PointCast: A Case Study in Incident Management
Project-orientation, scalability, and ease of use make Microsoft Visual SourceSafe and Elsinore Technologies' Visual Intercept a unified system for managing change in PointCast's software development.
Visio Corporation
"Product development for Visio applications involving numerous components requires that our version control be able to do more than just version files. Visual SourceSafe was developed with the understanding that we don't develop files, we develop solutions; it tracks the reusable modules that we share between different projects. As a result, we are able to devote more time to developing and testing Visio software applications rather than concerning ourselves with the management of the development environment." --Matt Towers, Application Engineering Manager,Visio Corp.
How does Spry manage its Web site? With Visual SourceSafe of course!
By adding an automated front end to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, SPRY has developed an easy-to-use system for managing its SPRYNET Web site contents. Now SPRY has complete control over what gets posted to its SPRYNET Web site, plus a historical record of the changes that were made and the ability to go back to earlier versions.
"Visual SourceSafe looks just like Windows Explorer, so thereÆs no learning curve at all... Plus admin-istration is much easier: with all the key files accessible through the network, thereÆs no need to go to local machines to make changes." --Jamie MacLennan, Software Engineer, Micrografx
