Sunnyvale, Calif. - December 1, 2010 Electric Cloud®, the leading provider of software production management (SPM) solutions, today announced updated add-ins across its product portfolio with support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. The new add-ins put fast builds and release workflow automation from ElectricAccelerator® and ElectricCommander® at the fingertips of developers who work with Visual Studio 2010, without requiring them to learn a new user interface or leave their integrated development environment (IDE).

Beverly, MA, November 30, 2010 – SmartBear Software today announced TestComplete™ 8.10, the latest release of its automated testing tool. TestComplete 8.10 includes new functionality for testing Rich Internet Applications, enhanced automation for data-driven and load tests, and numerous enhancements for keyword-driven testing and checkpoints.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CloudBees, the innovation leader for Java cloud computing, today announced $4 million in Series A financing led by Matrix Partners with participation from individual investors, including JBoss founder Marc Fleury and JBoss/HP/Bluestone veteran Bob Bickel. This is the first in a multi-stage investment to provide CloudBees with the resources to build out a cloud-agnostic, cloud native Java Platform as a Service (PaaS) that covers both development services and a production runtime for Java.

BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HP (NYSE:HPQ) today introduced the first unified system to accelerate the reliable, secure delivery of software applications and services across heterogeneous environments. HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 11 unites and automates the critical activities of modernization applications – from requirements management to quality, performance and release.

VANCOUVER and BARCELONA, Nov. 30, 2010 At the HP Software Universe conference in Barcelona, Tasktop Technologies, creators of the Eclipse Mylyn project and a leader in Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) integration and productivity, today announced Tasktop Enterprise 1.8. The new product further integrates its Agile ALM partner offerings, open source solutions and thriving ecosystem of Mylyn extensions. It is the first commercial and full-featured release of Eclipse IDE-based developer tooling for accessing HP Quality Center and HP ALM, as well as Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server based on Eclipse Mylyn. In addition, Tasktop Enterprise has been updated to support the recently released IBM Rational Team Concert 3.0. Tasktop is also proud to announce it is now an HP Gold Partner, a Microsoft Visual Studio Premium Partner and is IBM "Ready for Rational" validated.

RALEIGH, N.C. and BRISBANE, Calif. – November 30, 2010 — rPath, the service factory for on-demand IT, and CollabNet®, the leader in Agile application lifecycle management (Agile ALM) in the Cloud, today announced a partnership to close the gap between development and operations. Working together, the solutions from rPath and CollabNet will deliver an integrated and automated solution for continuous delivery of applications and application changes, from development through operations.

The Firebug Working Group proudly announces the availability of Firebug 1.6.0! We have implemented a lot of new features that are summarized on our wiki in section Firebug 1.6 release notes. Please go over the summary and let us know if you need any additional information.

24 November 2010 – StressTester™ v7.2, the latest release of Reflective Solutions’ performance testing software, has become the first purpose designed tool to enable correct and realistic performance testing during every iteration of an Agile project.  The result is that application software performance issues can be quickly and easily identified and resolved as they are implemented, rather than at the end of the development process, enabling the Agile development community to benefit from greater efficiencies in project management, costs and timescales.

Emeryville, CA—November-23-2010—Aldon, the ALM company for IT compliance, today announced Aldon Community Manager 9.5.4, the latest release of its powerful web-based IT service management (ITSM) solution now equipped with formalized templates for agile development project management, expanded facilities for test case management, and a tighter integration with Aldon Report Manager. This latest release extends Aldon's comprehensive ALM solution out to organizations for all stages of their agile implementation process.

VANCOUVER, Nov. 18, 2010 Tasktop Technologies, creators of Eclipse Mylyn and a leader in Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) integration and productivity, today announced the Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) Mylyn Connector. The new connector enables Mylyn's task-focused interface technology for TFS, which helps improve developer productivity by displaying only the source code and TFS data that is relevant for each work item. This reduces information overload and provides a mechanism for one-click multitasking and interruption recovery. In addition, Tasktop's unified task list and cross-repository linking capabilities allow TFS to be used alongside more than 50 of the leading ALM platform integrations.