software development world is fraught with chaos characterized by decentralized decision making, frequent iterations, outsourced and remote workers, and information overload. Tasktop Sync is our response to those challenges. It provides the only real-time and transparent connectivity between the various stakeholders in the software delivery process from management, business analysts, testers and developers, allowing each stakeholder to be successful while improving the combined results of the organization.â��

Unlike previous approaches to ALM synchronization, Tasktop Sync is built on the industry-standard Eclipse Mylyn ALM interoperability framework to provide real-time synchronization, automatic and configurable conflict resolution, and support for more than two dozen ALM toolsâ�� tracking and reporting facilities. Building on the companyâ��s Task Federationâ�¢ technology, Tasktop Sync ensures that each stakeholder in the software development lifecycle has access to the data that they need within their tool of choice, even if the data resides across requirements management, Agile development and traditional quality management systems.

For more information on Tasktop Sync please visit: (http://tasktop.com/sync)

About Tasktop Technologies

Tasktop Technologies, the company behind the Eclipse Mylyn ALM integration and task-focused interface framework, provides desktop and enterprise-grade solutions that improve productivity, collaboration and Agile ALM success. Its Tasktop Dev products provide task-focused support for Agile planning, tool integration, web browsing, time tracking, documents, email and calendars. Its Tasktop Sync provides real-time ALM server synchronization to unify and connect heterogeneous technologies with development and IT operations teams that are scaling Agile methods in the enterprise. Tasktop also provides consulting, connector development services and training to IT organizations that are adopting the task-focused paradigm and Agile ALM. For more information please visit (www.tasktop.com) .

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TASKTOP’S MIK KERSTEN TO OUTLINE AGILE ALM STRATEGIES WITH HP’S RAZIEL TABIB AT HP DISCOVER VIENNA 2011

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:38:48 +0000

Development professionals will learn how to manage the increasingly complex and heterogeneous set of tools and processes that make up todayâ��s ALM practices

WHO: Mik Kersten â�� CEO and founder, Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com)

Raziel Tabib â�� product line manager, Software, HP

(www.hp.com)

WHAT: Managing Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Strategies

The reality of todayâ��s development world is agility; speed and time to market are no longer a luxury but are essential ingredients to maintaining market leadership. Organizations have to move fast and embrace changes without any compromise on quality. In order to execute successfully on such goals, organizational process and culture will need to adjust. During this session, Kersten and Tabib will outline and demonstrate how HP and Tasktop provide development managers with visibility and traceability across heterogeneous tools, processes and technologies to address challenges and provide best practices for organizations. Wherever development teams are located and whatever tools or technologies they work with, HP ALM solutions can serve as a single system of record, providing development managers with the intelligence they need to increase quality and shorten release cycles.

WHEN: Thurs., Dec. 1, 2011 â�� 12:30 p.m. CET

WHERE: HP Discover 2011

Vienna, Austria

INFO: For more information and to arrange an interview with Mik Kersten please contact Christie Denniston at 303-581-7760 or by email at (cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com).

TASKTOP’S MIK KERSTEN TO SHARE LESSONS LEARNED FROM LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN OPEN SOURCE ALM AT MICROSOFT ALM SUMMIT

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:34:10 +0000

Kersten to outline why ALM architectures must be untangled and legacy systems connected for modernization in ALM to occur

WHO: Mik Kersten â�� CEO and founder of Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com)

Kersten is the creator of the Eclipse Mylyn open source project and inventor of the task-focused interface. At Tasktop he provides the technical vision behind Tasktop Dev for developer productivity and tool integration and Tasktop Sync for enterprise ALM synchronization.

WHAT: â��ALM in the Jungleâ��

Tue., Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. Pacific

Over the past decade, many ALM stacks have shifted from vertically integrated silos to tangled and disconnected systems reminiscent of the London tube map. Layer upon layer of legacy, piecemeal Agile deployments and open source tools have brought traceability to a halt, forcing us into overloaded email inboxes and lengthy meetings for tracking delivery. The path forward is to either standardize the entire ALM stack, or to embrace heterogeneity. Either way, the ALM architecture must be untangled and the legacy connected for the modernization to happen. For inspiration, we can look to how ALM strategies have formed bottom-up in the very heterogeneous jungle of open source projects. Open source ALM combines distributed teams, heterogeneous stacks, resource constraints, massive amounts of stakeholder input, and an overload of cross-project dependencies. Despite these challenges, the velocity of many popular open source projects is measurably higher than that of their enterprise counterparts. In this talk, we will examine the key lessons learned from the latest developments in open source ALM, and examine how to apply the practices, ALM architecture patterns and strategies for embracing heterogeneity in order to help pave a path for your Agile and ALM modernization efforts.

WHERE: Microsoft ALM Summit (http://www.alm-summit.com/home.aspx) Microsoft Campus Redmond, WA

INFO: For more information and to arrange an interview with Mik Kersten please contact Christie Denniston at 303-581-7760 or by email at (cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com).

TASKTOP’S MIK KERSTEN TO OUTLINE OPEN SOURCE APPROACHES TO ENTERPRISE AGILE AT AGILE BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE EAST

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:27:40 +0000

Many facets of open source development that align with dynamics and challenges of enterprise Agile processes can be leveraged by development teams

WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mik Kersten â�� CEO and founder of Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com)

WHAT:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â â��Ten Great Practices Learned from Open Source Projectsâ��

Open source development combines distributed teams, resource constraints and an overload of end-user input. Despite these challenges, the velocity of many popular open source projects is measurably higher than that of their enterprise counterparts. The time has come to take the lessons learned from open source and adapt them to enterprise Agile. Kersten begins with an examination of successful open source projects and their approaches to Agile delivery. He will then outline the overlap of open source approaches and Agile methods, identifying 10 great practices that Agile practitioners can apply to improve their collaboration and productivity. Each practice is grounded in empirical data that Kersten collected from public open source websites. To provide an intuitive appreciation for the open style of Agile delivery, he will illustrate with graphics and visual aids how open source collaboration evolves and grows over time. Attendees will learn novel strategies for connecting the Lean/Agile methodologies and open source development for large-scale enterprise projects.

WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, 2:30 p.m. Eastern

WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Agile Development Practices Conference East

Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, FL

INFO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â For more information or to arrange an interview with Mik Kersten please contact Christie Denniston at 303-581-7760 or by email at (cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com).

TASKTOP’S MIK KERSTEN TO SHARE INSIGHTS INTO ALM AUTOMATION AND JAVA BUILD AND CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION AT JAVAONE 2011

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:07:19 +0000

Kersten to outline ALM Automation with Mylyn and Hudson, and moderate panel discussion on the Future of Java Build and Continuous Integration

WHO: Mik Kersten - CEO and founder of Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com)

WHAT: "Future of Java Build and Continuous Integration"

Mon., Oct. 3, 2011, 11 a.m. Pacific in Hotel Nikko - Nikko Ballroom II/III

Not long ago, developers built and deployed Java applications with brittle scripts and builds invoked from developers' desktops. Given the complexity of today's applications and the shift of the deployment destination from data center to cloud, Java build is due for an overhaul. The increased roles of DevOps, Agile planning and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) are putting new requirements on the automation needed in the modern build stack, while the rapid adoption of Hudson is making clear the central role of Continuous Integration (CI) as the hub of a Java application development and deployment. This panel will debate approaches to modernizing the build, CI and ALM infrastructure to help scale the productivity of development teams and leverage the latest array of build, test and deployment solutions.

"ALM Automation with Mylyn and Hudson"

Tues., Oct. 4, 2011, noon - 1 p.m. Pacific in Parc 55 - Divisidero

With the shift to PaaS and a new breed of open source ALM tools, the deployment loop of enterprise apps is going through its biggest transition since the creation of Java. Kersten will explore connecting the enterprise Java stack to cloud deployment via task-focused continuous integration based on Hudson. Distributed version control systems, code review and Agile planning, based on the Eclipse Mylyn interoperability platform, can be used to create a new level of connectivity and automation between the team and the running application. This talk outlines a roadmap for transforming productivity by connecting developers' desktops to the release, and automating all the steps in between, from provisioning the IDE to monitoring the running application.

WHERE: JavaOne 2011 booth (#5004)

San Francisco, CA

INFO: Tasktop is exhibiting at JavaOne in booth #5004. For more information and to arrange an interview with Mik Kersten please contact Christie Denniston at 303-581-7760 or by email at (cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com).

TASKTOP’S MIK KERSTEN PRESENTS WEBINAR ON DEPLOYING TASKTOP SYNC TO UNIFY HETEROGENEOUS ALM STACKS

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:16:50 +0000

Webinar outlines how enterprise software organizations can integrate and synchronize heterogeneous ALM stacks to remove silos and improve collaboration and productivity

WHO: Mik Kersten - CEO and founder of Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com)

WHAT: Synchronizing the ALM Stack for Enterprise Development Webinar

In modern application development and delivery, heterogeneous best-of-breed ALM stacks have become the norm. Driven by open source, outsourcing, remote development and testing, Agile tools, IT decentralization, and in larger organizations, mergers and acquisitions, tool fragmentation is here to stay. In today's competitive environment, there is little incentive for software vendors to provide more than check-box integration solutions, making it nearly impossible for organizations to gain traceability and visibility - from requirements to source code. During this webinar, Kersten will outline successful strategies and demonstrate how Tasktop Sync solves these challenges. He will show how Tasktop Sync connects development, QA, and Agile project management together through its industry-standard Eclipse Mylyn ALM integration framework. Unlike previous approaches to ALM synchronization, Tasktop Sync provides real-time synchronization, automated conflict resolution and support for more than two dozen ALM systems. Building on Tasktop's Task Federation^TM technology, Tasktop Sync ensures that each stakeholder has access to the data that they need within their tool of choice.

WHEN: Wed., Sept 28, 9 - 10 a.m. PST

INFO: To register for this webinar please visit: (http://tinyurl.com/3o4a5dw). Updates from the webinar will be available by following the live Twitter feed at #TaskSync. To learn more about Tasktop Sync please visit (http://www.tasktop.com/sync). To arrange an interview with Mik Kersten please contact Christie Denniston at 303-581-7760 or by email at cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com.