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ThoughtWorks Studios and Tasktop Partner to Improve Agile ALM Success With Eclipse
Mylyn Integration for Adaptive ALM(TM)
CHICAGO, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
New integration to boost developer productivity through direct
access to ThoughtWorks Studios' Mingle(R), Cruise(R) and Twist(R) products
from the Eclipse IDE
Agile 2009 -- ThoughtWorks Studios, a global leader in Agile application
lifecycle management (ALM) tools and training, and Tasktop Technologies, creators of
the Eclipse(TM) Mylyn ALM integration framework, today announced the ThoughtWorks
Adaptive ALM Connector. Set for release with Tasktop Pro in October, the connector
will help streamline software development by providing direct access to ThoughtWorks
Studios' products from within the Eclipse IDE.
The ThoughtWorks Adaptive ALM Connector integrates Mylyn's innovative
task-focused productivity technology to provide development teams with the
most relevant source code for a given task. It will help reduce information
overload for large-scale development projects and facilitate more efficient
and collaborative multitasking. With the connector, ThoughtWorks Studios'
customers will improve productivity by eliminating the need to toggle between
the browser, email and IDE to gather information necessary to complete
application development tasks.
"The software development tools for ALM deployed in most organizations
are heterogeneous due to the presence of legacy systems, new agile tools and
a variety of methodologies in play," said Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop
Technologies. "ThoughtWorks Studios' new Adaptive ALM is all about
flexibility and supporting constant change. With first-rate Eclipse IDE
integration, developers will benefit from the additional flexibility afforded
by joining the rapidly growing ecosystem of interoperable connectors built on
the Mylyn framework. This network of integrations will enable capabilities
such as cross-linking Mingle cards with popular SCM tools. Through Tasktop
Pro, developers will also benefit from automated time tracking and integrated
access to email clients, web browsers, calendars and documents."
ThoughtWorks Studios, the products division of the industry leading Agile
consultancy ThoughtWorks, now offers a complete set of tools and training for
successful, sustainable Agile ALM programs. Its Adaptive ALM(TM) integrates
its three flagship products, Mingle(R) (project management), Twist(R) (test
automation) and Cruise(R) (release management) to support all aspects of the
software development and delivery lifecycle, from requirements definition and
portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release
management. Its new ThoughtWorks Agile Workshops, announced yesterday here at
Agile 2009, complements its solution offering with a new set of training
programs to help development organizations adopt proven best practices for
all aspects of Agile ALM.
"Our mission is to help organizations succeed with Agile-based
development by addressing all aspects of Agile ALM, including integrated
project management and engineering solutions, in-depth training and
complementary tools like the Eclipse Mylyn ALM integration framework," said
Adam Monago, vice president, client services for ThoughtWorks Studios. "Our
customers expressed strong interest in integrations with Eclipse and Mylyn,
and we're excited to add the ThoughtWorks Adaptive ALM Connector to our
offerings later in the Fall."
The ThoughtWorks Adaptive ALM Connector will be bundled with Tasktop Pro
October 2009. Eclipse Galileo (3.5) users also will be able to install it
directly from Mylyn's Connector Discovery in Eclipse. For more information
and to sign up to be notified of the release, visit
About Tasktop Technologies
Tasktop Technologies is the company behind the Eclipse Mylyn ALM
integration framework and its revolutionary task-focused interface
technology. The task-focused interface is proven to make developers more
productive by showing only the relevant information for each task,
dramatically reducing search time and facilitating multitasking. Tasktop Pro
is the company's enterprise-ready product based on Mylyn, with task-focused
support for web browsing, time tracking, documents, email and calendars.
Tasktop Technologies also provides consulting, connector development services
and training to the growing number of companies adopting the task-focused
About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is a global leader in Agile ALM tools and training.
Its products and services are used by organizations as a foundation for
sustainable Agile adoption, where project management, automation and
engineering best practices are required. The company's Adaptive ALM(TM)
solution provides a platform for managing all aspects of the software
development lifecycle, from requirements definition and project management to
test automation, quality assurance and release management. The three products
that make up Adaptive ALM, Mingle(R) (project management), Twist(R) (test
automation) and Cruise(R) (release management), are available as an
integrated solution or as stand-alone products. The company also provides
in-depth training courses that cover all aspects of Agile ALM through its
Agile Workshops series. Backed as an independent division of ThoughtWorks,
the pioneering leader in Agile development and best-practices, ThoughtWorks
Studios' customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill,
Rackspace, and Vodafone. It is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore,
with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For
Media Contacts:
For ThoughtWorks Studios
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com
+1-303-581-7760, ext. 13
For Tasktop Technologies
Wesley Coelho
wesley.coelho@tasktop.com
+1-778-588-6896
SOURCE: ThoughtWorks Studios
CONTACT: Christie Denniston of Catapult PR-IR,
+1-303-581-7760, ext. 13,
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com,
for ThoughtWorks Studios;
or Wesley Coelho,
+1-778-588-6896,
wesley.coelho@tasktop.com,
for Tasktop Technologies
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