As the birthplace of beloved movie characters such as Nemo, Buzz Lightyear and WALL-E, Pixar Animation Studios is a veritable gold mine of valuable data. In such critical environments, managing and safeguarding data are top priorities. With the help of Perforce Software's comprehensive collaboration platform Helix, Pixar can work on its next blockbuster instead of intently focusing on managing large files and protecting their intellectual property in the process. Perforce Helix offers a secure platform for companies to build complex products more collaboratively and efficiently. Thousands of companies with development teams spread across the globe rely on Perforce to unite their designers, developers and other contributors, and provide a single source of truth for everything that goes into their products. "We enable companies to connect all their developers, protect their assets and deliver more efficiently across a wide variety of industries," says Chris Hoover, global vice-president, product and marketing. Although Perforce initially focused on software version control, Helix stores any type and size of file. Not just a data repository, Helix is a sophisticated versioning engine with advanced threat detection and behavioural analytics capabilities. It also offers a complete ecosystem for Git-based software development. More than 10,000 customers worldwide rely on Perforce to protect their intellectual property and secure their digital assets. The company serves the likes of Trend Micro, Samsung, Sony Computer Entertainment and many other customers from the embedded/electronic design automation, game development, banking and finance, and health care sectors. Supporting the expansion of companies from West to East, Perforce is strengthening its Asian operations by establishing permanent headquarters in Asian cities to complement its Australian office. Perforce also seeks to explore partnerships with new partners from Asia. "We have deep connections with many partners in the region and would welcome more. We've localised our product in simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean. We'd like to include other languages, which would require deeper integration with locals," Hoover says. Perforce Software http://www.perforce.com
