Campbell, CA - July 28, 2006 -
BitMover, Inc., the leader in scalable distributed source code management,
today announced the release of the latest generation of its flagship
source code management product, BitKeeper 4.0. BitKeeper 4.0 constitutes
a major release, introducing enhanced performance, a range of significant
new features and regularized interfaces. The resulting 4.0 release
offers developers a more streamlined, easier-to-use upgrade to the
industry-leading SCM solution.
New features in BitKeeper 4.0 include:
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Substantial performance improvements speed management of large code/data sets
New options for trigger output ease debugging, support additional customization
New time-stamp database supports safe, fast checkins on a range of file systems (inc. NFS)
Simplified creation of patches and back-porting
Selective pulls, supporting creation of revisions up to and including a given date
Multiple parents ease the creation of staging trees
Dynamic licensing dramatically reduces the burden of managing users
Complete backward compatibility with BitKeeper 3.2.x preserves legacy investment
Full release notes are here.
BitKeeper 4.0 also addresses a number of customer-reported issues,
delivering unrivaled quality.
Developers building cutting-edge software and hardware look to Bitkeeper
to manage and safeguard their strategic engineering IP,
commented Larry
McVoy, BitMover CEO. Bitkeeper 4.0 reflects the strong synergy we have
with our clients, responding to their input for features and performance
and meeting their requirements for scalability and robustness.
Lightning Performance in Local and Distributed Environments
Bitkeeper has always excelled at managing large, distributed code
bases and other complex assets.
Version 4.0 of BitKeeper offers users
additional performance, with incremental gains of up to 10X for diffs
and check-in of even deep, highly populated and globally modified file
trees, and up to 7.5X for generating change set histories. Other areas
with substantial performance gains include cestool (change set tool),
and revtool (history browser).
Availability and Pricing
BitKeeper is available immediately from BitMover and its world wide
sales channels. For licensing information, including pricing, contact
BitMover by email via
sales@bitmover.com
or by phone at +1 408-370-9911.
About BitMover
BitMover, Inc. leads the SCM marketplace with its flagship product,
BitKeeper, enabling best practices in distributed software
development and superior control over engineering projects. BitKeeper
makes developers more productive with powerful workflow capabilities,
and best-in-class merge technology.
Many of the world's largest software and hardware vendors use
BitKeeper to manage software and hardware development assets.
Development teams at startups to IT departments at Fortune 100
companies use BitKeeper to foster collaboration, increase
productivity, and enhance product quality through reliable and
comprehensive technology asset management. BitKeeper does more than just
manage companies' development assets - it makes those assets more
valuable.
Founded in 1998, BitMover Inc. is a privately held, profitable corporation
with headquarters in Silicon Valley,
doing business and providing unrivaled support
worldwide. For more information, please visit
http://www.bitkeeper.com.
BitMover and BitKeeper are trademarks of BitMover, Inc.
