General Info

Founded in 1995 by Christopher Seiwald, Perforce Software Incorporated develops, markets and supports Perforce, a software configuration management system. The company is headquartered in Alameda, Calif., and sells its products worldwide. In addition to application software companies, it also caters to companies of industries such as game development, electronics, pharmaceutical and financial services. More than 170,000 developers at 3,600 organizations worldwide use the Perforce SCM system. Some of its customers in the United States include Google, WebTV, National Instruments and Akamai. Perforce's international clientele includes the German software company SAP AG, Deutsche Bank and Symbian. The company also has international operations in Europe, Japan and India.