ionForge Offers Developers Free Source Control Software and an Apple iPod



May 14, 2005 -- Developers can now send their colleagues, friends, and fellow developers a free single user license of Evolution SCM. Through June 10th, each time a developer gives a Free Evolution single user license to another developer, they will be entered into a drawing for a free Apple iPod.

The free single user license of Evolution is a fully functional perpetual source control and asset management solution.

Developers can send free single user licenses to as many other developers as they like - and each time they will be entered in the contest to win the Apple iPod.

Developers wishing to give another developer the Evolution free single user license can do so here:

http://www.ionforge.com/tellafriend.html

This contest does have a few rules. Developers must use the ionForge tell a friend link to be entered into the contest. Developers may enter to win the Free Apple iPod as many times as they like by sending copies of the free single user license of Evolution (using the ionForge tell a friend tool) to as many developers as they like. One entry per valid download. Only referrals to non-free domain email addresses are eligible (though the free email recipient is still welcome to download and use the free single user license of Evolution). Referrals will be validated.

Complete rules are available here:
http://www.ionforge.com/tellafriend.html

Evolution Features
Evolution includes an easy to use, intuitive interface, as well as advanced Source Control Management features such as:

- Image Difference Tool (NEW!)
- Real Time Multicast Updating - Metadata changes are shown instantly.
- Productions: Revision-tracked file groupings
- Snapshot Architecture: Manage immutable code states as components
- Reflections, Clones, Shards - Advanced branch types for automatic code propagation and simple merging
- Easy to learn / easy to use intuitive interface
- Import from other source control solutions
- Deferred Locks: Managed checkout queue automatically assigns next owner
- Advanced branching models - Flexible support for any development process
- Customizable Promotion Ladders - Customize Evolution to fit specific internal promotion processes
- Event triggers - Automate human procedures and manual scripts in build processes
- Special features reduce merge conflicts
- Database agnostic - Supports ANY ODBC datasource
- Uses enterprise level security
- Automated deployment through event triggers
- Identify project flaws through design deconstruction
- Complete change reports (exportable to HTML)
- Access code from anywhere using encrypted TCP/IP
- Obliteration feature - removes code without harming history
- Works in Progress - Privately commits changes for only a single developer.
- Define work boundaries
- Insulate each component owner and let them handle the specifics of their Production and promote it up your promotion ladder accordingly

http://www.ionforge.com/products/evolution/

For a limited time - developers attending the Game Developers Conference can download a free copy of ionForge's (http://www.ionforge.com) Evolution 'Personal Edition', a full-featured, fully-functional source control solution.

To qualify, developers must simply visit the ionForge website (http://www.ionforge.com) and follow the instructions.

Evolution User Testimonial
"ionForge Evolution's user interface is better than anything else I've used. I was using Perforce and having a lot of trouble with it because it was not intuitive at all."

Nathaniel L. Walker
University of Louisiana - Lafayette

The Evolution Story
(http://www.ionforge.com/products/evolution/)

Evolution was born out of our own team's real-life frustrations with the limitations of existing source control solutions, spanning from free products to outrageously priced software.
As a veteran developer himself, Nick Ni knows first hand the frustration of team software developing without proper processes. Data corruption, file collisions, and accurate project analysis are just some of the challenges that both managers and developers face when developing without a Source Control Management tool. Source Control Management is a central tool that allows developers to accurately control their source code, while allowing management to ensure project benchmarks are achieved on time.

Fueled by this frustration with existing Source Control Management solutions, Ni and his team of developers created Evolution , a robust Source Control Management tool that addresses many of the issues developers face today. Realizing that the goals of project managers often conflict with the processes of developers, Ni and his team built Evolution with advanced features that harmonize the efforts of these disparate groups.

http://www.ionforge.com/products/evolution/

As our own customers, ionForge developed Evolution as the solution all of our team members would want and need to use.
- Our developers needed convenient features to make their everyday tasks faster and easier, as well as the ability to abide by corporate policy without being bogged down by the burdens of tedious duties.
- Our build engineers complained about the difficult intricacies of creating scheduled daily builds for a variety of purposes.
- Our project managers and architects needed more sophisticated mechanisms to represent the complexities of designing and managing a project from conception to gold and beyond.

The answer to all these woes lay in source control.

In our research, we realized the crux of the issue was that source control was still viewed as nothing more than a method of backup. It was time for source control to evolve beyond this basic idea of a simple repository.

About ionForge (http://www.ionforge.com)
Founded in 2001, ionForge is committed to providing innovative solutions for the common problems encountered by software development teams.

Based in Orange County, California - ionForge is focused on providing their clients with

- An immediate return on investment.
- Minimal transitional costs.
- Long-term value.

ionForge is committed to delivering solutions that solve problems immediately, require no downtime and have little learning curve, and provide obvious value in both the medium and long term.

Mission Statement
ionForge's mission is to increase the productivity of software development teams worldwide by providing solutions to the real problems they face both on a day-to-day basis and in the long term. Through innovative technology, creative thinking, and exceptional customer service, ionForge will solve the complex issues of large enterprises at a cost that teams of any size can afford.

Nick Ni
ionForge
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ionForge Offers Developers Free Source Control Software and an Apple iPod