Assembla
| Assembla homepage | |
Type of site | Community / project hosting |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Assembla, LLC |
| URL | http://www.assembla.com/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
Assembla is a collaborative project management service for open-source and commercial software. Their workspaces include project management software elements such as task management, issue tracking, subversion repositories and scrum meetings.[1] The service rents development applications to other companies online,[2] reducing the cost of software development.[3]
History
Assembla has been based in Needham, Massachusetts since 2003.[4] The company officially formed in 2005, headed by Andy Singleton, creator of PowerSteering Software,[5] using a distributed agile process to link employees from multiple locations.[6]
In Oct 2008, Assembla began charging for services
In March 2009, Assembla partnered with online workteam tool provider oDesk, providing users joint access to the companies' services.[7]
Users
170,000 people use Assembla.[8] Most belong to small companies.[9] Prominent projects using Assembla for various aspects of managing their development include:
See also
References
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{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Do online development workspaces make sense?". InfoWorld. April 29 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Assembla and oDesk Partner to Accelerate Distributed, Agile Software Development Teams". Capterra. March 26, 2009.
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