Campbell, CA, January 18, 2007 --
The employees at BitMover have a long history of being active in
their communities and 2006 was no exception. In addition to donating
their time they also opened their pocketbooks in a big way, with
employees donating in excess of $25,000 during 2006. BitMover
launched a new charitable matching program and more than doubled
those contributions, bring the total contributions to more than
$50,000 during 2006.
"Our employees have always been active in a variety of good causes,
and when I realized the magnitude of their donations I wanted a way
that we could do more as a company." said Larry McVoy, BitMover CEO,
"The corporate matching program seemed like a logical way to support
our employees efforts."
The employees at BitMover are supporting a variety of great causes.
Many contributions went to groups that feed, clothe, and house the
less fortunate. Other contributions went to groups that are working
to cure disease. Still others went to groups focused on
environmental and social issues. A sampling of those groups include:
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Coalition for the Homeless
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Alameda County Community Food bank
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KQED Public Television
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Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church
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Bay Area Non-Violent Communication
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Nature Conservancy
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Sacred Heart Community Service
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Mercy Corps
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Wilderness Society
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American Rivers
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Sierra Club
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National Audubon Society
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Loma Prieta Education Fund
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American Cancer Society
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Project Open Hand
BitMover believes in being a good corporate citizen both in the local
community and the global community. Its employees agree and it shows
in their donation trends which range from local food banks to global
relief efforts.
"There are so many organizations doing great work out there, it feels
good to support making the world a better place," said Amy Graf,
BitMover Sales.
About BitMover
Founded in 1998, BitMover Inc. is a privately held Silicon Valley-
based company that produces BitKeeper. BitKeeper shortens the
software development life-cycle by providing the industry's only peer-
to-peer collaborative development tool. Many of the world's largest
independent software and hardware vendors have used BitKeeper to more
effectively manage their development projects. Companies from
startups to the Fortune 50 use BitKeeper to increase their
productivity. BitKeeper enables best practices in software
development through powerful workflow capabilities, gives managers
enhanced control over their projects, and enables greater
productivity in engineers through best-in-class merge technology.
For more information, please see
http://www.bitkeeper.com.
BitMover and BitKeeper are trademarks of BitMover, Inc.