Combines Best-of-Breed Software Configuration Management with Leading Build Management and Application Lifecycle Automation Server
Lexington, MA and Cleveland, OH – September 19, 2007 – AccuRev Inc., and Urbancode, provider of process automation products such as build management and Application Lifecycle Automation servers, today announced a joint technology and marketing partnership. The partnership has been formed to advance process automation and Agile adoption though a combination of AccuRev’s process-centric software configuration management (SCM) and Urbancode’s application lifecycle automation solutions. In addition, both companies have strong overlap in the ISV, embedded software and financial markets where mission critical software development is key to business success.
As an AccuRev Technology Partner, Urbancode
furthers AccuRev’s best-of-breed application lifecycle
management (ALM) coverage in the areas of distributed builds, automated
tests, promotions, deployments, and release management. AccuRev adds value to
Urbancode’s customers that are struggling to meet the challenges of today’s
complex geographically distributed and parallel development or wish to move to a
more Agile
development environment.
Maciej Zawadzki, CEO of Urbancode, said,
“Many of our clients are looking to change their current software change and
configuration management tools or increase the effectiveness of their
application lifecycle management solutions to advance source control, issue
management and process automation across the application development lifecycle.
AccuRev and Urbancode are a perfect fit for many of our customers and we’re very
excited about strengthening our relationship.”
Cliff Utstein, vice president of sales
marketing, AccuRev Inc., said, “The partnership with Urbancode gives our joint customers
the benefits of an integrated application lifecycle management (ALM) solution
based on the best-of-breed tool sets of AccuRev SCM and AnthillPro. A recent
AccuRev customer survey revealed a strong desire to improve their build process,
and through this partnership we are providing our customers with a compelling
solution that addresses this need.”
About
Urbancode
Urbancode develops process automation products such as
Build Management and Application Lifecycle Automation Servers.
AnthillPro grew out of its own need as software
developers for process automation tools. Generation one, launched in 2001,
delivered build automation and management. Now, in its third generation,
AnthillPro3 manages processes starting at the time that a developer commits code
and ending at the time such code ends up in production. This includes: the
build, automated testing, deployment, release, and others processes. Savvy,
market leading companies from the financial, banking, insurance, software, and
high-tech industries (including 25 of the Fortune 100) rely on AnthillPro for
Continuous Integration, Build Management, Deployment Management, and Application
Lifecycle Automation.
AnthillPro3 is a product of Urbancode. Urbancode is
headquartered in Cleveland, OH with offices in Chicago
and Denver. It
has been creating value for a diverse portfolio of clients since
1996.
About AccuRev Inc.
AccuRev’s software configuration management (SCM)
solution is architected to solve the problems associated with today’s complex
and changing software development environments, while bridging the needs of both
developers and managers to improve productivity with a lower total cost of
ownership. The AccuRev interface, with integrated issue-based workflow, advanced
visualization, process automation, and
artifact traceability, improves collaboration, visibility and management of multiple releases
developed in parallel for geographically distributed or
outsourced teams to remain agile and competitive. AccuRev supports open
standards and SOA-based development tool interoperability across Microsoft
Windows, Linux, and UNIX platforms and provides native support for the most
commonly used software development methodologies including Agile, iterative, and waterfall.
AccuRev, the fastest growing SCM company and two-time Jolt Product Excellence Award
recipient, is used by a growing number of global enterprises including American
Airlines, Orbitz, Polycom, Thomson Financial, Raytheon Company and Lockheed
Martin. AccuRev, Inc. is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts and is privately held. More
information about AccuRev can be found at http://www.accurev.com, or by
calling 1-800-383-8170 (US and Canada), and 1-781-861-8700
(Outside North
America).
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