Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a method of provisioning tools for application development. The method may include receiving parameters of a project. The method ma also include provisioning components through a network based on the parameters, the components including a source code management module to receive code related to the project, a continuous integration module to maintain code integration, and a virtual machine installed on a client device to enable a user to interact with other components. The method may also include communicatively coupling each of the source code management module, the continuous integration module, and the virtual machine to each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to using a wholesale package to ship a large number of densely packed retail packages. The wholesale package includes an a top portion which receives a tray portion. At the retail site, the top portion is removed and discarded whereby the tray portion forms a retail display which holds the retail packages in the densely packed configuration. The retail packages are preferably soft packages, such as those using polymeric film to form the walls and being manufactured by form fill seal methods.