Press Release

SourceForge® Enterprise Edition for Distributed Software Development

Latest Release of SourceForge Enterprise Edition now localized in Japanese; Special Promotional Campaign

Joint development between CollabNet, Inc. and VA Linux System Japan enabling strengthened global product offering

Nov. 7, 2007 — VA Linux Systems Japan, Inc. (Headquarters: 1-8-8, Harumi, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, President: Tetsuya Ueda, VA Linux hereafter) announced today the immediate availability of the Japanese version of SourceForge® Enterprise Edition 4.4, the latest version of CollabNet's industry leading software development platform for distributed teams. This latest version is priced at 198,000 Yen per user. SourceForge Enterprise Edition enables enterprise-wide centralized management of software development assets, tools and processes.

SourceForge Enterprise Edition reduces inefficiencies and development costs, and enables transparent project management
Companies with offshore initiatives often face challenges related to unexpected increases in costs, as well as the difficulties of managing distributed teams. SourceForge Enterprise Edition offers the tools required for software development and project management in an integrated platform, enabling increased productivity through centralized management of information, making it the ideal solution for solving the challenges faced by many companies. From small size development groups to large enterprises with distributed resources, information sharing across geographically dispersed development sites is enabled through the deployment of standardized workflow frameworks and streamlining of tasks.

VA Linux continues the sales and support of SourceForge Enterprise Edition
CollabNet Inc. (Headquarters: Brisbane, CA, USA) and VA Software Corporation (Headquarters: Fremont, CA, USA; changed company name to SourceForge, Inc. on May 24, 2007) announced on April 24, 2007, the execution and closing of an asset purchase transaction whereby CollabNet purchased the SourceForge Enterprise Edition business from VA Software. The first post acquisition release, SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4, was announced in the U.S. on July 31, 2007 as originally planned.

Through a Reseller License Agreement with CollabNet, Inc., VA Linux will continue to sell license and support for SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4 in the Japanese market.

“With SourceForge Enterprise Edition now localized, developers in Japan can join the community of 1.2 million users who already rely on CollabNet to collaborate with peers inside and outside their company.” said Bill Portelli, CEO of CollabNet, Inc. “We are very enthusiastic about renewing our partnership with VA Linux and the opportunity to bring to the Japanese market the latest innovations related to distributed software development.”

“With enhanced functionality addressing global development needs, as well as new usability features, the SFEE 4.4 release from CollabNet, Inc., will better meet Japanese customer needs,” said Tetsuya Ueda, President and CEO of VA Linux. “Through joint development with CollabNet, I am pleased to announce today the availability of the Japanese version of SourceForge EE 4.4. I firmly commit to the continued delivery of high quality support to the customers in the Japanese market.”

Highlights of new functionalities in SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4
SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4 brings enhanced Tracker and Wiki functionalities, support for J2SE 5.0 and PostgreSQL8.2, and many more enhancements. Enhancements in SourceForge 4.4 are designed to help distributed teams further improve collaboration and communication to deliver higher-quality software while accelerating development productivity of distributed teams. Further details can be found at http://sfee.jp/.

Featured new functionality

• Enhanced Tracker functionality
  Parent – child relationships between Tracker artifacts. Work breakdown structure of Tracker contents is now made possible. Rapid detection of problem dependencies enables projects to move forward smoothly, and the ability to duplicate Tracker artifacts enables effective standardization of project management frameworks. Personalized attribute column settings enables more effective Tracker report listings.
  • Tracker artifact parent – child relationships / Dependency relationships
  • Flexible reordering of Tracker fields
  • Cloning of Tracker data
  • Customizable columns in Tracker listing page
  • Saved filters and saved query results
• Enhanced Wiki
  • Wiki page version comparisons

Special Promotional Campaign
In partnership with CollabNet, Inc., the following Promotional Campaign will be offered:

• For perpetual license orders by end of December 2007
• 98,000 Yen / User (before Tax; includes Support)
• Support Renewal costs from 2nd year on will be 39,600 Yen / User (before Tax)