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ProjectLocker, provider of rapidly deployable software tools, announced the addition of Git, the open source distributed version control tool, to its suite of hosted and managed software development services. Runako Godfrey, CEO of ProjectLocker, says, “Because innovation is a constant in the world of software development, we’ve always been fairly agnostic when it comes to specific tools and processes. We’re hoping that our new service will empower the growing audience of developers building proprietary software with Git with the same reliability, availability, and productivity-focused functionality that our Subversion clients currently enjoy.” Just like Subversion, ProjectLocker’s Git offering fully integrates with Trac for source browsing and ticketing. Git users can utilize ProjectLocker’s existing 3rd party integrations with Basecamp, FogBugz, Rally, Twitter, ... (more)

Do you need a Subversion client?

Whether you're running Subversion yourself on your local servers or taking advantage of one of ProjectLocker's hosted Subversion subscriptions, you'll still need a suitable Subversion client to run on your workstation.  Since ProjectLocker will work with virtually any Subversion client, we're tool-agnostic.  But, we realize it's probably helpful for both our new customers and veteran clients to see what's currently available.  Below, you'll find a list of some of the most popular open source Subversion clients on the web, arranged by supported operating systems.  This list is by ... (more)

Friday Gift: Quota Increase for Equity Plans

As a thanks to our users, we have increased the quotas on the Equity plan. The new, improved Equity plan gets you 30 users and 30 GB of storage for $30/month. Like all ProjectLocker plans, you get unlimited projects, unlimited repositories, unlimited Tracs, and you can choose Subversion hosting or Git hosting for each project. ... (more)

Import your Trac and Subversion automatically into ProjectLocker

For some time, we've had the ability for you to import your Subversion repository either by uploading it or by pointing ProjectLocker to an HTTP, FTP,or SCP location. Did you know that you can now also automatically import your Trac repository? We have just rolled out Trac import capabilities. Got a Trac instance zip or tar file from another provider and looking to move, or even just try out ProjectLocker? Sign up for an account, log in to ProjectLocker Portal, and follow the instructions in our Support FAQ to upload your repository and Trac instance. With this addition, our cu... (more)

iPhone Lovers: Spread the Word About ProjectLocker and Strike Mobile Gold

ProjectLocker Blog We knew there was room in the marketplace for a hosted tools vendor who treated small teams with just as much care and consideration as a big enterprise IT department. But we were all a bit taken aback by the tremendous response we've received for ProjectLocker Lite. For those of you asking to take part in an official ProjectLocker affiliate program, you may yet get your wish later this summer. In the meantime, we thought we'd try something simple to whet your appetites, so we're having a Referral Raffle. You can now get entries into our drawing for a brand new i... (more)