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San Ramon, CA September 2, 2010 – WANdisco, the makers of Enterprise Subversion with active core developers from the project on staff, is pleased to announce that the lead developers from the open source TortoiseSVN project have agreed to participate in the upcoming Subversion Live conferences taking place in the US and UK during February, 2011. In keeping with the theme of the conferences, "Subversion 1.7 and the Way Forward", they will present and demonstrate TortoiseSVN 1.7, the latest version of this widely used client for Windows. WANdisco supports and sponsors TortoiseSVN as part of its support of the Subversion open source project.

"We are delighted to have the TortoiseSVN project on board for Subversion Live," said David Richards, President and CEO of WANdisco. "Along with support for all of the new Subversion 1.7 capabilities, TortoiseSVN 1.7 will have significant new features of its own that users have been asking for. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn firsthand how to get the most out of TortoiseSVN 1.7 from the developers who built it."

Along with support for Subversion 1.7's new HTTPv2 protocol, WC-NG (Working Copy-Next Generation) enhancements and other capabilities, TortoiseSVN 1.7 will have a number of new features that will make this popular Subversion client for Windows even easier to use.

Highlights:

• Icons for Commit, Update, Check for Modifications and Show Log will automatically appear for Subversion folders at the top of Windows Explorer Tree and List Views.
• Internet search engine-like functionality will enable faster log searches and highlight matches in the log viewer.
• In TortoiseMerge, users will be able to double-click on a variable, API call, or any string and every place where that string appears will be highlighted, making code reviews easier.
• Dialogs will be available to set file properties so users don’t have to know the Subversion syntax.
• When commits fail due to update conflicts, a pushbutton will trigger an update and restart the commit dialog automatically with all of the user's selections and settings intact.

"We're really excited about taking part in Subversion Live," said Stefan Küng, Lead Developer for TortoiseSVN. "The opportunity to get immediate feedback and exchange ideas with developers and others who use the client every day is extremely valuable to us in setting the project’s direction."

Complete information about Subversion Live can be found at:
http://www.wandisco.com/events/subversionlive2011. WANdisco recommends that anyone interested in attending register now while discounts last and space is available.

Certified Subversion 1.6.12 Binaries Available for Free Download

WANdisco recently announced that it had made certified Subversion 1.6.12 binaries available for free download at: http://www.wandisco.com/subversion/os/downloads. WANdisco's certified Subversion binaries provide a complete, fully tested version of Subversion based on the most recent stable release, including the latest fixes. 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 deployments, with over 40,000 users, 2500 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

Automated Updates & Integration with Third Party Tools Such as Trac

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. WANdisco's Certified Subversion Binaries can be used with other open source software such as Trac, the popular issue tracker and wiki, and the many other software products that can be integrated with Subversion.

Buy a Support Contract & Support Subversion!

WANdisco also recently announced that the profits from the sale of its Subversion support contracts go directly toward the hiring of additional Subversion committers and supporting the activities of the community. Due to the success of its Subversion support services offerings, WANdisco has been able to hire senior Subversion committers such as Hyrum Wright, Julian Foad, Phillip Martin, Stefan Kung, Erik Huelsmann and others who have come on board recently.

Enterprise-Class Subversion Support Services

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 level of support is critical when problems arise and it’s the reason why so many organizations 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 options 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.
• Indemnification coverage to protect against third party intellectual property claims.
• 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.

WANdisco Offers Free Online Subversion Training

WANdisco is currently offering a series of free online one hour bi-weekly Subversion training classes. The following classes are scheduled:

• "All About Checkouts" on September 8, 2010. Although checkout is the most frequently used Subversion command, it has many options that few users are aware of. During this course, attendees will learn how to make full use of the checkout command and understand the messages it generates under different usage scenarios.
• "Using the Subversion Diff Command" on September 22, 2010. From simple to complex scenarios, the diff command can show differences between Subversion projects. During this course the instructor will cover the diff command using TortoiseSVN’s difference tool as well as linking TortoiseSVN to other difference programs.
• "Subversion Administration Best Practices" on October 6, 2010. This training session will cover every aspect of Subversion administration including: defining policies and procedures, training and managing staff to ensure compliance, designing repository layout, backup and recovery, use of hook scripts and locking, and log monitoring and analysis.
• "All About Subversion Hook Scripts" on October 20, 2010. Hook scripts are server-side executables tied to various Subversion events. Attendees will learn how to implement hook scripts for email notification of events, commit validation, integration with issue trackers and other external systems and other common use cases.

Registration for these classes is available at: http://wandisco.com/webinar/subversion/training. WANdisco recommends early registration, as space is limited.

Recent News and Resources

Free Download: Subversion Open Source:
http://www.wandisco.com/subversion/os/downloads

Subversion Professional Support:
http://www.wandisco.com/products/svn/support.php

WANdisco Subversion Enterprise:
http://www.wandisco.com/subversion

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. 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

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.

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