WANdisco Continues to Invest in Subversion Open Source Project

WANdisco, the makers of Enterprise Subversion with the most active core developers from the project on staff, has continued its heavy investment in the Subversion Open Source project by being the first to make certified Subversion 1.6.15 binaries available for free download. WANdisco's certified Subversion binaries provide a complete, fully tested version of Subversion based on the most recent stable release, including the latest fixes.

Hyrum Wright, WANdisco's Director of Open Source, and release manager for the Subversion project said: "I would advise users to upgrade by downloading the latest release of these certified Subversion binaries. 1.6.15 continues the effort to enhance the functionality and improve the stability of the 1.6 release series."

WANdisco's certified Subversion 1.6.15 binaries are available for free downloaded at: http://www.wandisco.com/subversion/os/downloads.

The latest release of WANdisco's certified Subversion binaries include several key enhancements as well as bug fixes. One major benefit for users downloading 1.6.15 binaries is a fix for server-side crashes when using SVNParentPath and a memory leak invoked by running ‘svn blame –g'. The former affects only http-based SVN server installations while the latter affects all SVN server installations.

These freely available, certified Subversion binaries undergo the same rigorous quality assurance process that WANdisco uses for its enterprise products that support the world's largest Subversion implementations with over 40,000 users, 2,500 repositories and 18 million transactions per day in a single implementation. Free community support for WANdisco's certified Subversion binaries is available with registration at: http://subversion.wandisco.com

Pure Subversion Software Integrates Easily Without any Vendor Lock in Tricks.
Like all releases of WANdisco's certified Subversion binaries, these 1.6.15 binaries aren't polluted with any other software that users don't really need or want. WANdisco's pure Subversion binaries are only 6MB versus the massive 80MB packages of some vendors. Users aren't forced down the path of using proprietary defect trackers or any other software that they're not currently using with Subversion. WANdisco's certified Subversion binaries can be used with any other open source or closed source software that works with Subversion.

Customers that combine a WANdisco Subversion support contract with WANdisco's certified Subversion binaries have the added benefit of automated access to the latest fixes and updates.

Invest in WANdisco's Subversion Support Services and Support Subversion Open Source.
Profits from WANdisco's Subversion support contracts are being used to hire additional Subversion committers and support the activities of the Subversion community. WANdisco's goal is to ensure that Subversion continues to provide the features that its users want and need and that the Subversion community has the resources to support these efforts.

WANdisco's Subversion support services are backed by a dedicated team of core Subversion development, QA and support professionals based at the company's offices in the US and the UK. As a result, all of WANdisco's Subversion support customers have access to secure, high quality live support and immediate fixes on a 24-by-7 basis regardless of where they're located. This is critical when problems arise and it's the reason so many organizations that want the same level of support available with commercial enterprise software switch to WANdisco. The team is led by Hyrum Wright, WANdisco's Director of Open Source. Hyrum has also been the release manager for the Subversion project since early 2008.

Support contracts include:
•24-by-7 Online, Phone and Email Support.
•Guaranteed response times.
•Global coverage from the United States and Europe.
•Automated delivery of fixes and upgrades.
•Technical Account Managers who act as a single point of contact for critical issues.
•Security solutions that deliver automated access control and audit reporting.
•Semi-annual Subversion System Health Check.
•Bug Buddy - A senior Subversion committer who champions customer enhancement requests.
WANdisco's Subversion support services are described in detail at: http://www.wandisco.com/products/svn/support.php

WANdisco also sponsors and contributes to the TortoiseSVN project, which develops the popular Subversion client for Windows. As a result, WANdisco is able to offer free downloads of the latest fully tested version of TortoiseSVN at http://www.wandisco.com/subversion/os/downloads

Information about enterprise-class support for TortoiseSVN can be found at: http://www.wandisco.com/products/svn/tortoise/support.php

Register Now for Subversion Live
Register now and take advantage of early bird pricing for Subversion Live, a series of one day conferences to be held at four locations in the US and Europe during February, 2011.

During these one day sessions for developers, administrators and IT managers, you'll find out what's coming next from the core Subversion developers building it. You will also spend time with experts who will show you how to get the most out of Subversion, whether you're just planning your first migration, or you've been using Subversion for years.

Further information is available at http://wandisco.com/events/subversionlive2011

About WANdisco
WANdisco is a leading provider of infrastructure software for replication, scalability and high availability, and a corporate sponsor of the Subversion open source project with core developers from the project on staff. By using WANdisco's totally unique replication technology, software development can now occur anywhere without any constraints. Fortune Global 1000 companies such as AT&T, Honda, NTT and Motorola rely on WANdisco's suite of source code management solutions. A recent Forrester Total Economic Impact (TEI) study of WANdisco's Subversion MultiSite revealed a 167% return on investment with a nine-month payback period. Subversion is recognized by Forrester as the sole leader in the Standalone Software Configuration Management (SCM) category. For more information, please visit us at: http://www.wandisco.com

About Subversion
Apache Subversion (SVN) is a version control system initiated in 2000. It is used to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation. Its goal is to be a mostly-compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions System (CVS). In a 2007 report by Forrester Research, Subversion was recognized as the sole leader in the Standalone Software Configuration Management (SCM) category and a strong performer in the Software Configuration and Change Management (SCCM) category. Subversion is released under the Apache License, making it free software.

For more information, please visit us at http://subversion.wandisco.com

WANdisco, the makers of Subversion with the most active core developers from the project on staff, is also a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure software for replication, scalability and high availability.

By using WANdisco's totally unique replication technology, software development can now occur anywhere without any constraints. Fortune Global 1000 companies such as AT&T, Honda, NTT and Motorola rely on WANdisco's suite of source code management solutions.

A recent Forrester Total Economic Impact (TEI) study of WANdisco's Subversion MultiSite revealed a 167% return on investment with a nine month payback period. WANdisco is also a corporate sponsor of the open source Subversion project, and plays an active role with core developers from the project on staff. Subversion is recognized by Forrester as the sole leader in the Standalone Software Configuration Management (SCM) category.

WANdisco plays an active role in the Subversion open source project. With the most active core developers from the Subversion community on staff, WANdisco sponsors a number of initiatives to promote Subversion's continued leadership as an enterprise-class solution in the source code management (SCM) space.

As part of its participation in the Subversion project, WANdisco offers free downloads of certified Subversion binaries that provide a complete, fully tested version of Subversion based on the most recent stable release. WANdisco's core Subversion developers are backed by dedicated QA and support professionals that enable the company to deliver the highest quality version of the software. In addition to free community support, WANdisco also offers enterprise-class Subversion Support Services for organizations that require the guaranteed response times, 24-by-7 access to online and phone support, automated delivery of the latest fixes and upgrades and other benefits that typically come with a commercial software vendor's support contract.

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