[Anthill-announce] AnthillPro 3.0 Released

[Eric Minick]

The Anthill team is pleased to announce the full release of AnthillPro3, 
our third generation Build Management Server. The team could not be more 
excited. Since the last preview build (RC2) there were a number of bug 
fixes and tweaks to the UI. So if you were waiting to give it a try 
until it was done, now is the time.

AnthillPro3 is built around an embedded workflow engine and a GRID 
computing engine, making possible definition and automation of processes 
such as distributed builds, automated tests, promotions, deployments, 
and more.  These capabilities make AnthillPro3 the first Application 
Lifecycle Automation Server.

AnthillPro3 introduces the concept of a Living Build, a model of what 
actually happens as a build moves from development to release.  Living 
Builds allow secondary processes, such as automated tests,  
promotions,and deployments to be performed on the build artifacts.  The 
results are then associated with the original build regardless of when 
the secondary processes are run.  In this way, AnthillPro3 produces a 
comprehensive view of the history of a build as it travels through the 
application lifecycle.

Key Features:

* Continuous Integration - Builds triggered by repository commits; 
adjustable quiet period; configurable feedback for the development team.

* Distributed Build Farm - Distribute build load across your build farm; 
split builds to run on several agents for speed.

* Living Builds - Manage builds through the entire application lifecycle 
from development to release and production.

* Dependency Management - Traceable provision of artifacts from one 
project to another; support for dependencies on third-party artifacts.

* Configurable Workflows - Embedded workflow engine enables definition 
of custom processes such as automated tests, promotion, deployment, etc.

* Distributed Role-Aware Deployments - Deploy a multi-tiered application 
to the database server, application server, and web server simultaneously.

* Compliance out of the box - Role-based security, LDAP integration, 
traceability, auditability, separation of responsibility, and reports.

* Versatility - Runs any build tool.  Integrations with Ant, Nant, 
Maven, Make, and Groovy.  Can run any command line.

* SCM Support - CVS, ClearCase, Harvest, Perforce, PVCS, Starteam, 
Subversion and VSS are supported. Accurev, Dimemensions, Synergy, and 
BitKeeper Integrations are in progress.

* Robust Notifications - Configurable notification schemes send the 
right information to the right users on the right medium at the right time.

* Scheduled Builds - Builds and workflows can be scheduled using 
recurring schedules or delayed using one-time schedules.

* Dependency Aware Triggers - Kick off builds based on events in the 
dependency graph.

* Codestation - Track dependencies on other Projects and third-party 
artifacts.

* IDE Plugins - Developers can interact with AnthillPro and 
pulldependency artifacts from  codestation using Eclipse and Visual 
Studio plugins.

* Integration Friendly - SOAP interface, remote scripting, RSS feeds and 
custom XML report generation.