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Cross-platform support for Visual Studio

09 November 2009

Microsoft will purchase the Teamprise-related assets of SourceGear LLC, which enable Developers using the Eclipse IDE or operating on multiple operating systems, including Unix, Linux and Mac OS X, to build applications with Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server.

Functionality from the Teamprise Client Suite will be integrated into the Visual Studio product line beginning with Visual Studio 2010.

Development organisations will benefit from increased integration in heterogeneous environments, as well as reduced time and complexity associated with application development tasks.

Team Foundation Server, in combination with the Teamprise Client Suite technologies, will enable developers to use a single tool to overcome core development challenges, including version control, work-item tracking, build management, process guidance and business intelligence, regardless of the core platform in use.

Features of Teamprise Client Suite currently include:

• Teamprise Plug-in for Eclipse: Allows developers to perform all their source control, bug tracking, build and reporting operations from within Eclipse and Eclipse-based integrated development environments (IDEs), such as Rational Application Developer, JBoss, BEA Workshop and Adobe Flex Builder.
• Teamprise Explorer: Combines all the functionality available to Eclipse developers using the Teamprise Plug-in into a stand-alone, cross-platform graphical user interface (GUI) application suitable for team members working outside of an IDE, such as graphic designers, quality assurance testers and project managers.
• Teamprise Command-Line Client: Provides a cross-platform, nongraphical interface to Team Foundation Server, making it perfect for scripting and build scenarios or for developers who prefer a command-line interface.

Users will be able to jointly purchase the Teamprise Client Suite technology, updated to work with Team Foundation Server 2010, and one Team Foundation Server client access license.

Customers with Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN will receive the Teamprise Client Suite technology as part of their original subscription purchase.

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