Softool Corp. ships CCC/Manager 3.0 for IBM's OS/2 Warp; native OS/2 software change and configuration management solution with true 32-bit support

Business Wire, May 15, 1995

GOLETA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 1995--Softool Corp., the technological leader in software change and configuration management (CM), Monday announced general availability of CCC/Manager version 3.0, the industry's first native CM solution for OS/2 developers.

Release 3.0 contains significant enhancements, including a 100 percent speed increase on check-in and check-out functions, improved access control and reporting capabilities and an optimized fast migration function.

In addition, CCC/Manager version 3.0 is the industry's first CM tool to add support for change and configuration management of UNIX and Macintosh source code from the OS/2 platform. CCC/Manager 3.0 also includes a major restructuring of the underlying code, resulting in greater portability across PC platforms including OS/2, Windows and Windows NT.

Users with mixed PC environments will benefit from closely coordinated release cycles and similar functionality across platforms.

"With OS/2 Warp becoming increasingly accepted by the marketplace, application developers need a more robust solution to help them manage their development and maintenance process," said Rich Hug, vice president of research and development for Softool.

"CCC/Manager goes way beyond simple version control tools and home-grown solutions, providing developers with a robust and proven CM architecture that includes powerful lifecycle modeling, easy and efficient migrations, multiple baselines, change packages and complete audit histories."

CCC/Manager 3.0 for OS/2 is shipping Friday and is priced at $495 per single user license with quantity discounts available. CCC/Manager 3.0 for Windows and Windows NT will be available in June 1995. For more information, contact Softool at 805/683-5777 or send E-mail to info("at-sign")softool.com.

About Softool

A privately held and well-established company based in Santa Barbara, Calif., Softool pioneered the field of software change and configuration management (CM) in 1977 and remains the technological leader in the field today. The company provides an enterprisewide CM solution across every major computing platform in the industry, including multiple UNIX, Windows, OS/2, NT, MVS, VAX VMS and cross-platform client/server development environments.

Softool has offices and distributors throughout the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

Softool offers a total CM solution to its customers by providing state-of-the-art software products, extensive education, training and implementation support services. In addition, Softool is the only CM vendor with the confidence, tools, staff and expertise to guarantee to its users in writing a successful CM solution by an agreed date. -0-

NOTE: Softool and CCC are registered trademarks of Softool Corp. OS/2 Warp is a registered trademark of IBM. All other names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

CONTACT: Softool Corp., Goleta

Alex Nathanson, 805/683-5777

anathanson("at-sign")softool.com