Codefast Announces Release of PerfectBuild 2006

Latest Version Delivers Visibility and Control of Build Dependency Problems

San Jose, CA – May 16, 2006 – Codefast™ Inc., the leader in automated software production, today announced the release of PerfectBuild 2006, the latest version of the company’s Build Automation Platform.

In software development, Builds are the general term used to describe the process of compiling and assembling the various pieces of developer written code into useful products and applications. Enterprises that undertake efforts to improve build performance may look forward to significant increases in software quality while reducing the time-to-value for the products and applications they deliver. This is because the entire software development organization relies on software builds to perform their job; providing an enormous leverage point for any organization looking to get further, faster

PerfectBuild from Codefast is the first product to deliver a comprehensive performance acceleration and optimization solution for the build operation. PerfectBuild turbo charges the existing build infrastructure delivering substantial increases in speed and reliability while reducing administrative overhead.

Addressing Dependency Management Woes

A Dependency is a relationship between process steps where the output of one step is required as an input by another. Dependency management represents one of the greatest challenges to improving build performance. The difficulty stems from two sources: first dependencies can exist in many places and in many forms making it difficult to create a single global “dependency map” of the entire software system. Secondly, dependencies change over time as the underlying source code and processes evolve. These factors make it very costly to develop any sort of dependency management capabilities internally.

Despite the widespread need for help in this area, the industry has not been forthcoming with solutions. With the new release of PerfectBuild, Codefast is directly addressing the dependency management problem. It is the first build automation product to offer an integrated global dependency management system. This integration has many benefits:

• 100X or more Acceleration of Builds – In the past acceleration was achieved by using parallel processing methods. By breaking up a build into independent pieces and processing those pieces simultaneously, users could expect speed up in the 3X – 5X range.
  
  By providing users with the ability to reliably build only files that have changed — what is generally referred to as building incrementally — PerfectBuild is able to break the speed barrier and offer unprecedented levels of acceleration. In many cases PerfectBuild is able to accelerate build execution time by 100X or more on a variety of platforms and languages.
• Increased Productivity – For development team members, dependencies indicate areas that may require special attention. When dependencies are too difficult to extract, these areas often get overlooked and problems can result. These problems can appear as builds that fail to run or even further downstream in the form of buggy software; all issues that require additional staff time to correct
  
  In these cases, PerfectBuild can help in several ways. With the new release, PerfectBuild can now provide on demand an up-to-date global software dependency map. Along with this powerful capability is the ability to view and query dependency maps for answers to specific dependency-related questions. Development organizations can finally begin to factor dependency information into their development processes.

Additional Highlights in this release include:

• Visual Build Management -- Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) that integrates job management, reporting, administration and provisioning into a single secure interface that can be accessed anywhere in the organization.

“I am very proud of what we have achieved in this release”, said Codefast CEO Nick Berens, “These additional capabilities deliver substantial value to our customers and partners.”

About Codefast

Codefast products let companies focus on creating better software by simplifying and automating software production operations like software build, integration, test execution and packaging. Based on the company’s patented, component-aware automation platform, Codefast products reduce administration costs, while providing highly reliable 6-Sigma level process execution at maximum speed. Founded in 2004, Codefast is headquartered in San Jose, California and is backed by Foundation Capital (www.foundationcapital.com) and Trinity Ventures (www.trinityventures.com). For more information, visit www.codefast.com.

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