OpenWatcom.org to Use Perforce - the Fast Software Configuration Management System

Alameda, Calif., September 29, 2000 - Perforce Software, Inc. today announced that SciTech Software has selected the Perforce source code control system to manage the Open Watcom source code base. The Perforce software will enable the large team of developers participating in the Open Watcom worldwide to have up-to-the-minute access to the latest Open Watcom source code via the Internet.

"Perforce itself has benefited tremendously from Open Source software, and we feel it is only fitting that we return the favor. We're especially happy to be supporting the Watcom C++ compiler, which powers a number of our platforms," said Christopher Siewald, president and chief technology officer of Perforce Software.

Perforce Software makes its Fast Software Configuration Management System available at no charge to bona fide organizations developing freely available software, such as OpenWatcom.org. The Open Watcom code base consists of nearly three million lines of code.

"The Open Watcom project requires an industrial strength source control system, that's why we selected Perforce for the job, " said Kendall Bennett, Director of Engineering at SciTech Software, Inc. "SciTech uses Perforce for internal projects, so we know that it can handle the massive demands that the Open Watcom project is going to place on a distributed source control system."

Developers wishing to access the Open Watcom Perforce system can register at Open Watcom's web site to be automatically notified when it comes online.

About Open Watcom

Open Watcom is the result of the Open Source release of the Sybase Watcom C/C++ and Fortran compilers. The Open Watcom products are the first mass market, proprietary compilers to be open sourced and, weighing in at nearly three million lines of source code, represent one of the largest pools of commercial source code of any type ever released under an Open Source license. Sybase, Inc. developed the original Watcom code and SciTech Software, Inc. is the official maintainer of the project. The project has already stirred tremendous interest among thousands of developers worldwide, who will use and contribute to its further development. Open Watcom supports software development in Windows, DOS, OS/2, Netware, QNX, and other operating systems. A Linux version of Open Watcom is planned. The Open Watcom web address is http://www.openwatcom.org.

About SciTech Software, Inc.

SciTech Software, Inc. is the leading supplier of PC graphics utilities, drivers, and tools for high-performance graphics applications, including computer games. SciTech's products help users fix graphics hardware problems and allow software developers to achieve maximum performance from PC graphics hardware. SciTech's products include SciTech Display Doctor, the only universal display driver, SciTech GLDirect, an OpenGL to Direct3D driver and SciTech MGL, an Open Source, professional graphics library used to develop some of today's most popular software programs. SciTech products support the Windows, Linux, OS/2, DOS, QNX, and SMX operating systems. Many major software companies and hardware companies license portions of SciTech's technology for incorporation in their products. SciTech is privately held and the company's Web address is http://www.scitechsoft.com.

About Perforce Software, Inc.

Perforce is a comprehensive software configuration management (SCM) system that includes version control, workspace management, atomic change transactions, and a unique and powerful branching model. While it is a high-powered SCM system, Perforce also is easy to use, enabling developers to get up to speed in less than a day. The product's client/server architecture manages workspaces that reside on local disks, so that a network outage never cuts users off from their work. Perforce's high availability database provides for online backups, resulting in virtually zero downtime for companies, no matter where they operate.

Perforce Software develops, markets and supports Perforce, the Fast SCM System. Headquartered in Alameda, Calif., Perforce Software has international operations in Europe. Its customers include computer software and e-commerce companies such as Intel, Commerce One, Lycos, SAP AG, and Google as well as companies representing a variety of other industries, including Merrill Lynch and Hewlett-Packard.

For additional information, call Perforce Software at 510.864.7400 (US) or +44.1252.861.400 (Europe), or via e-mail at info@perforce.com.

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