CollabNet

American software company


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FieldValue
nameCollabNet VersionOne
typePrivate
industrySoftware Company
founded
founderTim O'Reilly, Brian Behlendorf and Bill Portelli
hq_location_cityAlpharetta, Georgia
hq_location_countryUnited States
key_peopleFlint Brenton (CEO)
products
websiteOffice website
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| name = CollabNet VersionOne | logo = | type = Private | industry = Software Company | founded = | founder = Tim O'Reilly, Brian Behlendorf and Bill Portelli | hq_location_city = Alpharetta, Georgia | hq_location_country = United States | key_people = Flint Brenton (CEO) | products = | num_employees = | website = Office website

CollabNet VersionOne is a software company founded by Tim O’Reilly, Brian Behlendorf, and Bill Portelli, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, United States. CollabNet focuses on value stream management, DevOps, agile management, application lifecycle management (ALM), and enterprise version control.

History

The company was originally founded as CollabNet in 1999 by Tim O’Reilly, Brian Behlendorf, and Bill Portelli, who also served as the company's chief executive officer.

In May 2015, Flint Brenton became president and chief executive officer with Portelli remaining on the board of directors.Taft, Darryl (24 April 2007). “CollabNet Acquires SourceForge.” eWeek. The company remains privately owned.

CollabNet merged with VersionOne in 2017, becoming CollabNet VersionOne, and began expanding its enterprise value stream management endeavors.

TPG Capital acquired CollabNet VersionOne from Vector Capital, announcing investments in the company up to $500 million over the next years.

Previous additions include the 2010 acquisition of Danube Technologies, a company specializing in Agile/Scrum management software tools (including ScrumWorks Pro) and consulting and training services for organizations implementing Agile. CollabNet also acquired Codesion in 2010. Codesion specialized in cloud development.Information Week Names CollabNet-Powered Forge.mil One of the Most Innovative Government Projects

The company has historically focused on innovating on its own and through partnerships, from early ALM, to solutions for government use, to the cloud, to DevOps and Value Stream Management.

In January 2020, CollabNet VersionOne (CollabNet) and XebiaLabs announced that the two companies had merged. In April of that year, Arxan joined, the merger of the three companies being known by the name Digital.ai.

References

References

  1. "Open-source programming sites go live". CNET.
  2. World Economic Forum. (2009-11-24). "Technology Pioneer 2010 - Bill Portelli (CollabNet)".
  3. "CollabNet Goes Agile, Acquires Danube - DZone Agile".
  4. Krill, Paul. "CollabNet adds Scrum tech provider". InfoWorld.
  5. "VersionOne Merges With CollabNet". WSJ.
  6. "CollabNet Acquires Cloud Hosting Provider Codesion - Web Host Industry Review". Web Host Industry Review.
  7. (2010-10-19). "Codesion acquisition is CollabNet SCM's key to the cloud - SD Times". SD Times.
  8. "CollabNet Further Embraces Cloud with Codesion Acquisition -- Visual Studio Magazine".
  9. Krill, Paul. "CollabNet accommodates cloud in ALM package". InfoWorld.
  10. (2014-10-03). "Deconstructing The Cloud".
  11. (2012-04-30). "Collab.net Launches CloudForge for Cloud Development and Deployment".
  12. "CHIPS Articles: Forge.mil Upgrades to TeamForge 7.2 Providing Users with Customer Driven Features and Improvements".
  13. Krill, Paul. "CollabNet accommodates cloud in ALM package". InfoWorld.
  14. (2015-09-22). "CollabNet new TeamForge accelerates enterprise application delivery - SD Times". SD Times.
  15. "CollabNet Embeds Black Duck Code Sight Into TeamForge To Drive Productivity And Code Reuse Across Git And Subversion".
  16. "Collabnet Pushes Agile ALM into the Cloud -- THE Journal".
  17. "CollabNet Introduces DevOps Lifecycle Manager - DEVOPSdigest".
  18. (October 2009). "Collins-Sussman, Ben; Fitzpatrick, Brian W.; Pilato, C. Michael (2009). Subversion 1.6 Official Guide: Version Control with Subversion.". Fultus Corporation.
  19. Bantle, Ulrich. "Subversion Goes to Apache » Linux Magazine".
  20. "CollabNet VersionOne and XebiaLabs Combine to Create Integrated Agile DevOps Platform - CollabNet VersionOne".

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