Perforce Helix Core
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Perforce Helix (formerly: Perforce) is a commercial version control software developed by Perforce Software.
The Perforce server manages a central database and a master repository of files. Perforce also supports between two Git clients that use Perforce's protocol. Git clients can exchange data with the Perforce server over SSH or HTTPS, and can also exchange data over TCP/IP using a proprietary remote procedure call and streaming protocol. Users can change files together in a changelist, which supports atomic commits.
Features
- Most widely used in enterprise environments
- Originally centralized, but DVCS features were added (Helix4Git)
- Strong at handling large binary files
- Used as a de facto standard in game development, semiconductor design, etc.
- License costs are very high