ClearReplica adds "Per-Branch" Replication to an already strong feature set.
NEWNAN, GA, August 31, 2006 - ClearReplica 4.0 complements IBM/Rational ClearCase (V3.2 and higher).
ClearReplica provides
geographically disjoint development as a less expensive alternative to
ClearCase Multisite. ClearReplica provides many of the replication
features of ClearCase Multisite as well as additional features. With
ClearReplica you can replicate whole VOBs, "portions" of VOBs, a single
or select files, replicate a single or select branches, replicate
multiple VOBs in
to single VOBs, replicate multiple VOBs in to single VOBs, single VOBs
to multiple VOBs and replicate VOBs to other VOBs within the same
ClearCase region. These options allow more flexibility to create
on-line backup VOBs and staging or distribution VOBs...
A BETTER SOLUTION, INC. ANNOUNCES "CLEARREPLICA V4.0"
NEWNAN, GA, August 31, 2006 - ClearReplica 4.0 complements IBM/Rational ClearCase (V3.2 and higher). ClearReplica
provides geographically disjoint development as a less expensive
alternative to ClearCase Multisite. ClearReplica provides many of the
replication features of ClearCase Multisite as well as additional
features. With ClearReplica you can replicate whole VOBs, "portions" of
VOBs, a single or select files, replicate a single or select branches,
replicate multiple VOBs
in to single VOBs, replicate multiple VOBs in to single VOBs, single
VOBs to multiple VOBs and replicate VOBs to other VOBs within the same
ClearCase region. These options allow more flexibility to create
on-line backup VOBs and staging or distribution VOBs.
"A Better Solution has again raised the bar by providing additional
features over Multisite and done so with less end-user cost.
Per-branching replication is a sure win for the customer and addresses
many security concerns. The enhanced 'Deployment' features add
something that has long been missing in ClearCase" -- ClearVision
ClearReplica's flexibility transcends as an alternative to Multisite in a number of ways, some are outlined here:
* ClearReplica is much more cost effective. Multisite
is licensed per user of a replicated VOB so the cost increases when
user and VOB usage grows, replicating a single VOB with Multisite that
has 100 users in "Atlanta" and 30 users in "India" requires 130
licenses of Multisite, to start. ClearReplica is licensed per
"location" so two licenses of ClearReplica and ClearTrigger are needed
(one of each at each site). Doubling the number of users of Multisite
replicated VOBs doubles the cost of "replication", while doubling the
number of users of ClearReplica replicated VOBs adds no additional cost.
* ClearReplica allows more control over what is data is replicated. (enhanced in 4.0) ClearReplica allows you to replicate the whole VOB, a portion of the VOB or even a single or select files. ClearReplica 4.0 even allows for replication of a single or select branches if desired. Save corporate bandwidth (and bandwidth costs) by "replicating" only the data you need to.
* Enhanced "Deployment" capabilities. Use
ClearReplica "deploy" from ClearCase VOBs to regular flat file systems
on local machines or remote machines around the world. ClearReplica
"deployment" only requires the license at the "shipper" site. Now
updates to a ClearCase VOB can be pushed as regular directories on
countless machines making deployment of documents, web pages, patches,
registry updates or even ClearCase triggers a snap. ClearReplica
produces logs of what is sent and received so you know what has been
deployed.
* Enhanced "Replication Triggers" allow further automation and notification to your "replication" or "deployment" process. Use
ClearReplica "Replication Triggers" to automatically run scripts before
or after either sending or receiving "Replication" packets. . Now you
can use any in-house script to perform custom logging, send email
notification, install/execute deployed files, lock VOBs or even
redirect packets by just adding a ClearReplica replication trigger.
ClearReplica has pre_ships, post_ship, pre_receive and post_receive
triggers help you manage your distributed environment. No more checking
log files for certain events, have them email you when events happen or
have ClearReplica automatically perform the post deployment scripts.
The machines deployed to do not even need to have ClearCase installed.
* Enhanced "Replication" and "Deployment" capabilities to disconnected machines or those without a static IP address. ClearReplica
facilitates the transfer of ClearReplica data between two ClearReplica
servers that do not have direct access to each other, but share access
to one or more machines between them that can be used as a ClearReplica
'proxy' machines. The machines used in the transfer that are not
actually the source or destination ClearReplica Server constitute the
'proxy chain' of machines. ClearReplica can also facilitate the
transfer of data between machines that do not have a static IP address
(i.e salesman laptops) so that either "replication" or "deployment"
data can be sent to those machines anytime they are connected to the
web.
* Nearly free "disaster recovery", "backup sites" or "distribution hubs". ClearReplica
"replication" to read-only VOB sites only require the license at the
"shipper" site. Backup hundreds of VOBs to several locations or across
the hall with only ONE ClearReplica license.
* Works with ClearCase Lite. You can
replicate VOBs created on a ClearCase Lite server if you need
replication, but are not ready to upgrade to ClearCase from ClearCase
Lite.
* Confirmation of packet delivery (automatic packet recovery). Dropped or lost packets are automatically recovered.
* ClearReplica has relaxed mastership. Users of
ClearReplica VOBs can actually work on the "same" branch in different
replicas and see each other's changes immediately. Now any of the
"replica" sites can make an element because there is no mastership to
get in the way of either site changing the /main branch to make the new
element.
* Automatic data encryption. All data packets sent via ClearReplica are encrypted and compressed.
* Relaxed Replica Management. You can stop
"sending" or "receiving" VOB packets at any time without having to
"remove replica", a site can "opt-out" of replication at any time
without having to coordinate with other replicas or worry about braking
other replicas because they had mastership of shared data. You can
"opt-in" at any later time and quickly get back in sync or just choose
to continue from the current point.
Read about all of the new features here:
http://www.abs-consulting.com/abs_consulting_products_replic a.html.
Installing ClearReplica 4.0 is easy and straightforward. Version 4.0 began shipping on August 31st, 2006.
ClearReplica
is licensed so you need in most cases only 1 or 2 licenses of the
product even if you have hundreds of licenses of Rational ClearCase and
hundreds of ClearCase VOBs. You can "replicate" or "deploy" all VOBs
in your organization under control for less than the cost of a single
license of ClearCase. For detailed information on these tools, visit us
at:
http://www.abs-consulting.com/abs_consulting_products_replic a.html.
About A Better Solution, Inc.
Founded by Charles Clarke, III in 1996, he saw the need for a CM
consulting company from his early experiences with Atria (the original
makers of ClearCase). To this end ABS has assembled some of the best
software minds in the country to bring the experiences of many minds in
many development shops together to aid in implementation of Rational
ClearCase. ABS also provides custom training plans to suit an
organizations need for Rational ClearCase user or administrator
training. visit http://www.abs-consulting.com for more details.
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