$1 Billion Configuration Management Market Creates Acquisition Mania.BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 1998--Research just out from independent analysts, Ovum, anticipates that the global market for configuration management (CM) tools and services will rise above $1 billion in 1998. The average annual growth of the market has exceeded 40% for the last five years. As a result, says Ovum, CM vendors have become prime targets for acquisition by major software and systems conglomerates A Conglomerate is the term used to describe a large corporation that consists of diverse divisions. Conglomerate companies tend to be large multinational corporations with operations in multiple regions of the world. . The findings come in a major new report, Ovum Evaluates: Configuration Management. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Clive CLIVE Computer-aided Learning in Veterinary Education. A consortium of six veterinary schools in the United Kingdom providing computer based learning in veterinary undergraduates courses. Burrows Burrows is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into existence in the provincial election of 1958. The riding is located in the northern part of Winnipeg. , a principal consultant at Ovum, "Continued acquisition activity is testimony to strong market growth. The market is fuelled by users who are building ever more complex software to shorter timescales and with larger teams. The need for team support has grown because of time pressures on software development and the need to simultaneously manage multiple changes to the same software. For example, resolving Year 2000 compliance problems at the same time as developing new features and fixing bugs." "Vendors are responding to these demands with a very high quality of team support - not just support for individual programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists ," adds Burrows. "An increasing number of tools are now offering support for multiple teams working remotely in different countries," adds Burrows. According to the report, CM support for Web and intranet pages is creating an important new market which vendors need to be aware of. Ovum believes that this market has the potential eventually to exceed the size of the market for managing software development. Ovum calls on vendors to address the following key issues to develop the opportunity: -- Different characteristics associated with Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and Web management (high volume of changes, thousands rather than hundreds of contributors, daily site updates) -- Different user skills and profile of intranet and Web developers -- New marketing issues such as how to find the Web buyer, and how to interest the buyer in the CM solution. But as Burrows points out, for most users the main issue is a tool's ability to support a project team developing software in a single repository (1) A database of information about applications software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships. A repository is used in a CASE or application development system in order to identify objects and business rules for reuse. despite the different location of team members who are connected by a network. "Team members must be able to undertake tasks assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. to them without interference. The results of each completed task should then be available to other team members for adaptation into their own work," says Burrows. To aid users in selecting CM tools, Ovum has identified five key tool features: -- Parallel working - allowing multiple users to change the same component without undue risk -- Web interface - CM functionality through a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. interface -- Change management - analysis of management information derived from problem tracking and change control -- Process management - allows the developer to ensure that components are progressed through chosen lifecycle phases prior to release -- Build and release support - allows the developer to track which users have which versions of which components and consequently know who will be affected by a particular change Ovum Evaluates: Configuration Management costs $2,220 and is available immediately from Ovum. The report contains detailed, independent evaluations of 11 tools from the following vendors: Platinum Technology Platinum Technology Inc. was founded by Andrew Filipowski in 1987 to market and support deployment of Database Management software products and the applications enabled by database management technology and render related services. , Serena International, Rational, Continuus, Computer Associates, Intersolv, Tower Concepts, MKS (Mortice Kern Systems Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, www.mks.com) A software company that specializes in programming tools and utilities for a variety of platforms. For example, its RCS system for Windows, OS/2 and Unix is a version control software package. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and TRUEsoftware. It also advises on tool selection and deployment, risks and the market future. Ovum's research is wholly self-funded. It accepts no sponsorship from vendors or other interest groups, nor does it rely on them to purchase research findings. Ovum's analysts write to help prospective buyers of configuration management software choose the tools that best suit their needs. Ovum is an independent information technology and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. analyst group, providing high quality, authoritative information and advice on key market, technical and regulatory developments. Ovum's customer base comprises leading blue-chip organizations including suppliers, users and policy makers worldwide. With offices in Boston, London and Melbourne, Ovum currently employs over 170 staff worldwide. Note to editors A configuration management white paper is available from Ovum free of charge to the press community. If you are a journalist and would like to receive more information, please contact Daniel Matkovits in the Ovum press office on email: dma@ovum.com
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