OpenText StarTeam
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The facts
Each one read from OpenText StarTeam's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- Administrators can use security ACLs to restrict access to projects, views, folders, and individual artifacts.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Additional integrations
- The license guide lists Microsoft SCC integration, a Quality Center Synchronizer, and a Microsoft Project integration.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Database support
- StarTeam Server 17.3 supports SQL Server 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2022; Oracle Database 12c, 18c, and 19c; and PostgreSQL 13.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Evaluation
- The evaluation license provides full Enterprise Advantage functionality for 30 days.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- The StarTeam SDK is available for Java and .NET and lets developers build applications that use the StarTeam Server.checked 10 Oct 2026
- IDE integration
- StarTeam includes Visual Studio and Eclipse plugins; its Visual Studio integration supports working in Visual Studio with StarTeam version control and change request, topic, task, and requirement assets.checked 9 Oct 2026
- IDE integrations
- The license guide describes integrations with Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Lifecycle management
- The server combines change management, defect tracking, file versioning, requirements management, and project and task management.checked 10 Oct 2026
- PostgreSQL limitation
- With PostgreSQL, Online Purge, Maintenance Scheduler, and Import/Export Manager are unavailable.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- StarTeam is a software change and configuration management solution for local and distributed teams.checked 10 Oct 2026
- REST API
- StarTeam documentation includes instructions for securing the ServerREST API with HTTPS and a certificate.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- StarTeam 17.3 documentation describes TLS, LDAP authentication, optional SSO or MFA for directory users, and secure REST API configuration.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security caveat
- The documentation says native StarTeam users cannot be required to use SSO or MFA and can continue password authentication.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- The security guide describes TLS, LDAP single sign-on or multifactor authentication, certificate access controls, and database encryption configuration.checked 9 Oct 2026
- UTF-8
- StarTeam supports data in all languages that can be encoded in UTF-8.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Web client
- The Web Client provides access to StarTeam data through supported web browsers, and requires a StarTeam user license.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Web client capacity
- The documented maximum for one StarTeam Web Server instance is 200 active concurrent Web Client users.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Web client limit
- The StarTeam Web Client requires a StarTeam user license and offers browsing plus a limited set of file operations.checked 10 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history and headquarters
- OpenText says it was founded in 1991 and lists its corporate headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended teams
- The product documentation describes StarTeam as supporting distributed development teams and mobile team members.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Maker history
- OpenText says it was founded in 1991 as a University of Waterloo spin-off formed through a partnership with Oxford University.checked 10 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop client platforms
- The 64-bit Cross-Platform Client for version 17.3 supports Windows 10 and 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04, and macOS Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterey.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Server platforms
- The documented StarTeam Server operating systems include Microsoft Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4.checked 10 Oct 2026
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