VA Linux Launches 'SourceForge OnSite' Enterprise
Solution
Agilent Technologies' Central Research Lab to Deploy SourceForge OnSite Collaborative
Development System (CDS)
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000-- VA Linux Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:LNUX - news) today
announced the availability of ``SourceForge(TM) OnSite,'' a ground-breaking subscription service built on the Web-based
collaborative development system (CDS) powering SourceForge.net, the world's largest Open Source development center.
Installed behind customers' corporate firewalls, SourceForge OnSite provides a turn-key collaboration system--fully
customized, implemented and supported by VA Linux Professional Services--for enterprise-class customers that want to
leverage Open Source tools and methods for internal software development. Agilent Technologies' central research lab is one
of the first VA Linux customers to deploy SourceForge OnSite to support its geographically distributed development teams.
The SourceForge collaborative development system is a proven, powerful platform, currently supporting more than 12,000
software projects worldwide--including XFree86, KDE, Python and MySQL--and over 92,000 registered users via
SourceForge.net.
Building Better Software, Faster
SourceForge OnSite provides an integrated toolset for centralized code, project and knowledge management in a secure
environment. By deploying SourceForge OnSite, enterprise IT developers, independent software vendors and consulting firms
can take advantage of significant efficiencies enabled by SourceForge within their own companies: code re-use and archives,
enhanced communication within and across geographically distributed development teams, and standardization on a single
toolset. As a Web-based technology, SourceForge is cross-platform, customizable and compatible with many existing
development and support technologies.
SourceForge OnSite features include bug tracking, patch management, task management, source control, code sharing,
communication, support/issue tracking, document management, team productivity analysis and statistical reporting functionality.
``SourceForge OnSite provides an enterprise-class collaborative development system that enables our customers to leverage
SourceForge internally, and focus on their core-competencies rather than worrying about the maintenance and support of their
development infrastructures,'' said John ``Tiberius'' Hall, vice president of strategic planning, VA Linux Systems. ``With the
rapid growth and proven success of SourceForge.net as the world's largest ASP for Open Source developers, many
companies have expressed interest in deploying a customized, supported version of SourceForge as a next-generation
infrastructure enabling more efficient software development within their organizations.''
Agilent Laboratories to Deploy SourceForge OnSite
Agilent Laboratories, Agilent Technologies' central research organization, will be deploying SourceForge OnSite to provide its
geographically distributed development teams with an integrated, cross-platform development environment. In reviewing
various alternatives, Agilent Laboratories sought a proven solution with extensive vendor support, with the ability to scale
enterprise-wide and support its mission to develop cutting-edge technologies and business opportunities for Agilent
Technologies.
``The growth in both the size and scope of collaborative development endeavors at Agilent Laboratories has created a need for
a centralized, scalable development environment, that supports geographically distributed teams,'' said William Shreve, director
of Agilent's Systems and Solutions Laboratory. ``We are very impressed with the demonstrated success of VA Linux
SourceForge technology, and we anticipate that SourceForge OnSite will become a tool for support of both collaborative
development and software technology transfer from Agilent Laboratories to Agilent Technologies product groups.''
More information on SourceForge OnSite is available at www.valinux.com/services. Further information on SourceForge.net is
available at www.sourceforge.net. |
