Today, we made the product product brochure available for download (no registration needed). The brochure reveals exciting details about the new product, its features, and how it integrates with codeBeamer ALM, to make it a compelling one-box solution for Application Lifecycle Management and Requirements Management.

We are extremely excited, and can hardly wait to put RM to the hands of our existing and future users. Until then…

CodeBeamer Requirement Management (Product brochure) (550K)
Premiere auf der OOP 2012: "codeBeamer Requirements Management" (Press release) (107K)

codeBeamer RM is an extension for Intland's award-winning ALM offering, that enables change- and configuration management over requirements, and provides full traceability for tasks, tests. It aims to manage the full requirement lifecycle: from analysis, through gathering and defining requirements, to planning project milestones, development, testing and deployment.

Some of the key features in nutshell:

• Dead simple WYSIWYG-minded wiki authoring and collaboration on requirements
• Versioning and rich support for baselines
• Process enforcement to meet quality and schedule constraints
• Requirement traceability to trace what’s going on, from requirements via tasks and code changes to tests
• Suspected links to make sure that the impact of requirement changes is never overlooked
• Integration with MS Word and Excel for legacy data and to involve external stakeholders
• Release Management for planning schedules and executing the plans
• Dashboards to keep everyone from testers to executies up-to-date and well-informed

codeBeamer RM will be officially launched at the OOP 2012 conference in January 2012. Spread the word, come and join us in Munich!

Until then, the Intland team wishes you a Happy New Year!

Fazit: "DVCS are becoming the norm rather than the exception".
http://www.infoq.com/news/2011/12/eclipse-git

Auch wir sind überzeugt, dass DVCS einen weltweiten Trend in Bewegung gesetzt haben: Git wird sich als reale Alternative ggü. Systemen wie Clearcase etablieren. Wir haben bereits vor mehr als zwei Jahren unsere eigene Entwicklung auf DVCS umgestellt, unsere Kunden ziehen zunehmend nach und wir erfahren kontinuierlich wachsendes Interesse an unseren Consulting Services für Kunden, die von anderen Version Control Systemen auf Git migrieren wollen. Kürzlich haben wir u.a. einen asiatischen Elektronikkonzern bei der Umstellung auf Git und bei der Einführung in neue Arbeitsprozesse unterstützt.

Intlands codeBeamer unterstützt Git, Push / Pull Workflows, Git Repository Security Management und EGit.

Wir stehen mit unseren Consulting Services und Lösungen zur Seite stehen und begleiten Sie in die "GitHub Generation"!

Summary: "DVCS are becoming the norm rather than the exception".
http://www.infoq.com/news/2011/12/eclipse-git

We at Intland are convinced that DVCS created a worldwide trend: Git will establish as the real alternative compared to systems like Clearcase. More than two year ago, we changed our own development to DVCS, our customers increasingly pursue this way and we experience a continuously growing interest in our consulting services from customers planning to migrate from other version control systems to Git. Only recently we supported the migration to Git as well as the introduction to new development and working processes for an Asian conglomeration for consumer electronics.

Intland’s codeBeamer supports Git, Push / Pull Workflows, Git Repository Security Management and Egit.

So, if you are about to follow this trend, rely on our expertise, our consulting services and solutions – we will be on your side when entering the GitHub Generation!

Looking back in history, GitHub was the pioneer of social coding. GitHub focuses solely on the Git distributed version control system, but one must not forget that Git is not the only player in the Distributed Version Control area.

codeBeamer, Intland Software’s flagship product, is an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) platform that helps distributed teams to manage their processes from requirements to release. It covers not only the programming aspect of software engineering, it provides solutions for information sharing, for writing collaborative documentation and for general project management.

codeBeamer is the only product on the market that provides social coding in a DVCS-agnostic way, by applying the same principles to both Git and Mercurial, the two most widely used Distributed Version Control systems. codeBeamer hides the differences between them, accelerating adoption and enabling mixed-DVCS teams.

Today, we are happy to annouce the general availability of codeBeamer version 5.7.

What are the most notable changes?

• You can create any number of source code repositories per project.
  You can even mix the version control types: you can have a project with two Git and one Subversion repositories. This enables smooth transition from the Centralized Version Control model to Distributed Version Control, gradually converting your projects and teams from Subversion to Git or from CVS to Mercurial, for instance.
• Integrator workflows: flexible, yet well-controlled method to review and integrate source code changes.
  This is how it works in a nutshell: project members create their own forks (copies) of the reference source code and work on these forks. When they have completed a unit of work (implemented a feature or fixed a bug) and want to propagate their changes back to the reference code, they will ask the maintainers of the reference code (the so-called integrators) to merge a commit range from their repository to the reference one. They do it by sending a "pull request", which encapsulates what to merge and why to merge it. Integrators will then review and discuss the proposed changes, and decide whether to accept or reject them. It’s fast, efficient and secure.
  You may be rightly asking: who will benefit from using the integrator workflow?
  Simply put, everyone who has a supply chain for source code, or receives source code changes from an "untrusted source". Automotive companies, consumer electronic makers, mobile device makers, telecommunication companies, just to name a few. Don’t forget: (embedded) software is everywhere! More generally speaking, any company with junior employees, with contract workers, companies using outsourcing, or relying on external suppliers will secure their processes and increase their productivity adopting the integrator workflow.
• Inexpensive forking, easy merging with Git and Mercurial.
  You can implement features on separate forks of the code, and merge them only when they reach a certain quality. Also, before codeBeamer 5.7 it has never been so easy to start a repository for experimental development, then drop it if it didn’t work out as expected. It ensures quality and consistency, improves project agility and fosters innovation.

Important links:

• Download codeBeamer 5.7
• Learn more about codeBeamer
• Try the codeBeamer live demo

Intland Software is incredibly excited to shape the future of distributed software engineering. Over the coming months we will publish more details about our initiatives, including also EGit and MercurialEclipse, the two most advanced Eclipse plugins for distributed software development. To stay ahead your competition, read the Intland blog and follow @intland on Twitter. ]]> http://www.intland.com/news/codebeamer-5-7-released-integrator-workflows-pull-requests-and-social-coding-behind-your-firewall/feed/ 0 http://www.intland.com/events/intland-software-at-seacon2011-in-hamburg/ http://www.intland.com/events/intland-software-at-seacon2011-in-hamburg/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 06:46:39 +0000 intland http://www.intland.com/?p=3773

Intland Software will attend the SEACON 2011 conference in Hamburg.

More details are coming soon…

MercurialEclipse 1.8 Webinar: Better for Teams and for Task Focused Work

Webinar date: June 14, 2011
Time: 4:00 PM (MEST)/ 10:00 AM (EST)
Presenter: Michael Lukas

MercurialEclipse version 1.8 is the result of the work done on the project since December 2010. Beyond on the recent plugin enhancements we show:

• How to use it in teams with Apache & Mercurial installation is documented for Windows and Linux.
• How to use the extension called CBES plugin, where you can create and edit tasks, bugs, requirements, edit and commit code quickly without leaving Eclipse.

On the Webinar we show how to use MercurialEclipse, and how to use in team configuring with Apache and in for task-focused work provided by Mylyn integration.

New feature highllights:

• Meaningful status reports for background operations Instead of displaying the truncated hg commandline, a more meaningful status text is displayed for long running background operations. Benefit: you will understand what hg is doing even if not being intimately familiar with the commandline client.
• Streamlined dependencies Streamlining the dependencies of MercurialEclipse allows installing it on “uncommon Eclipse distributions”, like Wireframesketcher Studio, for example. (Wireframesketcher is a standalone product based on Eclipse 3.6.)
• Enhanced merge editor No matter what, you have to do manual merging time to time. It became a less frustrating experience now, by introducing helpful goodies like content assist in compare editors.
• History View enhancements Automatic history view refresh, displaying the source of copied files, and some other changes make browing histories more convenient and more efficient.
• Lots of bugfixes You are welcome to scan through the list of all issues resolved in 1.8 at JavaForge.

The most active contributors of this release are: Andrei Loskutov, John Peberdy and Søren Mathiasen.

MercurialEclipse is available as a free plugin via the Eclipse Update Site hosted at JavaForge.

Join our free webinar:
MercurialEclipse 1.8 Webinar: Better for Teams and for Task Focused Work

Date:
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 – Time: 4:00PM – 4:45PM (MEST) / 10:00AM – 10:45AM (EST)

The webinar will shortly introduce the major differences between traditional version control systems (such as CVS or Subversion) versus Mercurial and Git. Furthermore, it will show you how to use the MercurialEclipse plugin together with codeBeamer.

• Introduction of DVCS and Mercurial
• Installation MercurialEclipse, Apache
• Cloning your repository
• Task based working
• Change, commit, push
• Working with branches

How to join the Webinar?

It is easy, just follow the steps below:

]]> http://www.intland.com/events/mercurialeclipse-1-8-webinar-better-for-teams-and-for-task-focused-work/feed/ 0 http://www.intland.com/news/codebeamer-5-6-released-international-versions-easy-git-setup-and-more/ http://www.intland.com/news/codebeamer-5-6-released-international-versions-easy-git-setup-and-more/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:02:37 +0000 intland http://www.intland.com/?p=3557

We have great news to share today: codeBeamer version 5.6 is available for free download! This release focuses on accelerating company wide adoption of collaboration practices.

We are lowering the barriers by providing native language experience for German and Asian users (not restricted to English anymore!), and further simplifying the introduction of Distributed Version Control, more precisely the Git and Mercurial version control systems.

Here is the list of the major changes in codeBeamer 5.6:

• International versions: codeBeamer is now available in German, in two Chinese dialects (traditional and Taiwanese) and in Korean!
  codeBeamer finally went international, and it is now available in 4 more languages in addition to English. (Korean is currently a preliminary language version.)
  All codeBeamer distributions include all language packs, thus there is nothing extra to install. Even better, each invididual user can choose the language he and she wants to use, independently on the language settings of other users on the same site. In other words, this is now possible to support mixed language user audiences.
  It is important to note that this change applies only the user interface language. Managing international content has always been supported: codeBeamer supports all character sets of the world since version 1.0, ranging from Western through Asian to Arabic languages, and more.
• Git Smart HTTP – Cloning and pushing over HTTP and HTTPS for Git: no more headache with SSH keys
  Authentication is key when using Distributed Version Control in enterprise environment. Until 5.6, codeBeamer supported Git authentication via SSH, using SSH public and private keys to identify users. While this approach is highly secure and encrypted, it makes a little cumbersome for new users to adopt Git, because they are required to generate and upload those keys for codeBeamer.
  From 5.6, this is possible to authenticate over the HTTP(S) protocol using your codeBeamer user name and password. The nightmare for many is over! You can find the details of setting up Git Smart HTTP in the codeBeamer Administrator Guide
  Our suggestion: Intland still recommends using SSH or at least HTTPS in secure environments. Using HTTP is not recommended, as it is vulnerable by the technique called "HTTP sniffing".
• codeBeamer installer is preconfigured for using Git, Mercurial and Subversion via Apache
  Many Git, Mercurial and Subversion teams prefer using Apache in front of their version control systems. Launching an environment like that is not always trivial, but the default codeBeamer distribution package is now prepared to ease the initial setup.
  Learn more about configuring Apache for Git, Apache for Mercurial and Apache for Subversion in the codeBeamer Administrator Guide.
• Document Management and Wiki Knowledge Management improvements for ISO 9001:2008 compliance
  codeBeamer 5.6 fully satisfies all requirements of the ISO 9001:2008 standard, from content management point of view. codeBeamer enables accurate versioning of content, periodic document reviews, approval workflows, complete trace of changes, full text searchibility and content consistency via baselining, among others.
• Compatible with EGit 0.11.3
  We are confident to say that EGit with codeBeamer (via Smart HTTP conncetions) is currently the fastest route to the world of effective Git on Windows. Highly recommended!
• Compatible with MercurialEclipse 1.8
  We have thoroughly tested this setup as well. Works as expected, ready for production!
• Tons of bugfixes
  You are welcome to read the complete codeBeamer 5.6 Release Notes to see what has been fixed in this release.

Links:

• Download codeBeamer now
• Learn more about Application Lifecycle Management, Requirement Management, Release Management, Testing, IT Service Management, Project Management and Agile Software Development
• Learn more about codeBeamer
• Get MercurialEclipse and make the use of Mercurial productive also in Eclipse

Software im Automobil – Optimierte Software Entwicklungsprozesse mit DVCS

Stuttgart, 15. März 2011 – Die Zusammenarbeit von Automobilherstellern und deren Zulieferunternehmen für Software Entwicklungen stellt komplexe Herausforderungen an Prozess-, Qualitäts- und Testmanagement, besonders bei verteilten Entwicklungsumgebungen. Zunehmende Begeisterung erfährt der Einsatz von Distributed Version Control Systemen (DVCS): DVCS eröffnen neue Wege, die Zusammenarbeit im Bereich der Software Entwicklung zu verbessern.

Im gemeinsamen Vortrag von Intland Software und Škoda Electric über

"Optimierte Entwicklungsprozesse / Konfigurationsmanagement durch Software Qualität & Testing"

• Angewandtes Software Engineering und funktionale Sicherheit
• Verwalten von Anforderungen, Testspezifikationen und Integration mit Testtools
• Verteilte Versionskontrollsysteme und ihr Einsatz im Entwicklungsprozess
• Integration von Software Entwicklungsleistungen mit DVCS

Referenten des Vortrages:
Janos Koppany, CEO, Intland Software GmbH, Stuttgart
Ing. Stanislav Fligl, Ph.D., CoreTeam Leader, Škoda Electric, Prag

Bei Anmeldung über Intland Software erhalten Interessenten einen Rabatt in Höhe von 20% auf die Teilnehmergebühr. Link zum Veranstaltungsprogramm: http://www.euroforum.de/software

Über Intland Software GmbH

Intland Software entwickelt Agile ALM- und Collaboration-Lösungen für die Software-Entwicklung. Das Unternehmen gestaltet wegweisende Lösungen, die auf den neuesten Technologien Distributed Version Control Systemen (DVCS) basieren und eine effektivere Zusammenarbeit von Hersteller und Zulieferkette im Offshoring / Nearshoring von Software-Entwicklungsprojekten ermöglicht.

"codeBeamer", Intlands voll integrierte Plattform für die embedded Software Entwicklung, begleitet geografisch verteilte Projektteams während des gesamten Entwicklungsprozesses – vom Requirements Management bis zum Application Lifecycle. Internationale Unternehmen aus den Branchen Automobil, Avionics, Banking & Finance, Healthcare, Telekommunikation, Transport und Verteidigung vertrauen seit Jahren der Expertise von Intland Software. Hauptsitz des Unternehmens ist Stuttgart, mit einer Niederlassung in Silicon Valley / USA.

Über Škoda Electric a.s.

Škoda Electric, Tochtergesellschaft der Škoda Investment mit Sitz in Prag, ist Hersteller von Komponenten für elektrische Traktion. Das Produktportfolio des Unternehmens umfasst elektrische Motoren, Trolleybusse, elektrische Umrichter, Regelungssysteme für Straßenbahnen, Nahverkehrszüge und Lokomotiven sowie Dienstleistungen für Anpassungen von Hardware und Software von Regelsystemen.

Medienkontakt:

Unter der Rubrik "Software Development in High Level Languages" stellen Ihnen Janos Koppany und Michael Lukas in einem lebhaften Vortrag mit Live-Demo die "Prozessoptimierung und Qualitätsverbesserung bei der Integration von Software Entwicklungen mit Distributed Version Control Systemen"
vor. Datum: 03. März, 16:15 h

Sie finden uns in Halle 10.0, Stand 418.

Das Veranstaltungsprogramm finden Sie unter http://www.embedded-world.eu – geben Sie uns kurz Bescheid, wenn Sie an Eintrittskarten interessiert sind → dagmar@intland.com.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!

Intland Software attends "embedded world conference 2011", March 01 – 03, 2011, Congress Center Nuremberg

In category "Software Development in High Level Languages" Janos Koppany and Michael Lukas will feature an active presentation with Live-Demo about "Process Optimization and Quality Improvement by Integrating Software Developments with Distributed Version Control Systems"
Date: March 03, 16:15 h

Join us in hall 10.0, at our booth #418.

See the congress programme: http://www.embedded-world.eu and just give us a short message if you require entrance tickets → dagmar@intland.com.

Looking forward to meeting you in Nuremberg! ]]> http://www.intland.com/events/intland-software-attends-embedded-world-conference-2011-2/feed/ 0