From: gordon@siemens.com. (Igor Gordon)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Version Control - Software Configuration Change Management
Date: 18 Dec 92 16:04:32 GMT

TENG63@waccvm.corp.mot.com (Steven Lynch) writes:

>Hello.

>We are trying to get to an SEI Level 2 organisation. One of the main
>points we fall down on it to have Version control and an effective
>change management system in place.

>Is anyone aware, please, of any systems which would control all of the
>information associated with a software project under some sort of
>version control?

>This would extend through :

>       - all project documents (work requests, plans, reviews, analysis
>                                design, implementation, production, etc)

>       - all project source code
>Our main platforms are PCs and Macs.

>Any help would be most welcome.

>Best regards,

>Steven Lynch,
>Motorola SPS Ltd,.
>Scotland.

.
Given you environment, you best bet is PVCS from Intersolve, although I
am not sure whether it supports Mac.

Also, there are very few systems on any platform that support change
request processing (I take it that is what you mean by work requests) and 
the traditional cm capabilities. Most likely, you would need to
integrate two or more systems purchased from different vendors or
build them in-house.

Just in case, here is the list of some CM vendors (the platform lists ARE NOT
complete)

Commercial CM Tools:
====================

Aide-de-Camp
Software Maintenance and Development Systems, Inc.
PO Box 555, Concord 
MA 01743
(508) 369-7398

ClearCase (HP, Sun, Anthing thru NFS)
Atria Software, Inc.
24 Prime Park Way
Natick, MA 01760
(916) 774-7180

CaseWare/CM (Sun, HP, ?)
(formally Amplify Control)
CaseWare
3530 Hyland Ave.
Suite 115
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

CCC (Sun, HP, Vax)
Softool Corp.
340 South Kellogg Ave.
Goleta, CA 93117
(805) 683-5777

CVS (Unix)
Public Domain
available via UUNET:
volume22/cvs-berliner/part[1-7]
volume22/cvs-berliner/patch1

KMS (Xenix)
Siemens Nixdorf

PVCS (PC, Sun?)
Intersolv
1700 167th Place,
Beaverton, Oregon 97006
(503) 645-4576

RCS (Unix)
Public domain
available via ftp from:
cs.purdue.edu
pub/RCS/rcs.5_5.tar.Z

SCCS (Unix)
AT&T Bell Laboratories
184 Liberty Corner Road
Warrent, NJ 07060
(908) 580-4358

Sublime (?)
AT&T Bell Laboratories
184 Liberty Corner Road
Warrent, NJ 07060
(908) 580-4358

TeamNet (Sun, HP, anthing thru NFS)
TeamOne
710 Lakeway Dr. Suite 100
Sunnyvale, CA 
(408) 730-3500

Commercial Problem Tracking Tools
=================================

Action Request
Remedy Corporation
Palo Alto, CA
(415) 903-5200

Aurum
Aurum
5201 Great America Prkwy
Suite 240
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(415) 903-5200

CaseWare/PT
CaseWare, Inc.
108 Pacifica, 2nd Floor
Irvine, CA 92718-3332
(714) 453-2200

CMF
GEC Marconi
Elstree Way
 Borehamwood,
 Herts WD6 1RX
England
+44 81 906 6238

DDTs
QualTrack Corporation
3315 San Felipe Road
Suite 16
San Jose, CA 95135-2036
(408) 274-0231

EIS
Scopus Technology
1900 Powell Street
Suit 900
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 428-0500

Sublime (Unix, Note, provides CM capabilities as well)
AT&T Bell Laboratories
184 Liberty Corner Road
Warrent, NJ 07060
(908) 580-4358

PCMS (Vax, Sun, Note, provides CM capabilities as well)
SQL Software Ltd
Latton Bush Center
Southern Way
Harlow
Essex CM18 7BL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)279 641021

The opions (information) is strictly mine, not of my company

Igor Gordon
Siemens Corporate Research
755 College Rd. East
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 734-3321