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Product Information

Visual SourceSafe 2005 is a version control system for individual developers or small teams who need a lightweight, client-only, file server application for source code control. Larger development teams requiring an enterprise-grade source code control solution are encouraged to evaluate Visual Studio Team Foundation Server.

Through project-oriented version control and rich integration with Visual Studio, Visual SourceSafe provides individual developers and small teams with the appropriate tools to make safe alterations to existing code and track changes across users, projects and time. This new release builds upon existing version control methods, and updates and improves this popular system. Visual SourceSafe 2005 enhancements include:

• Remote Web access over HTTP from Visual Studio.
• Improved integration in Visual Studio.
• Unicode and XML support.
• LAN performance booster.
• Improved support for regional time zones and languages.

New Features

• Unicode and XML Support
• Remote access over HTTP
• Increased capacity to 4GB
• Migration path to Team Foundation Server

Licensing

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Editions

Developers working alone, or on a small team can enjoy the improvements made to Visual SourceSafe 2005. Along with rich integration with the Visual Studio 2005 IDE, remote access over HTTP, performance and stability improvements, and Unicode support are all part of Visual SourceSafe 2005. With these key additions and improvements, Visual SourceSafe 2005 continues to be an excellent option for developers looking for a cost-effective, desktop-based source control solution.

For those developers who are looking for a complete collaboration platform, Team Foundation Server is the best option. Team Foundation Server is the foundation for the newly introduced Visual Studio 2005 Team System - a fully integrated, software development lifecycle tool. Team Foundation Server provides a robust source control system, integrated work items, and dynamic reports, all built on SQL Server 2005. When combined with Visual Studio Team System, everyone that is part of a software project - architects, project managers, testers, and developers - can be part of an integrated, productive environment that helps tame the most challenging of projects.