Action Online Entertainment Selects Serena to Ensure Quality and Reliability of Software Assets.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2001 Serena ChangeMan DS Helps Organization Manage Mission-Critical Applications, Control Development Environment and Speed e-Business Initiatives SERENA Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:SRNA sRNA abbr. soluble RNA ), an industry-leading supplier of software that automates change to enterprise code and content, today announced that Action Online Entertainment has selected Serena(TM) to provide a sophisticated change management solution for automating application changes across the company's distributed environment. Action Online Entertainment has implemented Serena ChangeMan(TM) DS, a robust Software Change Manager for Distributed Systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. , to deliver process control throughout the organization, as well as to ensure the quality and reliability of its software assets. "We required a comprehensive solution that would integrate well into our existing development environment, as well as help us to achieve consistent levels of repeatability and reliability to mission-critical applications," said John Belbute, Director of Quality Assurance and Testing, Action Online Entertainment. "In addition to providing this, Serena ChangeMan DS proved easiest to implement among various change management products, and delivered the process control needed to streamline workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. and increase productivity." Action Online Entertainment, an online gaming See gaming. company that develops Web-based casino casino or cassino (both: kəsē`nō). 1 Card game played with a full deck by two to four players. Its origins are obscure though it probably traces back to the Italian game of Scopa. services, launched its company this year and needed to quickly implement a sophisticated change management system that would not only integrate seamlessly into its existing development environment, but also be able to handle a large volume of application changes. Rather than build a home grown system, the company decided to employ an external solution that met its reliability, repeatability, and measurability meas·ur·a·ble adj. 1. Possible to be measured: measurable depths. 2. Of distinguished importance; significant: a measurable figure in literature. requirements. Serena ChangeMan DS offered a robust, process-oriented solution with the functionality and flexibility needed to adequately support the company's complex, multi-tier environment, and proved easiest to implement among several change management products. As a result of employing Serena ChangeMan DS, Action Online Entertainment expects to see improvements in process control, workflow, and software quality. The company is also considering implementing Serena ChangeMan WCM WCM Web Content Management WCM World Class Manufacturing WCM Warning Coordination Meteorologist WCM Wireless Connection Manager WCM Wavelength Channel Module WCM Württembergische Cattunmanufaktur (German cotton manufacturer) , Web Code and Content Manager, to manage and streamline the entire lifecycle of creating and deploying Web content, as well as to increase the quality of content on its site. "We're very pleased to partner with Action Online Entertainment to help them speed their e-business initiatives," said Evan Ellis, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations, SERENA Software, Inc. "Our distributed systems software has quickly become an integral component to our total solutions offering as customers realize how the product can elevate el·e·vate tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates 1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift. 2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of. 3. productivity, improve application uptime and reliability, lower costs and accelerate time to market." About Serena Software Serena Software, Inc. is the Enterprise Change Management (ECM (1) (Enterprise Change Management) See version control and configuration management. (2) (Error Correcting Mode) A Group 3 fax capability that can test for errors within a row of pixels and request retransmission. ) industry leader. For over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. Serena has focused exclusively on providing application change management solutions to the world's leading enterprises, and today its products are in use at over 2,500 customer sites -- including at 42 of the Fortune 50. Serena leads the way in ECM by providing a single point of control to manage software code and Web content changes throughout the enterprise, from the mainframe to the Web. This ensures application availability and speeds time to market -- while reducing development costs. With headquarters in Burlingame, California Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County, California, which is the second wealthiest county in the state, as well as the fourteenth richest in the country. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. , Serena serves customers worldwide through local offices and an international network of distributors. www.serena.com. Note to Editors: Serena and ChangeMan are trademarks of SERENA Software, Inc. All other products or company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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