Subversion 1.7 Planned for Summer 2010 Release

WANdisco to Support Subversion Community's Plan to Deliver Major New Release Enabling Git-like Functionality

San Ramon, CA February 17, 2010 – WANdisco, a leading corporate sponsor of the Subversion open source project, with active core developers from the community on staff and solutions that support some of the world's largest Subversion implementations, today announced that it is committing its resources to support the community's efforts to deliver Subversion 1.7 this summer. Subversion 1.7 will add significant new features including:

Working copy enhancements collectively referred to as WC-NG (Working Copy-Next Generation) that will provide centralized metadata storage and improved extensibility to lay the groundwork for offline commits and other features normally associated with distributed version control systems such as Git.
HTTPv2.0, an update of the current WebDAV HTTP protocol that will boost performance while preserving the benefits of web access to Subversion.
A number of new features and enhancements that will improve performance and ease of use.

"This move clearly demonstrates our continued commitment to the Subversion project," said David Richards, President and CEO of WANdisco. "Subversion's growth in the enterprise has been nothing short of staggering and this new release will enable features that developers have been asking for."

"We're working with the Subversion community to release Subversion 1.7 this summer. All of WANdisco's core Subversion developers will be committed to this goal and the community is very grateful for this support, ‘' said Hyrum Wright, Director of Open Source at WANdisco, and President of the Subversion Corporation. Hyrum also serves as the release manager for the Subversion project.

New Subversion Community Site Launched

WANdisco has launched a new community-driven web site for Subversion to provide a forum for users to exchange information and get the latest news from the community.

Subversion Support, Consulting and Training Services Now Available

As corporate sponsors of the Subversion open source project, with core developers from the project on staff, and solutions that support some of the world's largest Subversion implementations, WANdisco is uniquely qualified to deliver the training, consulting and support services for the Subversion Open Source project.

Learn more at: http://www.wandisco.com/svn/services.

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About WANdisco

WANdisco is a leading provider of distributed software development solutions. 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. For more information, please visit us at http://www.wandisco.com.

About Subversion

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.

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