PTC Integrity

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PTC Integrity
Developer(s)PTC, Inc.
Initial releaseJuly 2001; 22 years ago (2001-07)
Stable release
11.1 / March 30, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-03-30)
Written inJava
Operating systemUnix-like, Windows
TypeALM, RM, SCM, Quality, Agile, SysEng
LicenseTrialware
Websiteptc.com

PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager (formerly MKS Integrity) is a software system lifecycle management (SSLM) and application lifecycle management (ALM) platform developed by MKS Inc. and was first released in 2001. The software is client/server, with both desktop (java/swing) and web client interfaces. It provides software development organizations with a collaborative environment in which they can manage the end-to-end processes of development, from requirements management, engineering change management, revision control, and build management to test management and software deployment, as well as associated reports and metrics.

Overview[edit]

MKS Integrity is now a PTC product since the acquisition of MKS Inc., which was completed on May 31, 2011, by PTC.[1]

PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager is built around a single repository. This single-repository solution[buzzword] supports the three pillars of lifecycle management—traceability, process automation, and reporting and analytics[2] and some companies may see additional value in this approach.[3]

Integration of PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager with IDEs and other development tools is—out-of-the-box—limited to a few products. Supported IDEs include Eclipse[4] and Visual Studio.[5] Also supported are IBM i and Apache Maven.

History[edit]

PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager was previously known under different brands, including MKS Source, MKS Integrity Manager, Implementer (for IBM i), and others. These were consolidated under a single brand, with the release of MKS Integrity 2007 in July 2007, which was acquired by PTC and finally renamed PTC Integrity in 2011.[6] PTC retired the Integrity brand and rebranded Integrity to Windchill starting in July 2019.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PTC Sets New Standard for Managing Hardware and Software Development Lifecycles with MKS Integrity Acquisition". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13.
  2. ^ Carey Schwaber, Forrester Research, Inc. August 2006, The Changing Face of Application Lifecycle Management
  3. ^ Joe Farah, CM Crossroads, January 2010, CM: THE NEXT GENERATION – The 2010s
  4. ^ mks.com, May 29, 2008, "MKS Delivers Industry Leading Software Change and Configuration Management (SCCM) Capabilities into Eclipse"
  5. ^ mks.com, April 30, 2009, "MKS Drives Productivity and Transparency for Visual Studio Development"
  6. ^ MKS Integrity 2007 Leads ALM 2.0 Revolution
  7. ^ ptc.com, April 01, 2020, Integrity is now Windchill

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