Product : Perforce Software
Overview
Efficient change management of source code and all digital assets - which can include documents, graphics, web pages, or any other type of electronic file - can deliver a competitive advantage to companies that do it well. For this reason, Software Configuration Management (SCM) - once considered a routine topic for lower-level IT operations staff - is now on the agendas of CIOs at multibillion-dollar companies.
Some of the key business benefits of improving a company’s SCM practices include:
- Better visibility into the development process;
- Efficient management of geographically distributed teams;
- Improved concurrent development; and
- Improved cross platform support.
About Perforce Software
Perforce is the innovative company behind Perforce, the Fast Software Configuration Management system. As leader, pioneer and innovator in version control industry, Perforce have revolutionized the ideas behind the version management of source code and all types of digital assets.
Perforce Software is a robust and flexible SCM tool that fits any team's traditional or agile workflow, increases productivity, improves software quality, and helps our customers quickly adapt to market changes. Perforce delivers stellar performance, and our world-class technical support is second to none.
Solution Offering
Perforce Server- P4D, the Perforce Server, manages the Perforce central file repository, or depot. No special hardware is needed, other than storage for depot and database files.
Perforce Clients - P4V, the Perforce Visual Client, for Mac OS X, UNIX, Linux, and Windows; P4, the Perforce Command-Line Client, for all platforms; P4Web, the Perforce Web Client, a browser-based client; Integrations, or plug-ins, that work with commercial IDEs and productivity software
Distributed Development - Regardless of your network topology and bandwidth, Perforce can be easily configured to support the appropriate distributed solution for your needs. Perforce offers several built-in features, notably the Perforce Proxy and replicated servers, that support distributed development scenarios, are transparent to users at remote sites, and deliver notably better performance with little administrative overhead.
Administration Tools - P4Admin, the Perforce Administration Tool, is a graphical tool that makes it easy to manage your users, permissions, and groups.
Visual Merge & Diff Tools - P4Merge & FolderDiff provide a unique perspective into the context in which change happens.
Value Proposition
- Fast for users and never impede their work.
- Scalability, easily scale as your organization grows.
- Distributed development, allow teams to collaborate across multiple locations
- Low-cost-of-ownership, affordable to purchase, easy to manage, and deliver rapid ROI.
- Robust and Proven, acclaimed by a sizeable user base of respected companies.
- Easy Administration
- Auditing and Compliance
