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Users and Experts Convene to Explore the Latest Applications of
Software Configuration Management (SCM)
SCM Authority Susan Dart to Give Keynote at Perforce Software’s
1999 User Conference
MAY 18, 1999 – Alameda, Calif. Perforce Software today announced
that Susan Dart, president of Dart Technology Strategies, Inc.,
will give the keynote address at the company’s second annual User
Conference to be held June 2-4, 1999 in Berkeley, Calif. The
conference will bring together users of the Perforce Software
Configuration Management (SCM) System to share experiences and
discuss new SCM developments. Perforce is an SCM system that helps
software development teams efficiently manage large, complex
development projects across multiple operating system platforms.
Ms. Dart, a 23-year veteran of software development and management,
runs an independent consulting firm that helps companies achieve
process improvement via the adoption of technology. More
information is available online at http://www.perforce.com/perforce/conference.html.
Web Maintenance is a Perfect Target for
SCM
Dart’s talk, titled Content Change Management: Problems for Web
Systems, will focus on the application of SCM principles to the
management of Web sites and applications. As Web sites become more
like complex, dynamic applications and less like static collections
of documents, the need increases for tools to manage the evolution
of those sites. SCM tools, which already represent the concepts of
version control, change management, and multiple contributors are a
natural next step for companies that are serious about managing Web
site content and updates.
Additional conference sessions will focus on specific aspects of
Web maintenance using Perforce. The firm also will preview its new
Java graphical user interface, which enables developers to access
perforce functions through any Java-enabled program on any
platform. More information about the conference is available at
http://www.perforce.com/perforce/conference.html.
About Susan Dart
Susan Dart is president of Dart Technology Strategies, Inc., an
independent consulting firm that helps companies achieve process
improvement via the adoption of technology. Her firm specializes in
configuration management (CM). Dart has 23 years of experience in
industry and academia, focusing on software tools and software
development environments. She has authored more than 40
international publications, participates on the United States’
Federal Aviation Authority panel on CM, and has completed more than
25 workshops and seminars worldwide. Before starting her own
company, Dart was vice president of process technology at Continuus
Software Corporation. Before that, she spent seven years at the
Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University
(CMU) USA developing models for CM and environments. Prior to the
SEI, Dart developed compilers at Tartan, Inc. and
telecommunications software and standards for Telstra, Australia.
She has a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering from CMU and a
Bachelor’s Degree with Distinction from RMIT, Australia.
About Perforce
Perforce is a comprehensive software configuration management (SCM)
system that streamlines the software development process at
organizations working with multiple operating systems and in
multiple physical locations. While providing all the must-have
elements of a high-powered SCM system, including version control,
workspace management, and atomic change transactions, Perforce also
is easy to use. The product helps minimize downtime by managing
work on local disks and providing for online backups.
Perforce Software designs, develops, markets and supports
Perforce, the Fast SCM System. Headquartered in Alameda, Calif.,
Perforce sells worldwide and has international operations in
Europe, Scandinavia and Africa. Perforce customers include
developers of systems, application, Web, and database software, and
firms in the financial, education, and research markets. For
additional information, contact Perforce via e-mail at info@perforce.com, on the World Wide
Web at http://www.perforce.com, or call
510/864-7400.
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Press Contacts:
Audrey Kalman
650/342-2890
akalman@altavista.net
Nigel Chanter
Perforce Software
510/864-7400
nigel@Perforce.com