PTCIntegrity

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PTCIntegrity(formerlyMKSIntegrity)isasoftwaresystem
lifecyclemanagement(SSLM)andapplicationlifecycle
management(ALM)platformdevelopedbyMKSInc.andwas
firstreleasedin2001.Thesoftwareisclient/server,withboth
desktop(java/swing)andwebclientinterfaces.Itprovides
softwaredevelopmentorganizationswithacollaborative
environmentinwhichtheycanmanagetheendtoendprocesses
ofdevelopment,fromrequirementsmanagement,engineering
changemanagement,revisioncontrol,andbuildmanagementto
testmanagementandsoftwaredeploymentaswellasassociated
reports&metrics.

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Overview
History
References
Externallinks

Overview

PTCIntegrity

Developer(s)

MKSInc.

Initialrelease

July2001

Stablerelease

9.5/December22,2010

Developmentstatus Active
Writtenin

Java

Operatingsystem

Unixlike,Windows

Availablein

Internationallanguagesvia
IAN,localizationsfor
English,Japanese.

Type

ALM,RM,SCM,Quality,
Agile

License

MKSEULA

Website

www.mks.com/platform(htt
p://www.mks.com/platform)

MKSIntegrityisnowaPTCproductsincetheacquisitionofMKSInc.whichwascompletedonMay31,2011by
PTC.[1]
PTCIntegrityallowssoftwaredevelopmentteamstotrackallaspectsoftheirwork,includingworkitems,source
control,reporting,andbuildmanagement,inasingleproduct.TheproductconsistsoftwocomponentsPTC
SourceandPTCIntegrity.ThesourcecontrolpartofMKSisbasedonclientserverarchitecture.ThickJavaclient
doesn'tstoreanyversioningdataonlocalsystemandanytaskperformedonsourcefilesrequiresnetwork
connection.Thismeansthat,unlikedistributedsystems,thissystemrequiresreliablenetworkconnection,enough
networkbandwidthandenoughprocessingpoweronserverside.Theothercomponent(PTCIntegrity)consistsof
anIssuetrackingsystem,aswellasaRequirementandTestManagementsolution.
OneofthestrengthscomparedtoothersimilarsolutionsisPTCIntegrity'sflexibilityintermsofworkflows,fields,
presentationlayout,validationandautomationcapabilities.PTCIntegrityisbasedonJava,andusesaJavaScript
extensionforthereporting.Anyinteractioncanbeperformedonline,intheCLI(CommandlineInterface)or
utilizingtheserverorclientJavaAPI.
PTCIntegrityisbuiltaroundasinglerepository.Thissinglerepositorysolutionsupportsthethreepillarsof
lifecyclemanagementtraceability,processautomation,andreportingandanalytics[2]andsomecompaniesmay
seeadditionalvalueinthisapproach.[3]
IntegrationofPTCIntegritywithIDEsandotherdevelopmenttoolsislimitedtofewproducts.SupportedIDEs
includeEclipse[4]andVisualStudio.[5]AlsosupportedisIBMi.TherealsoexistssupportforMKSinApache
Maven.

History
PTCIntegritywaspreviouslyknownunderdifferentbrands,includingMKSSource,MKSIntegrityManager,
Implementer(forIBMi)andothers.Thesewereconsolidatedunderasinglebrand,withthereleaseofMKS
Integrity2007inJuly2007,whichwasacquiredbyPTCandfinallyrenamedtoPTCIntegrityin2011.[6]

References
1."PTCSetsNewStandardforManagingHardwareandSoftwareDevelopmentLifecycleswithMKSIntegrity
Acquisition".
2.CareySchwaber,ForresterResearch,Inc.August2006,TheChangingFaceofApplicationLifecycleManagement(http://
www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,37653,00.html)
3.JoeFarah,CMCrossroads,January2010,CM:THENEXTGENERATIONThe2010s(http://www.cmcrossroads.co
m/cmthenextgeneration/13192cmthenextgenerationthe2010s)
4.mks.com,May29,2008,"MKSDeliversIndustryLeadingSoftwareChangeandConfigurationManagement(SCCM)
CapabilitiesintoEclipse"(http://www.mks.com/aboutmks/press/pressreleases/mksdeliversindustryleadingsoftwarec
hangeandconfigurationmanagementsccmcapabilitiesintoeclipse)
5.mks.com,April30,2009,"MKSDrivesProductivityandTransparencyforVisualStudioDevelopment"(http://www.mk
s.com/aboutmks/press/pressreleases/mksdrivesproductivityandtransparencyforvisualstudiodevelopment)
6.MKSIntegrity2007LeadsALM2.0Revolution(http://www.mks.com/aboutmks/press/pressreleases/mksintegrity200
7leadsalm2.0revolution)

Externallinks
PTCIntegrity(http://www.ptc.com/products/integrity)
ProductOverviewPageforMKSIntegrity(http://www.mks.com/platform)
SupportedVersions,Platforms,&Integrations(http://www.mks.com/customerservice/supportedversionspl
atformsintegrations)
PTCUserCommunityPortal(http://www.ptcusercommunity.com/welcome)
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