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Want to see Subversion in action with ProjectLocker? Sign up for our webinar.

Damon Young — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:46:00 -0500

As a follow-up to our presentation at ServoyWorld 2008, "Best Practices for Subversion Hosting", ProjectLocker is now offering an open webinar for anyone who wants to see a more in-depth, hands-on presentation. We'll walk through the use of Subversion in ProjectLocker, as well as necessary best practices, like branching & tagging, with a focus on the Eclipse IDE. The webinar will be Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:00AM EST. Register online at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/688137019.

Now ProjectLocker is raffling off TWO iPhones

Damon Young — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:45:00 -0500

Midnight tonight, August 31st, is the cut off for the iPhone Referral Raffle we started at the beginning of this summer. As we mentioned before, whomever has the most referrals by tonight will win a new iPhone, courtesy of ProjectLocker. But, because we've gotten such a great response and to sweeten the pot a bit more, we're also going to give away a SECOND 16 GB iPhone 3G to one other customer reference in a random drawing after tonight.

So, even if you haven't made the most referrals, you can still refer your software startup friends to ProjectLocker. If they order any of our services before midnight tonight, Pacific Standard Time, and enter your e-mail in the Referral Source field, you'll be in the running. So don't wait - the clock is ticking.....

All Servoy 4.0 users get the 1st month of Subversion hosting FREE with ProjectLocker

Damon Young — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:22:00 -0500

Since the latest version of Servoy is now based on Eclipse, Servoy users can now tap into the power and versatility of Subversion for their version control and team sharing needs. Of course, now these Servoy users must answer the eternal question:

"Should we install, run, and maintain Subversion ourselves, or should we choose a hosted solution?"

Not surprisingly, we here at ProjectLocker made a pretty compelling case for hosting back in 2005 with our whitepaper, "The Rapid Project Platform". But, in case anyone still needed further persuasion, we've decided to add a tiny incentive.

Therefore, in our last bit of Servoy-related news for the day, ProjectLocker is extending a special discount to everyone using the brand new version 4.0 of Servoy. Just check the ServoyWorld 2008 Newsletter you received earlier this month for the right Promotional Code to enter at sign-up, and we'll give you the first 30 days of your subscription completely free. And, even after that first month, if you choose ProjectLocker Lite, you can have your company's source code reliably hosted and secured in an enterprise-caliber environment every month for less than the cost of your lunch today.

Feel free to contact us at sales at projectlocker dot com or our friends at sales at servoy dot com for more information.

ProjectLocker talks Subversion next week at ServoyWorld

Damon Young — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:33:00 -0500

Here at ProjectLocker, we believe in two things when it comes to delivering software: quality and speed. As a provider, we're always looking for ways to help software developers bring the richest, strongest, most reliable software applications to market in unprecedented timeframes. Most of those efforts come through the services and tools that we offer directly, such as our recent rollout of Automated Code Reviews. But we're also always on the lookout for partners, vendors, and other tools that meet that same criteria.

Which is why we're big fans of Servoy. Servoy is a Java-based development environment that allows you to create rich business applications that can be deployed both to multiple desktop platforms as well as over the internet with a single code base. I've witnessed a demo where a Servoy developer created a single form that drew data from both a Sybase database and a MySQL database at the same time without writing a single line of code in minutes. They say a demo team built this sample bug tracking application from scratch in 46 hours.

It's strong and fast, and now that they've converted their latest release, version 4.0, into an Eclipse plugin, their team sharing features are all provided through Subversion.

Given Servoy's new reliance on Subversion, ProjectLocker is very proud to participate in ServoyWorld2008, their international user conference, next week at the JW Marriott Resort in Las Vegas. I'll be giving a presentation there entitled "Best Practices for Hosted Subversion" on Thursday, September 4th, as a general introduction to some of the ways that Subversion in general and hosted Subversion in particular can improve your quality of life as a developer. If you're attending the conference, please feel free to stop by. The slides and a YouTube version of my presentation will become available both here and on Servoy's homepage soon after the conference.

Now get news updates about ProjectLocker on Twitter

Damon Young — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:54:00 -0500

For some time now, you've been able to get commit notifications from your Subversion repository on ProjectLocker sent to you directly through Twitter. But now, you can get also ProjectLocker-related news, updates, and information about our products and services through Twitter as well. Simply follow @ProjectLockerHQ at Twitter, and you'll be constantly kept in the loop.

Agile developers deliver faster when ProjectLocker teams with Rally Software

Damon Young — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:05:00 -0500

As I said before: We like Agile.

So, it only makes sense for ProjectLocker to lend a helping hand to the biggest Agile project management platform in the world. As we announced just last week, ProjectLocker has now entered into a strategic partnership with Rally Software, and we're just added the first of what we expect to be a series of technical integrations between our two products.

Starting today, all ProjectLocker Lite and Enterprise customers can configure their Subversion commit notifications to update tickets in Rally while also providing a link back to the commit itself within Rally. Now, teams who use Rally to manage their Agile projects can empower all of their team members (developers, testers, project managers, etc.) to look directly into the code in question on a given ticket or issue. Conversely, ProjectLocker customers who choose to use Rally can now add their powerful Agile management hub to their suite of tools, bringing all of the other stakeholding constituencies into the development process while still supporting many of their preferred applications. By giving both developers and testers easier direct access to the relevant source data, bugs and problems can be identified and resolved much more rapidly, increasing your time to market.

If you're a Rally customer interested in using ProjectLocker, or a ProjectLocker customer interested in Rally, contact us at sales@projectlocker.com, and we can help you get started with whichever half of the partnership you need. If you're currently using both ProjectLocker and Rally, contact our technical support staff, and they can walk you through the integration process.

In the meantime, watch this space for future integration announcements.

ProjectLocker joins the Agile Alliance

Damon Young — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:25:00 -0500

It's no secret: we like Agile Software Development here at ProjectLocker.

We're not dogmatic about any one particular methodology over another. As a company, we've always focused on supporting the most efficient ways software developers can save time, save money, and build better software. But if you look at the Agile Manifesto, I think you'll see some things that we might agree with:

"Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Responding to change over following a plan"

With that in mind, especially given that supporting Agile teams is the raison d'être for ProjectLocker Lite as well as our long-standing partnership with the Agile & Scrum experts at 3Back, we felt it was time to make it official:

ProjectLocker is now a corporate member of the Agile Alliance.

For all of our current users who are Agile practicioners: I'd encourage you to take a moment and see what resources the alliance can offer to enhance your current project.

And if you're an Agile practicioner or Alliance member who's not using ProjectLocker yet, I think you'll like what you see.

Spread the word about ProjectLocker. Win an iPhone.

Damon Young — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:21:00 -0500

We knew there was room in the marketplace for a hosted tools vendor who treated small teams with just as much care and consideration as a big enterprise IT department. But we were all a bit taken aback by the tremendous response we've received for ProjectLocker Lite. For those of you asking to take part in an official ProjectLocker affiliate program, you may yet get your wish later this summer. In the meantime, we thought we'd try something simple to whet your appetites, so we're having a Referral Raffle.

You can now get entries into our drawing for a brand new iPhone from Apple simply by telling your friends and fellow developers about ProjectLocker. When your friends sign up from our website, make sure they enter your email address into the "Referral Source" field at the bottom of the page during checkout. Whoever has the most referrals as of midnight EST August 31, 2008 will be awarded an iPhone, courtesy of ProjectLocker. So, if you love our service, go spread the word -- you may just strike mobile gold.

What's on your mind about Subversion?

Damon Young — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:37:00 -0500

We love feedback.

So much so, we even have an e-mail address soley dedicated to receiving the thoughts of our clients, called, unsurprisingly, feedback@projectlocker.com.

At this moment in particular, we would love to hear from all of our current clients with your thoughts on our hosted Subversion service. What do you love? What do you love less? What would you like to see changed?

Send us an e-mail. Let us know what you think.

Source control best practices for teams with multiple projects

Damon Young — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:08:00 -0500

While we're very big proponents of Subversion here at ProjectLocker, we also recognize that even the best tools and, consequently, the teams that use them can be crippled by the wrong development processes. With that in mind, here is an excellent article by Henrik Kniberg, a Certified Scrum Master with Crisp, a Stockholm-based Agile consulting firm. In it, he proposes a methodology to most effectively make use of your version control tool when applying Agile best practices in an environment with multiple & distinct teams working from common code base. Notice that he never mentions a specific version control tool, just a set of procedures and team protocols to help optimize the process. More details at the link below:

"Version Control for Multiple Agile Teams"

Watch this blog for more posts in the future on best practices and other development resources we think will help you build better software.