Perforce

Perforce is an American software company founded in 1995, known for its version control system Perforce Helix Core, and later expanded into DevOps, test automation, and other areas.

Version control and DevOps solutions for large enterprises

Product categories. Version control software · DevOps tools · Test automation tools · Version control and repository management · Code review and developer collaboration · Application lifecycle management · Agile planning · Static and dynamic code analysis · Debugging and high-performance-computing tools · Web, mobile, and application testing · API and application infrastructure tools · Infrastructure automation · Test-data management

• 2024Perforce acquires Delphix

  Perforce acquired Delphix, expanding into test-data management and data-management capabilities for development and testing workflows.

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• 2022Perforce acquires Puppet

  The acquisition brought Puppet's infrastructure-automation platform into Perforce's developer and operations software portfolio.

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• 2021Perforce agrees to acquire BlazeMeter

  Perforce agreed to acquire Broadcom's BlazeMeter testing platform, adding another performance and continuous-testing capability.

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• 2020Perforce acquires TestCraft and Methodics

  The acquisitions added Selenium-based web-application automation through TestCraft and semiconductor intellectual-property lifecycle management through Methodics.

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• 2019Francisco Partners becomes equal owner of Perforce

  Francisco Partners acquired a 50 percent stake in Perforce, joining Clearlake Capital as an equal private-equity owner.

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• 2019Perforce acquires Rogue Wave Software

  The transaction substantially broadened Perforce's portfolio with development, debugging, performance, API, web-server, visualization, and high-performance-computing products.

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• 2019Perforce receives a CEDEC Engineering Award

  Perforce's P4 technology received the Engineering Award at the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference.

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• 2018Clearlake Capital acquires Perforce

  Clearlake Capital acquired Perforce from Summit Partners, continuing the company's expansion under private-equity ownership.

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• 2018Perforce acquires PRQA and Perfecto

  PRQA added static code-analysis technology, while Perfecto expanded Perforce's mobile and web application testing capabilities.

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• 2017Perforce acquires Hansoft and Deveo

  The acquisitions added agile planning and repository-management capabilities, including products that contributed to the TeamHub offering.

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• 2016Summit Partners acquires Perforce

  Perforce was sold to Summit Partners, and Janet Dryer became chief executive officer as the company relocated its headquarters to Minneapolis.

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• 2016Perforce acquires Seapine Software

  The acquisition expanded Perforce into application lifecycle management; Seapine's TestTrack products were subsequently rebranded within the Perforce portfolio.

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• 2015Perforce launches GitSwarm with GitLab

  Perforce and GitLab introduced GitSwarm, combining Git-based development workflows with Perforce repository capabilities.

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• 2013Perforce releases P4 Code Review

  The company introduced P4 Code Review, formerly known as Helix Swarm, to support collaborative review workflows for geographically distributed development teams.

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1. Perforce收购Delphix