SourceGear Corporation is a leading provider of Internet Collaboration tools for Visual Studio users. The company, founded in 1997, offers the most popular remote access solution for users of Microsoft's Visual SourceSafe, SourceOffSite Classic. SourceOffSite Classic is widely used at companies with remote development teams and tele-commuters that need fast and secure access to a centralized SourceSafe database over the Internet. SourceOffSite Collab is designed for remote teams who use SourceSafe and need more than just remote access to the VSS database. This solution provides a rich collaboration environment which combines source code control and bug tracking with team communication tools such as chat, discussions, groups and instant notifications.