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SAN FRANCISCO & SYDNEY, February 22, 2012  Atlassian launched JIRA 5, the latest release of its flagship product. Available through both an OnDemand and on-site offering, JIRA 5 offers a social product development platform that connects people, applications and activity to accelerate the software development process. New social features such as mentions, sharing and live activity streams immediately bring users into real-time discussions.

JIRA 5′s platform – including an expanded plugin API and improved REST APIs –allows third-party software vendors to easily integrate with JIRA and create products that are seamlessly compatible with future JIRA releases, saving companies time and money. More than 30 integration partners, including Box, Gliffy, New Relic, Zephyr, Zendesk, Salesforce.com, Tempo and GetSatisfaction are launching JIRA 5 compatible third-party products. More than 100 commercial and free plugins are also available with today’s launch.
JIRA is used by more than 70 percent of Fortune 100 companies. JIRA sits at the center of the software development process, connecting teams with development tasks such as bug tracking, feature development, agile planning, and activity monitoring.

Sharing Features Connect Developers, Teams and Data in Real Time
JIRA 5’s new sharing and mention features makes it easy to pull team members or co-workers into the conversation. Live activity streams update team members on all related activities and information, much like Facebook and Twitter activity streams.

Availability
Starting on Februar 22, Atlassian is offering a free 30-day trial of JIRA 5. JIRA can be purchased for on-site download for just $10 for 10 users, or OnDemand starting at $10/month for 10 users.

New JIRA Enterprise Offering
To ensure the success of large deployments, Atlassian is introducing a new JIRA Enterprise offering with additional support, training and engagement. Customers with 500 or more JIRA users can now receive 24X7 phone support, end-user training, and administrator certification, among other enhanced services.