<s>
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
Lifecycle	O
Manager	O
(	O
formerly	O
MKS	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
system	O
lifecycle	O
management	O
(	O
SSLM	O
)	O
and	O
application	O
lifecycle	O
management	O
(	O
ALM	O
)	O
platform	O
developed	O
by	O
MKS	B-Protocol
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
client/server	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
desktop	O
(	O
java/swing	B-Language
)	O
and	O
web	O
client	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
software	O
development	O
organizations	O
with	O
a	O
collaborative	O
environment	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
manage	O
the	O
end-to-end	O
processes	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
from	O
requirements	O
management	O
,	O
engineering	O
change	O
management	O
,	O
revision	B-Architecture
control	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
build	O
management	O
to	O
test	O
management	O
and	O
software	B-Application
deployment	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
associated	O
reports	O
and	O
metrics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MKS	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
is	O
now	O
a	O
PTC	O
product	O
since	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
MKS	B-Protocol
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
completed	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
by	O
PTC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
Lifecycle	O
Manager	O
(	O
Integrity	O
LM	O
or	O
ILM	O
)	O
allows	O
software	O
development	O
teams	O
to	O
track	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
their	O
work	O
,	O
including	O
work	O
items	O
,	O
source	B-Architecture
control	I-Architecture
,	O
reporting	O
,	O
and	O
build	O
management	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Java	B-Language
client	O
does	O
n't	O
store	O
any	O
management	O
data	O
on	O
a	O
local	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
distributed	B-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
,	O
this	O
system	O
requires	O
a	O
reliable	O
network	O
connection	O
,	O
enough	O
network	O
bandwidth	O
,	O
and	O
enough	O
processing	O
power	O
on	O
the	O
server	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
component	O
(	O
Workflow	O
&	O
Documents	O
)	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
Issue	B-Application
tracking	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Requirement	O
-	O
and	O
Test	O
Managementsolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
strengths	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
similar	O
solutions	O
is	O
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
's	O
flexibility	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
workflows	O
,	O
fields	O
,	O
presentation	O
layout	O
,	O
validation	O
,	O
and	O
automation	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
Lifecycle	O
Manager	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Java	B-Language
and	O
uses	O
a	O
JavaScript	O
extension	O
for	O
reporting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
interaction	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
online	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
command-line	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
or	O
utilizing	O
the	O
server	O
or	O
client	O
Java	B-Language
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
Lifecycle	O
Manager	O
is	O
built	O
around	O
a	O
single	O
repository	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integration	O
of	O
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
Lifecycle	O
Manager	O
with	O
IDEs	B-Application
and	O
other	O
development	O
tools	O
is	O
—	O
out-of-the-box	O
—	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
few	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
IDEs	B-Application
include	O
Eclipse	B-Application
and	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
supported	O
are	O
IBM	B-Application
i	I-Application
and	O
Apache	B-Language
Maven	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
installing	O
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
LM	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
get	O
a	O
full	O
set	O
of	O
functionality	O
in	O
the	O
Configuration	O
Management	O
part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
PTC	O
defined	O
a	O
software	O
product	O
group	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
Lifecycle	O
Manager	O
(	O
former	O
MKS	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
)	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
Modeler	O
(	O
Atego	O
Modeler	O
)	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
Requirements	O
Connector	O
(	O
Atego	O
Requirements	O
Synchronizer™	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
Lifecycle	O
Manager	O
was	O
previously	O
known	O
under	O
different	O
brands	O
,	O
including	O
MKS	B-Protocol
Source	I-Protocol
,	O
MKS	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
Manager	O
,	O
Implementer	O
(	O
for	O
IBM	B-Application
i	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
consolidated	O
under	O
a	O
single	O
brand	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
MKS	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
2007	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
PTC	O
and	O
finally	O
renamed	O
PTC	B-Protocol
Integrity	I-Protocol
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	O
retired	O
the	O
Integrity	O
brand	O
and	O
rebranded	O
Integrity	O
to	O
Windchill	B-Application
starting	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
