May 26, 2003 - Devrace Software Company announces a new Athlant™ version, a flexible, universal expert for Borland® Delphi™ and Borland® C++ Builder, which integrates 17 of famous source control systems into IDE. Athlant 3 exceeds the bounds of SCC API limitations, it enables users to add and customize user defined source control functions. Though this version is beta, it is quite stable and has a great number of new unique features and bug-fixes.

Devrace Athlant 3 beta new features and benefits:

  1. AthlantDiff has been rewritten and considerably improved.
  2. Operations for work with the whole project (changes in the main menu).
  3. An optional ability of automatic synchronization of the project on its closing.
  4. For Not Checked Out files: locking of controls on the form (this function is included into Athlant 3 Beta, but needs further modification).
  5. A progress dialog for Synchronization operation has been added.
  6. An option enabling to monitor file and form changes. Now Athlant suggests you doing Check Out for the
    locked files you are trying to edit.
  7. A dialog of adding user menues to the main Athlant menu. Now you can add to our expert specific functions, which are not supported by the SCC standard.

    Example:

    We create the menu "ClearCase Rebase".
    The command: "cleartool.exe deliver -graphical"

    SCC API does not support the Rebase command, but now you can simply add it and many other functions
    to the main Athlant menu.

    User menues support macros, which help you to set menu command parameters:

    %CUR_FILE_DIR% - a directory with the current file
    %CUR_FILE% - a path to the current file
    %SHORT_FILE% - a short name of the current file
    %CUR_FILES% - a list of paths to the selected files
    %SHORT_FILES% - short names of selected files
    %PROJ_DIR% - a path to the current project directory
    %PROJ_FILE% - a path to the main project file
    %PROJ_SHORT_FILE% - a short name of the main project file
    %PROJ_FILES% - a list of paths to all project files
    %PROJ_SHORT_FILES% - a list of short names of all project files
  8. Now before executing the command "Connect To Storage" the IDE suggests you saving the current project.
  9. Now Athlant enables to set which editor to use for each file type (by extension).
  10. Athlant does not open the contents of binary files in Code Editor anymore.

Devrace Athlant 3 Beta Bug Fixes:

  1. An error of file renaming in control version system.
  2. An error of project renaming. Formely after project renaming an old connection with the version control system remained active.
  3. Problems with highlighting of icons of file types in operation dialogs.
  4. Highlighting of the "DIFF" button in project synchronization operation for not-under-control files works well now.
  5. An error of switching between projects in a group.
  6. Access Violation, occured on deleting data of additonal connection in "Change storage".
  7. An index of the icon of the "Properties" menu item in the main menu has beed corrected.
  8. Fixes in the localization module.
  9. Errors of work with TActions in Athlant Manager.
  10. Problems with sending mail messages.
  11. Access Violation occured after choosing an item in a sorted list in Athlant Manager (user checked out) with pressed Ctrl.
  12. In Athlant Manager if you clicked a row in the column with file names and did not stand it, you did not see the focus changes. Fixed.
  13. Minor changes and improvements.

Athlant is compatible with such 17 well-known version control systems as

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
  • Rational ClearCase
  • Starbase Versions (StarTeam)
  • MKS Source Integrity
  • Perforce P4 Version Control System
  • IBM VisualAge TeamConnection
  • CS-RCS from Component Software
  • QVCS
  • PVCS
  • CVS
  • Team Coherence
  • CM Synergy (Continuus)
  • AllChange
  • Code Co-op
  • SourceOffSite
  • Seapine Surround SCM
  • CA Harvest

Some of these systems do not have tools for integration with Borland Delphi and Borland C++ Builder, therefore Athlant is the only instrument enabling to work with such systems directly from Borland environments. It is compatible with Delphi 5-7 and C++ Builder 5-6 with Professional and Enterprise editions. Integrating into main IDE menu, main IDE toolbar, Code Editor, Form Designer and Project Manager Athlant features equally support various version control systems. Great experience of Devrace in the area of integration with Borland® Delphi™ and Borland® C++ Builder IDE helps to make Athlant really useful and convenient.

Athlant Professional

Devrace™ Athlant™ Professional includes Athlant™ Server. Using Athlant Server developers can see actual status of any file in Athlant Manager if this file is being operated on by another user in the network. Besides Athlant Server implements Athlant messaging system, which allows sending messages to other developers.

Athlant Personal

Devrace™ Athlant™ Personal includes all general functions for source control and it is very convenient for developers, who are working alone. If programmers are working in a group, but they do not need the internal messaging system and automatic synchronization of file states, Athlant Personal can be a good choice. This Athlant edition is smaller and cheaper.

Athlant ModelMaker

Devrace™ Athlant™ ModelMaker Edition (Athlant MM) is a freeware tool for ModelMaker based on Athlant for Delphi and C++ Builder. Athlant MM includes all general functions for version control: you will be able to save and control versions of your models, and be sure that old versions are not lost or other designers do not overwrite each other's changes. It allows you to connect to a storage, add and remove models to/from a storage, check models in and out, get the latest model version, etc.

Devrace™ Athlant™ brings Borland® Delphi™ and Borland® C++ Builder developers to a new level of version control technologies.

Devrace Athlant features and benefits:

  • Deep and high-quality integration into IDE - Athlant allows developers to call all source control functions from main IDE menu, main IDE toolbar, context menu and toolbar of Code Editor, context menu of Form Designer and also from menu and toolbar of Athlant Manager.
  • Support of a lot of various version control systems - Using SCC API for getting access to version control systems, Athlant supports a great number of famous source control systems including Microsoft SourceSafe, Rational ClearCase, CVS, Perforce P4, and many others. Athlant also exceeds the bounds of SCC API, it enables users to add functions into Athlant menu with commands of specific source control systems.
  • Real-time control of files - Athlant Server allows developers to get to know the actual status of a controlled file practically at the moment when the file status changes.
  • Convenient group development - Using Atlant Messaging system developers can communicate with each to other in the local network.

Pricing and Availability

Devrace™ Athlant™ is immediately available for purchase: Athlant Professional costs 112 Euro (1 copy), 100 Euro (2-3 copies), 90 Euro (4-6), 756 Euro (unlimited copies) and Athlant Personal costs 63.95 Euro (1 copy), 58.85 Euro (2-3 copies), 51.95 Euro (4-6 copies), 429.75 Euro (unlimited copies). For more information, visit http://www.devrace.com/shop/. Full functional trial version is available for download from http://www.athlant.com/

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