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USDA NRCS Chooses Intland Software’s codeBeamer as Its Collaborative Software Development Platform.
 We purposely did not spec our RFQ for just a software development collaborative solution. We evaluated options including document collaboration and ultimately chose codeBeamer that now hosts 291 projects and supports over 250 software developers across the world.
Frank Geter, USDA NRCS National Modeling Specialist
Problems & Challenge
- The United States department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA, NRCS) has over 250 software developers dispersed across the world and a system for collaborative software development was critical to its operations.
- Technical requirements include it must be able to support decentralized, network-dispersed, team-oriented, code development and project management. It must facilitate web based team communication, issue tracking, user access permissions, collaborative code and document management and leverage existing version control systems.
- Additional business requirements include easy installation and low ongoing maintenance as well as a licensing model that supports USDA’s business practice.
Solution
Intland Software was awarded the purchase contract after a competitive RFQ process. At the time of the RFQ, codeBeamer was:
- By far, the easiest to install
- The only solution that had the ability to integrate with USDA’s version control system, Subversion
- Required no professional consulting services to keep it operational
- The only collaborative software solution in its class that offered a floating license model necessary to support USDA’s need to allow up to 250 developers access when they need it.
Benefits
- Facilitates effective software development by supporting a decentralized, network-dispersed, team-oriented environment.
- Provides all the functionalities required to meet USDA’s specific needs, including project management, source code management, document management, project forums, issue tracking, wiki, source code statistics, version control integration, and integration with USDA’s authentication/authorization infrastructure.
- Is a cost effective solution given its easy installation, no consulting services required for ongoing maintenance, and the availability of a flexible floating license business model.
- Currently hosts 291 projects in the USDA CoLab environment.
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