BitMover Releases BitKeeper 3.2.4

Bob Burres <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Jun 2005 17:04:37 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.comp.version-control.bitkeeper.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
For those that haven't received notification as yet, we've released  
3.2.4.  It's available on our  download page and will provide a  
stepping stone for 3.3.0, our commercial oriented release.  I've  
included the text of our press release for those that are  
interested.  You can get the detailed picture as to what's new from  
the release notes on our download page.

Thanks,

Bob Burres
650 872 9900 x 112

South San Francisco, CA June 8, 2005 -- BitMover Inc, the provider of  
BitKeeper, the industry's only peer-to-peer collaborative development  
tool, today announced the release of the eagerly anticipated 3.2.4  
version of BitKeeper.  This latest release includes many enhancements  
and new functionality including new event triggers, performance  
improvements, and the ability to check for and install new releases.
BitKeeper continues to pave the way in the SCM marketplace and this  
latest release highlights the strategic advantages of BitKeeper's  
unique peer-to-peer architecture.  This distributed and replicated  
system has proven itself as the tool of choice for both collocated  
and remote development teams.  Companies may request an evaluation  
copy at:

          http://www.bitkeeper.com/cgi-bin/license.cgi

"We listen closely to our customers needs and it's exciting to see  
their requests transformed into tangible features with each new  
release.”  said Bob Burres, BitMover's VP sales, β€œIt's very  
gratifying to be associated with a product that provides such a great  
value to our customers.”

BitKeeper 3.2.4 is the final release under BitMover's highly  
successful program supporting Open Source development.  BitMover will  
now focus their resources on accelerating the execution of their  
exciting roadmap of innovative development tools.  The first release  
of the commercial only product will be BitKeeper 3.3.0 and is  
expected later this year.

"We are looking forward to being able to accelerate the development  
of features that will further enhance the productivity of commercial  
developers.  Currently, BitKeeper is solving problems in the market  
that no other tool can solve and we are actively working with  
customers to drive the product in ways that solve even more real  
world needs," said BitMover CEO Larry McVoy.

About BitMover Inc., Founded in 1998, BitMover Inc. is a privately  
held San Francisco-based company that produces BitKeeper.  BitKeeper  
shortens the software development lifecycle by providing the  
industry's only peer-to-peer collaborative development tool.  Many of  
the world's largest independent software and hardware vendors have  
used BitKeeper to more effectively manage their development  
projects.  Companies from startups to the Fortune 50 use BitKeeper to  
increase their productivity.  BitKeeper enables best practices in  
software development through powerful workflow capabilities, gives  
managers absolute control over their projects, and enables greater  
productivity in engineers through best-in-class merge technology.   
More than 48,000 BitKeeper seats are deployed worldwide.  For more  
information, please see http://www.bitkeeper.com.